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Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020
BACKGROUND Chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP) is very common; it is defined as pain without a recognizable etiology that lasts for more than three months.
J. Mu, A. Furlan, Wai-Yee Lam, Marcos Y Hsu, Zhipeng Ning, L. Lao   +5 more
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The Comparison of Effective between Acupuncture and Bee Venom Acupuncture on the Treatment of Acute Lumbar Herniation of Intervertebral Disc

Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2006
Objective : Herniation of Intervertebral Disc(HIVD) is the most common disease causing low back pain. Acupuncture and Bee Venom Acupuncture has been used for treatment of HIVD. This study is to investigate the effective of Bee Venom Acupuncture for HIVD.
Chang So-Young, Lee Tae-Ho, Owi Jong-Song, Lee Eun-Yong   +3 more
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Acupuncture With deqi Modulates the Hemodynamic Response and Functional Connectivity of the Prefrontal-Motor Cortical Network

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021
As a world intangible cultural heritage, acupuncture is considered an essential modality of complementary and alternative therapy to Western medicine.
Xiaopeng Si, Xiaopeng Si, Xiaopeng Si, Xiaopeng Si, Shaoxin Xiang, Shaoxin Xiang, Ludan Zhang, Ludan Zhang, Sicheng Li, Sicheng Li, Kuo Zhang, Kuo Zhang, Dong Ming, Dong Ming   +13 more
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Long-Term Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Hypnotherapy in Patients with Severe Endometriosis - a Retrospective Evaluation [PDF]

, 2010
Background: 15% of patients with severe endometriosis suffer from pain symptoms in spite of pharmacological and surgical treatments. In this retrospective study we aimed to assess the effectiveness of a combined therapy of Traditional Chinese medicine ...
Böhling, Barbara, Meissner, Karin, Schweizer-Arau, Annemaria   +2 more
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The Impact of Tilburg Frailty on Poststroke Fatigue in First‐Ever Stroke Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study With Unified Measurement Tools and Improved Statistics

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Poststroke fatigue (PSF) and frailty share substantial overlap in their manifestations, yet previous research has yielded conflicting results due to the use of heterogeneous frailty assessment tools. Objective To evaluate the independent impact of frailty on PSF using a unified measurement system (Tilburg Frailty Indicator, TFI ...
Chuan‐Bang Chen, Xiao‐Xue Wang, Shao‐Rui Bao, Sui‐Li Lin, Mei‐Chun Shu, Xi‐Xi Ye, Wen‐Jie Cong   +6 more
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Manual acupuncture versus sham acupuncture and usual care for the prevention of primary dysmenorrhea (PD): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2020
Background Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a leading cause of dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls. Manual acupuncture may be considered as an effective treatment for PD, but high-quality evidence remains limited. This trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and
Lingling Yu, Shiqin Liu, Cuihong Zheng, Wenhua Liu, Hua Wang, Fengxia Liang, Wei Lu, Shabei Xu, Wei Wang   +8 more
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Modulation of Neurally Mediated Vasodepression and Bradycardia by Electroacupuncture through Opioids in Nucleus Tractus Solitarius. [PDF]

, 2018
Stimulation of vagal afferent endings with intravenous phenylbiguanide (PBG) causes both bradycardia and vasodepression, simulating neurally mediated syncope.
Fu, Liang-Wu, Guo, Zhi-Ling, Longhurst, John C, Tjen-A-Looi, Stephanie C   +3 more
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Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy for Chronic Stable Angina: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2019
Importance The effects of acupuncture as adjunctive treatment to antianginal therapies for patients with chronic stable angina are uncertain. Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy to antianginal therapies
Ling Zhao, Dehua Li, Hui Zheng, Xiao-rong Chang, Jin Cui, Rui-hui Wang, Jing Shi, Hailong Fan, Ying Li, Xin Sun, Fuwen Zhang, Xi Wu, F. Liang   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Considerations for Issues of Regression to the Mean and Contextual Effects in Clinical Trials for Pain in Rheumatic Diseases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Recently, there has been growing discussion about how to best assess pain in clinical trials in rheumatic diseases. Reliable measurement of pain outcomes is essential for accurately determining the effectiveness of treatments. Although pain intensity is the most common measure of change in pain trials, other pain‐related measures, such as pain ...
Yen T. Chen, Guohao Zhu, Afton L. Hassett, Daniel Clauw, Susan L. Murphy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Short-term efficacy of physical interventions in osteoarthritic knee pain. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: Treatment efficacy of physical agents in osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK) pain has been largely unknown, and this systematic review was aimed at assessing their short-term efficacies for pain relief.
A Andrianakos, A Fargas-Babjak, A Gur, A Khadilkar, A Molsberger, A White, AF Shaughnessy, Anne E Ljunggren, AR Jadad, AS Quirk, B Hegedus, B Lewis, B Nivbrant, BM Berman, Bård Bogen, C Sangdee, C Witt, CJ Derry, CR Smith, D Carroll, D Lewis, DH Trock, DH Trock, DJ Hunter, DT Felson, E Naredo, EM Roos, ES Pessoa, EW Ehrich, F Angst, F Song, F Tubach, GL Cheing, H Jensen, HH Dubben, J Low, J Stelian, J Vas, Jan M Bjordal, JB Walker, JH Kellgren, JM Bjordal, JM Bjordal, JM Bjordal, JM Bjordal, JM Bjordal, JM Bjordal, JP Ioannidis, K Grimmer, K Ishimaru, KA Sluka, KD Brandt, KG Baker, KM Jordan, KM Jordan, L Brosseau, L Chesterton, M Egger, M Osiri, M Yurtkuran, M Yurtkuran, Mark I Johnson, MI Johnson, MJ Smith, MJA Klaber, MP Steultjens, N Bellamy, N Bellamy, N Pipitone, N Wiebe, P Barlas, P Nicolakis, P Taylor, P White, PM Bulow, PM Peloso, PP Law, R Defrin, R Lubart, Roberta Chow, Rodrigo AB Lopes-Martins, S Götte, SM Cowan, T Harlow, VJ Robertson, W Takeda, World Association for Laser Therapy - WALT   +86 more
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