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Systematic ReviewChronic Pain

Integrative Health Strategies to Manage Chronic Pain.

High-quality evidence from systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines supports the use of acupuncture, acupress…

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Meta-AnalysisChronic Pain

Efficacy of Dry Needling and Acupuncture in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Both acupuncture and dry needling demonstrated effectiveness in reducing pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and sleep d…

International journal of e…Read More →
Randomized Controlled TrialChronic Pain

Effects of Acupuncture Therapy on Drug-Resistant Fibromyalgia: An Exploratory Single-Arm Nonrandomized Trial.

Combined electroacupuncture and electro-scalp acupuncture significantly reduced pain (VAS score from 75.4 to 64.3mm, P=0…

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Systematic ReviewChronic Pain

Interventions for Depressive Symptoms in People Living with Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses.

Acceptance and commitment therapy for general chronic pain, and fluoxetine with web-based psychotherapy for fibromyalgia…

Pain medicine (Malden, Mas…Read More →
Research StudyChronic Pain

An Assessment of Naturopathic Treatments, Health Concerns, and Common Comorbid Conditions in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Retrospective Medical Record Review.

In a naturopathic teaching clinic, fibromyalgia patients most commonly received vitamin D (57%), magnesium (54%), omega-…

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Meta-AnalysisChronic Pain

Efficacy of acupuncture in the management of ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis with insights.

Acupuncture demonstrated statistically significant improvements across all outcome measures in ankylosing spondylitis pa…

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Meta-AnalysisChronic Pain

Effect of Acupuncture on Pain, Fatigue, Sleep, Physical Function, Stiffness, Well-Being, and Safety in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Acupuncture significantly reduced pain in fibromyalgia patients both immediately after treatment and long-term, with mod…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

The role of the vagus nerve in fibromyalgia syndrome.

Fibromyalgia patients demonstrate reduced vagal tone measured by low heart rate variability, suggesting the vagus nerve'…

Neuroscience and biobehavi…Read More →
Randomized Controlled TrialChronic Pain

Effects of Physiotherapy vs. Acupuncture in Quality of Life, Pain, Stiffness, Difficulty to Work and Depression of Women with Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Both acupuncture and core stability physiotherapy showed similar but non-statistically significant improvements in quali…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of fibromyalgia.

Acupuncture shows promise as an adjunctive treatment for fibromyalgia with improvements in pain, sleep quality, and qual…

Orthopedic reviewsRead More →
Meta-AnalysisChronic Pain

Curative effect of acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine on cancer pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine significantly reduced cancer pain intensity and improved quality of life comp…

MedicineRead More →
Systematic ReviewChronic Pain

Therapeutic and Diagnostic Landscape of Diabetic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies.

Pharmacological agents including pregabalin, duloxetine, and α-lipoic acid demonstrated the most consistent efficacy for…

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