Acupuncture Research
There has been much research into the effectiveness of acupuncture for a wide variety of conditions. As a result, NICE guidelines now advise the use of acupuncture for the treatment and management of:
- Chronic pain
- Migraines
- Tension headaches.
The British Acupuncture Council publish the evidence base for the following conditions:
- Angina and Heart Disease
- Asthma
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Anxiety
- Back Pain
- Bell’s Palsy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Dementia
- Depression
- Dizziness and Vertigo
- Dysmenorrhea
- Eczema
- Endometriosis
- Facial Pain
- Frozen Shoulder
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout
- Headache
- Incontinence
- Infertility
- Neck pain
- Osteoarthritis
- PTSD
- Stroke.
(Last updated 29/2/24)
To read their fact sheets visit https://acupuncture.org.uk/about-acupuncture/acupuncture-research/evidence-a-z/
The Evidence-based Acupuncture website publishes the summaries of research into the following conditions:
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Anxiety
- Breech presentation
- Cancer pain
- Menopause
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
- Paediatrics
- Plantar Fascitis
To read their summaries, visit www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org.
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