Traditionally, acupuncture is embedded in naturalistic theories that are compatible with
Confucianism and Taoism. Such ideas as yin-yang, qi, dampness, and wind represent East …

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Importance Research into acupuncture and acupressure and their application for cancer
pain has been growing, but the findings have been inconsistent. Objective To evaluate the …

Background During the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS), patients with
type 2 diabetes mellitus who received intensive glucose therapy had a lower risk of …

Background: To evaluate the safety of acupuncture in a large number of patients receiving
conventional health care and, based on these results, to develop a new medical consent …

The aims of this systematic review were to study the analgesic effect of real acupuncture and
to explore whether sham acupuncture (SA) type is related to the estimated effect of real …

Background Although low‐back pain is usually a self‐limiting and benign disease that tends
to improve spontaneously over time, a large variety of therapeutic interventions are available …

A 45-year-old man with a 7-year history of low back pain asks his physician for a referral to a
licensed acupuncturist. Acupuncture involves the insertion of fine metallic needles into the …

Background: Few treatments for back pain are supported by strong scientific evidence.
Conventional treatments, although widely used, have had limited success. Dissatisfied …

Objectives. To assess the effects of acupuncture and dry-needling for the treatment of
nonspecific low back pain. Background. Low back pain is usually a self-limiting condition …