Acupuncture Therapy - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

P6 stimulation for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

29 Sep 2008 BACKGROUND: A number of studies investigated the use of P6 stimulation for the prevention of intraoperative and postoperative nausea and vomiting (IONV and PONV) in women having cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia. We performed a ... Read more...

Outbreak of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection associated with acupuncture and joint injection.

30 Aug 2008 OBJECTIVE: To describe an outbreak of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection after percutaneous needle procedures (acupuncture and joint injection) performed by a single medical practitioner. SETTING: A medical ... Read more...

Clinical strategies for preventing postoperative nausea and vomitting after middle ear surgery in adult patients.

30 Aug 2008 Middle ear surgery (tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy) performed under general or local anesthesia is associated with a high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Between 50% and 80% of patients who undergo these surgical procedures ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Acupuncture Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• P6 stimulation for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. 29 Sep 2008
• [Treatment of lumbar disk prolapse] 27 Sep 2008
• Outbreak of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection associated with acupuncture and joint injection. 30 Aug 2008
• Acupuncture for persistent postoperative hiccup. 30 Aug 2008
• [Treatment of lumbar disc prolapse] 30 Aug 2008
• Clinical strategies for preventing postoperative nausea and vomitting after middle ear surgery in adult patients. 30 Aug 2008
• [Randomized controlled study on effects of the needling method for regulating spleen-stomach on coronary heart disease complicated by type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated] 30 Aug 2008
• [Effects of acupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) on function of sinoatrial node] 30 Aug 2008
• [Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with medicine on Parkinson disease] 30 Aug 2008
• [Effects of the needling method for regulating kidney and smoothing liver on endocrine and immune functions in the patient with hyperplasia of mammary glands] 30 Aug 2008
• [Observation on therapeutic effect of catgut implantation at acupoints on exercise fatigue and study on the mechanism] 30 Aug 2008
• [Brief introduction of academic thought of ZHU Lian, an expert in modern acup-moxibustion science] 30 Aug 2008
• [Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture on complicated facial paralysis in the African patient of HIV/AIDS] 30 Aug 2008
• [Effects of acupuncture combined with medicine on expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in the rat of endometriosis] 30 Aug 2008
• [Thinking about syndrome differentiation-based treatment in clinical acupuncture and moxibustion] 30 Aug 2008
• [Advances of studies on acupuncture reinforcing-reducing of twirling-rotating the needle] 30 Aug 2008
• Acupuncture and trigger point therapy for pain relief. 30 Aug 2008
• The value of acupuncture in cancer care. 30 Jul 2008
• Acupuncture may cause hepatotoxicity in patients in climacteric. 30 Jul 2008
• [Thinking about building a clinical syndrome differentiation system of acupuncture and moxibustion] 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Acupuncture Therapy'

Definition: Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. It is sometimes used in conjunction with heat, moxibustion, acupressure, or electric stimulation.

Descriptor UI: D015670

Alternative terms: Acupuncture Therapy; Therapy, Acupuncture;

Related Mesh Headings: Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Acupuncture;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.190.044;

History Note: 1990

Technical Notes: do not confuse with ACUPUNCTURE, the specialty; ACUPUNCTURE, EAR is also available; Oriental taking of pulses = PULSE + appropriate acupuncture or Oriental medicine terms