ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVE FOR DIALYSIS PRURITIS

In a Taiwanese study, 40 patients with refractory uraemic pruritus were randomised into two groups. In one group Quchi L.I.-11 was needled three times a week for one month (true acupuncture group), and in the second group a non-point (2cm lateral to Quchi L.I.-11) was needled with the same frequency (sham acupuncture group). Pruritis scores were recorded before and after treatment and at a 3-month ...

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