Academic Articles

Role of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Depression

Because of the significant number of patients who not respond to or who cannot tolerate conventional treatments for depression, other options must be explored. The data presented here suggest that acupuncture deserves further…
Acupuncture Treatment and Overdose

Med. Dr. Özaytürk, Mehmet Salih; Istanbul Eylül 2011 Kızılcahamam Akupunktur Sempozyumu, Sunum It’s generally known that there would be overdose in medication when the dose is higher than therapeutic range. Med. Dr. Özaytürk,…
Treatment of Neurological Diseases with Acupuncture

Two hundred and twenty-four tension-type and vascular headaches were treated with acupuncture in this study. In this article, these treatments are discussed in terms of methods and results. HEADACHE Headache is one of…
A pilot study on acupuncture for lower urinary tract symptoms related to chronic prostatitischronic

Abstract Background The etiology and treatment of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) remain poorly understood. Pain, lower urinary tract voiding symptoms and negative impact on quality of life (QOL) are the most…
Acupuncture in Eye Diseases

GLOCOM It is a chronic disease with an insidious character that causes progressive destruction of the optic nerve, progresses silently for years and can lead to blindness, usually with high intraocular pressure. Acupuncture…
Acupuncture And The Treatment Of Insomnia

Acupuncture appears to be a useful treatment approach for a common clinical problem Judith R. Peterson, MD AbstractInsomnia is commonly encountered in clinical practice; reportedly, with a prevalence of nearly 40% in certain…
How does acupuncture work?

Acupuncture is a potentially cheap and safe form of treatment for relieving some types of pain, Acupuncture is a potentially cheap and safe form of treatment for relieving some types of pain, yet…
Acupuncture in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

In the Acupuncture Randomized Trial in Low Back Pain, we investigated whether acupuncture was more efficacious in reducing pain than minimal acupuncture or no acupuncture in patients with chronic low back pain. A…
Asthma in Chinese Medicine

For more than 75 years, the rate of asthma in industrialized countries has reached alarming levels, especially among children. Over the last 50-75 years, the incidence of asthma in industrialized countries has steadily…
Acupuncture and Essential Hypertension

Acupuncture, a promising adjunctive therapy for essential hypertension. Acupuncture, a promising adjunctive therapy for essential hypertension: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial (Click for summary explanation) ChangShik Yin*, ByungKwan Seo, Hi-Joon Park, Miran Cho1,…