Complementary therapies in clinical practice
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Complement Ther Clin Pract · May 2020
Efficacy of acupressure for chronic low back pain: A systematic review.
Establish the utility of acupressure for chronic low back pain (CLBP). ⋯ Acupressure is a feasible, effective, safe, low cost nonpharmacologic method to treat CLBP.
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Complement Ther Clin Pract · May 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEffect of wrist-ankle acupuncture therapy combined with auricular acupuncture on cancer pain: A four-parallel arm randomized controlled trial.
Cancer pain affects the quality of life of cancer patients; therefore, various methods exist for alleviating the adverse effects caused by cancer pain. Nonpharmacological intervention is regarded as an important means of auxiliary therapy for drug treatment, with acupuncture receiving the most attention; However, there are numerous types of acupuncture therapies, including acupuncture, wrist-ankle acupuncture (WAA) and auricular acupuncture (AA). Previous studies have demonstrated that all types of acupuncture therapy can alleviate cancer pain. However, the effects and pathways of different acupuncture treatments are not similar, and it is unknown whether single therapy or combination therapy has better analgesic effects. This study aimed to examine the effect of WAA therapy combined with AA on cancer pain. ⋯ WAA combined with AA can more quickly reduce pain symptoms with more lasting analgesic effects and can effectively reduce analgesic drug use.
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Complement Ther Clin Pract · May 2020
Meta AnalysisThe effect of acupressure on pain reduction during first stage of labour: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Acupressure, as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has shown promise as an effective method of pain relief in labour and birth. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to critically assess the effect of acupressure on pain reduction during first stage of labour. ⋯ Acupressure can provide significant pain relief during first stage of labour. However, further clinical trials with standardized intervention procedures are required for the creation of evidence-based guidelines.
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Complement Ther Clin Pract · May 2020
Meta AnalysisEfficacy and safety of moxibustion for chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
To systematically review and meta-analyze the efficacy of moxibustion in treating patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). ⋯ It is difficult to draw firm conclusions that moxibustion is an effective intervention for treating CLBP due to the small sample size of eligible trails and the high risk of bias among the available articles. Rigorously designed large-scale RCTs are required to further confirm the results in this review.
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Complement Ther Clin Pract · May 2020
Meta AnalysisDoes aromatherapy with lavender affect physical and psychological symptoms of menopausal women? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
The objective of this review was to evaluate systematically the effectiveness of Lavender aromatherapy on physical and psychological symptoms in menopausal women. ⋯ Aromatherapy with Lavender in postmenopausal women may cause an improvement in most of physical and psychological symptoms. Further high quality studies especially with focus on the adverse events are suggested globally.