Journal of Midwifery &Women's Health, EarlyView.Introduction The physiologic changes associated with pregnancy often result in pain, impacting the quality of life. Therefore, it is crucial to prevent and manage this pain through appropriate health care, including guidance on physical exercise. One of the currently recommended interventions is the Pilates method.
Carmen Feria‐Ramirez +3 more
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康复学报, 2019 Objective:To explore the effect of different acupuncture manipulation duration on the blood-brain barrier tight junction protein in rats with cerebral hemorrhage.Methods:A total of twenty SD male rats were divided into sham-operated group, model group ...
Xiaozhuo SUN, Zhuolin YANG, Zhihong MENG
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Imaging of brain function based on the analysis of functional connectivity - imaging analysis of brain function by fMRI after acupuncture at LR3 in healthy individuals [PDF]
, 2016 Objective: This Study observed the relevant brain areas activated by acupuncture at the Taichong acupoint (LR3) and analyzed the functional connectivity among brain areas using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to explore the ...
Huang, Yong +9 more
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What Is a Good Death in South Asia? A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis
Journal of Nursing Scholarship, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction To deliver palliative care, it is important to understand what a “good death” means to the relevant people. Such studies have mostly occurred in high‐income settings that usually live by Western ideals. What matters to people is likely to vary across different regions of the world, influenced by multiple factors. Although there is
Lihini Wijeyaratne +5 more
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Effect of Acupuncture on Gut-Brain Axis Parameters in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Study Protocol for a Randomized, Participant- and Assessor-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial [PDF]
, 2021 Jundong Kim +6 more
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Sham interventions in randomized clinical trials of acupuncture—a review
Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2003 For non-drug interventions such as acupuncture, it is difficult to establish placebo or sham controls that are both inert and indistinguishable. We reviewed sham-controlled clinical trials of acupuncture to investigate (a) which types of sham interventions have been used in the past; (b) in what respects true and sham interventions differed; and (c ...
F Dincer, Klaus Linde
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Dementia‐Friendly Hospital—The Perspective of Professional Dementia Experts
Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To investigate the professional dementia experts' understanding of a dementia‐friendly hospital to identify its characteristics. Design We used a qualitative design embedded in a case study. A total of 16 semi‐structured expert interviews were conducted with 17 professional dementia experts. Using inductive content analysis, the interviews
Christina Manietta +7 more
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BMC Complementary Medicine and TherapiesBackground The effectiveness and safety of acupuncture therapy to delay lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain unclear.
Guixing Xu +11 more
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Effect of acupuncture at ST36 on motor cortical excitation and inhibition
Brain and Behavior, 2019 Background Acupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) is often used to facilitate motor recovery after stroke. However, the effect of acupuncture at ST36 on motor cortical excitation and inhibition remains unclear.
Zhong‐Guang Sun +5 more
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Immediate effects of Zhongji point acupuncture on pelvic floor structure in female patients with stress urinary incontinence: a randomized, single-blind, and sham-controlled clinical trial protocol [PDF]
, 2021 Li-Xin Guan +6 more
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