中西医结合护理, 2021 This paper summarized the nursing experience of one case of insomnia treated by intradermal needle therapy. Based on the acupoint selection by syndrome differentiation, the intradermal needle therapy combined with auricular acupuncture was carried out to
ZHANG Nan (张楠) +2 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 ObjectivesCancer-related insomnia (CRI) is one of the most common and serious symptoms in patients with cancer. Acupuncture and moxibustion have been widely applied in the treatment of CRI.
Yangxu Ou +13 more
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The Effect of Dry Needling on Sleep Quality in Individuals With Musculoskeletal Pain Disorders. [PDF]
Pain Res ManagObjectives To explore existing evidence and identify whether dry needling (DN) intervention has effects on sleep disturbance in patients with musculoskeletal pain. Methods The Arksey and O’Malley framework guided the scoping review methodology. Seven databases were searched for clinical trials investigating DN in musculoskeletal pain disorders ...
Lunasin RM, Terry G, Wang-Price S.
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Are Sham Acupuncture Interventions More Effective than (Other) Placebos? A Re-Analysis of Data from the Cochrane Review on Placebo Effects [PDF]
, 2010 Background and Objective: A recent Cochrane review on placebo interventions for all kinds of conditions found that `physical placebos' (which included sham acupuncture) were associated with larger effects over no-treatment control groups than ...
Linde, Klaus +2 more
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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Treating Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2018 Introduction: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common sexual dysfunction, which affects the quality of life in couples. The use of acupressure for treating ED has been reported in various studies.
Morvarid Irani +5 more
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Antiarrhythmic and proarrhythmic effects of subcutaneous nerve stimulation in ambulatory dogs [PDF]
, 2019 Background High output subcutaneous nerve stimulation (ScNS) remodels the stellate ganglia and suppresses cardiac arrhythmia. Objective To test the hypothesis that long duration low output ScNS causes cardiac nerve sprouting, increases plasma ...
Chen, Mu +10 more
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Foreign Body Granuloma and Infection-Related Complications Arising From Acupoint Embedding: A Case Study and Literature Review. [PDF]
J Cosmet DermatolABSTRACT Background Acupoint embedding (AEM) therapy merges traditional acupuncture with modern biomaterials to treat various diseases and for cosmetic uses, especially obesity and facial anti‐aging. Research Objective To examine complications from acupuncture embedding therapy (AEM), focusing on foreign body granulomas and infections.
Xu X, Song K, Shen Y, Jang C, Hong S.
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Should the General Practitioner Consider Mesotherapy (Intradermal Therapy) to Manage Localized Pain? [PDF]
, 2016 Wide variations in the types of pain and response to analgesic pharmacotherapy mean that a variety of treatment strategies are needed. One approach is mesotherapy (intradermal therapy). This consists of microinjections into the skin and is ideally suited
Lazzari, M +3 more
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Are acupoints specific for diseases? A systematic review of the randomized controlled trials with sham acupuncture controls [PDF]
, 2010 Background The results of many clinical trials and experimental studies regarding acupoint specificity are contradictory. This review aims to investigate whether a difference in efficacy exists between ordinary acupuncture on specific acupoints and sham ...
Hongwei Zhang +2 more
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