Acupuncture and electroacupuncture are both helpful for carpal tunnel syndrome

Acupuncture at points Daling and Neiguan which were used in this research: acupuncture and electroacupuncture are both helpful for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Researchers in Taiwan have shown that acupuncture and electroacupuncture are both helpful for carpal tunnel syndrome. A total of 26 patients were divided into two groups: 15 received acupuncture and 11 received electroacupuncture. In all, 24 treatment sessions were given over a six week period.

Both forms of treatment resulted in improvements in objective symptom severity. Acupuncture additionally resulted in the improved objective measures of grip strength, electrophysiological function and physical provocation (Tinel’s sign).

(Clinical effectiveness of acupuncture for carpal tunnel syndrome. American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 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.