Tag Archives: acupuncture

Objective: Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm in women. Optimal treatment frequently includes a hormonal-blockage phase maintained for 5-10 years. Pharmacologic agents used for this blockage induce many climacteric-like symptoms, which often exact a heavy toll on patients’ quality of life. Acupuncture has had promising results for treating climacteric-like …

Background: Scar pain is a residual symptom of a wound that can cause physiologic and psychologic disorders in patients. In addition to mechanical stimulation in nociceptive fibers, pain can be caused by a neuroma-an adhesion between the layers of skin and fascia that disrupts blood flow around the scar-as well as …

Purpose: While clinical trials provide valuable data about efficacy of interventions, findings often do not translate into clinical settings. We report real world clinical outcomes of a 15-year service offering breast cancer survivors auricular acupuncture to manage hot flushes and night sweats associated with adjuvant hormonal treatments. This service evaluation aims …

Objectives: We investigated whether the use of adjuvant traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy, a form of complementary and alternative medicine, is associated with long-term mortality after stroke. Study design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study and used claims data from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance program linked to the National Registry of Death. …

Background: Chinese herbs for supplementing qi and activating blood circulation combined with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is widely used for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in China, but there is a lack of literature to evaluate its efficacy and clinical value. Purpose: This study compared Chinese herb + NAC with other treatments by network meta-analysis to …

Background: Primary trigeminal neuralgia is a clinical refractory disorder characterized by excruciating pain that severely impacts the quality of life. Several studies have shown that acupuncture can improve primary trigeminal neuralgia pain. However, the comparative efficacy and safety of acupuncture are unknown. Herein, a systematic review was conducted to compare the …

Post-stroke thalamic pain is one of the most common sequelae following stroke. Analgesics, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and surgical treatment are conventional treatment methods of post-stroke thalamic pain, but these methods have limited efficacy, cost more, and cause a likelihood of adverse reactions. Clinical studies have shown that acupuncture has a significant …

Objective: To observe the effect of ZhuLian’s type Ⅱ inhibition needling technique on sex hormones, insulin resistance and ovarian morphology in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), so as to explore its mechanism on regulating endocrine and metabolic dysfunction of PCOS. Methods: Twenty-four female SD rats were randomly divided into control, model …

Background: Acupuncture has been widely used to relieve migraine-related symptoms. However, the findings of previous systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) are still not completely consistent. Their quality is also unknown, so a comprehensive study is needed. Objective: To evaluate the reporting and methodological quality of these MAs concerning acupuncture for migraine, …

Objective: To determine acupuncture-related treatments’ effects and duration on improving cognitive function, physical function, and quality of life in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Data sources: Eight electronic databases were searched for eligible randomized controlled trials from database inception to January 2021, including Medline, PubMed, EBSCO, Embase, Cochrane, Airiti Library, China National Knowledge …