Evidence-based studies and clinical research on acupuncture efficacy
This is a study protocol describing a planned randomized controlled trial; no results are yet available regarding TEAS e…
Patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis who received acupuncture, cupping, and manual therapy alongside standa…
Auricular point acupressure reduced chronic low back pain by 1.73 points and improved function in older adults, with eff…
Federally qualified health centers enrolled younger, more diverse, and socioeconomically disadvantaged older adults with…
Auricular acupuncture combined with low-frequency laser therapy significantly reduced pain intensity and improved physic…
Yin-yang regulation acupuncture achieved a 93.5% effectiveness rate compared to 79% with local acupuncture, with signifi…
An FQHC successfully recruited 123 diverse older adults (39% Hispanic, 35.6% Black) with chronic low back pain into an a…
Real acupuncture significantly improved lumbar extensor muscle endurance and reduced blood lactate and ammonia levels in…
Acupuncture probably provides a small improvement in function compared to sham acupuncture and a medium reduction in pai…
Both sensitized-points acupuncture and routine integrative acupuncture demonstrated high feasibility, safety, and prelim…
This is a protocol for a 388-patient trial testing whether combining acupuncture with Chinese herbal medicine is more ef…
A telehealth pain navigator program successfully implemented non-pharmacologic care access including acupuncture for vet…
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