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Sham Acupressure Controls Used in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review and Critique. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
ObjectivesTo explore the commonly utilized sham acupressure procedures in existing acupressure trials, and to assess whether different types of sham interventions yield different therapeutic outcomes, and, as far as possible, to identify directions for ...
Jing-Yu Tan, Lorna K P Suen, Tao Wang, Tao Wang, Alexander Molassiotis, Alexander Molassiotis   +5 more
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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of acupressure for the control and management of chemotherapy-related acute and delayed nausea: Assessment of Nausea in Chemotherapy Research (ANCHoR), a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

Health Technology Assessment, 2013
Background: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting remain difficult symptoms to manage in clinical practice. As standard antiemetic drugs do not fully eliminate these symptoms, it is important to explore the adjuvant role of non-pharmacological and ...
A Molassiotis, W Russell, J Hughes, M Breckons, M Lloyd-Williams, J Richardson, C Hulme, S Brearley, M Campbell, A Garrow, WD Ryder   +10 more
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Acupressure intervention for children: A scoping review

Belitung Nursing Journal
Background: Acupressure is a popular form of complementary nursing among adults. It stimulates the body’s self-healing processes by enhancing energy flow, or “chi,” along meridian channels.
Sri Ramdaniati, Mei Neni Sitaresmi, Fitri Haryanti, Arief Tarmansyah Iman   +3 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman, Neehar Parikh, Dan J. Clauw, David A. Williams, Elliot B. Tapper   +4 more
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Optimizing Nurse-Involved Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Postoperative Pain: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

J Clin Nurs
ABSTRACT Aim To identify the types of non‐pharmacological interventions, nurses' roles and outcome measures used for postoperative pain management in inpatients. Design A scoping review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. Methods Eligible studies were those involving adult surgical inpatients receiving nurse‐involved non ...
Son J, Na S, Lee HJ.
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Acupressure in Everyday Life [PDF]

, 2023
Acupressure is a healing method used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) by which certain meridian points in the human body are manually stimulated in order to heal the body and introduce the correct circulation of the vital energy "Qi".
Grozdeva, Denitsa; Department of Kinesitherapy, University Center for Eastern Medicine, Medical University of Varna, Vasileva, Kristina; Specialty of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Varna, Ivanova, Nadezhda; Specialty of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Varna   +2 more
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Does acupressure help reduce nausea and vomiting in palliative care patients? A double blind randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms for patients with advanced cancer. While there is evidence for acupuncture point stimulation for treatment of these symptoms for patients having anticancer treatment, there is little for when they are
Blaken, Alison, Perkins, Paul, Parker, Rebecca, Akyea, Ralph K., Parkinson, Anne   +4 more
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Power spectral analysis of cardiovascular autonomic functional modulation in response to acute psychological stress after induction of acupressure at GV20: An observational study

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2017
Background: Acupressure is a simple, non-invasive, painless method which can be complementary and alternative medicine treatment to reduce stress. Acupressure at GV-20 provides the relief of anxiety and acute stress.
Nagalakshmi Vijaykumar, Vandana C Kattimani, Shobha C Nallulwar, S L Karne   +3 more
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Brain Connectivity Patterns Dissociate Action of Specific Acupressure Treatments in Fatigued Breast Cancer Survivors

Frontiers in Neurology, 2017
Persistent fatigue is a pernicious symptom in many cancer survivors. Existing treatments are limited or ineffective and often lack any underlying biologic rationale.
Richard E. Harris, Richard E. Harris, Eric Ichesco, Chelsea Cummiford, Chelsea Cummiford, Johnson P. Hampson, Thomas L. Chenevert, Neil Basu, Neil Basu, Suzanna M. Zick, Suzanna M. Zick   +10 more
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Possibilities of acupressure diagnostics indifferent diseases of carnivores [PDF]

Veterinarski Glasnik, 2002
The paper describes the possibility of using acupressure on established points of stepped-up skin sensibility (puncta maxima - PM) for the purpose of diagnosing certain diseases of internal organs or the state of the bone-joint system in carnivora.
Petrović Branislav
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