Acupuncture Research
General
Acupuncture: its use in medicine. West J Med. September, 1999; 171(3): 176–180.
Investigating Acupuncture Using Brain Imaging Techniques: The Current State of Play. eCAM, 2005; 2(3):315-319.
Headache/Migraines
Acupuncture for chronic headache in primary care: large, pragmatic, randomised trial. British Medical Journal, March, 2004; pp. 328:744.
Acupuncture in patients with tension-type headache: randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal, August 13, 2005; 331: pp. 376-382.
Acupuncture beats aspirin for chronic headache. Reuters News, Monay, December 1, 2008.
Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia
The Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Major Depression in Women. Psychological Science, September, 1998; Vol. 9, No. 5: pp. 397-401.
Acupuncture: a promising treatment for depression during pregnancy. Journal of Affective Disorders, November, 2004; 83(1): pp.89-95.
Acupuncture in patients with minor depressive episodes and generalized anxiety. Results of an experimental study. Fortschr Neurol Psychiatry, March, 2000 ; 68(3): pp.137-44.
Acupuncture Makes Moms Less Anxious, Resulting in Less Anxiety in Children. WebMD New,October, 2003.
Wang SM, Kain ZN. Auricular acupuncture: a potential treatment for anxiety. Anesthesia and Analgesia, Feb 2001; 92(2):548-553.
The Use of Auricular Acupuncture to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2001; 93:1178-1180.
Acupuncture Increases Nocturnal Melatonin Secretion and Reduces Insomnia and Anxiety: A Preliminary Report. Journal of Neuropsychiatry Clinical Neuroscience, February , 2004; 16:19-28.
Auricular Acupuncture Treatment for Insomnia: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2007; vol 13, no. 6:pp. 669-676.
Pain: Fibromyalgia, Back, Shoulder, Elbow and Knee
Improvement in Fibromyalgia Symptoms With Acupuncture: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, June ,2006; vol. 81, no. 6, pp.749-757.
Acupuncture in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain. Archives of Internal Medicine, February 27, 2006; 166: pp. 450-457.
Study: Acupuncture Eases Low Back Pain
Effectiveness of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004; 141: pp. 901-910.
Acupuncture treatment for chronic knee pain: a systematic review. Rheumatology Advance Access published online on January 10, 2007.
An Evidence-Based Approach Through the Auricular Acupuncture Microsystem for Pain. Medical Acupuncture, 2008; vol 20, no.4.
Auricular Acupuncture for Pain Relief after Ambulatory Knee Arthroscopy. eCAM, 2005; doi:10.1093/ecam/neh097.
Allergies, Asthma and Inflammatory Conditions
Acupuncture for persistent allergic rhinitis: a randomised, sham-controlled trial. The Medical Journal Of Australia, September 2007; 187(6): pp. 1-5.
Immunomodulatory Effects of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Allergic Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Study. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. December, 2000; 6(6): pp.519-525.
Gastro-Intestinal Conditions
Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Chinese Herbal Medicine. JAMA. 1998; 280:1585-1589.
Acupuncture and Moxibustion in the Treatment of Active Crohn’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study. Digestion 2004;69:pp.131-139.
Post-Traumatic Stress
Acupuncture for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
