The Effect of Ear Acupuncture in Reducing Body Weight in Obesity Patients: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
, 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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The problem of metal needles in acupuncture-fMRI studies [PDF]
, 2011 Acupuncture is a therapy based on sensory stimulation of the human body by means of metal needles. The exact underlying mechanisms of acupuncture have not been clarified so far. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become an important tool
Beißner, Florian +5 more
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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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Ear Acupuncture Points in Newborn Triplets [PDF]
, 2007 Die vorliegende Kasuistik beschreibt die gefundenen Ohr-Akupunkturpunkte bei frühgeborenen bichorial triamnioten Drillingen im Alter von 31 Wochen und 2 Tagen.
Stähler van Amerongen, Kirsten +3 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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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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Ear Acupuncture in Psychiatric Care From the Health Care Professionals' Perspective : A Phenomenographic Analysis [PDF]
, 2019 Ear acupuncture is used as a non-pharmacological complement in psychiatric and addiction care to reduce anxiety, depression and insomnia. The aim of this study was to describe health care professionals' perceptions of giving ear acupuncture in different ...
Ekelin, Maria +7 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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