Tag Archives: Electroacupuncture

Background: Postoperative ileus after colorectal surgery is a frequent problem that significantly delays recovery, increases perioperative costs, and negatively impacts on daily life, physical and psychosocial functioning, and wellbeing. We investigated the effect of acupuncture at different single acupoint combined with standard care on postoperative ileus. Methods: In this single-centre, three-arm, prospective, …

Introduction: Growing evidence supports acupuncture for several pain conditions including chronic prostatitis. This study aimed to determine the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing pain in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). Materials and methods: This prospective randomized single-blinded study compared electro-acupuncture to minimal acupuncture after 6 weekly treatments …

Background: Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Numerous cases have illustrated that the acupuncture method could improve Alzheimer’s disease patients’ cognitive function and daily living ability. However, the optimal acupuncture treatments remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to conduct a systematic review to compare the efficacy of multiple acupuncture therapies for …

Cell pyroptosis is one of the main forms of neuronal injury after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion. It is accompanied by an inflammatory reaction and regulated by the caspase gene family. Electroacupuncture can reduce neuronal injury caused by cerebral ischemia-reperfusion, and we speculated that electroacupuncture can prevent neuronal pyroptosis after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion by …

Objective: To compare the clinical effect of electroacupuncture at four gates points and flunarizine hydrochloride capsule on migraine of liver yang hyperactivity. Methods: A total of 110 patients with migraine of liver yang hyperactivity were randomly divided into an electroacupuncture group (55 cases, 2 cases dropped off) and a western medication group (55 cases, 2 cases …

Purpose: Sepsis is the main cause of death in intensive care unit. Maladaptive cytokine storm and T-cell lymphopenia are critical prognosis predictors of sepsis. Electroacupuncture is expected to be an effective intervention to prevent sepsis. This study aims to determine the potential of electroacupuncture at ST36 (Zusanli) to prevent experimental septic …

Objective: To evaluate whether electroacupuncture would improve gastrointestinal function and clinical prognosis in patients with severe traumatic brain injury complicated by acute gastrointestinal injury. Methods: This multicenter, single-blind trial included patients with traumatic brain injury and acute gastrointestinal injury admitted to 5 Chinese hospitals from September 2018 to December 2019. A total …

Objective: To compare the efficacy of short duration electroacupuncture with conventional electroacupuncture to reduce weight and other parameters in obese Thai women. Methods: A randomized crossover study was conducted in 76 simple obese women. Participants were randomized to undergo either eight weeks of 30-minute electroacupuncture (EA30) followed by an eight-week washout period, …

Objective: This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in treating post-operative pain. Methods: This meta-analysis was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021286753). We searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in treating postoperative pain that were …

Chinese acupuncture therapy has demonstrated good clinical effects on neurological diseases and is widely used internationally. In the past 20 years, an increasing number of researchers around the world have devoted themselves to the study of the effect and mechanism of acupuncture for the treatment of central nervous system cell …