• Does Acupuncture help post-operation Lymphoedema ?

Clinical Trial from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center indicated Acupuncture for breast cancer related lymphedema appears safe and may reduce arm circumference. “Although these results await confirmation in a randomized trial, acupuncture can be considered for women with no other options for sustained arm circumference reduction.”   (For more information please visit PubMed3, or PDF)

A study from Japan indicated that  acupuncture is also helpful for Patients of carcinoma of the uterine cervix and body, or for ovarian cancer undergoing intrapelvic lymph node dissection.  (PDF for this article)

•  How does acupuncture relieve pains?

Scholars from Duke University Medical Center searched the databases of Medline from 1966 to 2007 and concluded “Perioperative acupuncture may be a useful adjunct for acute postoperative pain management.” Postoperative pain intensity was also significantly decreased in the acupuncture group compared with the control group. The acupuncture treatment group was associated with a lower incidence of opioid-related side-effects such as nausea, dizziness, sedation, pruritus and urinary retention. For details please visit  PubMed.

More EBP evidence to come soon !!!