Thin needles, specific points, a 2,000 year old theory. Here is what the evidence says acupuncture helps with, what it does not, and the pressure point version you can do yourself.

Acupuncture deep needling provides significant, long-term relief from chronic tension type headache (TTH), new research suggests. Result of a randomized trial showed that though the majority of ...

Dry needling and acupuncture both involve puncturing the skin with thin needles for therapeutic purposes. While their shared aim is often pain relief, acupuncture currently has more support in ...

Physiotherapists are increasingly offering needling therapies in addition to their standard care. Many Australian physiotherapists in private practice now offer dry needling or Western medical ...

Last time, I introduced a patient who improved with acupuncture on the outside of the calf, but this time I will discuss a ...

A randomized controlled trial in China found that minimally invasive needle-knife lumbosacral therapy produced greater ...

CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TCMzone, LLC., a leading professional supplier of Asian herbal products, has officially partnered with Suzhou Medical Appliance Factory, the manufacturer of Hua Tuo™ ...

Dry needling is a possible treatment for musculoskeletal pain. This treatment is similar to acupuncture. Dry needling involves inserting short needles into trigger points to relieve pain. Dry needling ...