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Acupuncture and moxibustion for stress-related disorders [PDF]

BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2014
Acupuncture and moxibustion, which medical doctors are licensed by the government of Japan to perform, can improve the psychological relationship between doctors and patients, especially when it is disturbed by a “game”, a dysfunctional interpersonal ...
Masazumi Kawamoto, Tetsuya Kondo
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Acupuncture and moxibustion for lateral elbow pain: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Acupuncture and moxibustion have widely been used to treat lateral elbow pain (LEP). A comprehensive systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including both English and Chinese databases was conducted to assess the efficacy of
Bangrazi, S, Bian, ZX, Chung, KF, Gadau, M, Liu, H, Tan, YS, Wang, FC, Yeung, WF, Zaslawski, C, Zhang, SP   +9 more
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Therapeutic effects and central mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion for treating functional dyspepsia: study protocol for an fMRI-based randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2022
Background Functional dyspepsia (FD) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders, with a high prevalence and significant influence on the quality of life (QoL).
Pan Zhang, Tao Yin, Yang-Ke Mao, Zhao-Xuan He, Sha Yang, Si-Qin Huang, Rui-Rui Sun, Fang Zeng   +7 more
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Treatment of urinary incontinence after stroke in adults [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Urinary incontinence can affect 40-60% of people admitted to hospital after a stroke, with 25% still having problems on hospital discharge and 15% remaining incontinent at one year.
Abrams, Arunabh, Barer, Barrett, Brittain, Brittain, Brittain, Brittain, Burney, Burney, Chu, Cifu, Cook, Deeks, Engberg, Eustice, Gelber, Gelber, Gross, Hendrix, Judge, Lewis, Liu, Marinkovic, McDowell, Meijer, Nakayama, Ostaszkiewicz, Ostaszkiewicz, Patel, Roe, Tekeoglu, Thuroff, Tibaek, Tibaek, Tibaek, Ween, Wikander, Wikander, Williams, Zhu   +40 more
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Stimulation of TRPV1 by green laser light [PDF]

, 2012
Low-level laser irradiation of visible light had been introduced as a medical treatment already more than 40 years ago, but its medical application still remains controversial.
Gu, Quanbao, Huang, Fang, Schwarz, Wolfgang, Wang, Lina   +3 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 Effects of Acupuncture on Crohn’s Disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2023
Objectives: Crohn’s disease is a chronic gastrointestinal disease that belongs to inflammatory bowel disease. This systematic review aims to assess the level of evidence in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effects of acupuncture for Crohn’s ...
Joon Hyun Bae, Seo Young Kang, Si Eun You, Hye In Jeong, Soobin Jang, Kyeong Han Kim   +5 more
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Acupuncture randomized trials (ART) in patients with chronic low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee - Design and protocols [PDF]

, 2003
Background: We report on the study design and protocols of two randomized controlled trials (Acupuncture Randomized Trials = ART) that investigate the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee ...
Becker-Witt, C., Brinkhaus, Benno, Hummelsberger, J., Irnich, D., Jena, S., Linde, K., Melchart, Dieter, Streng, A., Wagenpfeil, S., Willich, S. N.   +9 more
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Methological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on acupuncture for stroke: a review of review [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: To assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding acupuncture intervention for stroke and the primary studies within them.
Chen, Xin-Lin, Gao, Ri-Yang, Hu, Yue, Li, Xian-Tao, Lu, Li-ya, Mo, Chuan-Wei, Wu, Min-Feng, Xu, Qian, Zhou, Qian-Yi, Zhou, Xuan   +9 more
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Effects of moxibustion for constipation treatment: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials [PDF]

, 2010
Several studies reported that moxibustion was effective in treating constipation. This systematic review assesses the clinical evidence for or against moxibustion for treating constipation.
Myeong Soo Lee, Tae-Young Choi, Ji-Eun Park, Edzard Ernst   +3 more
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