A clinical audit of patient outcomes in real-world acupuncture practice
CONCLUSIONS: The majority of patients reported clinically meaningful improvements for their main health complaints/symptoms, which appeared to be sustained in the medium to long-term.PMID:38711226 | DOI:10.1177/09645284241248471 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 7, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nick Lowe Natalia Permyakova Rodney Dutton Source Type: research
Practice recommendations for physiotherapists in Canada managing adverse events associated with acupuncture
This article provides information on the potential adverse effects of acupuncture and provides recommendations for physiotherapists regarding prevention and management of any incidents that may arise during treatment.PMID:38706181 | DOI:10.1177/09645284241248468 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Venkadesan Rajendran Source Type: research
Acupuncture in the treatment of cocaine addiction: how does it work?
This article mainly focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms involving the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) that underlie the effects of acupuncture in the treatment of cocaine addiction. The central dopamine system is a key player in acupuncture treatment of cocaine addiction; the ventral tegmental area (VTA)-nucleus accumbens (NAc) signaling pathway, which has a modulatory influence on behavior and psychology after chronic use of cocaine, is a significant target of acupuncture action. Moreover, acupuncture alleviates cocaine-induced seizures or acute psychomotor responses through the para...
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Luqiang Sun Haichuan Wang Source Type: research
Practice recommendations for physiotherapists in Canada managing adverse events associated with acupuncture
This article provides information on the potential adverse effects of acupuncture and provides recommendations for physiotherapists regarding prevention and management of any incidents that may arise during treatment.PMID:38706181 | DOI:10.1177/09645284241248468 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Venkadesan Rajendran Source Type: research
Acupuncture in the treatment of cocaine addiction: how does it work?
This article mainly focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms involving the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) that underlie the effects of acupuncture in the treatment of cocaine addiction. The central dopamine system is a key player in acupuncture treatment of cocaine addiction; the ventral tegmental area (VTA)-nucleus accumbens (NAc) signaling pathway, which has a modulatory influence on behavior and psychology after chronic use of cocaine, is a significant target of acupuncture action. Moreover, acupuncture alleviates cocaine-induced seizures or acute psychomotor responses through the para...
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Luqiang Sun Haichuan Wang Source Type: research
Electroacupuncture improves apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells via the IL-22/JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway in a rat model of cervical intervertebral disk degeneration
CONCLUSION: We demonstrated that EA affected apoptosis by regulating the IL-22/JAK2-STAT3 pathway in NP cells and reducing inflammatory factors in the CIDD rat model. The results extend our knowledge of the mechanisms of action underlying the effects of EA as a potential treatment approach for CS in clinical practice.PMID:38702866 | DOI:10.1177/09645284241248465 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 4, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sen Yan Ling-Yao Xie Xia-Xia Duan Jia-Xuan Tan Song Yang Ling Meng Qing-Hua Zhong Wei-Di Lin Jia-Ni Yang Yao-Yao Xiao Xueyu Jiang Source Type: research
A clinical audit in a UK-based acupuncture private practice: assessing patient demographics, outcomes and experience
CONCLUSIONS: Although musculoskeletal conditions were the most common, this audit found that patients sought treatment for a wide range of predominantly chronic health complaints, for many of which there is a currently a lack of quality evidence to support the use of acupuncture. Overall, the small sample of patients who responded to outcome questionnaires reported clinically meaningful and sustained improvements.PMID:38702874 | DOI:10.1177/09645284241248470 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 4, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nick Lowe Natalia Permyakova Rodney Dutton Source Type: research
Electroacupuncture improves apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells via the IL-22/JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway in a rat model of cervical intervertebral disk degeneration
CONCLUSION: We demonstrated that EA affected apoptosis by regulating the IL-22/JAK2-STAT3 pathway in NP cells and reducing inflammatory factors in the CIDD rat model. The results extend our knowledge of the mechanisms of action underlying the effects of EA as a potential treatment approach for CS in clinical practice.PMID:38702866 | DOI:10.1177/09645284241248465 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 4, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sen Yan Ling-Yao Xie Xia-Xia Duan Jia-Xuan Tan Song Yang Ling Meng Qing-Hua Zhong Wei-Di Lin Jia-Ni Yang Yao-Yao Xiao Xueyu Jiang Source Type: research
A clinical audit in a UK-based acupuncture private practice: assessing patient demographics, outcomes and experience
CONCLUSIONS: Although musculoskeletal conditions were the most common, this audit found that patients sought treatment for a wide range of predominantly chronic health complaints, for many of which there is a currently a lack of quality evidence to support the use of acupuncture. Overall, the small sample of patients who responded to outcome questionnaires reported clinically meaningful and sustained improvements.PMID:38702874 | DOI:10.1177/09645284241248470 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 4, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nick Lowe Natalia Permyakova Rodney Dutton Source Type: research
Use of acupuncture to enhance recovery of gastrointestinal function after thoracoscopic surgery
Acupunct Med. 2024 May 3:9645284241248467. doi: 10.1177/09645284241248467. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38700252 | DOI:10.1177/09645284241248467 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jia-He Lin Lei Wan Fu-Shan Xue Source Type: research
Use of acupuncture to enhance recovery of gastrointestinal function after thoracoscopic surgery
Acupunct Med. 2024 May 3:9645284241248467. doi: 10.1177/09645284241248467. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38700252 | DOI:10.1177/09645284241248467 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jia-He Lin Lei Wan Fu-Shan Xue Source Type: research
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Tapping for Pediatric Emergency Department Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluation of a Pilot Intervention
CONCLUSIONS: Despite the limitations of a single-arm study design, a 10-minute brief EFT tapping session was a promising way to reduce short-term psychologic distress in pediatric ED health care workers. Future studies, including rigorous randomized controlled trials, are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of brief EFT tapping interventions in other settings.PMID:38665925 | PMC:PMC11040184 | DOI:10.1089/acu.2023.0099 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - April 26, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Susanne M Bifano Cara J Szeglin Samantha Garbers Melanie A Gold Source Type: research
Electroacupuncture Therapy for Urinary Retention in an Elderly Patient
CONCLUSIONS: A combination of manual acupuncture and EA in an elderly patient can be a safe choice to reduce or resolve symptoms of urinary retention.PMID:38665926 | PMC:PMC11040181 | DOI:10.1089/acu.2023.0081 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - April 26, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nur Khasanah Wahyuningsih Djaali Yoshua Viventius Source Type: research
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Tapping for Pediatric Emergency Department Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluation of a Pilot Intervention
CONCLUSIONS: Despite the limitations of a single-arm study design, a 10-minute brief EFT tapping session was a promising way to reduce short-term psychologic distress in pediatric ED health care workers. Future studies, including rigorous randomized controlled trials, are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of brief EFT tapping interventions in other settings.PMID:38665925 | PMC:PMC11040184 | DOI:10.1089/acu.2023.0099 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - April 26, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Susanne M Bifano Cara J Szeglin Samantha Garbers Melanie A Gold Source Type: research
Electroacupuncture Therapy for Urinary Retention in an Elderly Patient
CONCLUSIONS: A combination of manual acupuncture and EA in an elderly patient can be a safe choice to reduce or resolve symptoms of urinary retention.PMID:38665926 | PMC:PMC11040181 | DOI:10.1089/acu.2023.0081 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - April 26, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nur Khasanah Wahyuningsih Djaali Yoshua Viventius Source Type: research
