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| Basic
Science of Acupuncture and Pain: Acupuncture Neurobiology |
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Boswell, M |
Acupuncture
Neurobiology (PowerPoint lecture slides & notes) |
| Abstract |
Brinkhaus, B. et al. |
Acupuncture
in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain |
| Abstract |
Dhond, RP. et al. |
Acupuncture
modulates resting state connectivity in default and sensorimotor
brain networks. |
| Abstract |
Dougherty, D.et al. |
A
combined [11C]diprenorphine PET study and fMRI study of acupuncture
analgesia. |
| Abstract |
Fang, J. et al. |
The
salient characteristics of the central effects of acupuncture
needling: Limbicparalimbic-
neocortical network modulation |
| Abstract |
Furlan, A. et al. |
Acupuncture
and Dry-Needling for Low Back Pain:
An Updated Systematic Review Within the Framework |
| Abstract |
Huang, C. et al. |
CCKB
receptor antagonist L365,260 potentiates the efficacy to and
reverses chronic tolerance to electroacupuncture-induced analgesia
in mice |
| Abstract |
Hui, K.KS. et al. |
The
integrated response of the human cerebro-cerebellar and limbic
systems to acupuncture stimulation at ST 36 as
evidenced by fMRI |
| Abstract |
Hsieh, JC. et al. |
Activation
of the hypothalamus characterizes the acupuncture
stimulation at the analgesic point in human: a positron emission
tomography study |
| Abstract |
Iwa, M. et al. |
Anatomical
evidence of regional specific effects of acupuncture on gastric
motor function in rats. |
| Abstract |
Jin, HO. et al |
Inhibition
of acid secretion by electrical acupuncture is mediated via
beta-endorphin and somatostatin. |
| Abstract |
Koo, ST. et al. |
Electroacupuncture-induced
analgesia in a rat model of ankle sprain pain is mediated by
spinal alpha-adrenoceptors. |
| Abstract |
Lao, L. et al. |
A
parametric study of electroacupuncture on persistent hyperalgesia
and Fos protein expression in rats. |
| Abstract |
Li, A. et al. |
Electroacupuncture
activates corticotrophin-releasing hormone-containing neurons
in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalammus to alleviate
edema in a rat model of inflammation. |
| Abstract |
Li, A. et al. |
Electroacupuncture
suppresses hyperalgesia and spinal Fos expression by activating
the descending inhibitory system. |
| Abstract |
Lux, G. et al. |
Acupuncture
inhibits vagal gastric acid secretion stimulated by sham feeding
in healthy subjects. |
| Abstract |
Manheimer, E. et al. |
Meta-analysis:
acupuncture for low back pain. |
| Abstract |
Napalow, V. et al. |
Effects
of Electroacupuncture versus Manual Acupuncture on the Human
Brain as Measured by fMRI |
| Abstract |
Ram, KC. et al. |
Oral
opioid use alters DNIC but not cold pain perception in patients
with chronic pain - new perspective of opioid-induced hyperalgesia. |
| Abstract |
Wang, SM. et al. |
Acupuncture
Analgesia: I. The Scientific Basis |
| Abstract |
Wang, SM. et al. |
Acupuncture
Analgesia: II. Clinical Considerations |
| Abstract |
Wu, MT. et al. |
Neuronal
specificity of acupuncture response: a fMRI study with electroacupuncture. |
| Abstract |
Zhang, Y. et al. |
Involvement
of opioid receptors in electroacupuncture-produced anti-hyperalgesia
in rats with peripheral inflammation |
| Abstract |
Zhang, Y. et al. |
An
fMRI study of acupuncture using independent component analysis. |
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Basic
Science |
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| Abstract |
Ahn, A. et al. |
Electrical
impedance along connective tissue planes associated with acupuncture
meridians |
| Abstract |
Ahn, A. et al. |
Electrical
properties of acupuncture points and meridians: A systematic
review |
| Abstract |
Bäcker, M. et al. |
Different
modes of manual acupuncture stimulation differentially modulate
cerebral blood flow velocity, arterial blood pressure and heart
rate in human subjects |
| Abstract |
Boutouyrie,
P. et al.
|
Effects of acupuncture on radial artery hemodynamics: controlled
trials in sensitized and naive subjects |
| Abstract |
Ceccherelli, F et al. |
The
therapeutic efficacy of somatic acupuncture is not increased
by auriculotherapy: a randomised, blind control study in cervical
myofascial pain. |
| Abstract |
Chan AK, Vujnovich
A, Bradnam-Roberts L. |
The
effect of acupuncture on alpha-motoneuron excitability. |
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Cho, Z-H et al. |
Acupuncture:
The Search for Biological Evidence with fMRI and PETs |
| Abstract |
Chou, J-W et al. |
The
Effect of Different Frequency Electrical Acu-stimulation on
Gastric Myoelectrical Activity in Healthy Subjects |
| Abstract |
Fassoulaki, A. et al. |
Acupressure
on the extra 1 acupoint: the effect on bispectral index, serum
melatonin, plasma beta-endorphin, and stress. |
| Abstract |
Haker, E. et al.
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Effect
of sensory stimulation (acupuncture) on sympathetic and parasympathetic
activities in healthy subjects |
| Abstract |
Han, J-S. |
Acupuncture
and endorphins |
| Abstract |
Highfield, ES et al.
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Availability
of acupuncture in the hospitals of a major academic medical
center: a pilot study. |
| Abstract |
Hirokawa, S.
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Acupuncture:
neurophysiological perspectives |
| Abstract |
Iatridis,
et al. |
Subcutaneous
Tissue Mechanical Behavior is Linear and Viscoelastic Under
Uniaxial Tension |
| Abstract |
Ifrim-Chen F, Ifrim M.
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The
relation between the acupoint structures and the clinical therapeutic
effects. |
| Abstract |
Irnich, D. & Beyer, A.
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Neurobiological mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia |
| Abstract |
Julias, M. et al |
An
in vitro assay of collagen fiber alignment by acupuncture needle
rotation |
| Abstract |
Kaptchuk, T.J. |
Acupuncture:
theory, efficacy, and practice |
| Abstract |
Karst, M. et al.
|
Effect
of acupuncture on the neutrophil respiratory burst: a placebo-controlled
single-blinded study |
| Abstract |
Kavoussi, B. & Ross, B.E. |
The
Neuroimmune Basis of Anti-inflammatory Acupuncture. |
| Abstract |
Kawakita, K. et al.
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Preventive
and curative effects of acupuncture on the common cold: a multicentre
randomized controlled trial in Japan. |
| Abstract |
Kong, J. et al.
|
Psychophysical
outcomes from a randomized pilot study of manual, electro, and
sham acupuncture treatment on experimentally induced thermal
pain |
| Abstract |
Kou, W. et al.
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Repeated
acupuncture treatment affects leukocyte circulation in healthy
young male subjects: A randomized single-blind two-period crossover
study |
| Abstract |
Ku YH, Chang YZ.
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Beta-endorphin-
and GABA-mediated depressor effect of specific electroacupuncture
surpasses pressor response of emotional circuit |
| 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
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| Abstract |
Leung, A. et al.
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The
effect of Ting point (tendinomuscular meridians) electroacupuncture
on thermal pain: a model for studying the neuronal mechanism
of acupuncture analgesia |
| Abstract |
Li, P. et al.
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Inhibitory effect of electroacupuncture on the pressor response
induced by exercise stress |
| Abstract |
Litscher, F.
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Computer-based
quantification of traditional chinese-, ear- and Korean hand
acupuncture: needle-induced changes of regional cerebral blood
flow velocity. |
| Abstract |
Litscher, F. et al.
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Acupuncture
using laser needles modulates brain function: first evidence
from functional transcranial Doppler sonography and functional
magnetic resonance imaging |
| Abstract |
Liu, Y.K. et al. |
The
correspondence between some motor points and acupuncture loci |
| Abstract |
Ma, S.X. |
Neurobiology
of Acupuncture: Toward CAM |
| Abstract |
Mayer, DJ
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Biological
mechanisms of acupuncture.
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| Abstract |
McPartland, John |
Expression
of the endocannabinoid system in fibroblasts and myofascial
tissues |
| Abstract |
Meissner,
W. et al.
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Acupuncture
decreases somatosensory evoked potential amplitudes to noxious
stimuli in anesthetized volunteers
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| Abstract |
Moffet, H |
How might acupuncture work? A systematic review of physiologic
rationales from clinical trials |
| Abstract |
Olausson,
B. and J. Sagvik
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Pain
threshold changes following acupuncture, measured with cutaneous
argon laser and electrical tooth pulp stimulation, a comparative
study |
| Abstract |
Oveckhin, A. et al.
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Thermovisual
evaluation of acupuncture points. |
| Abstract |
Pariente, J. et al.
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Expectancy
and belief modulate the neuronal substrates of pain treated
by acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Park, HJ. et al.
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The
effect of acupuncture on anxiety and neuropeptide Y expression
in the basolateral amygdala of maternally separated rats |
| Abstract |
Pavlov, V. et al
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The
Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway: A Missing Link in Neuroimmunomodulation |
| Abstract |
Reichmanis, M
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Electrical
correlates of acupuncture points. |
| Abstract |
Russell,
A.L. and M.F. McCarty
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DL-phenylalanine
markedly potentiates opiate analgesia — an example of
nutrient/pharmaceutical up-regulation of the endogenous analgesia
system |
| Abstract |
Schlunzen L, Vafaee
MS, Cold GE. |
Acupuncture
of LI-4 in Anesthetized healthy humans decreases cerebral blood
flow in the putamen measured with positron emission tomography. |
| Abstract |
Shah, JP et al.
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Biochemicals
associated with pain and inflammation are elevated in sites
near to and remote from active myofascial trigger points. |
| Abstract |
Shang,
C.
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Electrophysiology
of growth control and acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Shiotani, A. et al.
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Effects
of electroacupuncture on gastric myoelectrical activity in healthy
humans
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| Abstract |
Tsuchiya M, Sato EF, Inoue M, Asada A.
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Acupuncture
enhances generation of nitric oxide and increases local circulation. |
| Abstract |
Uchida, S & Hotta, H.
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Acupuncture
affects regional blood flow in various organs. |
| Abstract |
Usichenko, TI et al.
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Detection
of ear acupuncture points by measuring the electrical skin resistance
in patients before, during and after orthopedic surgery performed
under general anesthesia. |
| Abstract |
Zhang, WT. et al.
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Modulation
of pain signal processing by electric acupoint stimulation:
an electroencephalogram study |
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Brain
Imaging Studies |
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| Abstract |
Biella, G. et al. |
Acupuncture
produces central activations in pain regions |
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Cho, Z-H et al. |
Acupuncture:
The Search for Biological Evidence with fMRI and PETs |
| Abstract |
Fang, J.L. et al.
|
Functional
MRI in healthy subjects during acupuncture: different effects
of needle rotation in real and false acupoints
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| Abstract |
Deng, G. et al |
Functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) changes and saliva production
associated with acupuncture at LI-2 acupuncture point: a randomized
controlled study |
| Abstract |
Dhond, R.P. et al. |
Neuroimaging
Acupuncture Effects in the Human Brain. |
| Abstract |
Fang, J.L. et al.
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Functional
MRI in healthy subjects during acupuncture: different effects
of needle rotation in real and false acupoints
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| Abstract |
Hsieh, J-C. et al.
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Activation
of the hypothalamus characterizes the acupuncture stimulation
at the analgesic point in human: a positron emission tomography
study |
| Abstract |
Kong, J. et al.
|
A
pilot study of functional magnetic resonance imaging of the
brain during manual and electroacupuncture stimulation of acupuncture
point (LI-4 Hegu) in normal subjects reveals differential brain
activation between methods |
| Abstract |
Lewith, GT. et al.
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Investigating
acupuncture using brain imaging techniques: the current state
of play |
| Abstract |
Li, G. et al.
|
Spinal
effects of acupuncture stimulation assessed by proton density-weighted
functional magnetic resonance imaging at 0.2 T |
| Abstract |
Li, G. et al.
|
Visual
cortical activations on fMRI upon stimulation of the vision-implicated
acupoints |
| Abstract |
Liu, WC. et al.
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fMRI
study of acupuncture-induced periaqueductal gray activity in
humans. |
| Abstract |
Lo YL et al. |
The
effect of acupuncture on motor cortex excitability and plasticity |
| 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 |
| Abstract |
Napadow, V et al. |
Correlating
Acupuncture fMRI in the Human Brainstem with Heart Rate Variability |
| Abstract |
Napadow, V. et al.
|
Effects
of electroacupuncture versus manual acupuncture on the human
brain as measured by fMRI |
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Schlunzen, L et al. |
Acupuncture
of LI-4 in Anesthetized Healthy Humans decreases cerebral bloodflow
in the putamen measured with positron emission tomography |
| Abstract |
Wang SM, Kain Z, White
P. |
Acupuncture
Analgesia: I. The Scientific Basis |
| Abstract |
Wu, M-T. et al.
|
Neuronal
specificity of acupuncture response: a fMRI study with electroacupuncture |
| Abstract |
Wu, M-T. et al.
|
Central
nervous pathway for acupuncture stimulation: localization of
processing with functional MR imaging of the brain--preliminary
experience |
| Abstract |
Yan, B. et al.
|
Acupoint-specific
fMRI patterns in human brain |
| Abstract |
Yoo, S.S. et al.
|
Modulation
of cerebellar activities by acupuncture stimulation: evidence
from fMRI study |
| Abstract |
Zhang, WT. et al.
|
Relations
between brain network activation and analgesic effect induced
by low vs. high frequency electrical acupoint stimulation in
different subjects: a functional magnetic resonance imaging
study |
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Cancer |
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| Abstract |
Ahmed, H et al. |
Percutaneous
Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS): A Complementary Therapy
for the Management of Pain Secondary to Bony Metastasis. |
| Abstract |
Alimi, D. et al. |
Analgesic
effect of auricular acupuncture for cancer pain: a randomized,
blinded, controlled trial. |
| Abstract |
Cohen, A.J. et al.
|
Acupuncture:
role in comprehensive cancer care - a primer for the oncologist
and review of the literature |
| Abstract |
Conklin, K.
|
Acupuncture
and the cancer patient |
| Abstract |
Filshie, J. et al. |
Acupuncture
and self acupuncture for long-term treatment of vasomotor symptoms
in cancer patients--audit and treatment algorithm |
| Abstract |
Hammar, M. et al. |
Acupuncture
treatment of vasomotor symptoms in men with prostatic carcinoma:
a pilot study. |
| Abstract |
Johnstone, P.A. et
al.
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Acupuncture
for pilocarpine-resistant xerostomia following radiotherapy
for head and neck malignancies |
| Abstract |
Johnstone, P.A. et al. |
Acupuncture
for xerostomia: clinical update. |
| Abstract |
Johnstone, P.A. et
al.
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Integration
of acupuncture into the oncology clinic.
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| Abstract |
Lafferty, W.B. et al. |
The
use of complementary and alternative medical providers by insured
cancer patients in Washington State. |
| Abstract |
Lu, W. et al. |
The
value of acupuncture in cancer care. |
| Abstract |
Shen, J. et al. |
Acupuncture:
evidence and implications for cancer supportive care. |
| Abstract |
Shen, J. et al. |
Electroacupuncture
for control of myeloablative chemotherapy-induced emesis: A
randomized controlled trial. |
| Abstract |
Vahdat, L. et al.
|
Reduction
of Paclitaxel-induced Peripheral Neuropathy with Glutamine. |
| Abstract |
Vickers, AJ. et al.
|
Acupuncture
for postchemotherapy fatigue: a phase II study. |
| Abstract |
Vickers, AJ. et al.
|
Unconventional
therapies for cancer and cancer-related symptoms. |
| Abstract |
Wong, R.K.W. et al.
|
A
phase I-II study in the use of acupuncture-like transcutaneous
nerve stimulation in the treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia
in head-and-neck cancer patients treated with radical radiotherapy |
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Cardiovascular |
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| Abstract |
Appiah,
R. et al.
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Treatment
of primary Raynaud’s syndrome with traditional Chinese
acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Chao, DM et al. |
Naloxone
reverses inhibitory effect of electroacupuncture on sympathetic
cardiovascular reflex responses |
| Abstract |
Li, Z. et al. |
Effect
of magnitopuncture on sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve
activities in healthy drivers--assessment by power spectrum
analysis of heart rate variability. |
| Abstract |
Middlekauff, H.R.
|
Acupuncture
in the treatment of heart failure |
| Abstract |
Middlekauff,
H.R. et al.
|
Acupuncture
inhibits sympathetic activation during mental stress in advanced
heart failure patients |
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| Abstract |
Rösler, A. et al.
|
Single-needle
acupuncture alleviates gag reflex during transesophageal echocardiography:
a blinded, randomized, controlled pilot trial |
| Abstract |
Sandberg, M. et al.
|
Effects
of acupuncture on skin and muscle blood flow in healthy subjects |
| Abstract |
Sandberg,M et al. |
Peripheral
effects of needle stimulation (acupuncture) on skin and muscle
blood flow in fibromyalgia |
| Abstract |
Stellon, A.
|
Acupuncture
in patients with valvular heart disease and prosthetic valves.
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| Abstract |
Wang, J.D. et al.
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An
alternative method to enhance vagal activities and suppress
sympathetic activities in humans.
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Consensus
Statements & Overviews |
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Barnes, L |
The
Acupuncture Wars: The professionalizing of American Acupuncture-A
View from Massachussetts |
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Bivens, R. |
The
Needle and the Lancet: Acupuncture in Britain 1683-2000 |
| Abstract |
Bobrow, RS |
Paranormal
phenomena in the medical literature sufficient smoke to warrant
a search for fire |
| Abstract |
Bonafede, M. et al. |
The
effect of acupuncture utilization on healthcare utilization. |
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Dale R A |
Reconceiving
Hypnosis and Acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Dale R A |
The
systems, holograms and theory of micro-acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Elorriaga Claraco A.
et al.
|
Reporting
of Clinical Details in Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture
for the Treatment of Migraine/Headaches and Nausea/Vomiting |
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Fu, L K T |
Hua
Tuo, the Chinese god of surgery |
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Han, JS |
Acupuncture
Research Is Part of My Life |
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Helms, J. |
An
Overview of Medical Acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Kaptchuk, TJ
|
Acupuncture:
theory, efficacy, and practice |
| Abstract |
Kavoussi, B. |
Chinese
medicine: a cognitive and epistemological review |
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Kemper, K. et al.
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Acupuncture wins BMA approval |
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Kroger, W.
|
Current
Status of Acupuncture in Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology
(1974) |
| Abstract |
Mykleburst, M. et al. |
Policy
for Therapeutic Acupuncture in an Academic Health center: a
model for standard policy development |
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NIH Consensus Panel |
Acupuncture |
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NIN Consensus Development Panel on Acupuncture
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NIH
Consensus Conference on Acupuncture 1998 |
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NIN Consensus Development
Panel on Acupuncture
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NIH
Consensus Statement on Acupuncture 1997 |
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Sierpina,
S. and M. Frenkel |
Acupuncture:
A Clinical Review |
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Stener-Victorin,
E. et al |
Debates continued: Alternative treatments in Reproductive Medicine
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| Abstract |
Tallon, D et al. |
Relation
between agendas of the research community and the research consumer |
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Vickers,
A. |
ABC
of Complimentary Medicine: Acupuncture |
| Editorial |
White, P. |
Use
of Alternative Medical Therapies in the perioperative period:
is it time to get on board? |
| Response |
Shafer, S. |
Did
Our Brains Fall Out? |
| Abstract |
World Health Organization Review, 1996 |
Acupuncture:
Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials |
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Dentistry |
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| Abstract |
Chen, CS, & Yu, HS |
Acupuncture
treatment of Urticaria |
| Abstract |
Iraji,
F et al. |
Acupuncture
In The Treatment Of Chronic Urticaria:
A Double Blind Study |
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Dermatology |
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| Abstract |
Chen, CS, & Yu, HS |
Acupuncture
treatment of Urticaria |
| Abstract |
Iraji,
F et al. |
Acupuncture
In The Treatment Of Chronic Urticaria:
A Double Blind Study |
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Electroacupuncture |
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| 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 |
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Fibromyalgia |
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| Abstract |
Martin, DP et al.
|
Improvements
in fibromyalgia symptoms with acupuncture: results of a randomized
controlled trial |
| Abstract |
Sandberg,M et al. |
Peripheral
effects of needle stimulation (acupuncture) on skin and muscle
blood flow in fibromyalgia |
| response |
Sierpina, V. |
Is
There a Role for Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia? |
| Abstract |
Singh, BB et al. |
Effectiveness
of acupuncture in the treatment of fibromyalgia |
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Gastroenterology |
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| Abstract |
Bertalanffy, P. et al.
|
Korean
hand acupressure for motion sickness in prehospital trauma care:
a prospective, randomized, double-blinded trial in a geriatric
population. |
| Abstract |
Chang, C.S., Et al |
Effect
of electrical stimulation on acupuncture points in diabetic
patients with gastric dysrhythmia: a pilot study.
|
| Abstract |
Chen, LL. et al.
|
Use
of acupressure to improve gastrointestinal motility in women
after trans-abdominal hysterectomy |
| Abstract |
Conboy, L. et al.
|
Investigating
placebo effects in irritable bowel syndrome: a novel research
design. |
| Abstract |
de la Portilla F. et al. |
Evaluation
of the Use of Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment
of Fecal Incontinence: Preliminary Results of a Prospective
Study |
| Abstract |
Dickman, R. et al.
|
Clinical
trial: acupuncture vs. doubling the proton pump inhibitor dose
in refractory heartburn. |
| Abstract |
Diehl, D.
|
Acupuncture
for gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders |
| Abstract |
Joos, S. et al.
|
Acupuncture
and moxibustion in the treatment of active Crohn’s disease:
a randomized controlled study |
| Abstract |
Kaptchuk, T. et al. |
Components
of placebo effect: randomised controlled trial in patients with
irritable bowel syndrome |
| Abstract |
Melchart, D. et al. |
Integrating
patient preferences in clinical trials: a pilot study of acupuncture
versus midazolam for gastroscopy. |
| Abstract |
Ouyang, H. & Chen, J.D. |
Review
article: therapeutic roles of acupuncture in functional gastrointestinal
disorders. |
| Abstract |
Rahme, E. et al. |
Hospitalizations
for Upper and Lower GI Events
Associated With Traditional NSAIDs and Acetaminophen
Among the Elderly in Quebec, Canada |
| Abstract |
Rosler, A. et al. |
Single-needle
acupuncture alleviates gag reflex during transesophageal echocardiography:
a blinded, randomized, controlled pilot trial. |
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Gynecology |
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| Abstract |
Alraek, T. et al. |
Acupuncture
treatment in the prevention of uncomplicated recurrent lower
urinary tract infections in adult women. |
| Abstract |
Danielsson, I. et al. |
Acupuncture
for the treatment of vulvar vestibulitis: a pilot study. |
| Abstract |
Emmons, S.L. & Otto, L. |
Acupuncture
for overactive bladder: a randomized controlled trial. |
| Abstract |
Guo A, & Meng Q.
|
Acupuncture
combined with spinal tui na for treatment of primary dysmenorrhea
in 30 cases. |
| Abstract |
Habek, D. et al.
|
Efficacy
of acupuncture for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea |
| Abstract |
Habek, D. et al.
|
Using
acupuncture to treat premenstrual syndrome |
| Abstract |
Iorno, V. et al.
|
Acupuncture
Treatment of Dysmenorrhea Resistant
to Conventional Medical Treatment |
| Abstract |
Porzio, G. et al.
|
Acupuncture
in the Treatment of Menopause-Related Symptoms in Women Taking
Tamoxifen |
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| Abstract |
Wyon, Y. et al.
|
A
comparison of acupuncture and oral estradiol treatment of vasomotor
symptoms in postmenopausal women |
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Headache |
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| Abstract |
Ahmed, H.E. et al. |
Use
of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) in the short-term
management of headache. |
| Abstract |
Alecrim-Andrade, J. et al. |
Acupuncture
in Migraine Prevention A Randomized Sham Controlled Study With
6-months Posttreatment Follow-up |
| Abstract |
Allais, G. et al. |
Non-pharmacological
approaches to chronic headaches |
| Abstract |
Allais, G. et al.
|
Acupuncture
in the prophylactic treatment of migraine without aura: a comparison
with flunarizine |
| Abstract |
Audette, J. and Blinder, R. |
Acupuncture
in the management of Myofascial Pain and Headache |
| Abstract |
Bowing, G. et al. |
Differences
in Chinese diagnoses for migraine and tension-type headache:
an analysis of the German acupuncture trials (GERAC) for headache. |
| Abstract |
de la Portilla F. et al. |
Evaluation
of the Use of Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment
of Fecal Incontinence: Preliminary Results of a Prospective
Study |
| Abstract |
Diener HC. et al. |
Efficacy
of acupuncture for the prophylaxis of migraine: a multicentre
randomised controlled clinical trial. |
| Abstract |
Ghoname, E.A. et al. |
Use
of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) for treating
ECT-induced headaches. |
| Abstract |
Jena, S. et al. |
Acupuncture
for patients with headache |
| Abstract |
Li, Y. et al.
|
Acupuncture
for treating acute attacks of migraine: a randomized controlled
trial. |
| Abstract |
Linde, K. et al. |
Acupuncture
for patients with migraine: a randomized controlled trial. |
| Abstract |
Linde, K. et al. |
Acupuncture
for migraine prophylaxis (Review) |
| Abstract |
Linde, K. et al. |
Acupuncture
for tension-type headache (Review) |
| Abstract |
Melchart, D. et al.
|
Acupuncture
for idiopathic headache. |
| Abstract |
Melchart, D. et al.
|
Acupuncture
in patients with tension-type headache: randomised controlled
trial |
| Abstract |
Melchart, D. et al.
|
Acupuncture
versus placebo versus sumatriptan for early treatment of migraine
attacks: a randomized 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 |
Sharma, A. & Cheam, E. |
Acupuncture
in the management of post-partum headache following neuraxial
analgesia |
| Abstract |
Streng, A. et al |
Effectiveness
and tolerability of acupuncture compared with metoprolol in
migraine prophylaxis. |
| Abstract |
Vickers, AJ. 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. |
| Abstract |
Xue, C.C.L. et al.
|
Electroacupuncture
for tension-type headache on distal acupoints only: a randomized,
controlled, crossover trial |
|
|
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| |
Infertility |
|
| 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 |
Paulus, W.E. et al.
|
Influence
of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo
assisted reproduction therapy |
| 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 |
| Abstract |
Stener-Victorin, E. et al.
|
Effects
of electro-acupuncture on anovulation in women with polycystic
ovary syndrome |
| Abstract |
Stener-Victorin E, Humaidan P.
|
Use
of acupuncture in female infertility and a summary of recent
acupuncture studies related to embryo transfer |
| Abstract |
Westergaard, LG et al. |
Acupuncture
on the day of embryo transfer significantly improves the reproductive
outcome in infertile women |
| Abstract |
Zhang, M. et al. |
Influence
of acupuncture on idiopathic male infertility in assisted reproductive
technology. |
| |
|
|
| |
Interpretation of Research / Study Design |
|
| |
Altman,
DG & Bland, JM |
Absence
of evidence is not evidence of absence |
| Abstract |
Birch,
S |
A
review and analysis of placebo treatments, placebo effects,
and placebo controls in trials of medical procedures when sham
is not inert. |
| Abstract |
Di Blasi, Z et al. |
Informing
participants of allocation to placebo at trial closure: postal
survey |
| |
Diener, HC |
Acupuncture
for the treatment of headaches: more than sticking needles into
humans? (editorial) |
| Abstract |
Dincer F, Linde K. |
Sham
interventions in randomized clinical trials of acupuncture--a
review. |
| Abstract |
Eliorraga-Clarico, A.. et al. |
Reporting
of clinical details in randomized controlled trials of acupuncture
for the treatment of migraine/headaches and nausea/vomiting |
| Abstract |
Greene, PJ et al. |
The
powerful placebo: doubting the doubters. |
| Abstract |
Hotopf, M |
The
pragmatic randomised controlled trial |
| |
Hrobjartsson and Gotzsche |
Core
belief in powerful effects. of placebo interventions is in conflict
with no evidence of. important effects in a large systematic
review. |
| Abstract |
Ioannidis, John PA |
Why
Most Published Research Findings Are False |
| Abstract |
Kaptchuk, TJ |
The
double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial: gold standard
or golden calf? |
| Abstract |
Kaptchuk, TJ |
The
placebo effect in alternative medicine: can the performance
of a healing ritual have clinical significance? |
| |
Kaptchuk, TJ |
Is
the Placebo Powerless (NEJM letters) |
| Abstract |
Kaptchuk, TJ |
Do
medical devices have enhanced placebo effects? |
| Abstract |
Kaptchuk, TJ |
Powerful
placebo: the dark side of the randomised controlled trial |
| |
Kaptchuk, TJ |
Placebo
needle for acupuncture (Lancet letter) |
| Abstract |
Kong, J et al. |
Brain
activity associated with expectancy-enhanced placebo analgesia
as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging |
| Abstract |
Lund I, Lundeberg T. |
Are
minimal, superficial or sham acupuncture procedures acceptable
as inert placebo controls? |
| Abstract |
MacPherson, H.. et al. |
Standards
for reporting interventions in controlled trials of acupuncture:
the STRICTA recommendations |
| |
Miller, FG / Kaptchuk, TJ |
Sham
procedures and the ethics of clinical trials(AMA Journal
letters) |
| |
Miller, FG / Kaptchuk, TJ |
Ethical
Issues in Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(AMA Journal letters) |
| Abstract |
Park, J. et al. |
Validating
a new non-penetrating sham acupuncture device: two randomised
controlled trials. |
| Abstract |
Patel, SM et al. |
The
placebo effect in irritable bowel syndrome trials: a meta-analysis |
| Abstract |
Paterson C, Dieppe P. |
Characteristic
and incidental (placebo) effects in complex interventions such
as acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Rochon, PA et al |
Are
randomized control trial outcomes influenced by the inclusion
of a placebo group?: a systematic review of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory
drug trials for arthritis treatment. |
| |
Shnyer, R. |
Acupuncture
Research: Colonization or
Interdependence? (Letter to the Editor) |
| Abstract |
Stone, DA et al. |
Patient
expectations in placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials. |
| Abstract |
Streitberger K, Kleinhenz J. |
Introducing
a placebo needle into acupuncture research |
| Abstract |
White, P. et al.
|
The
placebo needle is it a valid and convincing placebo for use
in acupuncture trials? A randomised, single-blind, cross-over
pilot trial |
| Abstract |
Wolsko, PM et al. |
Double-blind
placebo-controlled trial of static magnets for the treatment
of osteoarthritis of the knee: results of a pilot study |
| |
|
|
| |
Musculoskeletal
(back) |
|
| Abstract |
Ammendolia, C. et al. |
Evidence-informed
management of chronic low back pain with needle acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Carlsson, C.P.O. and B.H. Sjölund
|
Acupuncture
for chronic low back pain: a randomized placebo-controlled study
with long-term follow-up |
| Abstract |
Ceccherelli, F. et al.
|
Comparison
of superficial and deep acupuncture in the treatment of lumbar
myofascial pain: a double-blind randomized controlled study |
| Abstract |
Cherkin, D.C. et al. |
A
randomized trial comparing acupuncture, simulated acupuncture,
and usual care for chronic low back pain. |
| Abstract |
Cherkin, D.C. et al. |
Randomized
trial comparing traditional Chinese medical acupuncture, therapeutic
massage, and self-care education for chronic low back pain. |
| Abstract |
Furlan, A.D. et al. |
Acupuncture
and dry-needling for low back pain: an updated systematic review
within the framework of the cochrane collaboration. |
| 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 |
Inoue, M. et al.
|
Effects
of acupuncture versus ultrasound in patients with impingement
syndrome: randomized clinical trial |
| Abstract |
Johansson, K.M. et al.
|
Effects
of acupuncture versus ultrasound in patients with impingement
syndrome: randomized clinical trial |
| Abstract |
Kalauokalani, D. et al.
|
A
comparison of physician and nonphysician acupuncture treatment
for chronic low back pain |
| Abstract |
Kim, Y.H. |
Efficacy
of acupuncture for treating back pain |
| Abstract |
Kukuk, P. et al.
|
Long-term
improvement in pain coping for cLBP and gonarthrosis patients
following body needle acupuncture: a prospective cohort study |
| Abstract |
Leibing, E. et al. |
Acupuncture
treatment of chronic low-back pain -- a randomized, blinded,
placebo-controlled trial with 9-month follow-up. |
| Abstract |
Manheimer, E. et al. |
Meta-analysis:
acupuncture for low back pain. |
| Abstract |
Meng, C.F. et al.
|
Acupuncture
for chronic low back pain in older patients: a randomized, controlled
trial |
| Abstract |
Molsberger, A.F. et al.
|
Does
acupuncture improve the orthopedic management of chronic low
back pain — a randomized, blinded, controlled trial with
3 months follow up |
| Abstract |
Sator-Katzenschlager,
S.M. et al.
|
The
short- and long-term benefit in chronic low back pain through
adjuvant electrical versus manual auricular acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Sherman, K. et al.
|
How
traditional Chinese medicine acupuncturists would diagnose and
treat chronic low back pain: results of a survey of licensed
acupuncturists in Washington State. |
| Abstract |
Trinh, K.V. et al.
|
Acupuncture
for the alleviation of lateral epicondyle pain: a systematic
review |
| |
von Tulder, M & Koes, B. |
(chronic)
Low Back Pain survey |
| Abstract |
Weiss, HR. et al. |
Acupuncture
in the treatment of scoliosis - a single blind controlled pilot
study |
| 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 |
| Abstract |
Yuan, J. et al. |
Effectiveness
of Acupuncture for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review |
| |
Musculoskeletal
(hip) |
|
| Abstract |
Haslam, R. |
A
comparison of acupuncture with advice and exercises on the symptomatic
treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip--a randomised controlled
trial |
| Abstract |
Kober, A. et al. |
Out-of-hospital
auricular acupressure in elder patients with hip fracture: a
randomized double-blinded trial. |
| |
Liu, T. & Liu, C. |
Acupuncture
for treating arthritis of the hip an knee, editorial |
| Abstract |
Nelemans, P.J. et al.
|
Injection
Therapy for Subacute and Chronic Benign Low back pain. |
| Abstract |
Stemer-Victorin, E. et al.
|
Comparison
between electro-acupuncture and hydrotherapy, both in combination
with patient education and patient education alone, on the symptomatic
treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip |
| Abstract |
Usichenko, T.I. et al. |
Auricular
acupuncture for pain relief after total hip arthroplasty - a
randomized controlled study |
| Abstract |
Witt, C. et al.
|
Acupuncture
in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip: A randomized,
controlled trial with an additional nonrandomized arm |
| |
|
|
| |
Musculoskeletal
(knee & elbow) |
|
| Abstract |
Berman, B.M. et al.
|
Effectiveness
of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the
knee A randomized, controlled trial |
| |
Berman, B.M. et al.
|
Berman
A 60-Year-Old Woman Considering Acupuncture For Knee Pain. |
| |
Berman, B.M. et al.
|
Acupuncture
effective for osteoarthritis of the knee (Practice
Recommendations From Key Studies) |
| Abstract |
Ezzo, J. et al. |
Acupuncture
for osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review. |
| Abstract |
Fink, J. et al. |
Acupuncture
in chronic epicondylitis: a randomized controlled trial
|
| |
Kim, Y.H.
|
Efficacy
of acupuncture for treating knee osteoarthritis |
| |
Liu, T. & Liu, C. |
Acupuncture
for treating arthritis of the hip an knee, editorial |
| Abstract |
Mukherjee M |
The
effect of electroacupuncture on spasticity of the wrist joint
in chronic stroke survivors |
| Abstract |
Ng, M.M. et al. |
The
effects of electro-acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical
nerve stimulation on patients with painful osteoarthritic knees:
a randomized controlled trial with follow-up evaluation. |
| Abstract |
Sampson, KV et al. |
Platelet
rich plasma injection grafts for musculoskeletal injuries: a
review |
| |
Scharff, HP et al. |
Health
Policy Monitor: Is Acupuncture more effective than conventional
therapy in improving pain and functionality for osteoarthritis
of the knee? |
| Abstract |
Tillu, A. et al. |
Effect
of acupuncture on knee function in advanced osteoarthritis of
the knee: a prospective, non-randomised controlled study. |
| Abstract |
Trinkh, K.V. et al. |
Acupuncture
for the alleviation of lateral epicondyle pain: a systematic
review. |
| Abstract |
Usichenko, T.I. et al. |
Auricular
acupuncture for pain relief after ambulatory knee surgery: a
pilot study |
| Abstract |
Vas, J. et al. |
Acupuncture
as a complementary therapy to the pharmacological treatment
of osteoarthritis of the knee: randomised controlled trial. |
| Abstract |
Witt, C. et al.
|
Acupuncture
in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomised trial |
| |
|
|
| |
Musculoskeletal
(neck, shoulder & jaw) |
|
| Abstract |
Dilworth, PP et al. |
Is
acupuncture or ultrasound therapy more efficacious for impingement
syndrome? |
| Abstract |
Fu, LM. et al. |
Randomized
Controlled Trials of Acupuncture for Neck
Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| Abstract |
Gilbertson, B. et al. |
Acupuncture
and arthroscopic acromioplasty. |
| Abstract |
Guerra de Hoyos, J.A. et al.
|
Randomised
trial of long term effect of acupuncture for shoulder pain |
| Abstract |
He, D. et al.
|
Effect
of acupuncture treatment on chronic neck and shoulder pain in
sedentary female workers: a 6-month and 3-year follow-up study |
| Abstract |
Irnich, D. et al.
|
Immediate
effects of dry needling and acupuncture at distant points in
chronic neck pain: results of a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled
crossover trial |
| Abstract |
Irnich,
et al. |
Randomised
trial of acupuncture compared with conventional massage and
"sham" laser acupuncture for treatment of chronic
neck pain |
| Abstract |
Johansson, K.M. et al. |
Effects
of acupuncture versus ultrasound in patients with impingement
syndrome: randomized clinical trial. |
| Abstract |
Michels, T. et al..
|
Cervical
Vertigo-Cervical Pain: An Alternative and Efficient Treatment |
| Abstract |
Rosted, P.
|
Practical
recommendations for the use of acupuncture in the treatment
of temporomandibular disorders based on the outcome of published
controlled studies |
| Abstract |
Sun, KO et al |
Acupuncture
for Frozen Shoulder |
| Abstract |
Trinh, KV et al |
Acupuncture
for Neck Disorders (Review) |
| Abstract |
Vas J, et al. |
Efficacy
and safety of acupuncture for chronic uncomplicated neck pain:
a randomized controlled study |
| Abstract |
Vas J, et al. |
Single-point
acupuncture and physiotherapy for the treatment of painful shoulder-a
multicentre randomized controlled study |
|
Vickers, A.
|
Acupuncture
for treatment of chronic neck pain |
| Abstract |
White, P. et al.
|
Acupuncture
versus placebo for the treatment of chronic mechanical neck
pain A randomized, controlled trial |
|
|
|
| Abstract |
Willich SN, et al.
|
Cost-effectiveness
of acupuncture treatment in patients with chronic neck pain |
| |
|
|
| |
Nausea
of Surgery and Chemotherapy |
|
| Abstract |
Arnberger, M. et al. |
Monitoring
of Neuromuscular Blockade at the P6 Acupuncture Point Reduces
theIncidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. |
| Abstract |
Boehler, M. et al. |
Korean
hand acupressure reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting after
gynecological laparoscopic surgery. |
| Abstract |
Josefson,
A. and M. Kreuter
|
Acupuncture to reduce nausea during chemotherapy treatment of
rheumatic diseases |
| Abstract |
Kotani, N. et al. |
Preoperative
intradermal acupuncture reduces postoperative pain, nausea and
vomiting, analgesic requirement, and sympathoadrenal responses. |
| Abstract |
Lee
A, Done ML
|
Stimulation
of the wrist acupuncture point P6 for preventing postoperative
nausea and vomiting. |
| Abstract |
Schlager,
A. et al.
|
Korean
hand acupressure reduces postoperative vomiting in children
after strabismus surgery |
| Abstract |
Somri, M. et al. |
Acupuncture
versus ondansetron in the prevention of postoperative vomiting.
A study of children undergoing dental 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 |
| Abstract |
White,
P. et al.
|
Comparative
efficacy of acustimulation (ReliefBand) versus ondansetron (Zofran)
in combination with droperidol for preventing nausea and vomiting |
| |
|
|
| |
Neurology |
|
| Abstract |
Ahmed, H.E. et al. |
Percutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation: an alternative to antiviral drugs
for acute herpes zoster. |
| Abstract |
Donnellan, C. et al. |
Comparison
of the effect of two types of acupuncture on quality of life
insecondary progressive multiple sclerosis- a preliminary single-blind
randomizedcontrolled trial |
| Abstract |
Dyson-Hudson,
T.A. et al.
|
Acupuncture
and Trager Psychophysical Integration in the treatment of wheelchair
user’s shoulder pain in individuals with spinal cord injury |
| Abstract |
Ha-Kawa, S.K. et al.
|
Acupuncture-induced
cerebral blood flow responses in dystonia. |
| Abstract |
Hamza, M.A. et al. |
Percutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation: a novel analgesic therapy for
diabetic neuropathic pain. |
| Abstract |
Lee, J.D. et al.
|
The
cerebrovascular response to traditional acupuncture after stroke |
| Abstract |
Meissner, W. et al. |
Acupuncture
decreases somatosensory evoked potential amplitudes to noxious
stimuli in anesthetized volunteers. |
| Abstract |
Moon SK. et al.
|
Antispastic
effect of electroacupuncture and moxibustion in stroke patients |
| Abstract |
Mukherjee, M et al. |
The
Effect of Electro-Acupuncture on Spasticity of the Wrist in
Stroke Survivors |
| Abstract |
Naeser, MA. et al.
|
Acupuncture
in the treatment of paralysis in chronic and acute stroke patients--improvement
correlated with specific CT scan lesion sites. |
| Abstract |
Nayak, S. et al.
|
Is
acupuncture effective in treating chronic pain after spinal
cord injury? |
| |
Spoerel, WE. et al. |
Acupuncture
and Multiple Sclerosis (Correspondence in the Canadian Medical
Association Journal) |
| Abstract |
Steinberger, A.
|
Specific
Irritability of Acupuncture points as an Early symptom of Multiple
Sclerosis |
| Abstract |
Kai-hoi
Sze, F. et al.
|
Does
acupuncture improve motor recovery after stroke? A meta-analysis
of randomized controlled trials |
|
|
|
| Abstract |
Wong, A.M.K. et al.
|
Clinical
trial of acupuncture for patients with spinal cord injuries |
| Abstract |
Wu, M.T. et al. |
Neuronal
specificity of acupuncture response: a fMRI study with electroacupuncture. |
| Abstract |
Xu, B & Ge, S |
Treatment
of Meniere's Disease by Acupuncture: Report of 75 cases |
| Abstract |
Zhang, S.H. et al. |
Acupuncture
for acute stroke. |
| |
|
|
| |
Obstetrics |
|
| Abstract |
Cardini, F & Weixin, H. |
Moxibustion
for correction of breech presentation: a randomized controlled
trial. |
| Abstract |
Carlsson, C.P. et al. |
Manual
acupuncture reduces hyperemesis gravidarum: a placebo-controlled,
randomized, single-blind, crossover study. |
| Abstract |
Elden, H. et al.
|
Effects
of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard
treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised
single blind controlled trial |
| Abstract |
Evron, S. et al.
|
Postoperative
analgesia by percutaneous electrical stimulation in gynecology
and obstetrics. |
| Abstract |
Habek, D. et al.
|
Success
of acupuncture and acupressure of the Pc 6 acupoint in the treatment
of hyperemesis gravidarum |
| Abstract |
Habek, D. et al.
|
Acupuncture
conversion of fetal breech presentation |
| Abstract |
Harper, TC et al.
|
A
randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for initiation of
labor in nulliparous women. |
| Abstract |
Kanakura, Y. et al.
|
Moxibustion
treatment of breech presentation |
| Abstract |
Knight, B. et al. |
Effect
of acupuncture on nausea of pregnancy: a randomized, controlled
trial. |
| |
Kroger, WS |
Current
status of acupuncture in surgery, obstetrics and gynecology
(1973) |
| Abstract |
Kvorning, N. et al.
|
Acupuncture
relieves pelvic and low-back pain in late pregnancy |
| Abstract |
Ledergerber. et al. |
Postoperative
Electroanalgesia |
| Abstract |
Lee, H. & Ernst, E. |
Acupuncture
for labor pain management: A systematic review. |
| Abstract |
Manber, R. et al.
|
Acupuncture:
a promising treatment for depression during pregnancy |
| Abstract |
Nesheim, B-I. et al.
|
Acupuncture
during labor can reduce the use of meperidine: a controlled
clinical study |
| Abstract |
Rabl, M. et al. |
Acupuncture
for cervical ripening and induction of labor at term--a randomized
controlled trial. |
| Abstract |
Ramnero, A. et al.
|
Acupuncture
treatment during labour — a randomised controlled trial |
| Abstract |
Rosen, T. et al.
|
A
randomized controlled trial of nerve stimulation for relief
of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy |
| Abstract |
Slotnick, RN
|
Safe,
successful nausea suppression in early pregnancy with P-6 acustimulation. |
| Abstract |
Smith, C. et al.
|
Pregnancy
outcome following women's participation in a randomised controlled
trial of acupuncture to treat nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy |
| Abstract |
Ternov, NK. et al.
|
Acupuncture
for lower back and pelvic pain in late pregnancy: a retrospective
report on 167 consecutive cases |
| Abstract |
Wedenberg, K. et al.
|
A
prospective randomized study comparing acupuncture with physiotherapy
for low-back and pelvic pain in pregnancy |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Ophthalmology |
|
| Abstract |
Nepp, J. et al. |
The
effect of acupuncture on the temperature of the ocular surface
in conjunctivitis sicca measured by non-contact thermography:
preliminary results. |
| Abstract |
Nepp, J. et al. |
Is
Acupuncture a Useful Tool for Pain-Treatment in Ophthalmology |
| |
Ticho U, Oshwang D, Magora F. |
Relief
of pain by subcutaneous electrical stimulation after ocular
surgery |
| |
|
|
| |
Pain |
|
| |
Abram SE, Reynolds AC, Chancellor MB. |
A
Comparison of Analgesic Effects of Electroacupuncture, Placebo
Electroacupuncture and Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation |
| Abstract |
Baldry, P. |
Management
of myofacial trigger point pain |
| Abstract |
Ceccherelli, F et al. |
The
therapeutic efficacy of somatic acupuncture is not increased
by auriculotherapy: a randomised, blind control study in cervical
myofascial pain. |
| Abstract |
Edwards RR. et al. |
Individual
differences in diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC): association
with clinical variables |
| |
Goertz, MH. et al. |
Auriculur
Acupuncture in the treatment of acute pain syndromes: a Pilot
Study |
| Abstract |
Hammes MG et al,
|
Investigations
on the effect of acupuncture on affective and sensory components
of pain in patients with different stages of chronic pain
(article in German) |
| Abstract |
Humaidan, P & Stener-Victorin, E
|
Pain
relief during oocyte retrieval with a new short duration electro-acupuncture
technique—an alternative to conventional analgesic methods |
| Abstract |
Melzack, R et al |
Trigger
points and acupuncture points for pain: correlations and implications |
| |
Niemtzow, R. et al. |
Battlefield
Acupuncture |
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Niemtzow, R. et al. |
Integrating
Ear and Scalp Acupuncture techniques into the Care of Blast
Injured United States Military Service Members with Limb Loss |
| Abstract |
Staud, K. et al. |
Diffuse
noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC) attenuate temporal summation
of second pain in normal males but not in normal females or
fibromyalgia patients |
| Abstract |
Taguchi, R. |
Acupuncture
Anesthesia and Analgesia for Clinical Acute Pain in Japan |
| Abstract |
Wieseler-Frank J, et al. |
Immune-to-brain
communication dynamically modulates pain: physiological and
pathological consequences |
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Pediatrics |
|
| Abstract |
Bjorkstrom, G. et al. |
Electro-acupuncture
in the treatment of children with monosymptomatic nocturnal
enuresis |
| Abstract |
Gottschling, S et al. |
Laser
acupuncture in children with headache: a double-blind, randomized,
bicenter, placebo-controlled trial. |
| Abstract |
Honjo, H et al. |
Treatment
of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis by acupuncture: A preliminary
study |
| Abstract |
Kemper, K. et al. |
On Pins and Needles? Pediatric pain patients' experience with
acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Libonate, J. et al. |
Efficacy
of acupuncture for health conditions in children: a review. |
| Abstract |
Serel, TA. et al. |
Acupuncture
therapy in the management of persistent primary nocturnal enuresis--preliminary
results. |
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Perioperative |
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| Abstract |
Arai, YC. et al. |
The
Effect of Acupressure at the Extra 1 Point on Subjective and
Autonomic Responses to Needle Insertion |
| Abstract |
Bjordal, JM. et al. |
Transcutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) can reduce postoperative
analgesic consumption. A meta-analysis with assessment of optimal
treatment parameters for postoperative pain |
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Buckley, N |
Auricular
acupuncture for analgesia after arthroscopy (commentary)
|
| Abstract |
Chen L. et al. |
The
effect of location of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
on postoperative opioid analgesic requirement: acupoint versus
nonacupoint stimulation |
| Abstract |
Chu, D.W. et al. |
Acupuncture
anaesthesia in inguinal hernia repair |
| Abstract |
Karst, M. et al |
Auricular
acupuncture for dental anxiety: a randomized controlled trial. |
| Abstract |
Ledergerber. et al. |
Postoperative
Electroanalgesia |
| Abstract |
Lin, J-G. et al. |
The
effect of high and low frequency electroacupuncture in pain
after lower abdominal surgery |
| editorial |
Modell, J. |
Observations
of Acupuncture Anesthesia in the People's Republic of China |
| Abstract |
Pohodenko-
Chudakova, I.O. |
Acupuncture
analgesia and its application in cranio-maxillofacial surgical
procedures |
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| Abstract |
Sim, CK et al.
|
Effects
of Electroacupuncture on Intraoperative and Postoperative Analgesic
Requirement |
| Abstract |
Sun, Y. et al. |
Acupuncture
and related techniques for postoperative pain: a systematic
review of randomized controlled trials |
| Abstract |
Taguchi, A. et al. |
The
effect of auricular acupuncture on anaesthesia with desflurane. |
| Abstract |
Wang, SM et al.
|
The
use of Auricular Acupuncture to reduce PreOperative Anxiety
|
| Abstract |
Wang SM, Kain Z, White
P. |
Acupuncture
Analgesia: I. The Scientific Basis |
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Psychiatry |
|
| Abstract |
Gallagher, S M et al. |
Six-month
depression relapse rates among women treated with acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Hollifield, M. et al. |
Acupuncture
for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Pilot
Trial |
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Jarrett, LS |
Chinese
Medicine and the Betrayal of Intimacy: The Theory and Treatment
of Abuse, Incest, Rape and Divorce with Acupuncture and herbs
- Part I |
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Kim, Y.H. |
Efficacy
of acupuncture for treating depression |
| Abstract |
Kober, A. et al.
|
Auricular
acupressure as a treatment for anxiety in prehospital transport
settings |
| Abstract |
Mukaino, Y et al. |
The
effectiveness of acupuncture for depression--a systematic review
of randomised controlled trials. |
| Abstract |
Pohl, A. & Nordin, C.
|
Clinical
and biochemical observations during treatment of depression
with electroacupuncture: a pilot study |
| Abstract |
Roschke J et al
|
The
benefit from whole body acupuncture in major depression |
| Abstract |
Spence, D.W. et al.
|
Acupuncture
increases nocturnal melatonin secretion and reduces insomnia
and anxiety: A preliminary report |
| Abstract |
Zhang, ZJ et al. |
The
effectiveness and safety of acupuncture therapy in depressive
disorders-Systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Respiratory/Pulmonary/Allergy |
|
| Abstract |
Brinkhaus, B. et al.
|
Acupuncture
and Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of patients with
seasonal allrgic rhinitis: a randomized-controlled clinical
trial |
| |
Iraji,
F et al. |
Acupuncture
In The Treatment Of Chronic Urticaria:
A Double Blind Study |
| Abstract |
Jeong, HJ. et al.
|
Regulatory
effect of cytokine production in asthma patients by SOOJI CHIM
(Koryo Hand Acupuncture Therapy). |
| Abstract |
Maa, S-H. et al.
|
Effect
of acupuncture or acupressure on quality of life of patients
with chronic obstructive asthma: a pilot study |
| Abstract |
Martin, J. et al.
|
Efficacy
of acupuncture in asthma: systematic review and meta-analysis
of published data from 11 randomised controlled trials |
| Abstract |
Ng, D.K. et al.
|
A
double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of acupuncture
for the treatment of childhood persistent allergic rhinitis |
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Pfab, F. et al.
|
Preventive
effect of acupuncture on histamine-induced itch: a blinded,
randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. |
| Abstract |
Rössberg, E. et al.
|
Comparison
of traditional Chinese acupuncture, minimal acupuncture at non-acupoints
and conventional treatment for chronic sinusitis |
| Abstract |
Shiue, HS et al. |
DNA
Microarray Analysis of the Effect on Inflammation
in Patients Treated with Acupuncture for Allergic Rhinitis |
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Rheumatology |
|
| Abstract |
Lee, H. et al. |
Acupuncture
for symptom management of rheumatoid arthritis- a pilot study |
| |
Tukmachi, E.
|
Acupuncture
and Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Abstract |
Williamson L., et al.
|
Does
acupuncture improve symptoms in patients with osteoarthritis
who are awaiting knee replacement surgery |
| Abstract |
Zanette, SA. et al. |
A
pilot study of acupuncture as adjunctive treatment of rheumatoid
arthritis |
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Safety |
|
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Averill,
A. et al
|
Blood
Pressure Response to Acupuncture in a Population at Risk for
Autonomic Desreflexia |
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Ernst,
E. &
White, A.
|
Prospective
Studies of the Safety of Acupuncture A Systematic Review |
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Melchart, D et al. |
Prospective
investigation of adverse effects of acupuncture in 97,733 patients |
| 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. et al
|
Adverse events following acupuncture: prospective survey of
32 000 consultations with doctors and physiotherapists |
| Abstract |
Woo, PCY et al. |
Staphylococcus
aureus subcutaneous abscess complicating acupuncture Need for
implementation of proper infection control guidelines |
| Abstract |
Yamashita, H. et al |
Incidence
of adverse reactions associated with acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Yamashita, H. et al
|
Systematic
review of adverse events following acupuncture: the Japanese
literature |
| Abstract |
Yanagihara, M. et al
|
Silicone
granuloma on the entry points of acupuncture venepuncture and
surgical need |
| |
Scalp
Acupuncture |
|
| Abstract |
Allam, H. et al.
|
Scalp
Acupuncture Effect on Language Development in Children with
Autism: A Pilot Study |
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Dharmananda, S. & Vickers, E.
|
Synopsis
of Scalp Acupuncture |
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Sleep
Apnea |
|
| Abstract |
Freire, AO, et al..
|
Treatment
of moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with acupuncture:
A randomised, placebo-controlled pilot trial |
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Sports
Medicine |
|
| Abstract |
Akimoto, T. et al.
|
Acupuncture
and responses of immunologic and endocrine markers during competition |
|
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| Abstract |
Li, P. et al.
|
Inhibitory
effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on the pressor response induced
by exercise stress |
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Substance
Abuse |
|
| Abstract |
Bier, I.D. et al.
|
Auricular
acupuncture, education, and smoking cessation: a randomized,
sham-controlled trial |
| Abstract |
Cui, CL. et al.
|
Acupuncture
for the Treatment of Drug Addiction |
| Abstract |
He, D. et al.
|
Effect
of acupuncture on smoking cessation or reduction: an 8-month
and 5-year follow-up study |
| Abstract |
Karst, M. et al.
|
Acupuncture
in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal symptoms: a randomized,
placebo-controlled study |
|
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|
| Abstract |
Lambert, L. et al |
A
Standardized Transcutaneous Electric Acupoint Stimulation for
Relieving Tobacco Urges in Dependent Smokers |
| Abstract |
Margolin A, Avants SK et al. |
A
randomized controlled trial of auricular acupuncture for cocaine
dependence. |
| Abstract |
Montazeri K, Farahnakian M, Saghaei M.
|
The
effect of acupuncture on the acute withdrawal symptoms from
rapid opiate detoxification. |
| Abstract |
Russell, L.C.. et al. |
Acupuncture
for addicted patients with chronic histories of arrest. A pilot
study of the Consortium Treatment Center. |
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Urology |
|
| Abstract |
Alraek, T. et al.
|
Acupuncture treatment in the prevention of uncomplicated
recurrent lower urinary tract infections in adult women |
| Abstract |
Bergstrom, K . et al. |
Improvement
of urge and mixed type incontinence after acupuncture treatment
among elderly women |
| Abstract |
Chen, R. and J.C. Nickel
|
Acupuncture
ameliorates symptoms in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic
pelvic pain syndrome |
| Abstract |
Emmons, S.L. and L. Otto
|
Acupuncture for overactive bladder A randomized
controlled trial |
| Abstract |
Garcia, G.E. et al.
|
Acupuncture
and kidney disease |
| Abstract |
Honjo, H. et al.
|
Treatment
of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis by acupuncture: a preliminary
study |
| Abstract |
Honjo, H. et al.
|
Acupuncture
on clinical symptoms and urodynamic measurements in spinal-cord-injured
patients with detrusor hyperreflexia |
| Abstract |
Honjo, H. et al.
|
Effects
of acupuncture for chronic pelvic pain syndrome with intrapelvic
venous congestion: preliminary results |
| Abstract |
Lee, SWH. et al. |
Acupuncture
versus Sham Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis-Chronic Pelvic
Pain. |
| Abstract |
Quatan, N. et al.
|
Sticks
and stones: use of acupuncture in extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
| Abstract |
Resim, S. et al. |
Effectiveness
of Electro-Acupuncture compared to sedoanalgesics in relieving
pain during shockwave lithotripsy |
| Abstract |
Ricci, L. et al. |
Acupuncture
reflexotherapy in the treatment of sensory urgency that persists
after transurethral resection of the prostate: a preliminary
report |
| Abstract |
Rogenhofer, S. et al.
|
Acupuncture
for pain in extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
| Abstract |
Siterman, S. |
Does
acupuncture treatment affect sperm density in males with very
low sperm count |
| Abstract |
Yuksek, MS et al. |
Acupressure
versus oxybutinin in the treatment of enuresis. |
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Voice
Therapy |
|
| Abstract |
Lee, L. et al. |
Use
of acupuncture for the treatment of adductor spasmodic dysphonia:
a preliminary investigation |
| Abstract |
Yiu, E. et al. |
A
randomized treatment-placebo study of the effectiveness of
acupuncture for benign vocal pathologies. |
| |
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Weight
Loss |
|
| Abstract |
Shiraishi, T. et al.
|
Effects
of bilateral auricular acupuncture stimulation on body weight
in healthy volunteers and mildly obese patients |
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