Acupuncture: Chinese needles ‘do give us a lift’

ACUPUNCTURE really can make you feel better because it does stimulate mood centres in the brain, scientists have discovered.

Tests showed that changes were so “significant” the ancient Chinese medicine could be used to treat depression and psychiatric disorders, the researchers say.

Their findings came from a study to see if claims about the therapy were “biologically plausible”.

The experiments were carried out by the University of New South Wales, Australia, on seven women and three men aged 18 to 50.

Lasers were used instead of needles so the subjects did not know when or where treatment was being applied.

But researcher Dr Im Quah-Smith said despite their results, published in the journal PLoS Online, acupuncture is still “highly alternative”.

Original Article reference: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/199595/Acupuncture-Chinese-needles-do-give-us-a-lift