Anthony Vard B.Sc., Lic.Ac.
Acupuncturist, Therapist and Researcher in Health Sciences and Medicine
Booterstown, Blackrock Co. Dublin. Phone 085-7802901
Email- anthony.vard@gmail.com
Available for Home Visits
Scientific Papers on the Effectiveness of Acupuncture
Asthma
Reduction of nonspecific bronchial hyperactivity, normalization of blood acetylcholine,etc
(94 Patients)
Obstet. Gynecol 1994
Asthma
70% reported significant improvement
(17 Patients)
; Am. J. Chin. Med. 1993
Asthma allergic type
Significant reduction after acupuncture
; Chen Tzu yen Chui 1995
Back - Lower Back Pain relief.
One third less pain was experienced by 75% of the patients
(12 Patients)
; Pain 1976
Back - Neck-shoulder Pain
65% significant long term improvement
(37 Patients)
; J.Acupunct. Electrother. Res 1987
Back - Sciatica
Significantly Improvement
(30 Patients)
; Sem. Hop. 1983
Body Paralysis
90.9% had improvement when acupuncture treatment was started within 3 weeks of stroke; 71.4% were improved when acupuncture treatment was started greater than 3 weeks after stroke
; Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research 1990
Cancer
Highly significant increase in immune system in patients with malignant tumors following acupuncture
(45 Patients)
; Chung-Kuo Chung Hsi Chieh Ho Tsa Chin 1994
Cancer - Edema / Edema associated with Breast Surgery
33% complete recovery, 43% partial recovery, 24% No response
(21 Patients)
; Institute of Oncology, Bucharest, Romania 1986
Cancer - Low white blood count due to Chemotherapy
Acupuncture 88% effective in increasing White blood count.
(121 Patients)
; Chin. J. Modern developments in Traditional Medicine 1991
Cancer - Nausea associated with Chemotherapy & not controlled by drugs
75% achieved considerable benefit
(100 Patients)
; J. Royal society of Medicine 1991
Cancer pain
52% obtained significant relief
(183 Patients)
; Dept. of Anesthetics, Royal Marsden Hospital, London 1986
Cancer pain & bleeding caused by radiation
72.3% cured; 9% markedly effective; 18% no change
(44 Patients)
; Chin. Acupunct. Moxibust 1986
Cancer related breathlessness
70% improvement in symptoms
(20 Patients)
; L. Palliat. Med.1996
Childhood Diarrhea
Acupuncture significantly superior to drugs
; J. tradit. Chin. Med. 1993
Drug - treatment
Those taking acupuncture stayed with the rehabilitation program twice as long as those not taking it and were twice as likely to have a job at the end of the treatment
(116 Patients)
; San Diego Alcohol and Drug Services Program for post acute withdrawal patients 1993
Drug alcohol Rehabilitation
Those taking acupuncture are twice as likely to finish rehabilitation program. Relapse reduced from 37% to 7.4%
; Alternative Substance Abuse Program USA
Drug Dependence
acupuncture substantially reduces withdrawal symptoms
; Univ. Minnesota 1985
Face Pain - Trigeminal Neuralgia
(Note in this study electrostimulation was not used, this would be a standard treatment for such a condition). Still were 50% cured, 45% pain significantly relieved, 10% pain reduced only
(10 Patients)
; Anesthesia and Pain control in Dentistry
Face Paralysis
49% cured, 24% markedly effective, 25% effective, 2% ineffective
(63 Patients)
; Chen Tzu yen Chui Acupuncture Research 1992
Female - Menopause Hot flushes
Average reduction by half
(24 Patients)
; Lakartidningen 1994
Female - Menstrual pain
90.9% improved
(43 Patients)
; Obstetrics & Gynecology 1987
Female - Menstrual Pain
Reduces pain by more than half
(21 Patients)
; Phys Ther 1989
Gallstones
91% passed stones
(1291 Patients)
; Cheng Neurosci. Lett 1996
Head - Chronic Migraine
As effective as metoprolol & no side effects
(85 Patients)
; Journal of Internal Medicine 1994
Head - Chronic Migraine
Improvement 69%; drug use reduced by 50%
(26 Patients)
; Headache
Head - Chronic Migraine
Significant reduction
(77 Patients)
; J.Internal medicine 1994
Heart - Angina
40% reduction in attacks after 12 acupuncture treatments
(21 Patients)
; European Heart J. 1991
Heart - Angina and Coronary by-pass Surgery.
One third the death & heart attack rate after acupuncture, shiatsu and lifestyle changes
(49 Patients)
; Acupunct. Electrother Res. 1996
Heart - Essential Hypertension / Blood pressure
Stage 1 66% relieved ; stage 2 57% relieved
(98 Patients)
; Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult 1990
Heart - Hypertension / Blood Pressure
Significant reduction in Blood pressure on dogs.
13 Patients
; Acupunct. Electrother Res. 1983
Heart - Hypertension / Blood Pressure
Acupuncture short term 100% effective and long term 63% effective in lowering Blood Pressure in grade II and III hypertensives
(30 Patients)
J. Of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1992
Heart - Hypertension / Blood Pressure
Acupuncture gives an immediate statistically significant reduction in Diastolic Blood pressure
; Physical Therapy 1991
Heart - Ischemic Apoplexy
93.75% had circulation improved after acupuncture
(32 Patients)
; Chung-Kuo Chung Hsi Chieh Ho Tsa Chin 1992
Heart - Strokes
significantly improved quality of life over mere rehabilitation
(45 Patients)
; NesoddtangenTidsskr Nor Laegeforen 1995
Joint - Knee Osteoarthritis
With acupuncture there was a significant reduction in pain, analgesic consumption and in most objective measures, a 80% subjective improvement, and a significantly increased knee range movement
29 Patients
; Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 1992
Male - Chronic prostatitis (Prostatodynia)
30% excellent 70% moderate recovery
(17 Patients)
; Hinyokika Kiyo 1994
Male - Sperm count
All patients had increase
(28 Patients)
; Urologe 1984
Male Impotence non-physical
69% success
(29 Patients)
; European Urology 1994
Overactive Bladder
65% complete cure; 17% partial cure
(11 Patients)
; Hinyokika Gakkai Zassi 1995
Pain
65% of patients who had taken pain medicine either stopped or reduced their intake considerably after acupuncture treatment
(348 Patients)
; Finnish Study in 'Acupunct Electrother Res Int J. 1987'
Postoperative Nausea
46% Reduction of cases
(81 Patients)
; A Anesthesia 1997
Psoriasis
61.7% cured, 5.2% virtually cured, 19.2% markedly improved, 12.3% improved, 1.7% no change.
(600 Patients)
; Chin. Acupunct. Moxibust 1991.
Skin - Acne
77% cure; 14% marked improvement, 9% no change. More recent the better.
(80 Patients)
; J. Tradit. Chin. Med 1989
Skin - Acne
70% cure, 20% marked improvement, 9% no change.
(129 Patients)
; J. Tradit. Chin. Med 1990
Skin - Leg ulcers
All cured
(50 Patients)
; Minerva Med. 1980
Skin - Psoriasis
48% cured, 24% significant improvement, 28% no change
(61 Patients)
; Acupunct electrother Res Int J. 1992
Skin - Warts
100% cure
(7 Patients)
; Am. J. Acupunct. 1987
Soft Tissue Injury Pain
effective in 90.5% of cases
(100 Patients)
; J.Tradit.Chin.Med.1989
Tennis elbow (after only 1 acupuncture treatment)
79% of patients had Pain reduced by at least 50%
(24 Patients)
; J. Rheumatol. 1994
Veterinary - Back Pain
Before acupuncture the horses could not function normally; after 8 treatments 86% of them could function normally.
(15 Patients)
; Acupunct Electrother Res Int J. 1984
Copyright Anthony Vard 1999 - 2007
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