Treatment of persistent hiccups after arthroplasty: effects of acupuncture at PC6, CV12 and ST36.
CONCLUSION:: Based on our results, acupuncture may represent a potential treatment option for hiccups after arthroplasty. Caution must be exercised, however, given the lack of a control group. Accordingly, randomised controlled trials will be required to verify the efficacy and effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of hiccups.
PMID: 30843420 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Xu J, Qu Y, Yue Y, Zhao H, Gao Y, Peng L, Zhang Q Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research