September 12, 2024 Long-Term Effects of Individualized Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain Annals of Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This randomized clinical trial involving 683 participants evaluated the effects of acupuncture on chronic neck pain. Participants received either high- or low-sensitive acupuncture or sham acupuncture. The primary outcome was a change in the pain score on […]
— And patients can administer it themselves by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today April 22, 2024 Acupressure performed by patients on their own was at least somewhat effective for relieving symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in a randomized trial from Hong Kong, researchers said. With 314 patients age 50 and up assigned either to […]
April 12, 2024 BMJ Open TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This matched cohort study evaluated the effects of acupuncture therapy on stroke risk among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Participants who received acupuncture had significantly lower rates of ischaemic stroke (HR, 0.57) than those who did not. These results remained significant after controlling for risk factors, demographics, and medication […]
Clin Rehabil. 2024 Apr 26:2692155241249968. doi: 10.1177/02692155241249968. James Dunning PMID: 38676324 DOI: 10.1177/02692155241249968 Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of adding electrical dry needling and thrust manipulation into a multimodal program of exercise, mobilization, and ultrasound in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy. Design: Randomized, single-blinded, multicenter, parallel-group trial. Setting: […]
J Headache Pain. 2024 Apr 29;25(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s10194-024-01776-5. Qing-Feng Tao PMID: 38679721 PMCID: PMC11057108 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01776-5 Abstract Background: Acupuncture showed better improvement than sham acupuncture in reducing attack frequency of tension-type headache (TTH), but its effectiveness relative to first-line drugs for TTH is unknown, which impedes the recommendation of acupuncture for patients who are intolerant […]
— Large treatment effect observed for clinical and biological measures of combat-related PTSD by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today February 22, 2024 Acupuncture outperformed “sham” needling in clinical and biological measures of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans, a prospective randomized trial showed. In the intention-to-treat analysis, there was a large treatment effect […]
BMJ. 2023 Dec 15:383:e076227. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-076227. Jason W Busse Abstract Clinical question: What is the comparative effectiveness of available therapies for chronic pain associated with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)? Current practice: TMD are the second most common musculoskeletal chronic pain disorder after low back pain, affecting 6-9% of adults globally. TMD are associated with pain affecting […]
PLoS One. 2023 Dec 7;18(12):e0295432. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295432. eCollection 2023. Tsung-Jung Ho 1 2 3, Ching-Fang Lin 1 2, Jhong-Kuei Chen 1 2 3, Yen-Lun Kung 1 2, Li-Kung Wu 1 2 4, Chen-Ying Chang Chien 1 2, Chun-Ping Huang 1 2 PMID: 38060514 PMCID: PMC10703209 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295432 Abstract Pain is strongly associated with neuro-immune activation. […]
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023 Nov 20:14:1261016. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1261016. eCollection 2023. Meta analysis of ovulation induction effect and pregnancy outcome of acupuncture & moxibustion combined with clomiphene in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome Lijie Yang Abstract Objective: Using Mesh Meta Analysis to evaluate the efficacy of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Clomiphene, Acupuncture & Moxibustion combined with Clomiphene […]
Published: 12 July 2023 Menghao Xu, Mengdi Zhu & Cuihong Zheng Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2023) Abstract Purpose To evaluate the effects of acupuncture on IVF-ET outcomes. Methods Digital databases, including Pubmed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, the Web of Science and ScienceDirect, were searched from their inception to July 2022. The MeSH terms we […]
Published: 12 July 2023 Menghao Xu, Mengdi Zhu & Cuihong Zheng Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2023) Abstract Purpose To evaluate the effects of acupuncture on IVF-ET outcomes. Methods Digital databases, including Pubmed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, the Web of Science and ScienceDirect, were searched from their inception to July 2022. The MeSH terms we […]
Matthew Hawks, Erik Clauson, Pamela Hughes, Rebecca Lauters, and Paul Crawford Published Online:13 Apr 2023https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2022.0051 Abstract Objective: Achilles tendinopathy is a common musculoskeletal condition associated with decreased functionality. The insertional variant (<2cm from the calcaneus) is less responsive to eccentric-exercise therapy. This study looked at the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) + eccentric exercise for treating […]
J Integr Complement Med. 2023 Mar 27. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0686. Ling Han Abstract Background: Complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches have been recommended in national and international clinical guidelines for chronic pain management. We set out to determine whether exposure to CIH approaches is associated with pain care quality (PCQ) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) […]
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies VOLUME 33, P128-135, JANUARY 2023 Shibili Nuhmani Abstract Introduction The objective of the study is to evaluate the best available evidence on the effectiveness of DN in the management of tendinopathy. Methods Seven randomized control trials were selected following an electronic search in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and […]