09/25/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from Second Military Medical University in China evaluated the effectiveness and possible side effects of body acupuncture, especially when used as treatment for post-stroke depression. The results of their study were published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Based on these results, the researchers concluded that body acupuncture is effective in reducing the depression symptoms of stroke patients and causes fewer side effects than modern drugs. This healing art, therefore, should be considered as an option for the treatment of the neuropsychiatric sequelae of stroke.
Journal Reference:
Qian X, Zhou X, You Y, Shu S, Fang F, Huang S, Zhou S. TRADITIONAL CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE FOR POSTSTROKE DEPRESSION: A SINGLE-BLIND DOUBLE-SIMULATED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 01 December 2015;21(12):748–753. DOI: 10.1089/acm.2015.0084
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