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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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ACUPUNCTURE HELPS POSTOPERATIVE PAIN
Categories: Post-operative
A systematic review has evaluated the efficacy of as an adjunctive treatment for acute postoperative pain management. American authors included 15 RCTs comparing acupuncture with sham control in their analysis. Opioid analgesic consumption, and postoperative pain intensity at 8 and 72h were significantly decreased in the acupuncture group compared with the control group. Acupuncture treatment was ...
ACUPUNCTURE REDUCES POST-TONSILLECTOMY PAIN
Categories: Post-operative
German researchers have compared the use of verum (true) acupuncture in reducing post-tonsillectomy swallowing pain with the use of non-specific control points and standard medication alone. One hundred and twenty three patients received orally administered nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) after tonsillectomy and were asked about their acute pain after taking a sip of water between th ...
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