Tag Archives: Painkillers

Acupuncture beats painkillers for cancer pain

Pub Med

Purpose: In recent years, traditional Chinese medicine has received widespread attention in the field of cancer pain treatment. This meta-analysis is the first to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture point stimulation in the treatment of stomach cancer pain. Methods: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Web of …

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Acupuncture reduces the need for painkillers after surgery

Pub Med

Objective: Pain following total knee arthroplasty is common. Various modalities of treating orthopedic postoperative pain exist; however, the optimal management of postoperative pain remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine acupuncture’s effect on postoperative analgesic consumption and cortisol levels in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty. Materials and methods: In this …

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