Acupuncture for the treatment of hiccups following stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Our systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for patients suffering from hiccups following stroke when used as an adjunct to medical treatment. However, due to the limited number of RCTs and poor methodology quality, we cannot reach a definitive conclusion, hence further large, rigorously designed trials are needed.
PMID: 27286862 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - February 28, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Yue J, Liu M, Li J, Wang Y, Hung ES, Tong X, Sun Z, Zhang Q, Golianu B Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research