Tag Archives: acupuncture

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 …

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 …

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, …

Although acupuncture has been used in clinical practice for thousands of years, it remains a controversial treatment option to help alleviate pain in cancer patients. In this study, we analyzed published material on randomized trials of acupuncture from MEDLINE published up until July 31, 2018, to assess its effects on …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the comparison between acupuncture combined with metformin versus metformin alone in improving the pregnancy rate of people with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods: A literature search of eight databases resulted in nine randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed the effect of acupuncture combined …

Objectives: To explore the clinical effect of electroacupuncture and scalp acupuncture combined with language rehabilitation training on cognitive and speech functions of patients with aphasia after craniocerebral injury. Methods: Seventy patients with aphasia after craniocerebral injury from January 2020 and January 2021 were retrospectively collected after filtering. Among them, 35 patients received …

Objective: To systematically evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture associated with physical and mental intervention when treating idiopathic tinnitus and the improvement of tinnitus symptoms, so as to supply evidence-based medicine for its popularization and adoption. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library, China knowledge Network Database (CNKI), China VIP Database, Wanfang Database, and …

Objective: To investigate whether electroacupuncture at bilateral Tianshu (ST 25) and Zusanli (ST 36) acupoints could alleviate stress-induced irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and evaluate its effect on gut microbiota and corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF). Methods: Thirty C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into the normal, water avoidance stress (WAS), and WAS+EA groups (10 mice …

Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a disease that affects the quality of life by causing lower urinary tract symptoms in men. Electroacupuncture and moxibustion therapy have been suggested as an adjunct therapy for improving lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, but clinical studies evaluating the effectiveness of …

Background: Acupuncture is commonly used for cancer-related conditions worldwide, and evidence is increasing year on year. There is a need to summarize the evidence of acupuncture for cancer-related conditions comprehensively and critically. Objective: To evaluate and summarize the systematic reviews (SRs) that assess the effects and safety of acupuncture for cancer-related conditions, …