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  Basic Science
Abstract Ahn, A. et al. Electrical impedance along connective tissue planes associated with acupuncture meridians
Abstract Boutouyrie, P. et al.
Effects of acupuncture on radial artery hemodynamics: controlled trials in sensitized and naive subjects
Abstract Iatridis, et al. Subcutaneous Tissue Mechanical Behavior is Linear and Viscoelastic Under Uniaxial Tension
Abstract Irnich, et al. Randomised trial of acupuncture compared with conventional massage and "sham" laser acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain
Abstract Langevin, H. et al. Evidence of connective tissue involvement in acupuncture
Abstract Langevin, H. et al.
Mechanical signaling through connective tissue: a mechanism for the therapeutic effect of acupuncture
Abstract Langevin, H. and J. Yandow Relationship of acupuncture points and meridians to connective tissue planes
Abstract Moncayo, R. et al. In-Vivo visualisation of the anatomical structures related to the acupuncturepoints Dai main and Shen Mai by MRI: A single case pilot study
  NIH Meeting Summary Treatment as Usual: Measurement, Design and Ethics
Abstract Pavlov, V. et al
The Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway: A Missing Link in Neuroimmunomodulation
Abstract Wu, M-T. et al.
Central Nervous Pathway for Acupuncture Stimulation: Localization of Processing with Functional MR Imaging of the Brain—Preliminary Experience
  Cancer
Abstract Conklin, K.
Acupuncture and the cancer patient
  Craig-PENS  
Abstract Ahmed, H et al. Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS): A Complementary Therapy for the Management of Pain Secondary to Bony Metastasis.
Abstract Ahmed, H.E. et al. Use of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) in the short-term management of headache.
Abstract Ahmed, H.E. et al. Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: an alternative to antiviral drugs for acute herpes zoster.
Abstract Ghoname, E.A. et al. Use of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) for treating ECT-induced headaches.
Abstract Ghoname, E.A. et al. Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for low back pain: a randomized crossover study.
Abstract Ghoname, E.A. et al. Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: an alternative to TENS in the management of sciatica.
Abstract Ghoname, E.A. et al. The effect of stimulus frequency on the analgesic response to percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in patients with chronic low back pain.
Abstract Hamza, M.A. et al. Effect of the duration of electrical stimulation on the analgesic response in patients with low back pain.
Abstract Hamza, M.A. et al. Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: a novel analgesic therapy for diabetic neuropathic pain.
Abstract White, P.F. et al. Percutaneous neuromodulation therapy: does the location of electrical stimulation effect the acute analgesic response?
Abstract White, P.F. et al. The effect of montage on the analgesic response to percutaneous neuromodulation therapy.
Abstract Yeung, C.K.N. et al.
The use of electro-acupuncture in conjunction with exercise for the treatment of chronic low-back pain
     
  ElectroAcupuncture  
Abstract Humaidan, P. and Stener-Victorin, E.
Pain relief during oocyte retrieval with a new short duration electro-acupuncture technique—an alternative to conventional analgesic methods
Abstract Sim, CK et al.
Effects of Electroacupuncture on Intraoerative and Postoperative Analgesic Requirement
  Fibromyalgia  
Abstract Martin, D et al.
Improvement in Fibromyalgia Symptoms With Acupuncture: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
  Headache  
Abstract Melchart, D. et al.
Acupuncture in patients with tension-type headache: randomised controlled trial
Abstract Melchart, D. et al.
Treatment of patients with chronic headaches in a hospital for traditional Chinese medicine in Germany A randomized, waiting list controlled trial
Abstract Vickers, D. et al.
Acupuncture for chronic headache in primary care: large, pragmatic, randomised trial
Abstract Wonderling, D. et al.
Cost effectiveness analysis of a randomised trial of acupuncture for chronic headache in primary care
  Musculoskeletal  
Abstract Ammendolia, C. et al. Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with needle acupuncture
Abstract Ha-Kawa, S.K. et al.
Acupuncture-induced cerebral blood flow responses in dystonia.
Abstract Johansson, K.M. et al.
Effects of acupuncture versus ultrasound in patients with impingement syndrome: randomized clinical trial
Abstract Meng, C.F. et al.
Acupuncture for chronic low back pain in older patients: a randomized, controlled trial
Abstract Trinh, KV et al Acupuncture for Neck Disorders (Review)
  Tukmachi, E.
Acupuncture and rheumatoid arthritis
Abstract Vas, J. et al. Acupuncture as a complementary therapy to the pharmacological treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: randomised controlled trial
  Vickers, A.
Acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain
 

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Abstract Josefson, A. and M. Kreuter
Acupuncture to reduce nausea during chemotherapy treatment of rheumatic diseases
Abstract Schlager, A. et al.
Korean hand acupressure reduces postoperative vomiting in children after strabismus surgery
Abstract Wang, S.M. and Z.N. Kain
P6 acupoint injections are as effective as droperidol in controlling early postoperative nausea and vomiting in children
  Neurology  
Abstract Kai-hoi Sze, F. et al.
Does acupuncture improve motor recovery after stroke? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
  Ob/Gyn  
Abstract Elden, H. Effects of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised single blind controlled trial
Abstract Manheimer, E. et al.
Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoingin vitro fertilisation a systematic reviewe and meta-analysis.
Abstract Stener-Victorin, E et al Electro-acupuncture as a peroperative analgesic method and its effects on implantation rate and neuropeptide Y concentrations in follicular fluid
  Overviews  
  Helms, J. An Overview of Medical Acupuncture
Abstract Greene, PJ et al. The powerful placebo: doubting the doubters.
  Kemper, K. et al.
Acupuncture wins BMA approval
Abstract Moffet, H How might acupuncture work? A systematic review of physiologic rationales from clinical trials
  Sierpina, S. and M. Frenkel Acupuncture: A Clinical Review
  Stener-Victorin, E. et al. Debates continued: Alternative treatments in Reproductive Medicine
  Vickers, A. ABC of Complimentary Medicine: Acupuncture
  Pediatrics  
Abstract Kemper, K. et al. On Pins and Needles? Pediatric pain patients' experience with acupuncture
  Psychiatry  
Abstract Gallagher, SM et al.
Six-month depression relapse rates among women treated with acupuncture
  Safety  
Abstract Macpherson, H. et al.
The York acupuncture safety study: prospective survey of 34 000 treatments by traditional acupuncturists
Abstract Rosted, P Adverse Reactions After Acupuncture: a Review
Abstract White, A. A cumulative review of the range and incidence of significant adverse events associated with acupuncture
Abstract White, A. et al.
Adverse events following acupuncture: prospective survey of 32 000 consultations with doctors and physiotherapists
  Study Design / Interpretation  
  Altman, DG & Bland, JM Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
Abstract Hotopf, M The pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Abstract Ioannidis, John PA Why Most Published Research Findings Are False
Abstract Paterson, C & Dieppe P Characteristic and incidental (placebo) effects in complex interventions such as acupuncture
  Urticaria  
  Iraji, F et al. Acupuncture In The Treatment Of Chronic Urticaria:
A Double Blind Study
  Voice Therapy  
Abstract

Lee, L.

A randomized treatment-placebo study of the effectiveness of acupuncture for benign vocal pathologies

   

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