Body Acupuncture for Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial
These results indicate that the real acupuncture treatment tested in this trial was no more effective than sham acupuncture at reducing nicotine withdrawal symptoms, depression and anxiety for smoking cessation.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2008 Jul 4
Originally posted 2009-05-16 13:46:00.
The weight of evidence suggests a potential benefit of acupuncture for persons with Ménière’s disease, including those in an acute phase and reinforces the importance of searching for published studies in the Chinese language.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2009 Jun 8.
Originally posted 2009-06-15 19:12:26.
A study on mice using acupuncture points ST36 and ST41.
Investigation of Electroacupuncture and Manual Acupuncture on Carnitine and Glutathione in Muscle.
Electroacupuncture (EA) and manual acupuncture (MA) have therapeutic effects on muscle fatigue in muscle disease…This report presented that carnitine in muscle is increased by MA, and not increased by EA, and that glutathione in muscle is increased by EA and MA.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2009 Jul 10.
Originally posted 2009-07-15 08:37:53.
The addition of acupuncture to a course of advice and exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee delivered by physiotherapists provided no additional improvement in pain scores.
BMJ. 2007 September 1; 335(7617): 436.
Originally posted 2009-07-07 22:43:08.
Acupuncture in patients with tension-type headache: randomised controlled trial
The acupuncture intervention investigated in this trial was more effective than no treatment but not significantly more effective than minimal acupuncture for the treatment of tension-type headache.
BMJ. 2005 August 13; 331(7513): 376–382.
Originally posted 2009-07-04 22:52:29.
Acupuncture and auricular acupressure can be used as alternative treatments to relieve menopausal hot flashes for those bilaterally ovariectomized women who are unable or unwilling to receive hormone replacement therapy.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2009 Feb 2.
Originally posted 2009-06-13 06:12:00.
Do Japanese Style Acupuncture and Moxibustion Reduce Symptoms of the Common Cold?
In conclusion, the safety of Japanese acupuncture or moxibustion was sufficiently demonstrated; however, a series of clinical trials could not offer convincing evidence to recommend the use of Japanese style acupuncture or moxibustion for preventing the common cold.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2008 December; 5(4): 481–489.
Originally posted 2009-07-02 23:02:10.
Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome using complementary and alternative medicine
Acupuncture has long been employed by patients themselves to treat functional gastrointestinal disorders with satisfactory response, but its effect on IBS does not seem to be promising.
J Chin Med Assoc. 2009 Jun;72(6):294-300.
Originally posted 2009-06-25 22:48:58.
Sterile water is better than acupuncture in relieving the pain of labor
Pain relief was sufficient in both groups to prevent the need for other pain therapy.
Medscape J Med. 2008 Jun 26;10(6):151
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Originally posted 2009-05-12 08:35:00.
Goal-directed Acupuncture in Sports–Placebo or Doping?
The modern pentathlon (MP), sports discipline including fencing, swimming, steeplechase and a cross-country run, requires a rapid change of central nervous and peripheral neuromuscular activity from one sport to another in order to achieve the best possible results.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med.
Low sperm count in patients with inflammation of the genital tract seems to be associated with scrotal hyperthermia, and, consequently, acupuncture treatment is recommended for these men.
Asian J Androl. 2009 Mar;11(2):200-8.
Originally posted 2009-06-03 22:52:00.
A small analgesic effect of acupuncture was found, which seems to lack clinical relevance and cannot be clearly distinguished from bias.
BMJ. 2009 Jan 27;338:a3115.
Originally posted 2009-06-12 06:22:00.
There was no clear evidence of the superiority of one treatment over another on short-term health-related quality of life in a trial of acupuncture, sham acupuncture and conventional treatment for chronic sinusitis outcomes, although there was a statistically non-significant advantage of conventional therapy in a few dimensions.
BMC Res Notes. 2008 Jun 27;1:37.
Originally posted 2009-05-31 22:40:00.
Is Placebo Acupuncture What It is Intended to Be?
We recommend that the evaluated effects of acupuncture could be compared with those of standard treatment, also taking the individual response into consideration, before its use or non-use is established.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2009 Jun 12
Originally posted 2009-06-17 13:35:14.
Body Acupuncture for Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial
These results indicate that the real acupuncture treatment tested in this trial was no more effective than sham acupuncture at reducing nicotine withdrawal symptoms, depression and anxiety for smoking cessation.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2008 Jul 4
Originally posted 2009-05-06 13:43:00.
Hypothalamus and Amygdala Response to Acupuncture Stimuli in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
We used fMRI to evaluate verum and sham acupuncture stimulation at acupoint LI-4 in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome patients and healthy controls.
Pain. 2007 August; 130(3): 254–266.
Originally posted 2009-07-06 22:49:34.
There is evidence that use of electroacupuncture in acute spinal cord injury may significantly improve long-term neurologic recovery from these injuries both in terms of motor, sensory and bowel/bladder function with essentially no risk.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2009 Feb 25.
Originally posted 2009-06-05 22:57:00.
Mechanism of reflex regulation of the gastroduodenal function by acupuncture
We present some recent experimental work on the mechanism of acupuncture for reflex regulation of gastroduodenal function in anesthetized rats.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2008 Sep;5(3):251-6.
Originally posted 2009-06-02 22:48:00.
One mechanism of action of acupuncture and electrical acupuncture stimulation could be that, in addition to its influence on the pain inhibitory system, it participates in causing a transient change in sciatic nerve blood blow, including circulation to the cauda equine and nerve root.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2008 June; 5(2): 133–143.
Originally posted 2009-07-05 22:55:34.
A possible mechanism underlying the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of drug addiction
…several brain neurotransmitter systems such as serotonin, opioid and amino acids including GABA have been implicated in the modulation of dopamine release by acupuncture.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2008 Sep;5(3):257-66.
Originally posted 2009-06-01 22:44:00.
