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A Comparison of Physiologic Third‐Stage Care, Expectant Management, and Oxytocin Prophylaxis in the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage Following Physiologic Labor and Birth: A Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of Midwifery &Women's Health, EarlyView.
Introduction This systematic review compared the effects of physiologic care or expectant management during the third stage of labor with oxytocin prophylaxis in preventing postpartum hemorrhage following physiologic birth. Methods We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (to December 15 ...
Vanessa Hébert   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of controlled clinical trials on acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in Germany

open access: yesJournal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2013
To examine German controlled clinical trials on the therapeutic effects of acupuncture vs sham acupuncture, and to find whether there are problems with the conclusion that sham acupuncture has no significant deviation from acupuncture.We focused on literature from the last ten years (2002-2011) included in PubMed about controlled clinical trials on ...
He, Wei   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The neural mechanisms of mindfulness-based pain relief: a functional magnetic resonance imaging-based review and primer. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The advent of neuroimaging methodologies, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), has significantly advanced our understanding of the neurophysiological processes supporting a wide spectrum of mind-body approaches to treat pain. A promising
Aguirre   +142 more
core   +1 more source

Non‐Pharmacological Interventions for Cough in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cough, a prevalent and debilitating symptom of lung cancer, remains poorly managed. Accumulating evidence on non‐pharmacological interventions for lung cancer cough necessitates systematic evaluation to assess their efficacy. Aim To synthesise evidence on non‐pharmacological interventions for managing cough in lung cancer patients ...
Mengyao Cao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of electro-acupuncture on lateralization of the human swallowing motor cortex excitability in healthy subjects: study protocol for a single-blind, randomized controlled trial

open access: yesTrials, 2019
Background Numerous randomized controlled trials on the effects of electro-acupuncture have been conducted to treat dysphagia as a sequela of stroke. However, the normal physiological mechanisms of swallowing and the pathological mechanisms of dysphagia ...
Minying Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discrimination of Real and Sham Acupuncture Needles Using the Park Sham Device: A Preliminary Study [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2009
Tan C-W, Christie L, St-Georges V, Telford N. Discrimination of real and sham acupuncture needles using the Park sham device: a preliminary study.To evaluate the blinding effectiveness of the Park sham acupuncture device using participants' ability to discriminate between the real and sham acupuncture needles.The design was a yes-no experiment ...
Tan, Chee Wee   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Acupuncture in acute herpes zoster pain therapy (ACUZoster) – design and protocol of a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Acute herpes zoster is a prevalent condition. One of its major symptoms is pain, which can highly influence patient's quality of life. Pain therapy is limited.
Johannes Fleckenstein   +12 more
core   +1 more source

“We always heal like this”: Illness management and identity expression in Latin American migrants in Spain

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The following article seeks to explore and analyze the use of lay and traditional medicines among Latin migrants in Spain, and the way in which these forms of treatment are accompanied by identity discourses and collective representations.
Muriel Lamarque
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Modulatory Effects of tDCS and Acupuncture on Cerebral Blood Flow in Chronic Low Back Pain Using Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion Imaging

open access: yesBrain Sciences
Background: Both transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and acupuncture are promising methods for managing chronic low back pain (cLBP), however, their underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
Valeria Sacca   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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