Acupuncture for dysmenorrhoea

CA Smith, M Armour, X Zhu, X Li… - Cochrane Database of …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Primary dysmenorrhoea is the most common form of period pain and affects up
to three‐quarters of women at some stage of their reproductive life. Primary dysmenorrhoea …

[HTML][HTML] An update and systematic review on the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea

M Sharghi, SM Mansurkhani, DA Larky… - JBRA assisted …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Primary dysmenorrhea is a painful uterine contraction caused by endometrial
laceration. Drug therapies and complementary medicine have been used to treat …

The efficacy and safety of acupuncture in women with primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HL Woo, HR Ji, YK Pak, H Lee, SJ Heo, JM Lee… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the current evidence regarding the
efficacy and safety of acupuncture on primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: Ten electronic …

Effects of acupoint-stimulation for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea compared with NSAIDs: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 RCTs

Y Xu, W Zhao, T Li, H Bu, Z Zhao, Y Zhao… - BMC complementary and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Primary dysmenorrhoea (PD), defined as painful menses in women with normal
pelvic anatomy, is one of the most common gynaecological syndromes. Acupoint-stimulation …

Short-term effects of connective tissue manipulation in women with primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial

S Özgül, E Üzelpasaci, C Orhan, E Baran… - … therapies in clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aim To evaluate the short-term effectiveness of connective tissue manipulation (CTM) for
relieving menstrual pain and symptoms in primary dysmenorrhea (PD). Methods Forty-four …

[HTML][HTML] As acupressure decreases pain, acupuncture may improve some aspects of quality of life for women with primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review with …

UO Abaraogu, CS Tabansi-Ochuogu - Journal of acupuncture and meridian …, 2015 - Elsevier
Primary dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecological symptom reported by women and
constitutes a high health, social, and economic burden. Chemotherapies, along with their …

Effects of acupuncture on postoperative pain after total knee replacement: systematic literature review and meta-analysis

HF Ko, CH Chen, KR Dong, HC Wu - Pain Medicine, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective To identify the analgesic effectiveness of acupuncture after total knee replacement
by systematic review. Methods A search of randomized controlled trials was conducted in …

Acupuncture for pain relief after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

CC Chen, CC Yang, CC Hu, HN Shih… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2015 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives The effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving acute
postoperative pain is still controversial. This patient-evaluator blinded and sham auricular …

Acupuncture for pediatric pain

B Golianu, AM Yeh, M Brooks - Children, 2014 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain is a growing problem in children, with prevalence as high as 30.8%.
Acupuncture has been found to be useful in many chronic pain conditions, and may be of …

Acupuncture in pediatrics

M Brittner, N Le Pertel, MA Gold - … in pediatric and adolescent health care, 2016 - Elsevier
There has been extensive research on the use of acupuncture in adults with a wide array of
conditions. Much less research has been conducted on the use of acupuncture in children …