Acupuncture for pain

RB Kelly, J Willis - American family physician, 2019 - aafp.org
Acupuncture has been increasingly used as an integrative or complementary therapy for
pain. It is well-tolerated with little risk of serious adverse effects. Traditional acupuncture and …

Acupuncture and chronic musculoskeletal pain

YJ Zhang, C Wang - Current rheumatology reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) attributable to conditions
such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and chronic low back pain is the …

Role of alternative therapies for chronic pain syndromes

DA Thomas, B Maslin, A Legler, E Springer… - Current pain and …, 2016 - Springer
There is increasing interest in the use of complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) for
the treatment of chronic pain. This review examines alternative and complimentary …

[PDF][PDF] SIO-ASCO guideline on integrative medicine for cancer pain management: implications for racial and ethnic pain disparities

KT Liou, R Ashare, B Worster, KF Jones… - JNCI Cancer …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Racial and ethnic disparities in pain management pose major challenges to equitable
cancer care delivery. These disparities are driven by complex interactions between patient …

What if acupuncture were covered by insurance for pain management? A cross-sectional study of cancer patients at one academic center and 11 community hospitals

KT Liou, TKW Hung, SH Meghani, AS Epstein… - Pain …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective In response to the national opioid crisis, governmental and medical organizations
have called for broader insurance coverage of acupuncture to improve access to …

Acupuncture for chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled feasibility trial comparing treatment session numbers

L Liu, MA Skinner, SM McDonough… - Clinical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial investigating the
optimal number of treatment sessions of acupuncture, used as an adjunct to usual care, for …

Interpretation of acupoint location in traditional Chinese medicine teaching: Implications for acupuncture in research and clinical practice

Y Zhang - The Anatomical Record, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Acupuncture is a therapeutic intervention of traditional Chinese medicine, characterized by
the insertion of a fine metal needle through the human body's skin at an acupuncture point …

Real-world impact of acupuncture on analgesics and healthcare resource utilization in breast cancer survivors with pain

DQ Ng, S Lee, RT Lee, Y Wang, A Chan - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background This study evaluated the real-world impact of acupuncture on analgesics and
healthcare resource utilization among breast cancer survivors. Methods From a United …

Numerical modeling and simulation of non-invasive acupuncture therapy utilizing near-infrared light-emitting diode

S Singh, A Escobar, Z Wang, Z Zhang, C Ramful… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acupuncture is one of the most extensively used complementary and alternative medicine
therapies worldwide. In this study, we explore the use of near-infrared light-emitting diodes …

[HTML][HTML] Participants experiences regarding the use of acupuncture as a treatment modality: A qualitative systematic review

W Liu, A Towell-Barnard, KH Lee, TL Kang - Complementary Therapies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Acupuncture is a promising modality in clinical practice, where the participants'
experiences are crucial to acupuncture's use and effects. However, a comprehensive review …