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Why Acupuncture Is Going Mainstream in Medicine
When the opioid addiction crisis began to surge in the U.S. about a decade ago, Dr. Medhat Mikhael spent a lot of time talking to his patients about other ways to heal pain besides opioids, from other types of medications to alternative treatments. As a pain management specialist at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., he didn’t anticipate leaving behind the short-term use of opioids altogether, since they work so well for post-surgical pain. But he wanted to recommend a remedy that was safer and still effective. That turned out to be acupuncture. “Like any treatment, acupuncture...
Source: TIME: Health - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate medicine Source Type: news

Efficacy of frequently-used acupuncture methods for specific parts and conventional pharmaceutical interventions in treating post-stroke depression patients: A network meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: 12 acupuncture methods may be effective and safe in improving the condition of patients with PSD. Higher quality randomized controlled trials need sufficient evidence because the overall quality of included trials can only be classified as low quality. This study is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020177099).PMID:34371213 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101471
Source: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - August 9, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Xiaoyi Hang Jingjing Li Yijie Zhang Zhenzhen Li Yi Zhang Xuanhao Ye Qisheng Tang Wenjun Sun Source Type: research

Wrist-ankle acupuncture and Fluoxetine in the treatment of post-stroke depression: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
CONCLUSION: The present study showed that WAA combined with fluoxetine can relieve the symptoms of depression after stroke. WAA therapy could improve the antidepressant effect of fluoxetine. PMID: 32506860 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine - May 31, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: You Y, Zhang T, Shu S, Qian X, Zhou S, Yao F Tags: J Tradit Chin Med Source Type: research