A List of Acupuncture Research To Read and Share

Dec 13

Chart indicating effectiveness of acupuncture versus morphine in the ER. Acupuncture is more effective with minimal side effects compared to morphine

If you are a research or data nerd like me, or would like to share solid research to help with others’ confidence in acupuncture, then read on! Thanks to Claudia Citkowitz for her labor, here.

Oooo la la! Do I love research. It fills my cup. It engages my brain and helps me plug more knowledge into my work as well as into my relationships. Compassion fueled with knowledge is my jam. And because acupuncture has so little risk of adverse side effects I want to encourage everyone to learn and share. The title I list first is the one that I think of every time pain medication addictions, opioids and the fentanyl crisis come up.

I hope that more general knowledge of acupuncture research will help our friends and healthcare teams to understand acupuncture better and to have confidence in its effectiveness. After all, countless people are suffering with health problems their conventional medicine struggles to address. And just as important, is the awareness that combining acupuncture (and Traditional Chinese Medicine or Traditional Asian Medicine) with conventional medical treatment further improves outcomes, particularly when negative side effects to acupuncture are so incredibly low. So please enjoy this listing of acupuncture research, which I will regularly update.

For pain in the ER Acupuncture vs intravenous morphine in the management of acute pain in the ED
Acupuncture’s effects on persistent pain: how it works on nerve pathways differently for health conditions versus pain; its effectiveness on inflammatory pain, nerve pain and how when combined with analgesics it can reduce the use of pain medications like opioids and other risky pain management.
Acupuncture on inflammation and hyperalgesia (abnormally heightened pain sensitivity) People with fibromyalgia and chronic pain should pay particular attention
On the effects of acupuncture and hay fever and “allergies”

Acupuncture and carpal tunnel syndrome, where subjective and objective outcomes were improved. Brain mapping and neuroplasticity (retraining of the nerves) are discussed.