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“Maybe I Made Up the Whole Thing”: Placebos and Patients’ Experiences in a Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

, 2009
Patients in the placebo arms of randomized controlled trials (RCT) often experience positive changes from baseline. While multiple theories concerning such “placebo effects” exist, peculiarly, none has been informed by actual interviews of patients ...
Ted J. Kaptchuk, Jessica Shaw, Catherine E. Kerr, Lisa A. Conboy, John M. Kelley, Thomas J. Csordas, Anthony J. Lembo, Eric E. Jacobson   +7 more
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Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala, Anna Nevalainen, Irina Rinta‐Kiikka, Samuel Heikkilä, Sisu Kiuru, Markku Sumanen, Otso Arponen, Olli Nevalainen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Neuroanatomic Basis of the Acupuncture Principal Meridians [PDF]

, 2009
Acupuncture involves treating illness by inserting needles at specified body locations (acupoints). The Principal meridians are pathways that join acupoints with related physiologic effects.
Peter Dorsher
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Anti‐inflammatory effects of physical stimuli: The central role of networks in shaping the future of pharmacological research

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Addressing complexity in the study of life sciences through Systems Biology and Systems Medicine has been transformative, making Systems Pharmacology the next logical step. In this review, we focus on physical stimuli, whose potential in pharmacology has been neglected, despite demonstrated therapeutic properties.
Veronica Paparozzi, Reyhaneh Hooshmandabbasi, Alessandro Ravoni, Ying Ma, Luigi Manni, Timothy J. Koh, Caroline Maake, Tiziana Guarnieri, Darong Lai, Vitalii Zablotskii, Christine Nardini   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

PERBEDAAN EFEKTIVITAS ANALGESIA TERAPI BEKAM DENGAN AKUPUNKTUR PADA NYERI LEHER [PDF]

, 2011
Nyeri leher merupakan gangguan kesehatan yang berpengaruh besar pada ketidakmampuan, pembiayaan kesehatan, angka kunjungan pasien ke praktisi kesehatan, hari kerja yang ditinggalkan pasien dan penurunan produktivitas pasien.
Istichomah, Ciciek
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Tapentadol extended release for the management of chronic neck pain [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: The role of opioids in the management of chronic neck pain is still poorly investigated. No data are available on tapentadol extended release (ER).
Coluzzi, Flaminia
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Microneedles for the treatment of migraine and orofacial pain: A narrative review

Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Migraine is a common neurological disorder and a primary headache condition. Despite its central origin, migraine pain may be referred to the orofacial region via trigeminal pathways, resulting in phenotypic overlap with other orofacial pain (OFP) conditions.
Baicheng Cao, Qiuyi Chen, Yuhan Liu, Ruozhou Wu, Bin Li, Qing Cai, Lu Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acupuncture as adjunctive therapy for acute renal colic caused by urinary calculi: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Background Acute renal colic caused by urinary calculi (ARCUC) has a considerable impact on the quality of life. Acupuncture might be a potential treatment option. However, the evidence is limited.
Ying Cao, Jian-Feng Tu, Guang-Xia Shi, Li-Qiong Wang, Lian-Cheng Jia, Bo Li, Bao-Li Liu, Wei-Hai Yao, Xiao-Lu Pei, Zhi-Cheng Qu, Cun-Zhi Liu   +10 more
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Eficácia e segurança no uso da acupunctura como meio anestésico em medicina dentária: revisão da literatura [PDF]

, 2016
Introdução: A Acupunctura, enquanto área terapeutica mais popular na arte de cura na Medicina Tradicional Chinesa, tem sido amplamente utilizada para tratar variadíssimas patologias. A Acupunctura, de acordo com a nova terminologia da Organização Mundial
Pistacchini, Mário Rui de Almeida Nogueira
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Methodological problems in fMRI studies on acupuncture: a critical review with special emphasis on visual and auditory cortex activations [PDF]

, 2011
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been used for more than a decade to investigate possible supraspinal mechanisms of acupuncture stimulation. More than 60 studies and several review articles have been published on the topic.
Beißner, Florian, Henke, Christian
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