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There is now a growing number of research trials in Acupuncture as well as numerous news items in the media.
Below is a collection of these.


 Acupuncture articles and research

The Evidence Based Acupuncture website is a great starting point to learn more about Acupuncture. Click here to see their site
Some of their articles include:
  • Acupuncture: an overview of scientific evidence
  • ​Acupuncture For Pain
  • Evidence summary - Anxiety​
  • Evidence summary - Plantar fasciitis
  • Evidence summary - Cancer Pain​


Take a look at this link for a concise, fully referenced document that helps explain Acupuncture in a modern world: 
  • Acupuncture: More than Pain Management: A review of the research and potential of an ancient therapy in modern times
  • Acupuncture For Pain



Interesting Videos on Acupuncture
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  • The Science of Acupuncture BBC Documentary Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • ​Acupuncture Research Explained​: ​A nice video the helps understand how research is conducted.
  • A detailed look through the substantial evidence supporting acupuncture for low back pain 
  • The Top 8 Conditions that Acupuncture Treats


The Acupuncture Now Foundation  :
  • Provides quality video segments and other publications to inform the public about the advantages of acupuncture and to bring down barriers of misunderstanding
  • Acupuncture: An Overview of Scientific Evidence

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Other Media items:

  • Oprahs First Acupuncture Session The Oprah Winfrey Show OWN YouTube 
  • Dr Shaun Holt talks about the benefits of Acupuncture
  • Acupuncture reduces pain and the need for Opioids after surgery
  • Acupuncture for chronic headaches 




Dear Science Based Medicine, Just a Few Questions About Acupuncture


Acupuncture Before Opioids.pdf​


Articles/Research


  • Has Science Finally Confirmed the Existence of Acupuncture Points, Validating Chinese Medicine
  • Cortisone can make things worse. Dr Kevin R Stone
  • Why Ice and Anti-inflammatory Medication is NOT the Answer


Allergies

Hay fever:  
  • Acupuncture relieves hay fever

Antenatal 

  • Using moxibustion in primary healthcare to correct non-vertex presentation
  • Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy
  • The practice of acupuncture and moxibustion to promote cephalic version for women with a breech presentation: implications for clinical practice and research
  • Effects of LI4 acupressure on labor pain in the first stage of labor
  • Prebirth/ Labour prep acupuncture
  • Acupuncture for cervical ripening/ Induction


Asthma
  • Acupuncture in Patients Suffering from Allergic Asthma: Is It Worth Additional Costs



Cancer


  • Why Leading Cancer Hospitals Are Turning to Acupuncture

  • Quality of life of breast cancer patients 2 years after acupuncture
  • Acupuncture in the Oncology Setting. Clinical Trial Update.
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine for cancer-related symptoms
  • Acupuncture for Treatment of Uncontrolled Pain in Cancer Patients: A Pragmatic Pilot Study
  • Acupuncture in the Treatment of Cancer-Related Psychological Symptoms
  • Integrating Acupuncture into Cancer Care
  • Exploring the Needs and Concerns of Women with Early Breast Cancer during Chemotherapy
  • What is the evidence for the use of acupuncture as an intervention for symptom management in cancer supportive and palliative care
  • Acupuncture relieves menopausal discomfort in breast cancer patients: a prospective, double blinded, randomized study
  • Acupuncture relieves menopausal discomfort in breast cancer patients. A prospective double blinded randomized study



Chronic Prostatitis
  •  Alternative Therapies for the Treatment of Chronic Prostatitis.
  • Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine for the management of a 35-year-old man with chronic prostatitis with chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

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Digestive Disorders

Constipation:


  • Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic constipation: a systematic review
  • Comparison of acupuncture and other drugs for chronic constipation: A network meta-analysis

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS):
  • Complementary and alternative medicines in irritable bowel syndrome: an integrative view
  • Effectiveness of acupuncture to treat irritable bowel syndrome: a meta-analysis
  • Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: primary care based pragmatic randomised controlled trial


Reflux:
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease improves with Acupuncture
  • Efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease



Ear,Nose, Throat


 
  • Gag reflex control through acupuncture: a case series
  • Acupuncture instead of codeine for tonsillectomy pain in children

Eyes
  • Acupuncture used to treat 'lazy eye'
  • Western and Chinese physicians to jointly look into efficacy of TCM on dry eyes



Fertility & IVF
  • Mariah Carey credits Acupuncture for pregnancy
  • Acupuncture for ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome
  • The role of acupuncture in assisted reproductive technology
  • Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy
  • TCM may be of benefit when added to IVF treatment





Mental/Emotional

Anxiety /Depression:
  • Auricular (Ear) acupuncture effectively reduces state anxiety before dental treatment

  • Acupuncture, counselling or usual care for depression and comorbid pain: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial
  • Acupuncture and Counselling for Depression in Primary Care
 
  • The Effects of Acupuncture Treatment on Sleep Quality and on Emotional Measures among Individuals Living with Schizophrenia
  • Acupuncture on Yintang point decreases preoperative anxiety
  • Acupuncture and Chinese herbs as treatments for depression: an Australian pilot study
  • Acupuncture Boosts Drugs For Depression




Nocturia

  • Treatment of nocturia symptoms with acupuncture



Pain


  • Acupuncture for chronic Achilles tendnopathy
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  • ​AcupunctureBeforeOpioids.pdf

Arthritis:

  • Acupuncture and other physical treatments for the relief of pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee
  • Acupuncture for gouty arthritis
  • Acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy to pharmacological treatment in patients with chronic pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee
  • Effectiveness of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, controlled trial
  • Needle acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee A systematic review and updated meta analysis



Back pain:


  • Acupuncture for Back Pain
  • Acupuncture for acute non-specific low back pain: a randomised, controlled, double-blind, placebo trial
  • Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy
  • Effectiveness and acceptance of acupuncture in patients with chronic low back pain: results of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial
  • Taking paracetamol for back pain is no better than a placebo
  • A detailed look through the substantial evidence supporting acupuncture for low back pain 
  • Low Back Pain and Sciatica


Carpal tunnel syndrome: 
  • Efficacy of acupuncture versus night splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome - a randomized clinical trial.
 
  • Clinical effectiveness of acupuncture for carpal tunnel syndrome


Chronic Pain:
  • Outcomes of acupuncture for chronic pain in urban primary care
  • Acceptability of an acupuncture intervention for geriatric chronic pain
  • Acupuncture as effective as drugs in treating pain, trial shows



Fibromyalgia:

  • Treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Recommendations of Recent Evidence-Based Interdisciplinary Guidelines with Special Emphasis on Complementary and Alternative Therapies
  • Acupoint Stimulation for Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Effect of acupuncture at tender points for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome
  • A randomized clinical trial of fibromyalgia treatment with acupuncture compared with fluoxetine
  • Acupuncture Soothes Fibromyalgia And Helps Sleep



Headaches/Migraine:


  • Brain MRI Shows Acupuncture Relieves Migraines
  • Migraine Headache Acupuncture Relief
  • A sham-controlled trial of acupuncture as an adjunct in migraine prophylaxis
  • Acupuncture relieves migraines. Researchers conclude that acupuncture decreases the frequency of migraine attacks and reduces migraine intensity
  • The Long-term Effect of Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis: A Randomised Clinical Trial
  • Acupuncture and botulinum toxin A injection in the treatment of chronic migraine: A randomized controlled study


Injury recovery:

  • Efficacy of acupuncture during post-acute phase of rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty

Knee Pain:

  • Acupuncture treatment for chronic knee pain
  • Electrotherapy, Acupuncture Beneficial for Total Knee Arthroplasty Pain

Labour pain: 
  • Labour analgesia
  • Acupuncture ease pre-birth pain: Hawke's Bay Today 26th December 2011

Plantar fasciitis
  • Acupuncture as a Therapeutic Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis




Menopause:

Acupuncture beats gabapentin for hot flashes in RCT


Menstrual irregularities

Dysmenorrhea: 
  • Acupressure protocol for relieving dysmenorrhea
  • Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhea

Endometriosis : 
  • Long-term effects of traditional chinese medicine and hypnotherapy in patients with severe endometriosis - a retrospective evaluation




Osteoarthritis: 
  • Treatment of knee osteoarthritis with Acupuncture
  • Comparison the effect of lateral wedge insole and acupuncture in medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial
  • Objectifying specific and nonspecific effects of acupuncture: a double-blinded randomised trial in osteoarthritis of the knee


Post-surgical pain:  
  • Studies find acupuncture cuts post-surgical pain


Plantar fasciitis:

  • Efficacy of electro-acupuncture in chronic plantar fasciitis
  • The effectiveness of acupuncture for plantar heel pain: a systematic review
  • Acupuncture as a Therapeutic Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis


Tennis Elbow: 
  • Treatment of Epicondylitis - a Current Review

TMJ:  
  • Acupuncture for treating temporomandibular disorder
  • Acupuncture to treat temporomandibular joint dysfunction
  • Update on current care guideline: temporomandibular disorders
  • Comparative effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine and psychosocial care in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders-associated chronic facial pain.




Quit smoking
  • Acupuncture attenuates autonomic responses to smoking-related visual cues
  • Alternative Smoking Cessation Aids
  • Alternative smoking cessation aids
  • Can't quit smoking? Try acupuncture



Sleep

  • Acupuncture improves sleep in postmenopause in a randomized double blind placebo controlled study
  • Acupuncture Benefits Sleep, Reduces Stress


Stroke

  • Acupuncture for shoulder pain after stroke: a systematic review



Well-being

  • How acupuncture works. A CNN item
  • Patients whose GP knows complementary medicine tend to have lower costs and live longer
  • Samuel L Jackson has Acupuncture for well-being


Weight Loss

  • Randomised clinical trial of five ear acupuncture points for the treatment of overweight people
  • The effects of auricular electroacupuncture on obesity in female patients--a prospective randomized placebo-controlled pilot study
  • Ear acupuncture for weight reduction



Other


MRI Reveals Acupuncture Modulates Brain Activity

Acupuncture in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Further resources:

ARRC is a specialist resource for acupuncture research information. It is funded by the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC)
It was established in 1994 by the BAcC in partnership with the Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM),
a research charity. ARRC's central aim is to serve registered acupuncturists and others by providing good quality information on
research into acupuncture.


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