Acupuncture Found To Reduce Pain, Need For Opioids After Surgery

Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologists who combined data from 15 small randomized acupuncture clinical trials. Read article here.

Source: Richard Merritt, Duke University Medical Center

Acupuncture May Ease Dental Anxiety

Patients who resisted dental procedures because of anxiety successfully underwent treatment after five minutes of acupuncture, a small study showed. Read about the study here.

Source: Acupuncture in Medicine
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Acupuncture boosts in-vitro fertilization

Acupuncture can increase the chance of success for couples seeking to have a baby through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), said a review published by the British Medical Journal.

Source: http://www.bmj.com/

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Acupuncture for treating dry eye: a systematic review

The objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment option for treating the condition of dry eye. The results provide limited evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating dry eye.

Source: Acta Ophthalmol. 2010 Mar 16

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Electroacupoint stimulation for postoperative nausea and vomiting

Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) at the P6 meridian points is an effective adjunct to standard antiemetic drug therapy for prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing supratentorial craniotomy.

Source: J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2010 Apr;22(2):128-31

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Electroacupuncture promotes a decrease in inflammatory response in experimental asthma

Electroacupuncture (EA) promotes a decrease in inflammatory response associated with Th1/Th2 cytokines, nitric oxide and leukotriene B4 modulation in experimental asthma. These results suggest that EA therapy could be an important complementary treatment for asthma.

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Source: Cytokine, 2010 Mar 13

Acupuncture May Relieve Joint Pain Caused By Some Breast Cancer Treatments

A new study, led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective therapy for joint pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients who are being treated with commonly used hormonal therapies. Results were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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The effect of electroacustimulation on postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain

The authors' study demonstrates that electroacustimulation offers added protection against symptoms of postoperative nausea and vomiting in an outpatient cosmetic surgery population, representing a safe and cost-effective addition to current pharmacologic preventive measures.

Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Oct 2009 - pp 98-99

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