Objectives: We aim to show the effect of acupuncture on back-pain and knee-pain treatment of elderly people. Methods: The study includes 34 patients, 24 female and 8 male. The mean age was 69.04±8.95 years for females and 73.12±8.95 years for...
Lees meerObjective: To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture treatment with individualized setting for reduction of bothersomeness in participants with chronic low back pain in a multicenter, randomized, patient-assessor blind, sham-controlled clinical trial. Methods: 130 adults aged...
Lees meerA 66-year-old woman was referred with a typical trigeminal neuralgia (TN) pain on the left side of her face for 25 years. She was diagnosed with TN after evaluation and work-up by a neurologist. She...
Lees meer120 cases of hemorrhoids with pain were randomly assigned to electroacupuncture or medication treatment for 5 days, 60 cases in each group. The electroacupuncture group were treated by electroacupuncture at Changqiang (GV 1) and Chengshan (BL 57)...
Lees meerTo explore the possibility of using acupuncture for patients with glaucoma, doctors in Japan conducted this pilot study in 11 patients with glaucoma. Acupuncture treatment was carried out twice a week over 5 weeks. Intraocular pressure, visual acuity,...
Lees meerBackground: German doctors conducted this observational study to investigate the effect of acupuncture on individual internal eye pressure in glaucoma and ocular hypertension patients. Patients: 18 patients (11 female; age 38-75 years) with glaucoma or ocular hypertension received one session of...
Lees meerAllergie is een veel voorkomende chronische ziekte. Steeds meer mensen hebben er last van. In Nederland heeft ongeveer 25% van de bevolking last van een allergie. Allergie is een reactie van het menselijk afweersysteem op...
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