CommentAcupuncture: not just needles?
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A case series of acupuncture treatment for female infertility with some cases supplemented with Chinese medicines
2014, European Journal of Integrative MedicineCitation Excerpt :Clinical and experimental data show that acupuncture is safe and economical in helping females to have successful pregnancy [10]. After so many years of application for such safe intervention, acupuncture is now widely accepted by the European and American communities [14,17]. In conclusion, acupuncture shows promising success in treating female infertility as compared with IVF (in vitro fertilization) alone without acupuncture, the success rate of which is 26.3% only [10].
Chaff instead of wheat
2008, Deutsche Zeitschrift fur AkupunkturComparative study of the efficacy of the usual therapy for Parkinson's disease plus auricular acupuncture and the usual therapy without acupuncture
2018, Revista Internacional de AcupunturaA randomized controlled trial of single point acupuncture in primary dysmenorrhea
2014, Pain Medicine (United States)Citation Excerpt :Acupuncture is likely to have a nonspecific effect, but whether it has a more specific physiological effect remains unclear. Apart from acupoint specificity, issues such as needling sensation, psychological factors, and needle retaining time also have relevant influence on the effectiveness of acupuncture [13–15]. In the largest clinical acupuncture studies for back and knee pain to date [16,17]—the German Acupuncture Trials (GERAC) trials—acupuncture was found to be almost twice as effective as standard therapy over 6 months.
Immediate Analgesia Effect of Single Point Acupuncture in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial
2011, Pain MedicineCitation Excerpt :Paterson and Dieppe argue for a more holistic experience in acupuncture than from needles alone [24]. There are also variations in the depth of insertion, presence or absence of stimulation, the importance attached to obtaining De Qi, aspects of the diagnostic process, and aspects of talking and listening, etc. [25]. From the anatomical point of view, the major innervation of the uterus are from the thoracic 10–12 spinal cord segments (T10–T12) and the sacral 2–4 segments (S2–S4) [26,27].
Acupuncture for the treatment of pain – a mega-placebo?
2019, Frontiers in Neuroscience