Tag Archives: pain

Electroacupuncture relieves chronic osteoarthritis of the knee

05/10/2021 Acupuncture Research Comments Off on Electroacupuncture relieves chronic osteoarthritis of the knee

Pub Med

Knee osteoarthritis is a common and disabling condition characterized by attacks of pain around the joints, and it is a typical disease that develops chronic pain. Previous studies have proved that 5-HT1, 5-HT2, and 5-HT3 receptors in the spinal cord are involved in electroacupuncture analgesia. The 5-HT7 receptor plays antinociceptive role in …

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Distal acupuncture is better than proximal acupoints for knee osteoarthritis

31/08/2021 Acupuncture Research Comments Off on Distal acupuncture is better than proximal acupoints for knee osteoarthritis

Pub Med

Design: Ninety-two eligible participants were randomly assigned into three groups: distal acupoint treatment group (DG), proximal acupoint treatment group (PG), and sham acupuncture control group (SG). Primary and secondary outcomes were compared before and after the intervention. Interventions. A single acupuncture treatment was applied at Quchi (LI11), Shaohai (HT3), and Tianjing (TE10) in DG participants; Yanglingquan (GB34), Yinlingquan (SP9), and Heding (EX-LE2) in PG …

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Cupping therapy relieves pain

30/08/2021 Cupping Therapy Research Comments Off on Cupping therapy relieves pain

BMC

Methods: We included all clinical studies on cupping therapy for all kinds of diseases. We searched six electronicdatabases, all searches ended in December 2008. We extracted data on the type of cupping and type of diseasestreated. Results: 550 clinical studies were identified published between 1959 and 2008, including 73 randomized …

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