Headline The programme of research found that acupuncture was more effective than usual care and sham acupuncture for chronic pain, that it was one of the more clinically effective physical therapies for osteoarthritis and that it showed benefits in the treatment of depression. Abstract Background: There has been an increase in the utilisation of acupuncture […]
Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2016 Volume:47 Issue:1 Pages:11–20 DOI:10.2519/jospt.2017.6698 Study Design Multicenter, parallel randomized clinical trial. Background Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are implicated in shoulder pain and functional limitations. An intervention intended to treat MTrPs is dry needling. Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of dry needling in addition to evidence-based personalized […]
To cite this article: Muthmainah and Nurwati Ida. Medical Acupuncture. December 2016, 28(6): 301-307. doi:10.1089/acu.2016.1180. Published in Volume: 28 Issue 6: December 1, 2016 Online Ahead of Print: September 19, 2016 ABSTRACT Background: Depression is a common psychiatric disorder. Many depressed patients do not respond fully to current medications. Acupuncture has been widely used as […]
The Spine Journal Volume 16, Issue 12, December 2016, Pages 1582–1597 Which interventions are cost-effective for the management of whiplash-associated and neck pain-associated disorders? A systematic review of the health economic literature by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration Gabrielle van der Velde, DC, PhD Abstract Background Context Whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) […]
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , 11/01/2016 Lu WW, et al. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. In context of the findings,, the authors illustrate that acupuncture is an effective and safe therapy for patients with gouty arthritis. […]
Am J Transl Res. 2016; 8(9): 3995–4002. Published online 2016 Sep 15. PMCID: PMC5040698 PMID: 27725880 Yan Zhang Abstract As two major non-operative methods, physiotherapy and acupuncture have been proved to be safe and effective in osteoarthritis (OA) treatment. However, only a little study focused on functions of both methods on cartilage repairing. The main […]
CMAJ September 6, 2016 vol. 188 no. 12 First published June 6, 2016, doi: 10.1503/cmaj.151003 Vincent C.H. Chung, PhD Abstract Background: The effectiveness of acupuncture for managing carpal tunnel syndrome is uncertain, particularly in patients already receiving conventional treatments (e.g., splinting). We aimed to assess the effects of electroacupuncture combined with splinting. Methods: We conducted […]
Written by Honor Whiteman Published: Monday 5 September 2016 Lead author Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and colleagues publish their findings in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. In any given year, around 100 million adults in the United States […]
Tedesco D, et al. JAMA Surg. 2017;doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2872. August 16, 2017 Investigators found electrotherapy and acupuncture after total knee arthroplasty correlated with a decrease in and later use of opioids. Researchers performed a systematic review and found 5,509 studies of nonpharmacological interventions for postoperative pain following total knee arthroplasty. Of these studies, 39 randomized controlled trials […]
August 01, 2016 BMJ Open TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this retrospective cohort study evaluated the association between acupuncture therapy and risk of epilepsy in over 40,000 stroke patients in Taiwan. After controlling for various confounders, they found that, compared with patients who did not have acupuncture therapy, those who did had a significantly reduced […]
Mohamed Habib Grissa, MD The American Journal of Emergency Medicine Abstract Background Acupuncture is one of the oldest techniques to treat pain and is commonly used for a large number of indications. However, there is no sufficient evidence to support its application in acute medical settings. Methods This was a prospective, randomized trial of acupuncture […]
Headache. 2016 Jul;56(7):1238-40. doi: 10.1111/head.12857. Epub 2016 Jul 13. Coeytaux RR. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To summarize the current evidence that evaluates the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment or prevention of migraine, tension-type headache, and chronic headache disorders. METHODS: Findings from selected systematic reviews and meta-analyses are summarized. RESULTS: Recently published systematic reviews and meta-analyses demonstrate that […]
Medical Acupuncture Vol. 28, No. 3 Wayne B. Jonas, Dawn M. Bellanti, Charmagne F. Paat, Courtney C. Boyd, Alaine Duncan, Ashley Price, Weimin Zhang, Louis M. French, and Heechin Chae Published Online:17 Jun 2016 https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2016.1183 Abstract Background: Headaches are prevalent among Service members with traumatic brain injury (TBI); 80% report chronic or recurrent headache. Evidence […]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Kien Trinh Version published: 04 May 2016 Version history https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004870.pub4 Abstract Background Neck pain is one of the three most frequently reported complaints of the musculoskeletal system. Treatments for neck pain are varied, as are perceptions of benefit. Acupuncture has been used as an alternative to more conventional treatment for […]
Are Acupuncture Therapies Effective for the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Extremities? A Systematic Review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration Authors: Jocelyn Cox, DC Study Design Systematic review. Background Acupuncture is a commonly used treatment for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs); however, little is known about the effectiveness of acupuncture therapies […]
APRIL 20, 2016 Individualized acupuncture treatment of fibromyalgia in primary care relieved patients’ pain and enhanced their quality of life for up to a year compared with placebo treatment of sham acupuncture, according to the first trial that studied the efficacy of personalized acupuncture protocols compared with standardized acupuncture treatments. “We observed a significant improvement […]
By JEREMY OLSON , STAR TRIBUNE March 15, 2016 – 12:09 AM Abbott Northwestern Hospital is reporting success using acupuncture in its emergency room to treat conditions ranging from car accident injuries to migraines to kidney stones, and hoping to prove that the traditional Chinese treatment can reduce doctors’ reliance on addictive opioids to manage […]
Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 03/08/2016 Shergis JL, et al. Acupuncture is widely used in Asia and increasingly in Western countries. The authors performed a systematic review and meta–analysis to examine the effects of acupuncture for insomnia. Acupuncture compared to sham/placebo and pharmacotherapy showed statistically significant results. However, the evidence is limited by bias in the […]
March 07, 2016 February 21, 2016—Palm Springs, California—In a small study, auricular acupuncture proved to be a highly effective adjunctive therapy for neuropathic pain. This conclusion, based on a single-center study of 18 patients age 11 – 78 years, was presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, from February […]