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Electroacupuncture on two acupoints improves liver function in alcoholics

Objective: Acupuncture can improve the symptoms of alcohol-induced bodily injury and has been accepted by the World Health Organization. In this study, in vivo fluorescence imaging (IVFI) was applied to display and evaluate the effect of electroacupuncture on liver function in mice with chronic alcoholic liver injury. Methods: IVFI of the Cy5.5-galactosylated polylysine (Cy5.5-GP) …

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Tai Chi is effective for insomnia

Background: Sleep efficiency of <80% based on actigraphy was defined as insomnia as self-reported difficulty falling asleep or waking up at night three to four times per week. It is known that adequate sleep is very important for human wellbeing, affecting people’s work and life, insomnia will seriously damage our daily …

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A combination of Chinese and Western medicines offers best results for injured athletes

The issue of sports injury and rehabilitation has been a hot topic in competitive sports. With the continuous development of sports dance sports requirements and competition system, the competition is becoming increasingly fierce and the special technical requirements are more stringent; it can easily cause eye damage. Traditional Chinese medicine …

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Tongue acupuncture improves speech after stroke

Objective: This review evaluated the efficacy of tongue acupuncture for the clinical treatment of poststroke aphasia. Methods: PubMed, Medline, Cochrane, Embase, CNKI, VIP, and Wanfang databases were searched from their inception to 1st June 2022. The dataset included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with tongue acupuncture for the treatment of poststroke aphasia. Data …

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Acupressure on three acupoints increases breastmilk levels

Purpose: To assess the effects of acupressure on lactation. Methods: A literature search was conducted via Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Embase, and PubMed using keyword search terms acupuncture, Tuina and breastfeeding, human lactation or human milk and excluded auricular. Inclusion criteria were articles in English with no …

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Acupuncture is effective for adhesive intestinal obstruction

Background: Adhesive intestinal obstruction is a common surgical emergency. Surgical exploration has a considerable risk of intestinal injury, and surgical treatment may greatly reduce the quality of life after surgery and cause adhesive intestinal obstruction after re-operation. The nonsurgical treatment is effective for approximately 70% to 90% of patients with adhesive …

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Tai Chi Quan improves Parkinson’s disease

Background: Neurodegenerative diseases have become an important concern with the accelerated aging process. Tai Chi Quan has positive benefits for brain health and chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to summarize the protective effects of Tai Chi Quan for motor function, cognition, quality of life, and mood in patients …

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Moxibustion reduces osteoporosis pain and improves bone mineral density

Background: Primary osteoporosis is a systemic metabolic skeletal disease. Previous studies have shown that moxibustion can reduce pain intensity and enhance response rate, bone mineral density, and living function of the patients with primary osteoporosis. However, consensus on its efficacy does not exist, and evidence of moxibustion for primary osteoporosis is …

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Acupuncture reduces haemorrhoid surgery pain

Background: Mixed haemorrhoids are a common anorectal disorder, surgery is the most effective means of eradicating haemorrhoids, and pain is the most common postoperative complication of mixed haemorrhoids. Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of auricular plaster, acupoint application, and acupoint catgut embedding for treating postoperative pain in mixed haemorrhoids Method: PubMed, Embase, …

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Electroacupuncture improves Bell’s Palsy

Objective: Although acupuncture is widely used as a complementary therapy in the treatment of Bell’s palsy when to initiate acupuncture is still controversial. This study aims to determine the efficacy of the early intervention by acupuncture on Bell’s palsy. Methods: We retrospectively gathered clinical data from the Third Affiliated Hospital of SUN-YAT …

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