Clinical guidelines are statements that have been systematically developed and which aim
to assist clinicians in making decisions about treatment for specific conditions, and promote …

Background Patients are attracted to acupuncture partly by its reputation for having low risks.
The safety of acupuncture should be established by positive evidence. Methods Two …

Background Like any other form of healthcare, acupuncture takes place in a particular
context which can enhance or diminish treatment outcomes (ie can produce contextual …

Objective A randomised controlled trial was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of
acupuncture in comparison with steroid in treatment of idiopathic peripheral facial paralysis …

Although recent prospective studies came to the conclusion that the incidence of adverse
events following acupuncture can be classified as minimal, many cases of acupuncture …

Introduction Clinic-based acupuncturists, midwives, and physiotherapists have reported
using acupuncture to treat lumbopelvic pain in pregnancy, a common condition that may …

D Graduate School of Nursing and Midwifery, Victoria University Background: In June 2008,
a maternity acupuncture service began operating within a Hutt Valley Hospital outpatient …

Objectives: To test whether a newly developed person-, theory-and evidence-based website
about acupuncture helps patients make informed decisions about whether or not to use …

The objective of this study was to examine complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
practitioners'(i) attitudes toward informed consent and (ii) to assess whether standards of …

Introduction Data on adverse events (AEs) post-osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT)
within osteopathic teaching clinics (OTC) are limited. We explored:(1) feasibility of using part …