SOME RESOURCES THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS):
Irritable bowel syndrome is characterized by abdominal pain/cramping and altered bowel patterns. Some people experieince diarrhea and/or constipation.
Some good research has demonstrated that acupuncture is an effective option to help alleviate the symptoms of IBS. In my clinical experieince I have found that Chinese Herbal Medicine is a game changer for these patients. Expect a few months (3 at least) of treatment to see significant, lasting results.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977312
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005111/IBD_acupuncture-for-irritable-bowel-syndrome
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0189491
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX/ACID REFLUX:
https://aim.bmj.com/content/early/2017/07/07/acupmed-2016-011205
DRY MOUTH:
research has shown that acupuncture is effective in alleviating dry mouth (xerostomia) associated with cancer treatment (radiation damage to salivary glands)
CONSTIPATION:
Acupuncture research has demonstrated efficacy in even sever chronic cases of constipation. There are many fantastic herbal formulas that can help these patients as well, again, Chinese Herbal Medicine is SO important for problems with the digestive system.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0196128
SOME OF THE INTERESTING RESEARCH ON ACUPUNCTURE FOR MIGRAINES AND HEADACHES
From A Better Way to Health (www.abetterwaytohealth.com):
In 2009, a Cochrane Systematic review, the highest quality evidence summary available, concluded that “Available studies suggest that acupuncture is at least as effective as, or possibly more effective than, preventative drug treatment, and has fewer adverse effects.” The only systematic reviews performed on Botox for prevention of chronic migraines were performed by the drug maker itself and fly a bit fast and loose with their interpretations of the data. But overall, studies find that Botox is equal to prophylactic drugs in both effectiveness and side-effects. Acupuncture has been found to be superior on both accounts.
Linde, K., Allais, G., Brinkhaus, B., Manheimer, E., Vickers, A., & White, A. R. (2009). Acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (1).
Ramachandran, R., & Yaksh, T. L. (2014). Therapeutic use of botulinum toxin in migraine: mechanisms of action. British Journal of Pharmacology, 171(18), 4177–4192. doi:10.1111/bph.12763
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19160193 Cochrane review 2009; acu helps, not superior to placebo
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19160338 Cochrane review 2009; acu for tension-type headache
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22019576 acu vs topirimate
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16545747 verum/ sham/ standard no difference
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22965186 BIG daddy pain study (p= 18k); headache 1 of 4 conditions examined
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21616596 acu vs flunarizine; p = 140
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15023828 ‘Acupuncture for chronic headache in primary care: large, pragmatic, randomised trial.’ 2004
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19438740 acu for acute intervention migraine; p = 218
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18209514 individualized tx superior to sham in prophylaxis; p= 37
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11279710 Cochrane review 2001; acu for idiopathic headache
- http://www.cmaj.ca/content/184/4/401.full.pdf Full Text study 2012: ‘Acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis…’
- http://commons.pacificu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi… PhD capstone project SR: acu for acute migraine
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24126676 ‘Differential effectiveness of placebo treatments: a systematic review of migraine prophylaxis’
- http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article… ‘Influence of Control Group on Effect Size in Trials of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain’ (secondary analysis of ’BIG daddy pain study’ above)
- http://www.acupuncture.org.uk/…/a-to-z-of-co…/migraines.html interesting (migraine)
- mechanisms comments- British Acupuncture Council
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25683754 acupuncture & migraine prophylaxis
