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Kang, Ji-Eun, Hye-Jung Lee, Sabina Lim, Ee-Hwa Kim, Tae-Hee Lee, Mi-Hyeon Jang, Min-Chul Shin, Baek-Vin Lim, Youn-Jung Kim, and Chang-Ju Kim. "Acupuncture Modulates Expressions of Nitric Oxide Synthase and c-Fos in Hippocampus After Transient Global Ischemia in Gerbils." American Journal of Chinese Medicine 31, no. 04 (January 2003): 581–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0192415x03001235.

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The effects of acupuncture on the expressions of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and c-Fos in the hippocampus of gerbils after transient ischemia were investigated via nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase (NADPH-d) histochemistry and Fos immunohistochemistry. In animals of the ischemia-induction groups, both common carotid arteries were occluded for 5 minutes. Animals of the acupunctued groups were given acupunctural treatment at Zusanli twice daily for 9 consecutive days. Acupuncture was shown to decrease NADPH-d and c-Fos levels in both the sham-operation group and the ischemia-induction group. These results suggest that acupuncture modulates the expressions of NOS and c-Fos in the hippocampus.
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Zhang, Jiarun, Weizhen Wu, Li Wan, Yunqing Zhang, Ruoqi Li, Ning Li, and Dongqing Guo. "Comparative Study of Najia and Nazi Acupunctures to Reduce Rat Gastric Ulcer." Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research 44, no. 3 (January 21, 2020): 191–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/036012920x15779969212937.

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Gastric ulcer is a common digestive system disease, which leads to the serious decline in the life quality and effective therapies are in urgent need. Midnightmidday ebb flow acupunctures including Najia and Nazi acupunctures have been applied in clinics in China for more than one thousand years and the acupoints are selected according to the time rhythm. Najia acupuncture, namely day-prescription of acupoints, divides ten days (one cycle) into 120 two-hour periods and each period is coordinated with a meridian. Meanwhile, Nazi acupuncture, namely hour-prescription of acupoints, divides a day(one cycle) into 12 two-hour periods and each period is coordinated with a meridian. When there is a disease in a certain meridian, the relevant acupoints are operated in the corresponding time. However, the comparative efficacies of Najia and Nazi acupunctures on promoting the healing of gastric ulcer are still unknown. In this study, gastric ulcer rats were induced by acetic acid and were randomly divided into four groups: non-acupuncture group, normal acupuncture group, Najia acupuncture group and Nazi acupuncture group. After different treatments for continuous 10 days, the gained weight, gastric ulcer area and the thickness of gastric mucosa were measured and analyzed. Decreased ulcer area, increased mucosa thickness and dense scar tissue occurred in the Najia group and Nazi group compared to that in the non-acupuncture group (P<0.05). However, there were no significant differences between Najia and Nazi acupuncture groups (P>0.05). Thickness of gastric mucosa in Nazi acupuncture group increased significantly compared to normal acupuncture group (P<0.05). Therefore, the findings in this study indicated that Najia and Nazi acupunctures had gastroprotective effects and accelerated the healing of acetic acid-induced gastric ulcer in rats, but no significant differences between them. It may provide valuable information for development of acupuncture for the treatment of gastric ulcer in clinics.
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Cai, Wuying. "Acupuncture and the Nervous System." American Journal of Chinese Medicine 20, no. 03n04 (January 1992): 331–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0192415x92000369.

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Acupuncture is based on neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. At each acupuncture point, there are peripheral nerves and terminals. Acupuncture will be useful for further understanding of the nervous system. A conceptual view of acupuncture's physiology is presented.
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Yang, Chae Ha, Bong Hyo Lee, and Sung Hoon Sohn. "A Possible Mechanism Underlying the Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Drug Addiction." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 5, no. 3 (2008): 257–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem081.

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Clinical trials are currently underway to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of drug addiction. While there are still many unanswered questions about the basic mechanisms of acupuncture, some evidence exists to suggest that acupuncture can play an important role in reducing reinforcing effects of abused drugs. The purpose of this article is to critically review these data. The neurochemical and behavioral evidence showed that acupuncture's role in suppressing the reinforcing effects of abused drugs takes place by modulating mesolimbic dopamine neurons. Also, several brain neurotransmitter systems such as serotonin, opioid and amino acids including GABA have been implicated in the modulation of dopamine release by acupuncture. These results provided clear evidence for the biological effects of acupuncture that ultimately may help us to understand how acupuncture can be used to treat abused drugs. Additional research using animal models is of primary importance to understanding the basic mechanism underlying acupuncture's effectiveness in the treatment of drug addiction.
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Jang, Mi-Hyeon, Min-Chul Shin, Baek-Vin Lim, Hyun-Bae Kim, Young-Pyo Kim, Ee-Hwa Kim, Hong Kim, Mal-Soon Shin, Sung-Soo Kim, and Chang-Ju Kim. "Acupuncture Increases Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in Hippocampus of Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats." American Journal of Chinese Medicine 31, no. 02 (January 2003): 305–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0192415x03000989.

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In the present study, the effect of acupuncture at Zusanli acupoint on nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expression in the hippocampus of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats was investigated via nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase (NADPH-d) histochemistry. Animals were divided into four groups: the control group, the nondiabetic and acupunctured group, the STZ-induced diabetes group, and the STZ-induced diabetes and acupunctured group. From the results, NADPH-d-positive neurons in the hippocampus were decreased in STZ-induced diabetic rats, while acupuncture increased NOS expression significantly under diabetic conditions. In the present study, it can be suggested that acupuncture treatment may modulate NOS activity in the hippocampus under diabetic conditions.
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Hullender Rubin, Lee E., Belinda J. Anderson, and LaTasha B. Craig. "Acupuncture and in vitro fertilisation research: Current and future directions." Acupuncture in Medicine 36, no. 2 (April 2018): 117–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/acupmed-2016-011352.

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Background Acupuncture is a common adjuvant treatment to support patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF). However, the impact of acupuncture and the different roles it can play in IVF remain unclear. Objective In this paper, we present an overview and critique of the current evidence on acupuncture's impact on IVF-related stress, describe harms, and propose future directions for investigation. Conclusion Two to three acupuncture sessions performed on or around the day of embryo transfer are insufficient interventions to improve IVF birth outcomes but provide significant IVF-related stress reduction. Research investigating acupuncture to support IVF is heterogeneous and confounded by the lack of an appropriate comparator. However, evidence suggests several acupuncture sessions improve endometrial thickness, reduce stress, and improve patient satisfaction. Observational studies suggest more sessions are associated with increases in clinical pregnancy and live birth rates. An optimised acupuncture intervention with a reasonable comparator is necessary for future studies, with evidence-based guidance on technique and number of sessions. Acupuncture should not be rejected as an adjuvant therapy for IVF, but more studies are needed to clarify acupuncture's role in supporting IVF cycles.
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Langevin, Helene M., David L. Churchill, James R. Fox, Gary J. Badger, Brian S. Garra, and Martin H. Krag. "Biomechanical response to acupuncture needling in humans." Journal of Applied Physiology 91, no. 6 (December 1, 2001): 2471–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jappl.2001.91.6.2471.

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During acupuncture treatments, acupuncture needles are manipulated to elicit the characteristic “de qi” reaction widely viewed as essential to acupuncture's therapeutic effect. De qi has a biomechanical component, “needle grasp,” which we have quantified by measuring the force necessary to pull an acupuncture needle out of the skin (pullout force) in 60 human subjects. We hypothesized that pullout force is greater with both bidirectional needle rotation (BI) and unidirectional rotation (UNI) than no rotation (NO). Acupuncture needles were inserted, manipulated, and pulled out by using a computer-controlled acupuncture needling instrument at eight acupuncture points and eight control points. We found 167 and 52% increases in mean pullout force with UNI and BI, respectively, compared with NO (repeated-measures ANOVA, P < 0.001). Pullout force was on average 18% greater at acupuncture points than at control points ( P < 0.001). Needle grasp is therefore a measurable biomechanical phenomenon associated with acupuncture needle manipulation.
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Li, Boxuan, Shizhe Deng, Bomo Sang, Weiming Zhu, Bifang Zhuo, Menglong Zhang, Chenyang Qin, Yuanhao Lyu, Yuzheng Du, and Zhihong Meng. "Revealing the Neuroimaging Mechanism of Acupuncture for Poststroke Aphasia: A Systematic Review." Neural Plasticity 2022 (April 21, 2022): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5635596.

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Background. Aphasia is a common symptom in stroke patients, presenting with the impairment of spontaneous speech, repetition, naming, auditory comprehension, reading, and writing function. Multiple rehabilitation methods have been suggested for the recovery of poststroke aphasia, including medication treatment, behavioral therapy, and stimulation approach. Acupuncture has been proven to have a beneficial effect on improving speech functions in repetition, oral speech, reading, comprehension, and writing ability. Neuroimaging technology provides a visualized way to explore cerebral neural activity, which helps reveal the therapeutic effect of acupuncture therapy. In this systematic review, we aim to reveal and summarize the neuroimaging mechanism of acupuncture therapy on poststroke aphasia to provide the foundation for further study. Methods. Seven electronic databases were searched including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, the Wanfang databases, and the Chinese Scientific Journal Database. After screening the studies according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, we summarized the neuroimaging mechanism of acupuncture on poststroke aphasia, as well as the utilization of acupuncture therapy and the methodological characteristics. Result. After searching, 885 articles were retrieved. After removing the literature studies, animal studies, and case reports, 16 studies were included in the final analysis. For the acupuncture type, 10 studies used manual acupuncture and 5 studies used electroacupuncture, while body acupuncture (10 studies), scalp acupuncture (7 studies), and tongue acupuncture (8 studies) were applied for poststroke aphasia patients. Based on blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) technologies, 4 neuroimaging analysis methods were used including amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF), regional homogeneity (ReHo), seed-based analysis, and independent component analysis (ICA). Two studies reported the instant acupuncture effect, and 14 studies reported the constant acupuncture’s effect on poststroke aphasia patients. 5 studies analyzed the correlation between the neuroimaging outcomes and the clinical language scales. Conclusion. In this systematic review, we found that the mechanism of acupuncture’s effect might be associated with the activation and functional connectivity of language-related brain areas, such as brain areas around Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area in the left inferior temporal gyrus, supramarginal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, and inferior frontal gyrus. However, these studies were still in the preliminary stage. Multicenter randomized controlled trials (RCT) with large sample sizes were needed to verify current evidence, as well as to explore deeply the neuroimaging mechanisms of acupuncture’s effects.
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Farmer, Cecilia. "Bringing Holistic Treatments to the Attention of Medicine." Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine 20, no. 2 (December 31, 2014): 120–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2156587214565459.

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This article reviews 3 studies that explore the effects of acupuncture on poststroke patients suffering from chronic stroke symptoms. The 3 studies selected strive to show how acupuncture can be a safe, noninvasive, and cost-effect rehabilitation tool useful in adjunct with traditional rehabilitation. Chou et al (2009), Hopwood et al (2008), and Wayne et al (2005) all studied acupuncture’s effects on quality of life. Additionally, both Hopwood et al and Wayne et al studied acupuncture’s effects on mobility and activities of daily living. While the frequency, duration, and length of the entire treatment varied by study, overall, the results of all 3 studies suggest that acupuncture increases quality of life and improves mobility and activities of daily living.
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Li, Yao. "A Corpus Study of Acupuncture from the Perspective of Mass Media Based on the Corpus of Contemporary American English." Journal of Contemporary Educational Research 8, no. 7 (July 29, 2024): 216–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.26689/jcer.v8i7.7418.

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Based on the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), this study examines acupuncture from the perspective of mass media. Acupuncture has been circulating throughout the Chinese Cultural Circle since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and has since spread directly or indirectly to the rest of the world. The United States boasts the world’s second-largest acupuncture market, with its laws, regulations, industry growth, research, and education all positively influencing the development of acupuncture in other nations. This study uses COCA to analyze the form and content of acupuncture’s dissemination in eight different types of media. The findings show that acupuncture appears in COCA a total of 1,788 times, with the highest frequency in magazines, followed by blogs, and the lowest frequency in fiction. These findings reveal the popularity of acupuncture in mass media in the United States and provide empirical data and insights for the future dissemination and development of acupuncture in the United States.
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Jarvis, Matthew. "Architecture of Acupuncture." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30912.

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<p>â Architecture of Acupunctureâ refers to one way an architect may begin a design project. This thesis was a one-year collaborative effort with my Masters Diploma Professors, Peter Zumthor and Miguel Kreisler, at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, Switzerland, in 2001. To begin, a surgical study of a place just south of Pavia, Italy, was conducted and analyzed to determine the most appropriate program for that place, and again analyzed to determine the most appropriate image and material for that program. I located points in the immediate area of the site where 1.water, 2.road, 3.built mass, and 4.event, intersect on the site and called these â points of convergence.â The points of convergence were used to map out a unique way in which the site can be read. These are the acupuncture points on the body of the place. <p>The project is an Industrial Fish Farm. It is the largest fish farm in Europe and sells fish to all of Northern Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and France, while also serving fresh fish daily to the small towns of Mezzana Corti, Tre Re, and Cascina della Colonne approximate to it. <p>The Farm is one and a half kilometers of concrete water-filled fields inserted into an irregular shaped land-form between two 18 foot tall existing earth dams. <p>The attitude of the Farm is a sensitive one in regard to the flat and quiet farming communities around it. The space the Fish Farm occupies cannot be seen unless from the roads which each run on top of the dams themselves. Two new structures are the only things that can be seen from outside the dams. One is a tower building. One is a line building. <p>The line building is a restaurant, ninety meters long. The Restaurant enhances the industrial program by offering back to the people of the nearby towns an opportunity to actively interact with the new farm. The Restaurant is clamped to the South Dam Road, which is used for public traffic around perimeter of the site. The tower building is the Operations Building. It acts as an aircraft control tower does for an aircraft carrier, consolidating all built mass into one central structure. The Operations Building is a landmark at the midpoint of the concrete fields. It is clamped to the North Dam Road, dedicated to the daily functioning of the Farm. Both structures are shack-like and cheap; both made well of steel and corrugated metal. <p>All built things inside the body of the Farm, including the two buildings, adopt in their appearances an â insect imageâ from the machines used to harvest the fish. They are raised up on long and thin steel legs so as to lightly touch the still water they stand in.<br>Master of Architecture
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Strömberg, Sahel. "Urban Acupuncture: Västerås Waterfront." Thesis, KTH, Stadsbyggnad, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-101155.

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Vixner, Linda. "Acupuncture for labour pain." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Medicinsk vetenskap, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-17488.

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Background: Acupuncture involves puncturing the skin with thin sterile needles at defined acupuncture points. Previous studies are inconclusive regarding the effect of acupuncture on labour pain, but some studies have found a reduction in the use of pharmacological pain relief when acupuncture is administered. The appropriate dose of acupuncture treatment required to elicit a potential effect on labour pain has not been fully explored. The dose is determined by many different factors, including the number of needles used and the intensity of the stimulation. In Sweden, manual stimulation of the needles is common practice when acupuncture is used for labour pain, but electrical stimulation of the needles, which gives a higher dose, could possibly be more effective. The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture with manual stimulation (MA) of the needles as well as acupuncture with a combination of manual and electrical stimulation (EA) in reducing labour pain, compared with standard care without any form of acupuncture (SC). Methods: The study was designed as a three-armed randomised controlled trial in which 303 nulliparous women with normal pregnancies were randomised to MA, EA, or SC. The primary outcome was labour pain, assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes were relaxation during labour, use of obstetric pain relief, and associations between maternal characteristics and labour pain and use of epidural analgesia respectively. Also, labour and infant outcomes, recollection of labour pain, and maternal experiences, such as birth experience and experience of the midwife, were investigated two months after the birth. The sample size calculation was based on the potential to discover a difference of 15 mm on the VAS. Data were collected during labour before the interventions, the day after birth, and two months later. Besides using the VAS, information was collected by means of study specific protocol, questionnaires and medical records. Results: The mean VAS scores were 66.4 in the MA group, 68.5 in the EA group, and 69.0 in the SC group (mean differences: MA vs. SC 2.6 95% CI -1.7 to 6.9, and EA vs. SC 0.6 95% CI -3.6 to 4.8). Other methods of pain relief were used less frequently in the EA group, including epidural analgesia, MA 61.4%, EA 46%, and SC 69.9%. (EA vs. SC OR 0.4 95% CI 0.2 to 0.7). No statistically significant differences were found in the recollection of labour pain between the three groups two months after birth (mean VAS score: MA 69.3, EA 68.7 and SC 70.1). A few maternal characteristics were associated with labour pain (age, dysmenorrhea, and cervix dilatation), but none of the investigated characteristics predicted the outcome of the acupuncture treatment in MA or EA. Women in the EA group experienced acupuncture as being effective for labour pain to a higher extent than women who received MA, MA 44.4%, EA 67.1% (EA vs. MA OR 2.4 95% CI 1.2 to 4.8). Women in the EA group also spent less time in labour (mean 500 min) than those who received MA (mean 619 min) and SC (mean 615 min) (EA vs. MA HR 1.4 95% CI 1.0 to1.9, EA vs. SC HR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.0), and had less blood loss than women receiving SC, (EA vs. SC OR 0.1 95% CI 0.3 to 0.7). The women’s assessment of the midwife as being supportive during labour (MA 77.2%, EA 83.5%, SC 80%), overall satisfaction with midwife care (MA 100%, EA 97.5%, SC 98.7%), and having an overall positive childbirth experience (MA 64.6%, EA 61.0%, SC 54.3%) did not differ statistically. No serious side effects of the acupuncture treatment were reported. Conclusion: Acupuncture, regardless of type of stimulation, did not differ from standard care without acupuncture in terms of reducing women’s experience of pain during labour, or their memory of pain and childbirth overall two months after the birth. However, other forms of obstetric pain relief were less frequent in women receiving a combination of manual and electrical stimulation, suggesting that this method could facilitate coping with labour pain.
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Bergdahl, Lena. "Auricular acupuncture for insomnia." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Psykiatri, Akademiska sjukhuset, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-320045.

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Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-i) is the most effective treatment for insomnia. Studies show that auricular acupuncture (AA) may alleviate insomnia symptoms. The overall aim of the thesis was to compare treatment effects of auricular acupuncture (AA) with cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-i) on symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, depression, hypnotic drugs consumption and quality of life from short- and long-term perspectives. Paper I had a qualitative approach with a descriptive design. 16 participants received group-treatment with AA during their protracted withdrawal phase and were interviewed about their experiences. They participants experienced a reduction in protracted withdrawal symptoms, improved subjective sleep quality, a strong sensation of peacefulness and increased wellbeing. Paper II, III and IV present results from a randomised controlled trial in where the effects of group-treatment with AA and CBT-i were compared in short- and long-term using subjective (questionnaires and sleep diary) and objective (actigraphy) measurements. The results showed that CBT-i was superior to AA in reducing insomnia symptoms in both the short and long run. Both groups experienced significant long-term reduction of depressive symptoms. Further, both groups managed to maintain a decreased intake of hypnotic drugs at the end of the treatment when compared to baseline measurement. Short-term reduction of symptoms of anxiety and depression improved only in the AA group. The results from the objective actigraph recordings showed that the AA group slept more and the CBT-i group less after the treatment and that sleep patterns in both groups reverted to pre-treatment levels after 6 months. Conclusively: AA, as administered in this study, was not as good as CBT-i in treating insomnia symptoms, and should not be used as a stand-alone treatment for insomnia. Our results also demonstrate that prolonged sleep time does not necessarily yield better sleep, and that the perception of insomnia symptoms is not inevitably affected by sleep duration. AA was as effective as CBT-i in ending hypnotic drugs consumption. Moreover, AA was more successful than CBT-i in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in the short run. Further studies investigating AA for anxiety and depression are motivated.
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Teixeira, Sabrina Goltsman. "Acupunctura no tratamento da dermatite atópica canina." Bachelor's thesis, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/3293.

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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária<br>A Acupunctura é praticada mundialmente apesar das dificuldades na conciliação do seu princípio com a medicina baseada na evidência. Hoje em dia existem já vários estudos científicos e abordagens para a explicação dos seus mecanismos. A Dermatite Atópica Canina (DAC) é uma doença de pele crónica, recorrente e pruriginosa, do foro alérgico e inflamatória. Tem predisposição genética e é considerada a segunda maior causa de prurido nos cães. Apesar de existir uma grande diversidade de métodos de controlo desta doença, com excepção da Imunoterapia Alergénio-Específica (IAE), não está estudado até ao momento qualquer outro método de tratamento que permita uma alteração do curso da doença com baixo risco de efeitos secundários, requerendo manutenção para o resto da vida do animal. No entanto, a sua eficácia para o tratamento humano da Dermatite Atópica é controverso e encontra-se contra-indicada na Dermatite de Tipo Atópico (DTA). Apesar de não existirem ainda estudos de acupunctura direccionados para a DAC, diversos estudos em humanos demonstram a sua eficácia na Dermatite Atópica. Isto indica que poderá ser uma terapia complementar segura para a DAC. Foi elaborado um estudo para observar a tolerância de cães com hipersensibilidade cutânea à Acupunctura e, simultaneamente, a evolução clínica da DAC com a Acupunctura como tratamento complementar, com a duração de 11 semanas. Apesar de uma amostra reduzida, com apenas 2 casos clínicos, o estudo revelou alguma resolução do prurido e inflamação. Tal aponta para a necessidade de estudos mais completos sobre Acupunctura em animais de companhia contando com uma maior amostra, grupo de controlo, avaliação cega e um maior tempo de tratamento para se conseguir avaliar a fundo a sua eficácia. O estudo de tolerância desta terapia por cães com hipersensibilidade cutânea permitiu concluir que, apesar da hipersensibilidade e agitação característica destes pacientes, o tratamento é perfeitamente tolerado. Isto parece apontar para, em animais com pele saudável, a tolerância aos tratamentos de Acupunctura ser ainda maior.<br>ABSTRACT - Acupuncture is practiced worldwide despite the difficulties in reconciling its principle with evidence-based medicine. Nowadays there are several scientific studies and approaches which explain its mechanisms. Canine Atopic Dermatitis (CAD) is a chronic, recurring, pruritic and inflammatory skin condition. There is a genetic predisposition and it is considered the second most common cause of pruritus in dogs. Despite the great diversity of methods available to control this disease, apart from allergen-specific immunotherapy no other treatment method is able to change its course with low risk of secondary effects, requiring life-long maintenance. However, its efficacy in the treatment of human Atopic Dermatitis is controversial and it’s contraindicated in the treatment of Atopic-Like Dermatitis. Despite there being as of yet no studies specifically tailored for CAD several studies have demonstrated its efficacy in human Atopic Dermatitis. This indicates it might be a safe complementary therapy for CAD. An 11-week study was elaborated in order to ascertain the tolerance of acupuncture by dogs with cutaneous hypersensitivity and, simultaneously, the clinical evolution of Canine Atopic Dermatitis when using acupuncture as a complementary treatment. Despite a small sample, two clinical cases only, the study revealed some improvement in terms of pruritus and inflammation. This indicates the need for further studies in companion animals with a bigger sample, control group, a blind study model and a longer treatment period so the efficacy of acupuncture can be accurately evaluated. The tolerance study in dogs with cutaneous hypersensitivity allowed for the conclusion that despite hypersensitivity and the restlessness that characterises these patients the treatment is very well tolerated. This seems to indicate that in subjects with healthy skin the treatment tolerance will be even higher.
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張琦. "激痛點針灸療法的機理研究進展". HKBU Institutional Repository, 2016. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/242.

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研究背景：激痛点与肌筋膜疼痛综合征等多种疾病的发生和转归有密切联系。激痛点针灸疗法在Ii面床治疗中应用广泛，但其相关作用机理还不十分清楚。因此，激痛点针灸疗法作用机理的研究有十分重要的理论意义和临床价值。 研究目的：初步总结激痛点针灸疗法的作用机制，为丰富激痛点针灸疗法及提高临床疗效提供思路。 研究方法：本文以“激痛点、“扳机点、“触发点 “激痛点针灸和“机制、为主题词’检索中国期刊全文资料库（ CNKI ）；以“Trigger point、“DryNeedling和“Mechanism为关键字检索英文文献数据库PubMed 。结合激痛点相失生理病理研究结论，对近年来激痛点针灸疗法机制的相关研究进行整理。 结论：破坏激痛点局部的独特生理病理结构’即功能障碍终板的完整性，抑制伤害戚受器的传人可能是激痛点针灸疗法的主要局部镇痛机制。其失’针刺本身参与的局部镇痛及通过脊髓相失节段调整远部牵涉痛、内脏痛；激发全身镇痛、抗炎、生物力学调整等，都是激痛点针灸疗法的镇痛的可能机制。
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Enblom, Anna. "Nausea and vomiting in patients receiving acupuncture, sham acupuncture or standard care during radiotherapy." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Omvårdnad, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-17237.

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Background and aim: Many patients with cancer experience emesis (nausea and vomiting) during radiotherapy. The overall aim of this thesis was to improve the situation for patients with risk for emesis during radiotherapy, by evaluating emesis in patients receiving verum (genuine) acupuncture, sham (simulated) acupuncture or standard care during radiotherapy. Methods: In study I, a cross-sectional sample (n=368) treated with radiotherapy over various fields answered a study-specific questionnaire. In study II, 80 healthy volunteers were randomized to receive needling with verum acupuncture or non-penetrating telescopic sham needles by one of four physiotherapists. In study III, 215 patients were randomly allocated to verum (n=109) or non-penetrating telescopic sham (n=106) acupuncture during their entire radiotherapy period over abdominal or pelvic fields. The same 215 patients were also included in study IV. They were compared to 62 patients irradiated over abdominal or pelvic fields, selected from study I. Results: In study I, the weekly prevalence of nausea was 39 % in all radiotherapy-treated patients and 63 % in abdominal or pelvic irradiated patients. Age younger than 40 years and previous experience of nausea in other situations were characteristics associated with an increased risk for nausea. Of the 145 nauseous patients, 34 % considered their antiemetic treatment as insufficient. Patients with nausea reported lower level of quality of life compared to patients free from nausea. In study II, most individuals needled with verum (68 %) or sham (68 %) acupuncture could not identify needling type, and that blinding result varied from 55 to 80 % between the four therapists. In study III, nausea was experienced by 70 % (mean number of days=10.1) and 25 % vomited during the radiotherapy period. In the sham group 62 % experienced nausea (mean number of days=8.7) and 28 % vomited. Ninety five percent in the verum and 96 % in the sham group believed that the treatment had been effective for nausea. In both groups, 67 % experienced other positive effects, on relaxation, mood, sleep or pain-reduction, and 89 % were interested in receiving the treatment again. In study IV, the weekly prevalence of nausea and vomiting was 38 and 8 % in the verum group, 37 and 7 % in the sham group and 63 and 15 % in the standard care group. The nausea difference between the acupuncture and the standard care cohort was statistically significant, also after overall adjustments for potential confounding factors. The nausea intensity in the acupuncture cohort was lower compared to the standard care cohort (p=0.002). Patients who expected nausea had increased risk for nausea compared to patients who expected low risk for nausea (Relative risk 1.6). Conclusions and implications: Nausea was common during abdominal or pelvic field irradiation in patients receiving standard care. Verum acupuncture did not reduce emesis compared to sham acupuncture, while reduced emesis was seen in both patients treated with verum or sham acupuncture. Health-care professionals may consider identifying and treating patients with increased risk for nausea in advance. The telescopic sham needle was credible. Researchers may thus use and standardize the sham procedure in acupuncture control groups. The choice of performing acupuncture during radiotherapy cannot be based on arguments that the specific characters of verum acupuncture have effects on nausea. It is important to further study what components in the acupuncture procedures that produce the dramatic positive but yet not fully understood antiemetic effect, making it possible to use those components to further increase quality of care during radiotherapy.
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Sambian, Noël Elisabeth. "Apport de l'acupuncture dans le traitement des migraines et des céphalées : étude rétrospective de 45 cas traités au centre anti-douleur CHU de Montpellier." Montpellier 1, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988MON11178.

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Smith, Andrew, and n/a. "Pulse diagnosis in traditional acupuncture." University of Canberra. Education, 1993. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061109.082650.

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The process of pulse diagnosis was examined in a sample of 100 patients randomly selected from the author's acupuncture clinic. Patient symptoms, pulses (as utilised in traditional Chinese medicine), diagnostic criteria (as described in traditional Chinese medicine), acupuncture points selected and patient comments after each treatment were coded into a numerical format suitable for stepwise multiple regression and crosstabulation analysis. The analysis indicated that the interpretation of pulse qualities predicted the diagnostic criteria when used in accordance with the theories of acupuncture. The selection of acupuncture points could not be predicted from the diagnostic criteria when using pulse diagnosis. Additionally the analysis indicated that the patient comments after acupuncture were independent of the initial patient symptoms. More research is needed to more fully understand the process of pulse diagnosis. However the analysis does suggest that pulse diagnosis should be incorporated into acupuncture curricula in both traditional acupuncture courses and medical acupuncture courses.
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Cohen, Marc 1964. "Bioenergetics, information and acupuncture : an exploration of the links between acupuncture information, and bio-electromagnetism." Monash University, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, 2000. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/7851.

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Stux, Gabriel, and Bruce Pomeranz. Acupuncture. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71742-0.

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Borsarello, J. F. Acupuncture. 3rd ed. Paris ; New York: Masson, 1986.

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Nightingale, Michael. Acupuncture. London: Optima, 1992.

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Liao, Tien Ren. Acupuncture. Washington, D.C: Science Reference Section, Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress, 1985.

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Symposium on Acupunture [i.e. Acupuncture] (1992 Uppsala, Sweden). Acupuncture. Edited by Höok Olle 1918-. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press, 1993.

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Nightingale, Michael. Acupuncture. (London): Optima, 1992.

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MacDonald, Alexander. Acupuncture. New Delhi: Indus, 1992.

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Liao, Tien Ren. Acupuncture. Washington, D.C: Science Reference Section, Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress, 1985.

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Liao, Tien Ren. Acupuncture. Washington, D.C: Science Reference Section, Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress, 1985.

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Li, Ding. Acupuncture, meridian theory, and acupuncture points. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1991.

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Flagg, Douglas. "Acupuncture." In Encyclopedia of Women’s Health, 37–39. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48113-0_13.

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Ellis, N. "Acupuncture." In Therapeutic Management of Incontinence and Pelvic Pain, 219–23. London: Springer London, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3715-3_32.

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Abrams, David B., J. Rick Turner, Linda C. Baumann, Alyssa Karel, Susan E. Collins, Katie Witkiewitz, Terry Fulmer, et al. "Acupuncture." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 25–26. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_783.

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Johnson, Brandy L. "Acupuncture." In Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health, 159–61. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5659-0_16.

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Hasson, Brian F., Charlie Ma, Lu Wang, David E. Wazer, Jay E. Reiff, Jay E. Reiff, Brandon J. Fisher, et al. "Acupuncture." In Encyclopedia of Radiation Oncology, 3. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85516-3_230.

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Mantle, Fiona. "Acupuncture." In Complementary Therapy, 10–17. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13407-6_2.

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Amori, Paolo, and Liguori Aldo. "Acupuncture." In Advances in Integrative Dermatology, 467–75. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119476009.ch28.

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Wang, Shu-Ming. "Acupuncture." In Essentials of Pain Management, 337–65. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-87579-8_16.

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Stener-Victorin, Elisabet, Anna Benrick, Romina Fornes, and Manuel Maliqueo. "Acupuncture." In Infertility in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, 227–45. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45534-1_17.

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Garcia, M. Kay, and Lorenzo Cohen. "Acupuncture." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1–2. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_783-2.

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Conference papers on the topic "Acupuncture"

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Tian, Jianying, Liwen Sun, and Xinying Wu. "Design of End Effector for Acupuncture Robot." In 2024 2nd International Conference on Computer, Vision and Intelligent Technology (ICCVIT), 1–5. IEEE, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/iccvit63928.2024.10872428.

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Wu, Changzhong, Yongzhuo Wang, Shengqiang Wang, Yuanyuan Lu, Xingyu Zhu, and Haibo An. "Analysis and design of an acupuncture robot system." In Third International Conference on Intelligent Mechanical and Human-Computer Interaction Technology (IHCIT 2024), edited by Xiangjie Kong and Xingjian Wang, 99. SPIE, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.3050559.

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Xuan, Liang, Yufei Xu, Hong-Xing Zhang, Yifeng Li, Xiao-Li Pan, and Chun Sun. "Research on Key Technologies of Intelligent Acupuncture Robot." In 2024 3rd International Conference on Advanced Sensing, Intelligent Manufacturing (ASIM), 101–5. IEEE, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/asim66270.2024.00025.

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Gruber, Stefan. "Acupuncture Urbanism." In 107th ACSA Annual Meeting. ACSA Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.35483/acsa.am.107.27.

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Susilo, Fahmi Eko, Hanung Prasetya, and Agus Kristiyanto. "Meta-Analysis: Acupuncture Therapy in Reducing Blood Pressure on Hypertensive Patients." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.05.53.

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Background: Blood pressure control is an important component of cardiovascular disease prevention. Despite the advances in the treatment of hypertension; effective management remains poor. Studies have shown that acupuncture facilitated a significant reduction in blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy in reducing blood pressure on hypertensive patients. Subjects and Method: This was a meta-analysis and systematic review. The study was conducted by collected articles from PubMed, Google Schoolar, Mendeley, and Hindawi databases. Keywords used “acupuncture hypertension” OR “acupuncture high blood pressure” AND “efficacy acupuncture” AND “hypertension” AND “effect acupuncture for hypertension” AND “randomized controlled trial” AND “visual analogue scale”. The study population was patients with hypertension. The intervention was acupuncture. The comparison was sham acupuncture. The outcome was blood pressure reduction. The inclusion criteria were full text with English language and using randomized controlled trial study design. The selected articles were analyzed by PRISMA flow diagram and RevMan 5.3. Results: 7 articles were studied. There was high heterogeneity between experiment groups (I2= 66%; p= 0.007). Acupuncture therapy was more effective to reduce blood pressure than sham acupuncture (Standardized Mean Difference= 0.13; 95% CI= -0.13 to 0.39; p= 0.320). Conclusion: Acupuncture therapy is effective to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Keywords: hypertension, acupuncture Correspondence: Fahmi Eko Susilo. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: fahmiekss@gmail.com. Mobile: 081393644991. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.05.53
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Putri, Kurnia Eka, Bhisma Murti, and Hanung Prasetya. "The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain: A Meta-Analysis." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.05.52.

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ABSTRACT Background: Musculoskeletal disorder affects the musculoskeletal system’s function, which includes tendons, bursae, bones, muscles, joints, and ligaments. Acupuncture is one of the non-pharmacological alternative therapies for treating musculoskeletal disorders. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing pain in musculoskeletal diseases. Subjects and Method: This was a meta-analysis and systematic review. The study was collected articles from PubMed, ProQuest, Science Direct, Scopus, Spinger Link, and Google Scholar databases. The inclusion criteria were full text in English language and used randomized controlled trial study design. There were 8 articles with 466 study subjects comprised in two groups, including 236 people received acupuncture therapy (intervention) and 230 people received sham acupuncture (control). The selected articles were analyzed by ReVman 5.4. Results: This study had high heterogeneity (I2= 90%; p&lt;0.001). This study reported that acupuncture was more effective to reduce musculoskeletal pain than sham acupuncture (Mean Difference= 1.63; 95% CI= 0.89 to 2.38; p= 0.001). Conclusion: Acupuncture is more effective to reduce musculoskeletal pain than sham acupuncture. Keywords: acupuncture, musculoskeletal pain Correspondence: Kurnia Eka Putri. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: nia.putrinia@gmail.com. Mobile: +628995212646. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.05.52
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Flis Smaka, Ivic. "Is Acupuncture Safe?" In 26th Conference Medicine, Law & Society. University of Maribor Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-021-9.2.

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Lan, Kun-Chan, Guan-Sheng Li, and Jun-Xiang Zhang. "Robot-Assisted Acupuncture." In 2019 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops (PerCom Workshops). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/percomw.2019.8730678.

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Petrova, Marina, Aleksandra Nenko, and Kirill Sukharev. "Urban acupuncture 2.0." In EGOSE 2016: Challenges in Eurasia 2016. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3014087.3014124.

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Shreiber, David I., Asha Singanamalli, Margaret Julias, and Helen M. Buettner. "Finite Element Analysis of the Anatomy of Acupuncture Points." In ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sbc2009-205212.

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Acupuncture is a centuries-old traditional therapy that is used to treat a litany of diseases and conditions. Acupuncture is performed by inserting fine needles into specific locations defined in ancient times — acupressure is similarly applied at these points by tissue palpation without needle insertion. Manipulating these acupuncture points is believed to regulate the flow of energy or ‘qi’ through acupuncture meridians to produce specific, far-reaching results. Though no scientific correlate to ‘qi’ has been identified, acupuncture has indeed been demonstrated to be clinically effective for nausea [1] and osteoarthritic pain [2], and suggested for addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma [1]. Despite this evidence, no scientific basis for the location of acupuncture points has been found.
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Yuan, Yu, Linjia Wang, Yuan Chen, Mengdi Zhou, Bingyu Hu, and Ling Zhao. Acupuncture therapy for subacute and chronic cough in adults: a systematic review and meta analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, July 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.7.0110.

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Review question / Objective: The effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of subacute and chronic cough. Eligibility criteria: In the literature, the intervention measures of the treatment group were acupuncture or acupuncture combined with other therapies agent, while the control group was placebo or oral non-acupuncture therapy such as western medicine and Chinese medicine; In the same study, when the treatment group was acupuncture combined with other treatment methods, the intervention measures adopted by the control group, except no acupuncture intervention, must be the same as the experimental group .We excluded trials comparing one acupuncture therapy with another, or trials comparing the use of other non- acupuncture related therapy in this review, and trials where acupuncture therapy were not the main intervention were excluded. No limitations were imposed concerning the duration of the application, dosage, or the form of the acupuncture therapy used. We included trials that allowed concurrent use of other medications such as analgesics, antitussives, antipyretics, or mucolytics if they allowed equal access to such medication.
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WANG, Xuesong, Xuliang SHI, Jing LV, Juncha ZHANG, Yongli HUO, Guang ZUO, Guangtong LU, Cunzhi LIU, and Yanfen SHE. Acupuncture and Related Therapies for anxiety and depression in Diarrhoea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS-D): A Network Meta-Analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, March 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.3.0162.

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Review question / Objective: Acupuncture-related therapies are effective Diarrhoea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS-D), therefore, our aim was to evaluate and rank the effect of different acupuncture-related therapies for the anxiety-depression status of IBS-D patients. Eligibility criteria: The published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture-related therapies for the treatment of IBS-D, regardless of age and sex. Clear diagnostic criteria were required to confirm the diagnosis of IBS-D, Such as Rome I, Rome II, Rome III, Rome IV, and Chinese expert consensus. Interventions in the treatment group included various types of acupuncture-related therapies, including simple acupuncture (ACU), electroacupuncture (EA), warm acupuncture (WA), moxibustion (MOX), or a combination of acupuncture and drugs; the control group is anti-diarrheal or anti-spasmodic western medicine, or placebo, or comparison between various acupuncture-related therapies. The results of the report are required to include at least one of the following outcome indicators: (1) primary outcome: Hamilton anxiety rating scale( HAMA), hamilton depression rating scale(HAMD), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale(SDS), secondary outcome: Response rate. The language of the publication was limited to Chinese or English.
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Li, Jia, Yuan Liu, Jing Zhang, and Mingxing Yuan. Neuroimaging studies of acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.4.0110.

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Review question / Objective: This study was conducted in order to investigate the study design and main outcomes of acupuncture neuroimaging studies on knee osteoarthritis (KOA),and reveal the potential mechanism of the pain-relieving effect of acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis. Condition being studied: Knee osteoarthritis is a very common disease that seriously affects people's quality of life. Acupuncture, as an effective treatment option, can achieve pain relief and treat the disease, but the mechanism of acupuncture analgesia is still unclear to us. Therefore, we set certain criteria to include eligible clinical trials to reveal its principles.
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Liu, Lu, Wenchuan Qi, Qian Zeng, Ziyang Zhou, Daohong Chen, Lei Gao, Bin He, Dingjun Cai, and Ling Zhao. Does acupuncture improve lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease animal model?: a systematic review and meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, March 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.3.0104.

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Review question / Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable disease characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and progressive airflow obstruction documented on spirometry. Acupuncture, as a safe and economical non-pharmacology therapy, has pronounced therapeutic effects in COPD patients. Several systematic reviews draw the conclusion that acupuncture could improve patients’ quality of life, exercise capacity and dyspnoea, however, the results about lung function were inconclusive. Recently, increasing number of animal studies has been published to illustrate the effects of acupuncture in improving lung function in COPD animal model. However, the efficacy of acupuncture for experimentally induced COPD have not been systematically investigated yet. A systematic review of animal experiments can benefit future experimental designs, promote the conduct and report of basic researches and provide some guidance to translate the achievements of basic researches to clinical application in acupuncture for COPD. Therefore, we will conduct this systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate effects of acupuncture on COPD animal model.
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Lee, Wei-Yi, and Che-Ju Chang. Efficacy of Acupuncture in treatment of Temporomandibular joint disorders : A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, sham-controlled trials. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, May 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.5.0158.

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Review question / Objective: P : Patients with temporomandibular joint disorders; I : Acupuncture; C : Sham acupuncture and routine therapy; O : VAS (visual analog scale) and MMO (maximum mouth opening). Condition being studied: Several randomized controlled trials have published in recent years. However, there is no new meta-analysis articles evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture for temporomandibular joint disorders in the past 5 years. In addition, we aim to compare the prognosis of verum acupucture with sham acupuncture for TMD. Information sources: Electronic databases (Pubmed, Cochrane, ClinicalTrial), contact with authors, trialregisters.
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Henriquez, Natalia C. A Comparison of Services Utilized by Acupuncture and Non-Acupuncture Patients in the Military Health System. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, June 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada516582.

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Wang, Jiajie, Wei Huang, Yanji Zhang, Zhengrong Zhao, and Zhongyu Zhou. Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of obesity: protocol for a scoping review of randomized controlled trials. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, March 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.3.0099.

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Review question / Objective: The purpose of this study is to summarize the characteristics of RCT in the treatment of obesity by acupuncture and other related intervention measures, so as to enhance evidence-based clinical practice about acupuncture for obesity. Condition being studied: Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease that is defined as a body's excessive accumulation or abnormal distribution of total or local fat content. Their complications such as Type II diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular diseases are strongly related to higher risks of mortality. In recent years, with the changes in diet structure and living habits, 1.9 billion adults were overweight and over 650 million were obese according to the report by the WHO in 2016. Acupuncture is a characteristic therapy of traditional Chinese medicine, which is effective and safe for the treatment of simple obesity. In recent years, many RCTs using acupuncture in simple obesity were carried out within and outside of China. But currently, acupuncture treatment has no uniform standard, and there are a number of problems with this current clinical application of modern Chinese Medicine. Unfortunately, there is an absence of high-quality data supporting their use. This scoping review aims to summarize the characteristics of RCT in the treatment of obesity by acupuncture and other related intervention measures, so as to enhance evidence-based clinical practice about acupuncture and moxibustion for obesity.
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Han, Nana, Yang Fang, Guozhen Zhao, and Bo Ji. The comparative efficacy and safety of acupuncture for mild and moderate Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2021.11.0014.

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Review question / Objective: According to the current randomized clinical trials (RCT) of acupuncture therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD), to evaluate their methodology, the quality of evidence and the report are evaluated and summarize evidence of important outcomes of randomized clinical trials. We aim to provide accurate clinical decision-making for acupuncture treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Condition being studied: According to the current randomized clinical trials (RCT) of acupuncture therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD), to evaluate their methodology, the quality of evidence and the report are evaluated and summarize evidence of important outcomes of randomized clinical trials. We aim to provide accurate clinical decision-making for acupuncture treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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Xu, ke, Guofeng Cai, Yanan Cui, Ziyin Gao, and Manchao Sun. The Meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of stage Ⅱ-Ⅳ pressure ulcers. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, April 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2023.4.0033.

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Review question / Objective: The subjects were patients who met the diagnostic criteria for stage II - IV pressure ulcers.Interventional factors include various acupuncture treatments, including ordinary acupuncture, peripheral acupuncture, electroacupuncture or fire acupuncture. The course of treatment is more than 10 days.The control group was treated with conventional western medicine for more than 1 days.The main results included the time of complete healing, the time of granulation growth, and percentage of ulcer healed (PUHTP) in the trial period.The main results included the complete healing time, granulation growth time and percentage of ulcer healing (PUHTP), and the total effective rate and average healing time were calculated.The type of study was a randomized controlled trial.
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Liu, Yuxin, Shuangqing Zhai, Xiuchao Liu, and Jintao Liu. Traditional Chinese medicine therapies for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: A protocol for Bayesian network meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, October 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2021.10.0114.

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Review question / Objective: P: Patients diagnosed with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR). I: The treatmen group will be treated with traditional Chinese medicine therapies (with/without additional treatment) including acupuncture of several types (acupuncture, acupoint sticking, acupoint injection, electroacupuncture and so on), massage, cervical traction, fire needle, traditional Chinese medicine hot compress, or their combination. No restrictions are imposed on length of the treatment period, times of treatment, and frequency of treatment. C: The traditional Chinese medicine therapies (with/without additional treatment) including acupuncture of several types (acupuncture, acupoint sticking, acupoint injection, electroacupuncture and so on), massage, cervical traction, fire needle, traditional Chinese medicine hot compress, or their combination will be included in this review. S: Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) will be included.
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