A Cochrane Database systematic review by Australian authors, has concluded that acupuncture and acupressure may improve both physical and psychological symptoms of PMS. Five trial results, covering 277 women, were analysed. The results suggest acupuncture can improve overall mood and physical symptoms, compared with sham acupuncture. Quality of evidence was limited by small sample sizes.
(Acupuncture & acupressure for premenstrual syndrome. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 14 August 2018.)
Author: Robin Costello
I offer traditional Chinese acupuncture in Exeter, from a tranquil clinic a mile from the city centre, and next to the University of Exeter. I graduated originally from the London School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine’s 3 year full time Acupuncture Diploma (DipAc) course. I am on the practitioners register of the British Acupuncture Council (MBAcC), a regulatory and professional body with an entry standard of a full three year undergraduate degree level training.
I have worked in a hospital in south west China, deepening my knowledge and using acupuncture and Chinese massage (tuina) as the treatment of choice in its country of origin. I have taught Chinese medicine in colleges, the NHS and at university level. I also practise Qi Gong, and Chinese dietary therapy, that is the medicinal use of ordinary foods, chosen to help achieve particular therapeutic effects in different individuals.
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