Researchers in Korea have shown that acupuncture treatment of acne vulgaris, can reduce the number of inflammatory lesions and improve patients’ quality of life.
Thirty-six participants with moderate acne, were randomised to receive acupuncture twice weekly for six weeks, either at general acupuncture points only, or at both general points and tender points. After six weeks, both groups exhibited similar and significant improvements from baseline in inflammatory lesion counts, quality of life scores, and subjective symptom scores.
(Efficacy of Ah Shi Point Acupuncture on Acne Vulgaris. Acupuncture in Medicine. Sept 2010.)
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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