Acupuncture

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

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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

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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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Acupuncture point selection for pseudobulbar palsy dysphagia

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Objective: To analyze the acupoint selection rules of acupuncture for pseudobulbar palsy dysphagia using data mining technology. Methods: The literature of acupuncture for pseudobulbar palsy dysphagia published from January 1, 1990 to May 1, 2021 was retrieved from CNKI, SinoMed, Wanfang, VIP, and PubMed databases. Acupuncture prescription database was established. The frequency …

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Laser acupuncture reduces chronic spinal pain

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Aims and objectives: To evaluate the effect of laser auriculotherapy on chronic spinal pain. It is a randomized controlled clinical trial. Methods: Volunteers with chronic spinal pain underwent three evaluations: an initial evaluation, a final evaluation immediately after the last intervention session, and a 15-day follow-up. Pain intensity, nociceptive threshold in relation …

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Acupuncture is effective for insomnia

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Background: Acupuncture has been widely practiced for primary insomnia (PI). However, the relative benefit and harm among acupuncture therapies remain uncertain. Objectives: To compare and evaluate the effect differences of multiple acupuncture therapies for patients with primary insomnia. Methods: Systematic literature search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Pairs of reviewers independently conducted literature …

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