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Acupuncture for metabolic syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

, 2020
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of conditions associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. Acupuncture may have benefits in the treatment of MetS.
Jia, HX, Yin, DQ, Li, X, Zhang, ZJ
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Acupuncture with or without combined auricular acupuncture for insomnia: a randomised, waitlist-controlled trial

, 2018
Background: Few high-quality, large-scale, controlled trials comparing the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture, auricular acupuncture and combined acupuncture treatment for insomnia are available.
Ng, RM, Yu, BY, Leung, CYF, Zhang, SP, Chung, KF, Yiu, GC, Yeung, WF, Zhang, Z   +7 more
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Quantitative assessment of acupuncture’s effectiveness in osteoarthritis: a model-based meta-analysis

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Objective:. This study aimed to quantitatively analyze the clinical efficacy of acupuncture for osteoarthritis and its influencing factors. It compared the effects of different types of acupuncture with sham acupuncture, as well as sham acupuncture with ...
Aobo Feng, Jihan Huang, Yinghua Lv, Ling Xu, Yuan Liu, Qingshan Zheng, Luyi Wu, Lujin Li   +7 more
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Forgotten features of head zones and their relation to diagnostically relevant acupuncture points [PDF]

, 2009
In the 1890s Sir Henry Head discovered certain areas of the skin that develop tenderness (allodynia) in the course of visceral disease. These areas were later termed ‘Head zones’.
Beißner, Florian, Henke, Christian, Unschuld, Paul U.   +2 more
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Effects of Acupuncture on the Recovery Outcomes of Stroke Survivors with Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Neurology, 2018
BackgroundPoststroke shoulder pain limits stroke survivors’ physical functioning, impairs their ability to perform daily activities, and compromises their quality of life.
Janita Pak Chun Chau, Suzanne Hoi Shan Lo, Xingfeng Yu, Kai Chow Choi, Alexander Yuk Lun Lau, Alexander Yuk Lun Lau, Justin Che Yuen Wu, Justin Che Yuen Wu, Vivian Wing Yan Lee, William Hoi Ngai Cheung, Jessica Yuet Ling Ching, Jessica Yuet Ling Ching, David R. Thompson   +12 more
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Evidence-Based Acupuncture and Mechanistic Studies of Acupuncture

, 2018
Nowadays, evidence-based acupuncture and mechanistic-based acupuncture research are two emerging concepts established upon evidence obtained from clinical trials and discoveries of mechanisms of action.
Yang, C, Lao, L
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Randomized Controlled Clinical Trails for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis by Warm Acupuncture Combined with Intra-articular Injection of Sodium Hyaluronate

针刺研究, 2011
Objective To observe the synergism of warm acupuncture combined with intra-articular injection of sodium hya-luronate on knee osteoarthritis(KOA).Methods A total of 179 KOA outpatients were randomized into warm acupuncture group(n=90) and control group(n=
ZHANG Yu-sen1, WANG Zi-xuan2
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Acupuncture in Australian general practice: Trends in reimbursed acupuncture services from 1995 to 2011

, 2013
Objectives: To ascertain the extent of and trends in the use of acupuncture in Australian general practice and the characteristics of patients receiving publicly subsidised acupuncture services from general practitioners (GPs). Design: Secondary analysis
Adams, J, Sibbritt, DW, Wardle, JL
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The role of touch in acupuncture treatment

, 2017
Acupuncture is a therapeutic treatment that is characterised by the insertion of a needle at a particular location on the body. Acupuncture stimulation includes sensory-discriminative and affective-social touch dimensions.
Olausson, Håkan,, Chae, Younbyoung,
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Best acupuncture method for mammary gland hyperplasia: Evaluation of randomized controlled trials and Bayesian network meta-analysis

Heliyon
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of different acupuncture treatments for mammary gland hyperplasia (MGH) using a network meta-analysis. Methods: Several databases were searched without language restrictions from 2000 to February 2023, including ...
Zhe He, Liwei Xing, Ming He, Yuhuan Sun, Jinlong Xu, Haina Zhuang, Rui Guo, Hongxi Chen, Kenan Wu, Qinzuo Dong, Guochen Yin, Junbao Zhang, Shun Yu, Xiaoyan Wang, Rong Zhao, Dongdong Qin   +15 more
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