Are you approaching menopause? Don’t worry about it. You are
not alone. It is estimated that around 5,000 women are experiencing menopause
everyday in the America. 40% to 76% of women there use alternative therapies
during menopause because they believe it to be safer and to have fewer adverse
effects.
Recently Dr. M Nedeljkovic and colleagues in Switzerland carried out a clinical trial to investigate the effects of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine on hot flushes and quality of life in postmenopausal women. They found that acupuncture treatment significantly improved in all outcome measurements including hot flash frequency, hot flash severity and menopause rating scales. More interestingly it was found that acupuncture was more beneficial than Chinese herb medicine in alleviating hot flashes.
Recently Dr. M Nedeljkovic and colleagues in Switzerland carried out a clinical trial to investigate the effects of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine on hot flushes and quality of life in postmenopausal women. They found that acupuncture treatment significantly improved in all outcome measurements including hot flash frequency, hot flash severity and menopause rating scales. More interestingly it was found that acupuncture was more beneficial than Chinese herb medicine in alleviating hot flashes.
The authors conclude that acupuncture is superior to sham
acupuncture and verum Chinese herb medicine in reducing menopausal symptoms.
Reference:
Nedeljkovic M et al.,
Effects of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine (Zhi Mu 14) on hot flushes
and quality of life in postmenopausal women: results of a four-arm randomized
controlled pilot trial. Menopause. 2014 Jan;21(1):15-24. doi: 10.1097/GME.0b013e31829374e8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23676632
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