Ear Acupuncture in European Traditional Medicine [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2007 Auricular acupuncture is a diagnostic and treatment system based on normalizing the body′s dysfunction through stimulation of definite points on the ear. Rudimentary forms of acupuncture which probably arose during the Stone Age have survived in many parts of the world right down to present day.
Gori, Luigi, Firenzuoli, Fabio
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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. +9 more
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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients : a four-arm randomized trial on the effectiveness of electroacupuncture [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common and dose-limiting side effect of cytostatic drugs. Since there are no proven therapeutic procedures against CIPN, we were interested to define the role of electroacupuncture (EA) from
Bartsch, Hans Helge +5 more
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Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS), 2021 Bell’s Palsy (BP) is an acute unilateral facial paralysis due to idiopathic inflammation of the peripheral facial nerve. Corticosteroids, antiviral drugs, and physical therapy could be useful to treat BP, however these treatments could not bring complete
Rina Nurbani, Dwi Rachma Helianthi
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Auricular acupuncture for sleep quality in participants with mental and behavioral disorders due to prior multiple drug use: a retrospective consecutive case series [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2023 Background Poor sleep quality is associated with psychoactive substance abuse/addiction/withdrawal. Auricular acupuncture (AA) is a nonpharmacological method used for the treatment of sleep disturbances.
Yuri Gimelfarb, Eran Goldstien
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Brain connectivity Patterns Dissociate action of specific Acupressure Treatments in Fatigued Breast cancer survivors [PDF]
, 2017 Funding This work was supported by grants R01 CA151445 and 2UL1 TR000433-06 from the National Institutes of Health. The funding source had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data ...
Basu, Neil +6 more
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The Effects of Auricular Electro-Acupuncture on Ameliorating the Dysfunction of Interstitial Cells of Cajal Networks and nNOSmRNA Expression in Antrum of STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) and nNOS play a crucial role in diabetic gastrointestinal dysmotility(DGD). Our previous study found that electro-acupuncture(EA) on ear point 'stomach' could repair the gastric dysrhythmias in rats induced by rectal ...
Huan Chen +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).
Brinkhaus, Benno +11 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2019 Background Acupuncture and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used frequently to treat primary dysmenorrhoea. However, it is unclear whether this treatment greatly reduces the risk of primary dysmenorrhoea.
Falan Luo +4 more
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Use of Acupuncture in an Infant with Restlessness and Agitation
Medicines, 2018 : Background: We are reporting here about a 3-month-old boy with a history of failure to thrive, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and neurological misbehaviour including hypotension in body muscles, who was found to have screaming attacks ...
Katharina Murg +2 more
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