Acupuncture Research

Acupuncture is effective for allergic rhinitis

Pub Med

Background: In this study, we attempted to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis, and to test the robustness of the estimated effects. Methods: The Cochrane methodology standard was followed to conduct this systematic review. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing acupuncture with other therapies for allergic rhinitis were included. …

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Electroacupuncture is beneficial for various nervous system disorders

Pub Med

Chinese acupuncture therapy has demonstrated good clinical effects on neurological diseases and is widely used internationally. In the past 20 years, an increasing number of researchers around the world have devoted themselves to the study of the effect and mechanism of acupuncture for the treatment of central nervous system cell …

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Laser acupuncture reduces morphine consumption in elderly with knee osteoarthritis

Pub Med

Background: Patients commonly develop postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty. Acupuncture-related techniques and low-level laser therapy could be beneficial for pain management for older individuals. Objective: To examine the effect of low-level laser acupuncture in reducing postoperative pain, pain-related interference in daily life, morphine consumption, and morphine-related side effects in older patients …

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Electroacupuncture improves ADHD in children

Pub Med

Little is known about the effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here, we carried out a 4 week randomized clinical trial in which patients aged 6-12 years old with an ADHD diagnosis received TEAS or sham TEAS. The primary outcome measure was the …

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Fire needle acupuncture improves osteoarthritis of the knee

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Purpose: Macrophage polarization contributes to the mechanisms of treating knee osteoarthritis. In previous studies, fire needling acupuncture has been shown to affect knee osteoarthritis favorably. However, the mechanism of fire needling acupuncture on macrophage polarization is not well-defined. Thus, this study was conducted to determine that fire needling acupuncture exerts a …

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Electroacupuncture aids in weight loss

Pub Med

Background: Acupuncture, as a complementary and alternative medical treatment, has shown some promise as a therapeutic option for obesity and weight control. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of electroacupuncture on body weight, body mass index (BMI), skin fold thickness, waist circumference and skin temperature of …

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Electroacupuncture improves the receptivity of the uterus lining

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Ovulation-inducing drugs such as endogenous steroids could reduce endometrial receptivity during the implantation window, resulting in lower clinical pregnancy rates and higher miscarriage rates. The present study employed electroacupuncture therapy along with different frequencies on elevating impaired endometrial receptivity to elucidate the mechanism therein. The rats were split up into …

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Acupuncture helps relieve IBS

Pub Med

Objective: The efficacy of acupuncture alone in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is controversial, but the benefit of acupuncture added to usual care has rarely been studied. We aimed to examine the benefit of acupuncture added to usual care through network meta-analysis (NMA). Methods: PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Register …

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Acupuncture improves the pregnancy rate of women with PCOS

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Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture on endometrium and pregnancy outcomes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) infertility undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Methods: Eighty-three patients were randomly assigned to observation group (40 cases) and control group (43 cases) according to the random numbers generated by SPSS software. The …

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Dry needling causes a double pneumothorax

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Presentation A 24-year-old newly graduated junior doctor presented to the emergency department with acute onset chest pain, haemoptysis and exertional dyspnoea following a dry needling session. Diagnosis Chest x-ray showed bilateral pneumothoraces, worse on the right side. Treatment The bilateral pneumothoraces were treated conservatively with supplemental oxygen initially. On the …

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