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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman, Neehar Parikh, Dan J. Clauw, David A. Williams, Elliot B. Tapper   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The association between acupuncture therapy and the risk of reduced pressure ulcers in dementia patients: A retrospective matched cohort study

Integrative Medicine Research, 2023
Background: The pressure ulcer is a complication developed from dementia. The aim of this study is to study the association between the development of pressure ulcers and the use of acupuncture therapy in patients with dementia.
Chia-Yu Huang, Mei-Yao Wu, Ming-Cheng Huang, Teng-Shun Yu, Hung-Rong Yen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
core   +1 more source

Comparative efficacy of acupuncture-related techniques for mild cognitive impairment: A Bayesian network analysis

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
BackgroundA comparison and ranking of the clinical effects of various acupuncture and acupuncture-related therapies on patients with mild cognitive impairment.MethodsUsing network meta-analysis, we assessed the direct and indirect evidence from relevant ...
Xin Li, Lanfeng Lai, Liming Lu, Liming Lu, Liang Yan, Kelin Deng, ZhiMing Li, Nenggui Xu, JiaYing Zhao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
core   +1 more source

Influences of De Qi induced by acupuncture on immediate and accumulated analgesic effects in patients with knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2017
Background De Qi is a special sensational response upon acupuncture needling. According to traditional acupuncture theory, the treatment is “effective only after Qi arrival”; that is, De Qi is an important indicator of therapeutic efficacy and good ...
Min Li, Hongwen Yuan, Pei Wang, Siyuan Xin, Jie Hao, Miaomiao Liu, Jinfeng Li, Man Yu, Xinrui Zhang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A network meta-analysis of different acupuncture therapy in the treatment of poststroke cognitive impairment and dementia. [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore)
Huo L, Zhao M, Wang Z, Zhang L, Fu K, Zhang X.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effect of Zuo's warming Yang acupuncture therapy combined with lifestyle interventions on prediabetes: A randomized controlled trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2023
Background: Acupuncture has promising effects on diabetes, but there is limited evidence on prediabetes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect and safety of Zuo's warming Yang acupuncture therapy on prediabetic patients.
Yang Li, Kehang Xie, Xuanli Zeng, Lu Ding, Yuting Wang, Liming Lu, Changbo Zuo   +6 more
doaj   +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
core   +5 more sources

Effect of Chronic Atrophic Gastritis Treated with Different Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapies: a Network Meta-analysis [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Background Chronic atrophic gastritis is a common clinical precancerous lesion, which is prone to recurrent attacks and seriously affects the quality of life of patients.
WANG Ting, WANG Haiyan, FU Wenjun
doaj   +1 more source