Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome:primary care based pragmatic randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Acupuncture is used by patients as a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but the evidence on effectiveness is limited. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome in primary ...
Bloor, Karen +27 more
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Acupuncture for cancer-induced bone pain? [PDF]
, 2011 Bone pain is the most common type of pain in cancer. Bony metastases are common in advanced cancers, particularly in multiple myeloma, breast, prostate or lung cancer.
Mark I. Johnson +8 more
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Effectiveness and safety of ear acupuncture for allergic rhinitis
, 2021 BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis is a global problem. About 10% to 40% of the global population is affected by allergic rhinitis and is on the rise, which has a significant health and economic impact on society. Ear acupuncture is a non-invasive acupuncture
Yajun Tang +7 more
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Ear Acupuncture Points in Neonates From Drug-Dependent Mothers: A Prospective Study. [PDF]
, 2021 Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the presence or absence of ear acupuncture points (EAP) in newborn children with or without neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and to confirm the hypothesis that neonates with NAS have more EAP than healthy ...
Stähler van Amerongen, Kirsten +3 more
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The effectiveness of ear acupuncture on quality of life and emotional disorders in nursing professionals during the covid-19 pandemic: a randomized clinical trial [PDF]
, 2023 The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of ear acupuncture on quality of life and emotional disorders in nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cissa Azevedo +7 more
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The Effect of Ear Acupuncture in Reducing Body Weight in Obesity Patients: A Meta-Analysis
, 2021 Background: Obesity is now no longer considered a health problem in developed countries, but has also been faced by developing countries such as Indonesia. According to WHO, obesity worldwide has increased by more than two times from 1980.
Dewi, Yulia Lanti Retno +2 more
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Use of Acupuncture in an Infant with Restlessness and Agitation
Medicines, 2018 : Background: We are reporting here about a 3-month-old boy with a history of failure to thrive, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and neurological misbehaviour including hypotension in body muscles, who was found to have screaming attacks ...
Katharina Murg +2 more
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Numerous studies have revealed that acupuncture can increase the somatic pain threshold. Electro-acupuncture (EA) can help pain-relieving with minimal physiologic disturbance.
Hamdy A. Hendawy, Mohamed E. Abuelnaga
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The Effects of Auricular Electro-Acupuncture on Ameliorating the Dysfunction of Interstitial Cells of Cajal Networks and nNOSmRNA Expression in Antrum of STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) and nNOS play a crucial role in diabetic gastrointestinal dysmotility(DGD). Our previous study found that electro-acupuncture(EA) on ear point 'stomach' could repair the gastric dysrhythmias in rats induced by rectal ...
Huan Chen +8 more
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Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS), 2021 Bell’s Palsy (BP) is an acute unilateral facial paralysis due to idiopathic inflammation of the peripheral facial nerve. Corticosteroids, antiviral drugs, and physical therapy could be useful to treat BP, however these treatments could not bring complete
Rina Nurbani, Dwi Rachma Helianthi
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