Objectives: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint massage at Shenque (CV 8) for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Methods: A total of 71 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome were randomized into an observation group (36 cases, 2 cases were eliminated, 3 cases dropped out) and a control group (35 cases). Using a …

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical value and safety of combined anesthesia of acupuncture-pharmacotherapy in pulmonary resection surgery. Methods: The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to combined anesthesia of acupuncture-pharmacotherapy in pulmonary resection surgery were searched in PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, SinoMed, CNKI, VIP database, Wanfang database, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the …

Objectives: To observe the changes in the regional homogeneity (ReHo) and functional brain network in treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with anxiety and depression comorbidity with the mind-regulation electroacupuncture (EA), using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). Methods: Thirty chronic fatigue syndrome patients with anxiety and depression comorbidity were enrolled from …

Objectives: To compare the clinical effect on Bell’s facial palsy in the acute stage between the staging comprehensive treatment with acupuncture-moxibustion and western medication. Methods: Sixty patients with Bell’s facial palsy in the acute stage were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 30 cases in each one. …

Objective: To perform a literature review aimed to analyze if acupoint stimulation increases lactation quantity. Method: Studies were collected from five electronic databases following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines for systematic reviews. Eligibility criteria were full-text articles in English or Spanish with clinical trial design and observational …

Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) of Parkinson’s disease have received increasing attention, but effective treatment options remain limited. Acupuncture may have clinical benefits for NPSs in PD patients, but high-quality evidence supporting this possibility still needs to be discovered. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of acupuncture treatment on …

Purpose: This bibliometric study aims to reveal the current situation, cooperative teams, and future development trends of acupuncture for shoulder pain. Materials and methods: The data source is the Web of Science Core Collection. The software programs used in this study are VOSviewer, Pajek, CiteSpace, Scimago Graphica, and Microsoft Excel. Co-occurrence analysis, …

Purpose: The number of clinical reports of acupuncture therapy in chronic kidney disease is gradually increasing. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to examine the therapeutic role of acupuncture therapy in kidney function and common symptoms in chronic kidney disease patients. Methods: We searched Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, China National …

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of electroacupuncture for patients with anxiety. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the treatment of anxiety by electroacupuncture up to November 2022 were searched and collected from nine databases. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and adverse …

Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture for myasthenia gravis (MG) were searched and the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of myasthenia gravis was evaluated by meta-analysis. Methods: We searched for RCTs in six main electronic databases, and collected RCTs of acupuncture treatment for myasthenia gravis from database creation to 28 …