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The efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture for alleviating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in colorectal cancer patients: study protocol for a pilot single-blinded, randomized sham-controlled trial [PDF]
, 2019 Kaiyin Chan +8 more
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Muscle &Nerve, Volume 71, Issue 5, Page 889-910, May 2025.ABSTRACT Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a chronic regional pain condition characterized by trigger points—hyperirritable spots within taut bands of muscle fibers that cause both localized and referred pain. The pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, and classification of MPS are still under investigation, which complicates the development of ...
Jeremy P. Steen +2 more
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An Alternative Measure for Quantifying the Heterogeneity in Meta‐Analysis
Statistics in Medicine, Volume 44, Issue 10-12, May 2025.ABSTRACT Quantifying the heterogeneity is an important issue in meta‐analysis, and among the existing measures, the I2$$ {I}^2 $$ statistic is most commonly used. In this article, we first illustrate with a simple example that the I2$$ {I}^2 $$ statistic is heavily dependent on the study sample sizes, mainly because it is used to quantify the ...
Ke Yang +4 more
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Meta Analysis the Effectiveness of Acupuncture vs Sham Acupuncture on Low Back Pain
, 2021 Nurtama Aditya Nugraha +2 more
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Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, Volume 52, Issue 5, May 2025.ABSTRACT Acupuncture has demonstrated efficacy in treating post‐stroke complications. Electroacupuncture (EA) ameliorates neurological outcomes in cerebral ischemia models, yet its mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigated EA's role in reducing cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury (CIRI) in a rat model, focusing on ferroptosis.
Ziwen Hou, Yaoyao Liu, Qi Wang, Peng Li
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Would a Placebo Acupuncture Needle be Able to Induce Deqi?
Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies, 2018 The aim of this study was to evaluate Deqi in patients under treatment with acupuncture and sham acupuncture. Forty (40) volunteers of all genders with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) were randomized into two study groups: Acupuncture and Sham ...
Cássia Maria Grillo +3 more
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Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 29, Issue 9, May 2025.ABSTRACT Knee osteoarthritis (KOA), a degenerative joint disease driven by biomechanical instability, involves cartilage degradation, muscle dysfunction, and MLK3/P38 MAPK pathway activation. Histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4), a regulator of chondrocyte and muscle homeostasis, interacts with this pathway during disease progression.
Zhengming Wang +14 more
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Analgesia Effect of Verum and Sham Acupuncture Treatments in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A MRI Pilot Study. [PDF]
J Pers Med, 2021 Peng SL +5 more
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