New female osteopath joins practice

Two recent studies suggest a short course of acupuncture would benefit patients and healthcare providers in the treatment of back pain.

ACUPRESSURE WINS FOR BACK PAIN

The acupressure group experienced an 89% greater relief of disability compared to the physical therapy group, and the benefit lasted at follow-up six months later.

ACUPUNCTURE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES IVF SUCCESS

Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer significantly improves the reproductive outcome in infertile women

Don't stay in bed!

Evidence now shows that rest doesn't help recovery

"Phew, what a scorcher!" say mums-to-be

A local expert in Chinese medicine, Paul Clusker, has been achieving success with a traditional technique that can reduce a pregnant woman's chances of needing a Caesarean section.

It’s official, spinal manipulative therapy is the most effective and cost-effective treatment for acute low back pain

The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) recently made history when it concluded that spinal manipulative therapy is the most effective and cost-effective treatment for acute low back pain.

GP STUDY REVEALS BENEFITS OF OSTEOPATHY

A 76 % reduction in the seventy of patient’s pain was found in a project that looked at the role of osteopathy in the management of musculoskeletal disorders

A US study has shown that acupuncture achieves comparable results to current Western bio-medicine in

Patients get the needle

A study carried out in a three partner medical centre in the UK was funded at a rate of £15 per 15 minute treatment by the Regional Health Authority. Patients were given six once-weekly treatments (discontinued after four treatments if no benefit was experienced). Of the 326 patients who filled in score cards, 65% showed improvements.

Acupuncture can help relieve the symptoms of bronchial asthma while cutting the hospital's drugs bill

Anaesthetists from the University of Heidelberg have found that acupuncture can help relieve the symptoms of bronchial asthma while cutting the hospital's drugs bill.

ACUPUNCTURE HELPS RAYNAUD'S SYDROME

A study in Hanover, Germany, compared the treatment of 17 patients suffering from Raynaud's syndrome with a control group of 16.

Acupuncture shown to work on brain in pain relief says BBC2 programme.

"We have found something quite unexpected - that acupuncture is having a measurable effect on the human brain."

Acupuncture improves IVF results

Over a period of three years in a private practice 22 patients entering assisted reproduction therapy were given acupuncture. Treatment was given, usually weekly, during the IVF cycle and immediately before and after embryo transfer. 

The success rate was 57.7% compared to 45.3% for patients in the IVF unit not treated with acupuncture. 

(Johnson D. Acupuncture prior to and at embryo transfer in an assisted conception unit – a case series. Acupuncture in Medicine (2006) 24; 1: 23-28).