Research Summaries

[Auricular Therapy]   Efficacy of auricular therapy for pain management: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

[Cancer Pain]  Pilot Study Supports the Use of Acupuncture for Pain Relief in Cancer Patients.

[De Qi]  Historical and Clinical Perspectives on De Qi: Exposing Limitations in the Scientific Study of De Qi.

[Hypertension]  Acupuncture for Essential Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Sham-Controlled Clinical Trials.

[Knee Osteo]  Needle-knife therapy improves the clinical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis by inhibiting the expression of inflammatory cytokines.

[Lateral Elbow Pain]  Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Lateral Elbow Pain: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

[Migraines] Efficacy of Yamamoto new scalp acupuncture versus Traditional Chinese acupuncture for migraine treatment.

[Osteoarthritis Systematic Review] Pain management with acupuncture in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

[Pregnancy] The safety of acupuncture during pregnancy: a systematic review.

[Prostatectomy]   Effect of perioperative electroacupuncture as an adjunctive therapy on postoperative analgesia with tramadol and ketamine in prostatectomy: a randomised sham-controlled single-blind trial.

[Urolithiasis]   An Evaluation of Electroacupuncture at the Weizhong Acupoint (BL-40) as a Means of Relieving Pain Induced by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.

[Women's Health]  Acupuncture and women’s health: an overview of the role of acupuncture and its clinical management in women’s reproductive health.

[Wrist-Ankle Acup]   Wrist-ankle acupuncture for the treatment of pain symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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