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Evidence-based studies and clinical research on acupuncture efficacy

Research StudyChronic Pain

Associated factors and assessment of clinical symptoms including fatigue, insomnia, and gastrointestinal discomfort of chronic fatigue syndrome: a cross-sectional case-control study.

CFS patients experienced fatigue levels twice as severe as healthy controls across all domains, with progressive worseni…

Journal of translational m…Read More →
Research StudyChronic Pain

Acupuncture for Neuropathic Pain: Mechanisms, Clinical Efficacy and Future Perspectives.

Acupuncture shows strongest clinical evidence for treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy, chemotherapy-induced peripher…

The American journal of Ch…Read More →
Meta-AnalysisChronic Pain

Comparison of the efficacy of acupoint stimulation therapy in the treatment of pain in musculoskeletal diseases: A network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.

Moxibustion was most effective for non-surgical musculoskeletal pain (SUCRA=90.26%), while traditional acupuncture was o…

Journal of back and muscul…Read More →
Systematic ReviewChronic Pain

Effectiveness of acupuncture on clinical outcomes in patients with fibromyalgia: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Acupuncture showed statistically significant improvements in pain intensity, functional status, and depression for fibro…

Journal of back and muscul…Read More →
Randomized Controlled TrialChronic Pain

Immediate Results Following Novel Single-Point Hand Acupuncture with Movement for Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Preliminary Three-Arm, Single-Blinded, Randomized Comparative Trial.

Single-point hand acupuncture with movement produced significant immediate improvements in pain (mean reduction 2.3 poin…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Real-world evidence on the safety and effectiveness of integrative Korean medicine for older patients post-traffic accident: A retrospective observational study.

Integrative Korean medicine treatment significantly reduced pain scores by approximately 1.6-1.7 points on a 10-point sc…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture-Related Therapies for Central Post-Stroke Pain: An Umbrella Review.

Acupuncture-related therapies significantly reduced pain scores in central post-stroke pain patients with a mean differe…

Journal of pain researchRead More →
Meta-AnalysisChronic Pain

Predicting placebo analgesia responses in clinical trials: where to look next? A meta-analysis of individual patient data.

Sham acupuncture produced significantly larger placebo analgesic responses than placebo pills, but conventional clinical…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

The central amygdala as a pathological hub: A multi-level review of pain-emotion comorbidity.

The central amygdala functions as the primary neural hub where chronic pain and emotional disorders converge through abn…

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Systematic ReviewChronic Pain

Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines on acupuncture for chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Sixty percent of clinical practice guideline recommendations supported acupuncture for chronic musculoskeletal pain, but…

BMC complementary medicine…Read More →
Research StudyChronic Pain

[Clinical effect and mechanism of yizhen therapy on post-herpetic neuralgia].

Yizhen therapy combined with pregabalin achieved 93.33% effectiveness for post-herpetic neuralgia, significantly outperf…

Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupunct…Read More →
Research StudyChronic Pain

Herbal medicine (Kyungok-go) for fatigue in Long COVID patients: A prospective multicenter pilot study.

Kyungok-go significantly reduced fatigue severity in Long COVID patients over 12 weeks with a mean difference of -2.1 on…

Integrative medicine resea…Read More →

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