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Abstract 228: Assessing Knowledge, Perceptions, and Cultural Attitudes Towards Stroke in Elderly Korean-Americans: The Strengthening Our Korean Elders Through Community-Partnered Education (STROKE-COPE) Project Poster Session II
Conclusions: Elderly Korean-Americans have substantial risk for stroke, but possess both language and belief barriers that may interfere with stroke prevention and response. A stroke education curriculum tailored for elderly Korean-Americans must address these culturally specific beliefs to be effective.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - May 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Song, S., Son, J. B., Park, H., Park, H., Community Advisory Panel, T. S.-C., Ryan, G., Vickrey, B. Tags: Poster Session II Source Type: research

Acupuncture lowering blood pressure for secondary prevention of stroke: a study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
We report a protocol of a pragmatic randomized controlled ...
Source: Trials - September 15, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yu-zheng Du, Xin-xin Gao, Cheng-Ting Wang, Hai-zhen Zheng, Yun Lei, Meng-han Wu, Xue-min Shi, Hai-peng Ban, Wen-long Gu, Xiang-gang Meng, Mao-ti Wei and Chun-xiao Hu Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research

Effects of acupuncture on cardiovascular risks in patients with hypertension: a Korean cohort study.
CONCLUSION: This observational study with long-term follow-up extends the evidence base in support of the effectiveness of acupuncture for the management of hypertension and potentially reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease. PMID: 32567334 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - June 19, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jung H, Yeo S, Lim S Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research

Common parameters of acupuncture for the treatment of hypertension used in animal models.
Abstract Hypertension is associated with at least 7.6 million annual deaths worldwide. While pharmacotherapy may provide good control for blood pressure, it sometimes induces adverse effects. Meanwhile, acupuncture has been used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, and stroke, but its mechanisms of actions remain poorly understood. The efficacy of acupuncture depends on multiple constituent elements including acupoints, manipulation skills, and implementation programs, which are termed as acupuncture prescription. This review summarized the previous informati...
Source: Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lu S, Cao X, Ohara H, Nakamura Y, Izumi-Nakaseko H, Ando K, Liu W, Sugiyama A, Zhu B Tags: J Tradit Chin Med Source Type: research

Immediate effect of manual acupuncture stimulation of four points versus slow breathing in declination of blood pressure in primary hypertensive- A parallel randomized control trial
Conclusion The results of the present study suggests that yogic breathing practices decreases the systolic components of the blood pressure whereas the acupuncture group is effective in reducing the diastolic component of the blood pressure.
Source: Acupuncture and Related Therapies - August 9, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Abdominal and auricular acupuncture reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrated that abdominal electro-acupuncture for 6 weeks reduced both systolic and diastolic blood pressure and auricular acupuncture had a short-term adverse effect on both SBP and DBP. PMID: 28434467 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - April 1, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Abdi H, Tayefi M, Moallem SR, Zhao B, Fayaz M, Ardabili HM, Razavi AA, Darbandi M, Darbandi S, Abbasi P, Ferns GA, Ghayour-Mobarhan M Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

Moxibustion for prehypertension and stage I hypertension: a pilot randomized controlled trial
ConclusionIn conclusion, the results of this study show that moxibustion (3 sessions/week for 4 weeks) might lower blood pressure in patients with prehypertension or stage I hypertension and treatment frequency might affect effectiveness of moxibustion in BP regulation. Further randomized controlled trials with a large sample size on prehypertension and hypertension should be conducted.Trial Registration This study was registered with the ‘Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS)’, Republic of Korea (KCT0000469), and the protocol for this study was presented orally at the 15th International Council of Medical Acupu...
Source: Integrative Medicine Research - November 24, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Acupuncture for hypertension.
CONCLUSIONS: At present, there is no evidence for the sustained BP lowering effect of acupuncture that is required for the management of chronically elevated BP. The short-term effects of acupuncture are uncertain due to the very low quality of evidence. The larger effect shown in non-sham acupuncture controlled trials most likely reflects bias and is not a true effect. Future RCTs must use sham acupuncture controls and assess whether there is a BP lowering effect of acupuncture that lasts at least seven days. PMID: 30480757 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - November 14, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yang J, Chen J, Yang M, Yu S, Ying L, Liu GJ, Ren YL, Wright JM, Liang FR Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

Should acupuncture, biofeedback, massage, Qi gong, relaxation therapy, device-guided breathing, yoga and tai chi be used to reduce blood pressure?: Recommendations based on high-quality systematic reviews.
DISCUSSION/STRENGTH: The GRADE approach makes this review a unique reference for people who are considering the grade of quality of evidence in systematic reviews, the balance of desirable and undesirable consequences and the strength of recommendations to decide which intervention should be used to reduce BP. LIMITATIONS: Many non-drug therapies were excluded due to the low methodological quality of their systematic reviews, and only 14 therapies were evaluated in this review. As no patient-important outcomes were reviewed, surrogate outcomes were used to rate the strength of recommendations. This approach may cause ...
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 25, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Niu JF, Zhao XF, Hu HT, Wang JJ, Liu YL, Lu DH Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

Pharmacological interventions for painful sickle cell vaso-occlusive crises in adults.
CONCLUSIONS: This review identified only nine studies, with insufficient data for all pharmacological interventions for analysis. The available evidence is very uncertain regarding the efficacy or harm from pharmacological interventions used to treat pain related to sickle cell VOC in adults. This area could benefit most from more high quality, certain evidence, as well as the establishment of suitable registries which record interventions and outcomes for this group of people. PMID: 31742673 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - November 13, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cooper TE, Hambleton IR, Ballas SK, Johnston BA, Wiffen PJ Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

More employers opening door to acupuncture as demand for drug-free care grows
As the opioid crisis continues across America, employers are searching for ways to help employees battle their ailments with therapies that have the dual benefit of being non-addictive and cost effective. To do that, many are removing access barriers to drug-free care like acupuncture that can help with a variety of conditions including back pain, carpal tunnel, hypertension, migraine and stroke recovery. Deb Zurcher, a doctor of chiropractic, licensed acupuncturist and a clinical executive with…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 13, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Laura Newpoff Source Type: news

Evidence Base of Clinical Studies on Qi Gong: A Bibliometric Analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: Qigong research publications have been increasing gradually. Reports on study types, participants, Qigong Intervention, and outcomes are diverse and inconsistent. There is an urgent need to develop a set of reporting standards for various interventions of Qigong. Further trials of high methodological quality with sufficient sample size and real world studies are needed to verify the effects of Qigong in health and disease management. PMID: 32444061 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - April 30, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Zhang YP, Hu RX, Han M, Lai BY, Liang SB, Chen BJ, Robinson N, Chen K, Liu JP Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research