Recently added articles from Acupuncture in Medicine:

A blinded randomised trial of acupuncture (manual and electroacupuncture) compared with a non-penetrating sham for the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee.(Papers)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; Jubb, Ronald W. ... Abstract Objectives To compare the effect of acupuncture (manual and electroacupuncture) with that of a nonpenetrating sham ('placebo' needle) in patients with osteoarthritic knee pain and disability who are blind to the treatment allocation. Methods Acupuncture ...

Pupillary response induced by acupuncture stimulation--an experimental study.(Papers)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; Mori, Hidetoshi ... Abstract Objectives To investigate whether acupuncture stimulation affects autonomic nerve function by measuring pupil diameters with electronic pupillography. Methods Two studies were conducted (Experiment 1 and 2) in the Tsukuba University of Technology, Tsukuba, ...

Acupuncture in the rehabilitation of women after breast cancer surgery--a case series.(Papers)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; Alem, Michele ... Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on rehabilitation of motor function, reduction in lymphoedema and improvement in perceived heaviness and tightness in the arms of women who had undergone breast cancer surgery. Subjects and Methods Twenty nine ...

Is there a role for acupuncture in endometriosis pain, or 'endometrialgia'?(Education, practice and debate)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; Lundeberg, Thomas ... Abstract Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain in women, many of whom suffer a progression of symptoms over their menstrual life. Symptoms may include combinations of abnormal visceral sensations and emotional distress. Endometriosis pain, or 'endometrialgia' often has ...

Defining an adequate dose of acupuncture using a neurophysiological approach--a narrative review of the literature.(Education, practice and debate)(Report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Abstract Many different styles of acupuncture practice exist, and lack of agreement on the optimal acupuncture treatment for any particular condition may mean that some patients do not receive the best treatment. This uncertainty also makes the negative results of sham ...

Complications and adverse events in Chinese trials of acupuncture.(Letter)(Letter to the editor)

Apr 01, 2008; Leung, Ping Chung ... Editor--The Institute of Chinese Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong has conducted research programmes on herbal efficacy and clinical trials using acupuncture. Acupuncture clinical trials have been planned using a uniform set of acupuncture points for the treatment of clinical ...

Pulse diagnosis--A Clinical Guide.(Book review)

Apr 01, 2008; Brougham, Penny ... Pulse Diagnosis--A Clinical Guide Sean Walsh & Emma King Hardback, 248 pages with 60 illustrations, price: 39.99 [pounds sterling] Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008 ISBN 978-0-443-10248-6 Pulse diagnosis is regarded as highly ...

Acupuncture is cost effective for dysmenorrhoea.(Research shorts)(Brief article)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Witt CM, Reinhold T, Brinkhaus B, Roll S, Jena S, Willich SN. Acupuncture in patients with dysmenorrhea: a randomized study on clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in usual care. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198(2):166-8 In an RCT in Germany, women with dysmenorrhoea ...

MRI responses to superficial and deep needling compared.(Research shorts)(magnetic resonance imaging)(Brief article)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Macpherson H, Green G, Nevado A, Lythgoe MF, Lewith G, Devlin R, Haselfoot R, Asghar AU. Brain imaging of acupuncture: Comparing superficial with deep needling. Neurosci Lett 2008;434(1):144-9. Superficial and deep ...

Anti-inflammatory effects of acupuncture.(Research shorts)(Brief article)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Li A, Lao L, Wang Y, Xin J, Ren K, Berman BM, et al. Electroacupuncture activates corticotrophin-releasing hormone-containing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus to alleviate edema in a rat model of inflammation. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine ...

Acupuncture for intestinal conditions.(Research shorts)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... 1. Schneider A, Streitberger K, Joos S. Acupuncture treatment in gastrointestinal diseases: a systematic review. World J Gastroenterol 2007;13(25):3417-24. 2. Schneider A, Enck P, Streitberger K, Weiland C, Bagheri S, Witte S, et al. Acupuncture treatment in irritable bowel ...

Acupuncture has a clinically relevant effect on hot flushes in men.(Research shorts)(Brief article)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Frisk J, Spetz AC, Hjertberg H, Petersson B, Hammar M. Two Modes of Acupuncture as a Treatment for Hot Flushes in Men with Prostate Cancer-A Prospective Multicenter Study with Long-Term Follow-Up. Urol Epub 2008 Feb 14. Men with hot flushes due to prostate cancer treatment ...

Which doctors learn acupuncture?(Research shorts)(Report)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Yeh GY, Ryan MA, Phillips RS, Audette JF. Doctor training and practice of acupuncture: results of a survey. J Eval Clin Pract 2008;14(3):439-45. Little is known about educational outcomes of acupuncture courses for doctors, or the impact on their practices. These authors ...

Still too few studies of needling myofascial trigger points to be conclusive.(Research shorts)(Report)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Tough EA, White AR, Cummings TM, Richards SH, Campbell JL. Acupuncture and dry needling in the management of myofascial trigger point pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. J Pain Epub 2008 Apr 3. This systematic review updates part of a ...

STRICTA still not widely used to report acupuncture studies.(Research shorts)(Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture)(Report)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Prady SL, Richmond SJ, Morton VM, MacPherson H. A systematic evaluation of the impact of STRICTA and CONSORT recommendations on quality of reporting for acupuncture trials. PLoS ONE 2008;3(2):e1577 These authors wanted to know whether there had been an improvement in quality of ...

Electroacupuncture for shoulder and neck pain, including blood flow.(Research shorts)(Brief article)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Lee SH, Chen CC, Lee CS, Lin TC, Chan RC. Effects of needle electrical intramuscular stimulation on shoulder and cervical myofascial pain syndrome and microcirculation. J Chin Med Assoc 2008;71(4):200-6. Patients (n=40) with active MTrPs in the upper trapezius or levator ...

Acupuncture for repetitive strain caused side effects, and no benefit.(Research shorts)(Brief article)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Goldman RH, Stason WB, Park SK, Kim R, Schnyer RN, Davis RB. Acupuncture for treatment of persistent arm pain due to repetitive use: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Clin J Pain 2008;24(3):211-218. This study in patients with persistent arm pain (n=123) received either ...

Pilot study of acupuncture for multiple sclerosis.(Research shorts)(Brief article)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Donnellan CP, Shanley J. Comparison of the effect of two types of acupuncture on quality of life in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: a preliminary single-blind randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2008;22(3):195-205. Patients with secondary progressive multiple ...

Sterile water injections better than acupuncture for labour pain.(Research shorts)(Brief article)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Martensson L, Stener-Victorin E, Wallin G. Acupuncture versus subcutaneous injections of sterile water as treatment for labour pain. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2008;87(2):171-7. Pregnant women at term (n=128) were randomly assigned to receive ...

Acupuncture no better than mock TENS in acute stroke patients.(Research shorts)(transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)(Brief article)(Clinical report)

Apr 01, 2008; White, Adrian ... Hopwood V, Lewith G, Prescott P, Campbell MJ. Evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture in defined aspects of stroke recovery : A randomised, placebo controlled single blind study. Neurol Epub 2008 May 13. Patients (n=105) between 4 and 10 days after their first stroke were ...