• Effectiveness of acupuncture in women with PCOS undergoing IVF or ICSI

    A systematic review was published on the British Medical Journal. The abstract of this article was included on PubMed. The title of the article is “Effectiveness of acupuncture in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome undergoing in vitro fertilisation or intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Four randomised controlled trials (RCTs) including 430 participants were selected. The participants…

  • Pregnancy-related back/pelvic/hip pain

    Acupuncture is a safe non-pharmaceutical treatment, and highly effective in treating pregnancy-related back/pelvic/hip pain.  The use of maternity acupuncture within a New Zealand public hospital: Integration within an outpatient clinic Debra Betts RN, BHSc, PhD • Jo McMullan RCpN, BM, DPH • Leonie Walker PhD, Dip Ac, MBAC ABSTRACT Background: In June 2008, a maternity acupuncture service…

  • De Quervain’s tenosynovitis（Mommy Thumb）

    De Quervain’s syndrome is a painful condition that affects tendons where they run through a tunnel on the thumb side of the wrist.  Symptoms: Pain and/or swelling on the thumb side of the wrist, near the base of your thumb.  Tenderness if you press on the site of pain. Clicking or snapping of the tendons…

  • Metatarsalgia (Forefoot Pain)

    You may have heard about plantar fasciitis, and there are many products being promoted to help relieve this condition such as heel cusion, support pad, and arch sleeve, etc. But you may not hear about metatarsalgia which means the front part of the bottom of your foot is painful, it is a condition in which the ball…

  • Which painkiller?

    Painkillers are not the best solutions to treat health problems, but sometimes we have to take painkillers to relieve the pain temporally, so that we can carry on our work and life. So you may want to know which painkiller to choose before heading to medical professionals for real solutions.   This post covers some…