Researchers at the Department of Public Health in the University of Copenhagen, have shown that the beneficial effects of acupuncture for menopausal symptoms, can endure for at least 21 weeks following treatment. In a randomised controlled trial, women with moderate to severe symptoms were offered either weekly acupuncture sessions over five consecutive weeks, or the same treatment but delayed for six weeks. Statistically significant, sustained beneficial effects of acupuncture were found for hot flushes, sweating, and sleep issues, lasting up to 21 weeks after treatment.
(Sustained effects of a brief & standardised acupuncture approach on menopausal symptoms: post hoc analysis of the ACOM randomised controlled trial. Acupuncture in Medicine, 9 June 2020.)
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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