Acupuncture and Nausea
Acupuncture Benefits During Chemotherapy
A groundbreaking study from 2000, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that women undergoing high-dose chemotherapy for breast cancer who were getting acupuncture had 1/3 the number of emetic episodes (vomiting) compared to women receiving triple anti-emetic drug therapy alone.
Read MoreSupporting Chemotherapy with Acupuncture
Study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that acupuncture may have positive effects in relieving fatigue related to chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.
Read MoreDo it Yourself Acupressure Points
In most cases, acupuncture stimulation with a needle is much more effective and long-lasting than acupressure, but here are a few points that can be invaluable to know, and are very effective with acupressure alone that you can learn to do on your own.
Read MoreAcupuncture Proven to Reduce Nausea and Vomiting…Again!
The July 2011 issue of the Journal of Anesthesia features an article comparing acupuncture to the anti-emetic drug odansetron for reducing emetic episodes (vomiting) in women having cesarean sections. Odansetron is also known as zofran, and is a very commonly used drug to prevent nausea and vomiting after surgery. The study followed 450 patients, and found acupuncture to be just as effective as zofran during, and following the surgery.
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