A meta-analysis conducted at Taipei Medical University in Taiwan confirms that acupuncture can improve a variety of symptoms associated with the menopause. Twelve studies, involving a total of 869 women, were included in the analysis. Overall, acupuncture was found to significantly reduce the frequency and severity of hot flushes, and this effect persisted for up to three months after treatment. Additionally though, there were significant improvements in psychological, somatic, urogenital and vasomotor symptoms.
(Effects of acupuncture on menopause-related symptoms and quality of life in women on natural menopause: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Menopause – The Journal of The North American Menopause Society, on-line 7 July 2014.)
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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