That Acupuncture improves dry eye syndrome was the focus of a recent study conducted at the China Medical University in Taiwan. A group of 43 dry eye syndrome patients were divided into a control group, a second group that received Acupuncture and a third group that received SSP elec tro-therapy. (SSP is Silver Spike Point low frequency electro-therapy, also known as Needle Free Acupuncture.)
All of the participants first received an artificial tears treatment. The Acupuncture and the SSP groups then each received two 20-minute treatments of Acupuncture or SSP. Several different measurement tools were used to determine tear production including the Schirmer’s test where strips of paper are inserted into the eye for several minutes to measure the production of tears.
A variety of test results showed that both Acupuncture and the SSP electro-therapy treatments brought positive results. After just 4 weeks of treatment, both the Acupuncture and SSP groups showed improvements over the control group. Tearing in both eyes had improved during this time.
After 8 weeks of treatment, both of these groups continued to show improvement over the con trol group. Overall, the Acupuncture group showed the greatest improvement in reducing the symptoms of dry eye syndrome. Interestingly, the SSP group showed the greatest overall improve ment in the reduced need for artificial tear application.
Sourse:http://www.wholehealthcenters.com/blog/reports/dry-eyes-benefit-from-acupuncture-treatments/
