Objective. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness and safety of
acupuncture for functional constipation (FC). Methods. A rigorous literature search was …

Die Chronische Obstipation gehört mit zu den häufigsten Gesundheitsstörungen in
Deutschland und ist über ein vielfältiges Symptomspektrum der Stuhlentleerung definiert …

Scope Chronic constipation is a common gastrointestinal condition associated with intestinal
inflammation and considerably impaired quality of life, affecting about 20% of Americans …

Background: To treat functional constipation, both electroacupuncture (EA) therapy and
transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) are safe and effective. However, no head …

Background: Electroacupuncture (EA) has been shown to improve complete spontaneous
bowel movements (CSBMs), but the duration of its effects remains unknown. The objective of …

Background. Acupuncture has been found to be effective for treating Bell's palsy (BP).
However, which class of BP patients will have a better response to acupuncture remains …

Introduction Acupuncture has been proved to be effective for chronic diarrhea. However, it is
still unclear what types of patients with chronic diarrhea will benefit more from acupuncture …

Background Use of acupuncture for treatment of functional constipation is well studied;
however, studies examining use of acupuncture for opioid-induced constipation are limited …

Background Acupuncture therapy has been widely applied all around the world. But there
still lacks high-quality evidence to evaluate its clinical effects, safety and cost-effectiveness …

Background. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been found to be effective for treating chronic
severe functional constipation (CSFC). However, the initial effects of treatment usually affect …