Science news articles about 'acupuncture treatments'

... she got a period and for the next three months, they continued. "I had finished all my acupuncture treatments and was in the end stages of the study when I became pregnant," Killmeyer said. "We had ...

... reduction in hot flashes lasted longer for those breast cancer patients after completing their acupuncture treatment, compared to patients after stopping their drug therapy plan. Eighty percent of ...

... here, and an associated sub-group analysis detected a significant improvement in pregnancy rates for acupuncture treatment when it was delivered on the day of embryo transfer, but not if it was given ...

... four weeks earlier. The patients were given two acupuncture treatments each week for four weeks. ... four weeks later. The twice weekly acupuncture treatments produced highly statistically significant ...

Twice weekly acupuncture treatments relieve debilitating symptoms of xerostomia -- severe dry mouth -- among patients treated with radiation for head and neck cancer, researchers report.

... chronic low back pain Simulated acupuncture on those same standardized points, mimicking needle ... something meaningful is taking place during acupuncture treatments outside of actual needling. Future ...

... hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, obesity and cardiovascular disease The study also found that the electro-acupuncture treatments led to more regular menstrual cycles, reduced testosterone levels ...

... acupuncture and in those who took regular exercise than it was in the control group. The acupuncture treatment brought further benefits. "Those who received acupuncture found that their menstruation ...

... body into sending out protective signals," Jones adds. "This may be similar to the way certain acupuncture treatments work; there may be a neurological basis. In a broad sense, this work may provide a ...