作者
Gary N Asher, Daniel E Jonas, Remy R Coeytaux, Aimee C Reilly, Yen L Loh, Alison A Motsinger-Reif, Stacey J Winham
发表日期
2010/10/1
来源
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
卷号
16
期号
10
页码范围
1097-1108
出版商
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
简介
Objectives: Side-effects of standard pain medications can limit their use. Therefore, nonpharmacologic pain relief techniques such as auriculotherapy may play an important role in pain management. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies evaluating auriculotherapy for pain management.
Design: MEDLINE,® ISI Web of Science, CINAHL, AMED, and Cochrane Library were searched through December 2008. Randomized trials comparing auriculotherapy to sham, placebo, or standard-of-care control were included that measured outcomes of pain or medication use and were published in English. Two (2) reviewers independently assessed trial eligibility, quality, and abstracted data to a standardized form. Standardized mean differences (SMD) were calculated for studies using a pain score or analgesic requirement as a primary outcome.
Results: Seventeen (17) studies met …
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