A pilot study published in a prestigious gynaecology journal, shows acupuncture to be as effective as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, for the management of period pain (dysmenorrhoea). Researchers in Turkey took a group of 35 young women with a diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhoea, and randomly allocated them to receive either drug treatment or acupuncture. After one month of treatment, pain scores in both groups were significantly lower: mean pain score in the acupuncture group had decreased by 69.5%, and that in the drug group by 52.2%.
(A randomized pilot study of acupuncture treatment for primary dysmenorrhea. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, July 2013.)
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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