Acupuncture Therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Systematic evaluation of therapeutic effect of acupuncture for treatment of simple obesity]

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture for treatment of simple obesity, and to analyze the current situation of clinical studies. METHODS: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving acupuncture treatment for simple obesity ... Read more...

[Discussion on reinforcing-reducing manipulations of acupuncture in Internal Classic]

29 Sep 2009 To study and analyze the reinforcing-reducing manipulations of acupuncture in Internal Classic. The major methods of reinforcing-reducing manipulations of acupuncture in Internal Classic were reinforcing-reducing by manipulating the needle in ... Read more...

[Study on needling Ying method for treatment of sore throat]

29 Sep 2009 To explore the mechanism of needling Ying method for treatment of sore throat. By the analysis of pathogenesis of sore throat, the authors think the key of its pathogenesis is stagnation of pathogenic factors such as hotness and phlegm accumulating, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Acupuncture Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• What is acupuncture after all? 24 Oct 2009
• Acupuncture research: placebos by many other names. 24 Oct 2009
• [Systematic evaluation of therapeutic effect of acupuncture for treatment of simple obesity] 29 Sep 2009
• [Discussion on reinforcing-reducing manipulations of acupuncture in Internal Classic] 29 Sep 2009
• [Study on needling Ying method for treatment of sore throat] 29 Sep 2009
• [Application and development of cohort study in Chinese medicine] 29 Sep 2009
• [Four seasons acupuncture and Five Shu Points] 29 Sep 2009
• [Effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on DNA excision repair-related proteins of bone marrow cell in cyclophosphamide-induced mice] 29 Sep 2009
• [Application of hereditary "Promoting qi activating blood prescription" in clinical acupuncture and moxibustion] 29 Sep 2009
• [Analysis on theory of meridians and acupuncture manipulation based on ancient Shushu] 29 Sep 2009
• [Observation on therapeutic effect of He's Santong needling methods on cold erythema multiforme] 29 Sep 2009
• [Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of paralytic strabismus] 29 Sep 2009
• [Observation on therapeutic effect of eye acupuncture on cognition disorders in patients of chronic cerebral circulation insufficiency] 29 Sep 2009
• [Effects of Linggui Bafa on the therapeutic effect and quality of life in patients of post-stroke depression] 29 Sep 2009
• [Randomized controlled study on influence of acupuncture for life quality of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome] 29 Sep 2009
• [Adverse acupuncture effects. "It is a case of malpractice and not side effects"] 22 Sep 2009
• A 52-year-old woman with disabling peripheral neuropathy: review of diabetic polyneuropathy. 6 Sep 2009
• [Controlled clinical trials on the Pizhen and massage for the treatment of thoracic lateral cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome] 30 Aug 2009
• Does acupuncture have a place as an adjunct treatment during pregnancy? A review of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews. 30 Aug 2009
• "Maybe I made up the whole thing": placebos and patients' experiences in a randomized controlled trial. 30 Aug 2009

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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