STUDIES & RESEARCH

Acupuncture: Effectiveness and Safety from the National Institutes of Health. This article is quite thorough and addresses effectiveness for specific conditions. There are links to cited studies at the bottom of the article, for further reading. This article covers conditions such as:

Pain Related: Back & neck pain, Osteoarthritis, Headache and Migraine, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Sciatica, Postoperative pain, Cancer Pain, Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, IBS, Fibromyalgia

Other: Seasonal Allergies, Urinary Incontinence, Treatment-Related Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Patients, Asthma, Depression, Smoking Cessation, Infertility, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Hot Flashes Associated with Menopause

Successful Treatment for Alpha Gal Mammal Product Allergy Using Auricular Acupuncture: A Case Study Series From the National Library of Medicine. 

Understandings of acupuncture application and mechanisms from the National Library of Medicine site. This study focuses on effectiveness for pain relief and management. You can download a PDF version of this study from the website, or contact us and we'll share a copy with you.

Exploring the Science of Acupuncture: Researchers have discovered neurons needed for acupuncture's anti-inflammatory response From Harvard Medical School. This article is pretty technical, but an interesting read nonetheless. 

Acupuncture on the John Hopkins Medicine website. This has a lot of basic info that will be useful for anyone new to acupuncture. 

Real World Evidence of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Treatment on Cancer: A Literature-Based Review from the National Library of Medicine. 

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology from the National Library of Medicine. A comprehensive overview of TCM and it's components, including acupuncture, herbs, moxibustion and other modalities. 

What you Should Know About Chinese Herbs: Learn how Chinese herbalism works and how to find a qualified practitioner. From the Cleveland Clinic. 

Here's some encouraging information on how researchers at Northeastern University plan to evaluate the efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine:Does traditional Chinese medicine work? Network science can help evaluate effectiveness, Northeastern researchers say

Moxibustion: What is it and does it work? from the Cleveland Clinic

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