Articles Tagged With: Acupuncture
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Comparing the Effects of Electroacupuncture and Auricular Acupuncture on Pain Control?
This randomized clinical trial involves 360 cancer survivors and found that two types of acupuncture demonstrated superior pain control compared to usual care during a 12-week follow-up period.
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Labor, Pain Management, and Acupuncture: A Cochrane Review
This Cochrane review evaluating acupuncture and acupressure for pain management during labor finds acupuncture may lead to reduced use of pharmacological agents for pain control while acupressure may reduce pain intensity. Higher-quality studies are needed.
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Type of Provider and Opioid Use in New-Onset Low Back Pain
When compared to an initial visit with a primary care physician, patients who initially received care for new-onset low back pain from a chiropractor, physical therapist, or acupuncturist were at lower odds for early and long-term opioid use.
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Acupuncture as Adjunct Therapy for Infertility in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for treating infertility in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome receiving clomiphene citrate or placebo offered no benefit over sham acupuncture.
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Acupuncture as Adjunct Therapy for Infertility in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for treating infertility in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome receiving clomiphene citrate or placebo offered no benefit over sham acupuncture.
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Acupuncture for Pain Control in the Emergency Department
In this study, researchers treated pain in the emergency department with acupuncture alone, acupuncture with conventional medication, or medication alone. They found acute efficacy was similar, although not optimal, for all modalities.
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Acupuncture for Aromatase Inhibitor-associated Pain in Breast Cancer Patients
The authors of this randomized, controlled trial found that six weeks of acupuncture significantly reduced aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain in early stage breast cancer.
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Is Electroacupuncture the Answer to Stress Urinary Incontinence?
Following six weeks of every other day treatment, women treated with electroacupuncture in the sacral region reported less urinary incontinence than women receiving sham acupuncture in the same region.
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Integrative Medicine for Chronic Pain: Acupuncture and Massage
There may be a role for acupuncture and massage in treating chronic pain.
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Acupuncture Decreases the Perception of Stress in a College Population
A verum acupuncture group led to a greater reduction in the perception of stress when compared to a sham acupuncture group.