September, 2022

• 27 September

  Tai Chi is beneficial for chronic heart failure

  

  Background: Chronic heart failure is among the top causes of cardiovascular morbidity, and most patients with chronic heart failure have poor health status. Tai Chi, a mind-body exercise that originated in China, is beneficial for health status. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi on health status …

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• 27 September

  Chinese herbal medicine reduces the severity of COVID-19

  

  Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still a pandemic globally, about 80% of patients infected with COVID-19 were mild and moderate. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has played a positive role in the treatment of COVID-19, with a certain number of primary studies focused on CHM in managing COVID-19 published. This …

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• 27 September

  Qi Gong improves heart function in people with coronary artery disease

  

  Objective: This study aims to identify whether Qi Gong rehabilitation therapy can significantly improve the cardiac function of patients with stable coronary artery disease compared with routine therapy. Thus, a randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the curative effects of a three-month Qi Gong rehabilitation therapy on cardiac rehabilitation.  Methods. In …

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• 23 September

  Acupuncture reduces pain caused by breast cancer drug aromatase inhibitors

  

  Although acupuncture has been used in clinical practice for thousands of years, it remains a controversial treatment option to help alleviate pain in cancer patients. In this study, we analyzed published material on randomized trials of acupuncture from MEDLINE published up until July 31, 2018, to assess its effects on …

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• 23 September

  Electroacupuncture reduces itching

  

  Chronic itch severely reduces the quality of life of patients. Electroacupuncture is widely used to treat chronic itch. However, the underlying mechanism of this therapeutic action of electroacupuncture is largely unknown. Cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) mediate the analgesic effect of EA. Using a dry skin-induced …

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• 21 September

  Electroacupuncture combined with the Chinese herbal formula Qian Zheng San improves facial paralysis

  

  This study retrospectively explored the effectiveness of electroacupuncture combined with Qian Zheng San for the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis. This retrospective study included patients with peripheral facial paralysis admitted to a single hospital between July 2018 and June 2020. Ninety patients were included and divided into treatment (n = …

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• 17 September

  MRI proves the effectiveness of moxibustion for dysmenorrhoea

  

  Introduction: Primary dysmenorrohoea is a common gynecological disease and chronic pain disorder. Moxibustion, a form of traditional Chinese medicine therapy, has proven to be effective for primary dysmenorrohoea. However, the central mechanisms of primary dysmenorrohoea and moxibustion for primary dysmenorrohoea are still unclear. This study aims to explore the potential central …

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• 16 September

  The Chinese herbal formula Yang Xin Tang reduces chest pain in coronary heart disease sufferers

  

  Background: This study assessed the effectiveness of Yang Xin Tang in the treatment of coronary heart disease patients with angina pectoris. Methods: In this study, we systematically and comprehensively searched the PUBMED, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CNKI, WANGFANG, and VIP databases from their establishment to June 1, 2022. Clinical randomized controlled trials of …

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• 16 September

  Acupuncture improves metformin and pregnancy rates in PCOS women

  

  Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the comparison between acupuncture combined with metformin versus metformin alone in improving the pregnancy rate of people with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods: A literature search of eight databases resulted in nine randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed the effect of acupuncture combined …

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• 16 September

  Electroacupuncture and scalp acupuncture improves language rehabilitation

  

  Objectives: To explore the clinical effect of electroacupuncture and scalp acupuncture combined with language rehabilitation training on cognitive and speech functions of patients with aphasia after craniocerebral injury. Methods: Seventy patients with aphasia after craniocerebral injury from January 2020 and January 2021 were retrospectively collected after filtering. Among them, 35 patients received …

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