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时间 : 2009-12-02 08:59:56 来源：www.91sqs.com

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Hay fever sufferers might find some extra relief by adding acupuncture to their treatment plan, the results of a new clinical trial suggest.In a study

Hayfeversufferersmightfindsomeextrareliefbyaddingacupuncturetotheirtreatmentplan,theresultsofanewclinicaltrialsuggest.

Inastudyofmorethan5,000adultswithnasalallergies,Germanresearchersfoundthatthosewhohadacupunctureaddedtotheirtherapyshowedgreaterimprovementsintheirsymptomsoverthreemonths.

Overall,acupuncturepatientsreportedbiggergainsintheirqualityoflife-reportingthatsymptomssuchasitchyeyes,arunnynoseandpoorsleepweretakinglessofatollontheirdailylives.

Dr.BennoBrinkhaus,oftheChariteUniversityMedicalCenterinBerlin,ledthestudy,whichispublishedintheAnnalsofAllergy,AsthmaandImmunology.

Inmanycountries,acupuncturehasbecomeapopularalternativetherapyforallergicrhinitis,morecommonlyknownashayfever.Butthefewstudiesthathavebeenconductedonthetreatmenthaveproducedconflictingresults,accordingtoBrinkhausandhiscolleagues.

Toinvestigate,theresearchersfollowed5,237adultssufferingfromseasonaloryear-longallergicrhinitis.Ofthesepatients,487wererandomlyassignedtoundergoupto15acupuncturesessions,deliveredbyaphysicianoverthreemonths;another494wererandomlyassignedtoa"control"groupinwhichpatientsstayedwiththeirstandardtreatmentalone.

Therestofthestudygroup--4,256patientsinall-didnotwanttoberandomlyassignedandinsteadchosetohaveacupuncture.

Allpatientsweresurveyedabouttheirqualityoflifeatthestudy'sstart,attheendofthethree-monthtreatmentperiod,andagainthreemonthslater.

Aftertreatmentwascompleted,Brinkhausandhiscolleaguesfoundthatacupuncturepatientsreportedgreatergainsinqualityoflifecomparedwiththecontrolgroup.Thedifferencewasstillpresent,althoughwaning,threemonthslater.

Acupuncturehasbeenusedformorethan2,000yearsinChinesemedicinetotreatawidevarietyofailments.Accordingtotraditionalmedicine,specificacupuncturepointsontheskinareconnectedtointernalpathwaysthatconductenergy,orqi（pronounced"chee"）,andstimulatingthesepointswithafineneedlepromotesthehealthyflowofqi.

Thereissomeresearchevidencethatacupuncturemightinfluenceimmunesystemactivity,whichintheorycouldhelpexplainitsbenefitsforhayfeversufferers.

Whateverthemechanism,Brinkhausandhiscolleaguessaythatthisstudyandpastresearchsuggestthathayfeversuffererswhoareinterestedinacupunctureshouldgiveitatry.

"Acupuncturecanbeconsideredaneffectiveandsafetreatmentoptionforpatientswithallergicrhinitis,"theyconclude.

SOURCE:AnnalsofAllergy,AsthmaandImmunology,November2008.

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