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Acupuncture helps curb morning sickness - Pregnant women who experience exceptionally severe morning sickness may benefit from acupuncture in addition to standard treatment, researchers in Sweden report. In a study of 33 pregnant women, only 7 of 17 women were still vomiting 3 days after acupuncture compared with 12 of 16 women who received a sham acupuncture treatment. While 50% to 80% of women experience nausea or some vomiting in pregnancy, 1% to 2% of women have sickness so severe --often around the clock -- that they end up losing weight, becoming dehydrated and being hospitalized. In the study, the active acupuncture treatment consisted of deep needle insertion about 2 inches above the wrist on both arms at the PC6 point. Acupuncture in this region has also been been found to reduce nausea in patients taking painkillers after an operation. Women who received the sham treatment had a superficial needle insertion 4 inches above the wrist on both forearms. The severity of nausea and the frequency of vomiting decreased more quickly with active acupuncture than with the sham treatment, regardless of when standard medical treatment was received, the report indicates. The finding confirms prior reports of the effectiveness of various acupuncture techniques against different types of nausea/vomiting. The effects of active acupuncture could be seen "often within minutes of stimulation," the authors add. -- Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2000;20273-279.

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