Previous studies of exactly the same treatment ( such as this one) showed that moxibustion did not work.

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Acupuncture and moxibustion are taught through verbal instruction and demonstration, transmitted through master-disciple relations or through members of a clan.

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To be precise, 79 babies in the moxibustion group came out the right way, versus 60 and 59 in the other two.

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More of the women with moxibustion had babies born the right way round, head down, than in either of the other two groups.

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Acupuncture and moxibustion are forms of traditional Chinese medicine widely practised in China and also found in regions of south-east Asia, Europe and the Americas.

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Currently, acupuncture and moxibustion are also transmitted through formal academic education.

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And moxibustion is cheap and easy to administer.

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Moxibustion is usually divided into direct and indirect moxibustion, in which either moxa cones are placed directly on points or moxa sticks are held and kept at some distance from the body surface to warm the chosen area.

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What, you may ask, is moxibustion?

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The theories of acupuncture and moxibustion hold that the human body acts as a small universe connected by channels, and that by physically stimulating these channels the practitioner can promote the human bodys self-regulating functions and bring health to the patient.

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