Dr Mike Cummings, medical director of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, was commenting on a study published in Nature Neuroscience which found that this method of treatment can trigger a natural painkilling chemical called adenosine.
He said that the research is interesting and might indicate a key part of the mechanism of acupuncture in relieving such symptoms, but urged caution as the investigation was carried out on laboratory mice and hinted that there is a chance this may not be applicable to humans.
Medical alert jewellery wearers were told that this course of therapy can reduce pain in 50 per cent of patients, but some people may not feel the benefits and this could be down to genetic factors, although there is little evidence to confirm this opinion as yet.
He said that the research is interesting and might indicate a key part of the mechanism of acupuncture in relieving such symptoms, but urged caution as the investigation was carried out on laboratory mice and hinted that there is a chance this may not be applicable to humans.
Medical alert jewellery wearers were told that this course of therapy can reduce pain in 50 per cent of patients, but some people may not feel the benefits and this could be down to genetic factors, although there is little evidence to confirm this opinion as yet.
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