PMID: Acupunct Med. 2020 Feb 5:964528419900781. Epub 2020 Feb 5. PMID: 32022581 Abstract Title: Electroacupuncture versus manual acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled pilot trial. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: We aimed to explore the feasibility of evaluating the comparative effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture (EA) relative to manual acupuncture (MA) for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis …
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In the home health care hypertension population, antihypertensive drugs plus acupuncture may be more beneficial in lowering blood pressure.
PMID: J Altern Complement Med. 2020 Feb 11. Epub 2020 Feb 11. PMID: 32045259 Abstract Title: Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Hypertension in Home Health Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Abstract: To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in helping antihypertensive drugs lower the hypertension of elderly patients in home health …
Acupuncture for perimenopausal depression is safe and effective.
PMID: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2020 ;2020:5865697. Epub 2020 Jan 19. PMID: 32051687 Abstract Title: Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture for Perimenopausal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Abstract: Objective: To determine the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for perimenopausal depression.Methods: We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, …
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Acupuncture is a promising add-on treatment that may stabilize the condition of patients during surgery.
PMID: Altern Ther Health Med. 2020 Feb 21. Epub 2020 Feb 21. PMID: 32088669 Abstract Title: A Case Study on Preoperative Acupuncture in Reducing the Risk of Operation. Abstract: The present study investigated the role of acupuncture as a pretreatment prior to surgery. The 72-y-old female was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer and suffered from …
Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for patients unconscious following traumatic brain injury.
PMID: Altern Ther Health Med. 2020 Feb 21. Epub 2020 Feb 21. PMID: 32088667 Abstract Title: Acupuncture for Patients in Coma after Traumatic Brain Injury: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Abstract: Context: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain that occurs as a result of a direct impact, and affected persons are usually …
Electroacupuncture treatment attenuates paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain.
PMID: J Pain Res. 2020 ;13:239-250. Epub 2020 Jan 29. PMID: 32099448 Abstract Title: Electroacupuncture Treatment Attenuates Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathic Pain in Rats via Inhibiting Spinal Glia and the TLR4/NF-κB Pathway. Abstract: Background and Purpose: Neuropathic pain is a major side-effect of paclitaxel (PTX) chemotherapy. Although the precise mechanisms responsible for this pain are unclear, the …
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Effect of electroacupuncture on SIRT1/NF-κB signaling pathway in adipose tissue of obese rats
PMID: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2020 Feb 12 ;40(2):185-91. PMID: 32100506 Abstract Title: [Effect of electroacupuncture on SIRT1/NF-κB signaling pathway in adipose tissue of obese rats]. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on insulin sensitivity, adipose tissue inflammatory reaction and silent information regulation factor 1(SIRT1)/nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway in obese …
This study found that patients who received acupuncture treatment showed a lower incidence of radiation pneumonitis.
PMID: Integr Cancer Ther. 2020 Jan-Dec;19:1534735420908327. PMID: 32100576 Abstract Title: The Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Preventing Radiation Pneumonitis in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Prospective, Single-Blinded, Randomized Pilot Proof-of-Principle Study. Abstract: We evaluated the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for prevention of radiation pneumonitis in patients with lung cancer.Twenty-five patients were prospectively enrolled …
These data suggest the effectiveness of electroacupuncture in alleviating affective pain.
PMID: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2020 ;2020:8630368. Epub 2020 Feb 10. PMID: 32104195 Abstract Title: Electroacupuncture Alleviates Pain-Related Emotion by Upregulating the Expression of NPS and Its Receptor NPSR in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Hypothalamus. Abstract: Objective: Electroacupuncture (EA) is reported effective in alleviating pain-related emotion; however, the underlying mechanism of its effects …
Electroacupuncture alleviates experimental chronic inflammatory pain.
PMID: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2020 ;2020:7061972. Epub 2020 Feb 10. PMID: 32104194 Abstract Title: Electroacupuncture Alleviates Experimental Chronic Inflammatory Pain by Inhibiting Calcium Voltage-Gated Channel-Mediated Inflammation. Abstract: Background: Both experimental and clinical studies have shown that electroacupuncture (EA) administration ameliorates chronic inflammatory pain (CIP). However, the multifaceted mechanism underlying the effects of EA …
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