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| Allergy |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
|
Iraji, F et al. |
Acupuncture
In The Treatment Of Chronic Urticaria: A Double Blind Study |
| Abstract |
Shiue, HS et al. |
DNA
Microarray Analysis of the Effect on Inflammation
in Patients Treated with Acupuncture for Allergic Rhinitis |
| Basic Science |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Ahn, A. et al. |
Electrical
impedance along connective tissue planes associated with acupuncture
meridians |
| Abstract |
Boutouyrie, P. et al. |
Effects
of acupuncture on radial artery hemodynamics: controlled trials in
sensitized and naive subjects |
| Abstract |
Iatridis, et al. |
Subcutaneous
Tissue Mechanical Behavior is Linear and Viscoelastic Under Uniaxial
Tension |
| Abstract |
Irnich, et al. |
Randomised
trial of acupuncture compared with conventional massage and "sham"
laser acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain |
| Abstract |
Julias, M. et al |
An
in vitro assay of collagen fiber alignment by acupuncture needle rotation |
| Abstract |
Koo, ST. et al. |
Electroacupuncture-induced
analgesia in a rat model of ankle sprain pain is mediated by spinal
alpha-adrenoceptors. |
| Abstract |
Langevin, H. et al. |
Evidence
of connective tissue involvement in acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Langevin, H. et al. |
Mechanical
signaling through connective tissue: a mechanism for the therapeutic
effect of acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Langevin, H. and J. Yandow |
Relationship
of acupuncture points and meridians to connective tissue planes |
| Abstract |
Li, A. et al. |
Electroacupuncture
activates corticotrophin-releasing hormone-containing neurons in the
paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalammus to alleviate edema in
a rat model of inflammation. |
| Abstract |
Moncayo, R. et al. |
In-Vivo
visualisation of the anatomical structures related to the acupuncturepoints
Dai main and Shen Mai by MRI: A single case pilot study |
|
NIH Meeting Summary |
Treatment
as Usual: Measurement, Design and Ethics |
| Abstract |
Pavlov, V. et al |
The
Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway: A Missing Link in Neuroimmunomodulation |
|
Schlunzen, L et al. |
Acupuncture
of LI-4 in Anesthetized Healthy Humans decreases cerebral bloodflow
in the putamen measured with positron emission tomography |
| Abstract |
Tsuchiya, M. et al |
Acupuncture
Enhances Generation of nitric oxide and increases local circulation. |
| Abstract |
Uchida, S & Hotta, H. |
Acupuncture
affects regional blood flow in various organs. |
| Abstract |
Wang, SM. et al. |
Acupuncture
Analgesia: I. The Scientific Basis |
| Abstract |
Wang, SM. et al. |
Acupuncture
Analgesia: II. Clinical Considerations |
| Abstract |
Wu, M-T. et al. |
Central
Nervous Pathway for Acupuncture Stimulation: Localization of Processing
with Functional MR Imaging of the Brain—Preliminary Experience |
| Cancer |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Conklin, K. |
Acupuncture
and the cancer patient |
| Abstract |
Vahdat, L. et al. |
Reduction
of Paclitaxel-induced Peripheral Neuropathy with Glutamine. |
| Craig-PENS |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Ahmed, H et al. |
Percutaneous
Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS): A Complementary Therapy for the
Management of Pain Secondary to Bony Metastasis. |
| Abstract |
Ahmed, H.E. et al. |
Use
of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) in the short-term
management of headache. |
| Abstract |
Ahmed, H.E. et al. |
Percutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation: an alternative to antiviral drugs for
acute herpes zoster. |
| Abstract |
Deng, G. et al |
Functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) changes and saliva production associated
with acupuncture at LI-2 acupuncture point: a randomized controlled
study |
| Abstract |
Ghoname, E.A. et al. |
Use
of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) for treating ECT-induced
headaches. |
| Abstract |
Ghoname, E.A. et al. |
Percutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation for low back pain: a randomized crossover
study. |
| Abstract |
Ghoname, E.A. et al. |
Percutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation: an alternative to TENS in the management
of sciatica. |
| Abstract |
Ghoname, E.A. et al. |
The
effect of stimulus frequency on the analgesic response to percutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation in patients with chronic low back pain. |
| Abstract |
Hamza, M.A. et al. |
Effect
of the duration of electrical stimulation on the analgesic response
in patients with low back pain. |
| Abstract |
Hamza, M.A. et al. |
Percutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation: a novel analgesic therapy for diabetic
neuropathic pain. |
| Abstract |
White, P.F. et al. |
Percutaneous
neuromodulation therapy: does the location of electrical stimulation
effect the acute analgesic response? |
| Abstract |
White, P.F. et al. |
The
effect of montage on the analgesic response to percutaneous neuromodulation
therapy. |
| Abstract |
Yeung, C.K.N. et al. |
The
use of electro-acupuncture in conjunction with exercise for the treatment
of chronic low-back pain |
| Electroacupuncture |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Humaidan, P. and Stener-Victorin, E. |
Pain
relief during oocyte retrieval with a new short duration electro-acupuncture
technique—an alternative to conventional analgesic methods |
| Abstract |
Sim, CK et al. |
Effects
of Electroacupuncture on Intraoerative and Postoperative Analgesic
Requirement |
| Fibromyalgia |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Martin, D et al. |
Improvement
in Fibromyalgia Symptoms With Acupuncture: Results of a Randomized
Controlled Trial |
| Headache |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Melchart, D. et al. |
Acupuncture
in patients with tension-type headache: randomised controlled trial |
| Abstract |
Melchart, D. et al. |
Treatment
of patients with chronic headaches in a hospital for traditional Chinese
medicine in Germany A randomized, waiting list controlled trial |
| Abstract |
Vickers, D. et al. |
Acupuncture
for chronic headache in primary care: large, pragmatic, randomised
trial |
| Abstract |
Wonderling, D. et al. |
Cost
effectiveness analysis of a randomised trial of acupuncture for chronic
headache in primary care |
| Musculoskeletal |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Ammendolia, C. et al. |
Evidence-informed
management of chronic low back pain with needle acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Ha-Kawa, S.K. et al. |
Acupuncture-induced
cerebral blood flow responses in dystonia. |
| Abstract |
Inoue, M. et al. |
Effects
of acupuncture versus ultrasound in patients with impingement syndrome:
randomized clinical trial |
| Abstract |
Johansson, K.M. et al. |
Effects
of acupuncture versus ultrasound in patients with impingement syndrome:
randomized clinical trial |
| Abstract |
Manheimer, E. et al. |
Meta-analysis:
acupuncture for low back pain. |
| Abstract |
Meng, C.F. et al. |
Acupuncture
for chronic low back pain in older patients: a randomized, controlled
trial |
| Abstract |
Usichenko, T. et al. |
Auricular
acupuncture for pain relief after ambulatory knee
surgery: a randomized trial |
| Abstract |
Sampson, KV et al. |
Platelet
rich plasma injection grafts for musculoskeletal injuries: a review |
| Abstract |
Trinh, KV et al. |
Acupuncture
for Neck Disorders (Review) |
|
Tukmachi, E. |
Acupuncture
and rheumatoid arthritis |
| Abstract |
Vas, J. et al. |
Acupuncture
as a complementary therapy to the pharmacological treatment of osteoarthritis
of the knee: randomised controlled trial |
|
Vickers, A. |
Acupuncture
for treatment of chronic neck pain |
| Abstract |
Weiss, HR. et al. |
Acupuncture
in the treatment of scoliosis - a single blind controlled pilot study |
| Nausea of Surgery & Chemotherapy |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Josefson, A. and M. Kreuter |
Acupuncture
to reduce nausea during chemotherapy treatment of rheumatic diseases |
| Abstract |
Schlager, A. et al. |
Korean
hand acupressure reduces postoperative vomiting in children after
strabismus surgery |
| Abstract |
Wang, S.M. and Z.N. Kain |
P6
acupoint injections are as effective as droperidol in controlling
early postoperative nausea and vomiting in children |
| Neurology |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Kai-hoi Sze, F. et al . |
Does
acupuncture improve motor recovery after stroke? A meta-analysis of
randomized controlled trials |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Elden, H. |
Effects
of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard treatment
in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised single blind
controlled trial |
| Abstract |
Iorno, V. et al. |
Acupuncture
Treatment of Dysmenorrhea Resistant to Conventional Medical Treatment |
| Abstract |
Manheimer, E. et al. |
Effects
of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoingin
vitro fertilisation a systematic reviewe and meta-analysis. |
| Abstract |
Stener-Victorin, E et al |
Electro-acupuncture
as a peroperative analgesic method and its effects on implantation
rate and neuropeptide Y concentrations in follicular fluid |
| Overviews |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
|
Helms, J. |
An
Overview of Medical Acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Kavousi, B. |
Chinese
Medicine: A Cognitive and Epistemological Review |
|
Kemper, K. et al. |
Acupuncture
wins BMA approval |
| Abstract |
Moffet, H |
How
might acupuncture work? A systematic review of physiologic rationales
from clinical trials |
|
Sierpina, S. and M. Frenkel |
Acupuncture: A
Clinical Review |
|
Stener-Victorin, E. et al. |
Debates
continued: Alternative treatments in Reproductive Medicine |
|
|
|
| Abstract |
World Health Organization Review, 1996 |
Acupuncture:
Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials |
| Pain |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
|
Niemtzow, R. |
Battlefield
Acupuncture |
| Abstract |
Taguchi, R. |
Acupuncture
Anesthesia and Analgesia for Clinical Acute Pain in Japan |
| Pediatrics |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Kemper, K. et al. |
On
Pins and Needles? Pediatric pain patients' experience with acupuncture |
| Psychiatry |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Gallagher, SM et al. |
Six-month
depression relapse rates among women treated with acupuncture |
| Safety |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Macpherson, H. et al . |
The
York acupuncture safety study: prospective survey of 34 000 treatments
by traditional acupuncturists |
| Abstract |
Rosted, P |
Adverse
Reactions After Acupuncture: a Review |
| Abstract |
White, A. |
A
cumulative review of the range and incidence of significant adverse
events associated with acupuncture |
| Abstract |
White, A. et al . |
Adverse
events following acupuncture: prospective survey of 32 000 consultations
with doctors and physiotherapists |
| Study Design & Interpretation |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
|
Altman, DG & Bland, JM |
Absence
of evidence is not evidence of absence |
| Abstract |
Hotopf, M |
The
pragmatic randomised controlled trial |
| Abstract |
Ioannidis, John PA |
Why
Most Published Research Findings Are False |
| Abstract |
Paterson, C & Dieppe P |
Characteristic
and incidental (placebo) effects in complex interventions such as
acupuncture |
| Voice Therapy |
| Abstract |
Author(s) |
Title |
| Abstract |
Lee, L. |
A
randomized treatment-placebo study of the effectiveness of acupuncture
for benign vocal pathologies |
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