Real acupuncture no better than sham acupuncture for treating hot flushes: Study
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 15:17
in Health & Medicine
Traditional Chinese acupuncture treatments are no better than fake acupuncture for treating menopause symptoms, new research reveals. However, in a surprise finding, both the real and sham treatments showed a 40 per cent improvement in the severity and frequency of hot flushes at the end of eight weeks of treatment. The benefits were sustained at six months after treatment.