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Integrative Medicine ResearchBackground: Acupressure has been widely used to help people quit for a long time in China. This study explores the feasibility and effects of acupressure on smoking cessation in young smokers with nicotine dependence to inform policy and decision-making.
Ying-Ying Zhang +7 more
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Pengaruh Terapi Akupressure Terhadap Kadar Asam Urat Darah Pada Lansia [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Uric acid is the last product of purin metabolism. The amount of uric acid in blood influenced by food high purines and or impairement of uric acid excretion in kidney.
Purnawan, I. (Iwan) +2 more
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The Effect of Acupressure on Sleep Quality in Menopausal Women: A Randomized Control Trial
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015 Background: One of the common problems in menopausal women is sleep disorder. Traditional Chinese acupressure is a noninvasive and safe technique. Menopausal women can easily learn the technique and a self-care method to manage their sleep disorder. This
Zahra Abedian +3 more
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Auricular Acupressure Can Modulate Pain Threshold [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015 The objective of our study was to investigate if auriculotherapy (AT) can modulate pain threshold. In our experiments, AT consisted of placingVaccariaseeds over the “fingers point” of one ear. Two groups of healthy volunteers were enrolled for the study. Each subject was asked to perform an autoalgometric test developed by our group on three occasions:
SANTORO, ANTONIETTA +5 more
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Investigating the Effect of Acupressure on Initiation of Labor in Term Pregnancy
Complementary Medicine Journal of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, 2019 Introduction Acupressure is one of the natural methods of labor induction, but a few studies have evaluated its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acupressure for initiation of labor.
Tadayon M, Talebzadeh Z
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Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2015 The purpose of this three-group double-blind clinical trial study was to investigate the effect of acupressure (指壓 zhǐ yā) with valerian (纈草 xié cǎo) oil 2.5% on the quality and quantity of sleep in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in a ...
Masoumeh Bagheri-Nesami +4 more
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Efektifitas Terapi Acupressure pada Telapak Kaki terhadap Sensitivitas Kaki pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus Tipe II. [PDF]
, 2014 The purpose of the research is to analize the effect of acupressure therapy on the level of foot sensitivity in diabetic patients. The research used quasy experiment design with non-equivalent control group which divided into experimental group and ...
-, D. (Darmilis) +2 more
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Sports medical aspects of fitness and wellness [PDF]
, 2010 Ziel des Seminars war, sportmedizinische und präventivmedizinische Aspekte zu Fitness und Wellness zu präsentieren und hierbei insbesondere auf die historische Entwicklung der Sportmedizin einzugehen sowie Techniken und Wirkungen verschiedener ...
Hoffmann, Gerd, Siegfried, Ingeborg
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Acupressure for agitation in nursing home residents with dementia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Agitation is prevalent among people with dementia (PWD) in nursing homes. It frustrates both the PWD and their caregivers. Acupressure is a non-pharmacological intervention whose effectiveness is supported by preliminary studies.
Claudia Kam Yuk Lai +2 more
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Frontiers in SleepBackgroundInsomnia affects the quality of life of a significant number of individuals worldwide. Despite the fact that pharmaceutical sleep treatments have shown brief enhancements in sleep quality, these are still not recommended for the long-term ...
Li Jun, Li Xiong, Yu Wen, Wang Yongxiang
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