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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, Johnson, Mark I., Bennett, Michael I., Bennett, MI, Michael I. Bennett, Carole A. Paley, Paley, Carole A., Johnson, MI, Paley, CA   +8 more
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Acupuncture in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (ACUSAR) - Design and Protocol of a Randomised Controlled Multi-Centre Trial [PDF]

, 2010
Background: We report on the study design and protocol of a randomised controlled trial (Acupuncture in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis, ACUSAR) that investigates the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR).
Witt, Claudia M., Wegscheider, Karl, Roll, S., Willich, Stefan N., Pfab, F., Witt, C.M., Linde, K., Willich, S.N., Brinkhaus, B., Roll, Stephanie, Ortiz, Miriam, Reinhold, T., Linde, Klaus, Niggemann, B., Brinkhaus, Benno, Reinhold, Thomas, Hummelsberger, Josef, Ortiz, M., Hummelsberger, J., Wegscheider, K., Pfab, Florian, Niggemann, Bodo, Irnich, Dominik, Irnich, D.   +23 more
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Acupuncture for pain control after degenerative lumbar spine surgery

European Journal of Medical Research, 2022
Background Wound pain after surgery for lumbar spine disease may interfere with patients’ recovery. Acupuncture is commonly used for pain management, but its efficacy for postoperative pain control is unclear.
Bo-An Chen, Wen-Chun Deng, Mao-Yu Chen
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Are Sham Acupuncture Interventions More Effective than (Other) Placebos? A Re-Analysis of Data from the Cochrane Review on Placebo Effects [PDF]

, 2010
Background and Objective: A recent Cochrane review on placebo interventions for all kinds of conditions found that `physical placebos' (which included sham acupuncture) were associated with larger effects over no-treatment control groups than ...
Linde, Klaus, Karin Niemann, Meissner, Karin, Karin Meissner, Klaus Linde, Niemann, Karin   +5 more
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New perspective of acupuncture analgesia: reward of chronic pain relief and related brain reward circuits

针刺研究, 2022
Relief of the chronic pain, as the negative reinforcement of pain, is recognized as a reward and it activates related brain's reward circultries. Brian's reward circuits not only relate to rewards, but also participate in pain process.
LIU Sheng
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Postoperative Acupuncture is as Effective as Preoperative Acupuncture or Meloxicam in Dogs Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy: a Blind Randomized Study

, 2022
Background: Acupuncture has the same analgesic effect as non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs and opioids. It is challenging to perform preoperative acupuncture in unmanageable animals, while the residual postoperative anesthetic effect facilitates the ...
Reginato, Juliana Cristianini, Luna, Stelio Pacca Loureiro [UNESP], Ferro, Ana Carla Zago Basilio [UNESP], Cannolas, Caroline   +3 more
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Inhibition of activity of GABA transporter GAT1 by δ-opioid receptor [PDF]

, 2012
Analgesia is a well-documented effect of acupuncture. A critical role in pain sensation plays the nervous system, including the GABAergic system and opioid receptor (OR) activation.
Fucke, Thomas, Schwarz, Wolfgang, Xu, Nanjie, Pu, Lu, Pei, Gang, Gu, Quanbao, Xia, Peng, Ren, Shuanglai   +7 more
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Comparative analgesia between acupuncture and dipyrone in odontalgia [PDF]

, 2020
The aim of this study was to assess whether the effectiveness of acupuncture is similar to the use of analgesics in the management of toothache.
Wada, Ronaldo S., Almeida, Talita B. de, Sousa, Maria L.R., Zotelli, Vera L.R.   +3 more
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Heterogeneity in search strategies among Cochrane acupuncture reviews: Is there room for improvement?

, 2010
Objective: Given the international focus and rigorous literature searches employed in Cochrane systematic reviews, this study was undertaken to evaluate strategies employed in Cochrane reviews and protocols assessing acupuncture as a primary or secondary
Terplan, Mishka, Erica J Smith, Smith, Erica J., Lui, Steve, Steve Lui, Mishka Terplan   +5 more
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Acupuncture Analgesia

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1992
Acupuncture-produced surgical analgesia has been demonstrated in a wide variety of species under experimental and clinical circumstances. The main advantage is that no depressant drugs need to be used. The disadvantages of its use are unfamiliarity, the need for special equipment, inconsistent effects, and lack of restraint.
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