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Acupuncture in Modern Medicine [PDF]

, 2021
This book contains four integrated sections: 1) Acupuncture Research; 2) New Developments in Acupuncture; 3) Acupuncture Therapy for Clinical Conditions and 4) Assessment and Accessibility in Acupuncture Therapy. Section 1 provides updates on acupuncture

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Acupuncture therapy for drug addiction [PDF]

Chinese Medicine, 2016
Acupuncture therapy has been used to treat substance abuse. This study aims to review experimental studies examining the effects of acupuncture on addiction. Research and review articles on acupuncture treatment of substance abuse published between January 2000 and September 2014 were searched using the databases ISI Web of Science Core Collection and ...
Fatimah Ibrahim, Tahereh Seghatoleslam, Farid Motlagh, Hussain Habil, Rusdi Abd Rashid   +4 more
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A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Stroke Recurrence Rate in Ischemic Stroke Patients With and Without Acupuncture Treatment. [PDF]

, 2015
Little was known about the effects of acupuncture on stroke recurrence. The aim of this study is to investigate whether ischemic stroke patients receiving acupuncture treatment have a decreased risk of stroke recurrence.
Hsu, Chung Y, Liao, Chien-Chang, Lin, Jaung-Geng, Morisky, Donald E, Shih, Chun-Chuan, Su, Yi-Chang, Sun, Mao-Feng, Sung, Fung-Chang, Wen, Chi-Pang   +8 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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Is acupuncture a placebo therapy?

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2014
Complementary therapies such as acupuncture are suggested to have enhanced placebo effects. Numerous high quality randomized controlled trials found that acupuncture is no better than its placebo control; however, patients in both real and sham acupuncture groups report clinically meaningful symptom improvements.
Tao Liu, Ting-Ting Yuan, Yong-Chen Zheng
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Acupuncture Therapy in Orthodontics - A Review

Advances in Dentistry & Oral Health, 2016
Acupuncture is a technique which has originated in China, in which different health issues are treated by inserting specially designed needles at various points on the body - acupuncture points. Acupuncture stimulates the nervous system and alters the perception and processing of pain signals and also releases natural painkillers.
Abhimanyu Rohmetra, Ankita Jaiswal, Rohit Kulshrestha, Kamlesh Singh   +3 more
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Acquisition, Distribution and Perspectives of Healthcare Information in Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) [PDF]

, 2006
Merged with duplicate record 10026.1/2500 on 06.20.2017 by CS (TIS)From April 2001 until September 2005 1 worked as a Pilkington research fellow at the Department of Complementary Medicine, University of Exeter, which in 2002 was integrated as a unit ...
Boehm, Katja
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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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The Relative Effectiveness of the Kurapunctur and Point Local Abdomen Acupuncture Therapy in the Reduction of Waist Circumference in Obese Patients [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Obesity is a pathological state as a result of the consumption of food that is far exceeding the needs (psychobiological cues for eating) so there is hoarding an excessive fat than is necessary for bodily functions.
Kusumawati, H. N. (Heni), Widowati, R. (Risna)   +1 more
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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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