New Zealand doctor acupuncture

Doctor strongly recommends acupuncture to improve IVF success rate

Dr Holt endorses acupuncture to improve success rate of IVF (in vitro fertilisation).

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Dr Vitalis Acupuncture: our new rooms!

Insomnia acupuncture

Acupuncture for Insomnia

The largest study of acupuncture and insomnia to date found acupuncture to be more effective than orthodox sleeping medications at improving your sleep and relieving insomnia. The researchers also found that combining acupuncture with medication was more beneficial than medication alone. Acupuncture plus herbs also improved sleep better than herbs alone. This study (meta-analysis) included […]

Chinese medicine is superior for endometriosis

Endometriosis: Chinese medicine superior to medication

Endometriosis is debilitating conditions. In the quest for relief, we turn to surgery and hormonal drugs, which often come with unpleasant side effects and a high probability of endometriosis reappearing. Acupuncture for endometriosis has been steadily gaining scientific recognition and popularity among women, but how about Chinese herbal medicines? The Studies: Exploring the Potential of […]

Asthma acupuncture

Asthma and stress link explains how acupuncture may help

Not many asthma sufferers come to see me specifically for this condition. I do see many patients affected by stress, anxiety and depression. Some of them also suffer from asthma. A few of these patients told me that their asthma improved significantly following acupuncture treatment. I used to get surprised by this, as studies on […]

IVF acupuncture books

Fertility, IVF and Acupuncture books

Among the good strategies of dealing with the stress of infertility and IVF is getting more information about your condition and what you can do. Another one is reading stories of people who have been in your situation. Here are some books that address both of these approaches. One, The Infertility Cure, is on acupuncture […]

Hay Fever Acupuncture

Acupuncture for allergic rhinitis

A  large controlled trial on acupuncture and allergic rhinitis or hay fever was performed in Germany by Charité University. 4,743 of 5,237 patients suffering from allergic rhinitis patients received 15 acupuncture sessions. 494 patients were assigned to the control group. The researchers used the Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire evaluates the results after three and […]

Carpal tunnel acupuncture

Acupuncture Carpal Tunnel

A group of researchers from Department of Neurology, Kuang Tien General Hospital in Taiwan decided to compare the efficacy of acupuncture and steroid treatment in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. They found acupuncture to be as effective as steroids and improved symptoms such as pain, numbness, tingling, weakness and clumsiness. Acupuncture improved sleep and was […]