J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2017 Dec;61(3):269-276. Kissel JA1, Wong C2. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To illustrate the clinical management of a ganglion cyst presenting on the right dorsal wrist. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 38-year-old female complaining of a symptomatic right dorsal wrist ganglion of four years duration. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: The patient was treated with high-frequency electroacupuncture in […]
by Kristin Jenkins, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today June 27, 2017 Acupuncture in the lumbosacral region appears to be an effective treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence that rivals behavioral treatments such as pelvic floor muscle training, researchers found. In a randomized, participant-blinded, controlled clinical study, the mean decrease in urine leakage was 9.9 g at week […]
To cite this article: Dimitrova Alexandra. Medical Acupuncture. December 2017, 29(6): 352-365. https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2017.1242 Published in Volume: 29 Issue 6: December 1, 2017 Online Ahead of Print: November 17, 2017 ABSTRACT Background: Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is defined as damage to the peripheral nervous system caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction. Multiple recent trials have suggested that acupuncture is beneficial […]
Andrew J. Vickers, PhD The Journal of Pain. Published online:November 30, 2017 Highlights – Acupuncture has a clinically relevant effect on chronic pain that persists over time – The effect of acupuncture cannot be explained only by placebo effects – Factors in addition to the specific effects of needling are important contributors – Referral for […]
Pauline Anderson October 30, 2017 SAN DIEGO — The last two decades have seen “unprecedented advances” in the use of acupuncture to treat pain conditions, with a “rapid rise” in the number and quality of related published studies, according to a physician who is an experienced acupuncture practitioner. “Right now, we have a pretty solid […]
To cite this article: Ural Fatma Gülçin, Öztürk Gökhan Tuna, Bölük Hüma, and Akkuş Selami. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. October 2017, 23(10): 819-822. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2016.0370 Published in Volume: 23 Issue 10: October 1, 2017 Online Ahead of Print: June 7, 2017 ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the effect of acupuncture on common extensor tendon […]
by Joanne Finnegan | Aug 31, 2017 9:09am The Joint Commission has released new pain assessment and management standards that will take effect January 1 for all accredited hospitals. The new and revised standards come in response to the country’s opioid crisis, which every day claims 91 American lives as a result of overdoses, the Joint […]
AUGUST 23, 2017 Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies Raissi G, et al. This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the additive effect of medical acupuncture on controlling the symptoms of the restless legs syndrome (RLS). The researchers revealed that in the treatment of restless legs syndrome, acupuncture plus a low dose of gabapentin (300mg/day) […]
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science — Peng J, et al. | August 18, 2017 A scrutiny was performed of the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) on Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Based on the results, the inference drawn was that EA was effective for AD. It possibly led to an improvement of the clinical symptoms in […]
To cite this article: Crawford Paul, Penzien Donald B., and Coeytaux Remy. Medical Acupuncture. August 2017, ahead of print.https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2017.1234 Online Ahead of Print: August 4, 2017 ABSTRACT Background: Acupuncture is being offered to patients as part of routine medical care in selected military bases in the United States. There is little published information about the clinical outcomes […]
Postgraduate Medical Journal — Zhang RQ, et al. | July 13, 2017 This investigation was carried out to gauge the clinical efficacy of acupuncture therapy for simple obesity. It also focused on yielding evidence–based medical data for treating obesity with acupuncture. The obtained findings displayed that acupuncture for simple obesity, appeared to be an effective […]
Published Sunday 2 July 2017 Acupuncture has been used to treat all kinds of pain since as far back as ancient times. Yet many dismiss it as a mere placebo, arguing that the method is not scientific. But new research moves closer to a scientific explanation for why acupuncture might, in fact, work. Acupuncture is […]
April 07, 2017 By Leah Lawrence Patients with migraine without aura experienced a long-term reduction in migraine recurrence after undergoing acupuncture compared with patients undergoing a sham procedure. “True acupuncture manifested persisting superiority and clinically relevant benefits for at least 24 weeks in migraine prophylaxis, including reducing the number of migraine frequency and days with […]
Date: June 18, 2017 Source: RMIT University Summary: The world’s largest randomized controlled trial of acupuncture in emergency departments has found the treatment is a safe and effective alternative to pain-relieving drugs for some patients. The study found acupuncture was as effective as pain medicine in providing long-term relief for patients who came to emergency […]
JUNE 07, 2017 Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Ural FG, et al. This article was written with the objective to investigate the acupuncture impact on the cross–sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve at the wrist in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and, also, to distinguish whether clinical, electrophysiological, and ultrasonographic changes demonstrate any […]
Eur Spine J. 2017 May 18. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5121-8. [Epub ahead of print] Kjaer P1,2, Kongsted A3,4,5, Hartvigsen J3,5, Isenberg-Jørgensen A6, Schiøttz-Christensen B7,8, Søborg B4, Krog C9, Møller CM10, Halling CMB4,11, Lauridsen HH3, Hansen IR3, Nørregaard J12, Jørgensen KJ4,13, Hansen LV14, Jakobsen M4,11, Jensen MB15, Melbye M16, Duel P17, Christensen SW18,19, Povlsen TM4,20. Abstract PURPOSE: To summarise recommendations about 21 selected non-surgical interventions for recent onset (<12 weeks) non-specific neck pain (NP) and cervical radiculopathy (CR) based […]
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine — Hou Z, et al. | May 10, 2017 The objective of the study described in this paper is to assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for the treatment of cervical vertigo (CV). In view of the systematic review, acupuncture appeared to be a promising therapeutic approach for CV […]