Integrative Strategy with Ayurveda and Electro-Acupuncture in Hemifacial Spasm: a Case Report by Akshatha K Bhat, Venugopalan Krishna kumar, Jim Daniel Johnson

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Comparison of Chinese medicine higher education programs in China and five Western countries by Pei Xue, Tianyu Zhan, Guoyan Yang, Giuseppina Mariagrazia Farella, Nicola Robinson, Angela Weihong Yang, Jianping Liu

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Intrapulmonary migration of a fractured acupuncture needle: a case report by Lei Liu, Dong-Jie Ma, Ying-Zhi Qin, Hongsheng Liu

“…We successfully removed the foreign body via wedge resection, and the patient made a smooth recovery post-surgery. Conclusion Acupuncturists and surgeons should remain vigilant about the potential risks associated with acupuncture.…”
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Acupuncture in the treatment of infantile colic: a systematic review by Hamid Reza Bahrami, Roshanak Salari, Mohammadreza Noras

“…Five RCT, one case reports and one personal communication with acupuncturists were evaluated in our studys.Conclusion: Several studies have investigated the effects of acupuncture in infantile colic and found beneficial results. …”
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“An integrative approach with Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in post covid parosmia – A case study” by Akshatha K. Bhat, Venugopalan Krishna Kumar, Jim Daniel Johnson

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Improving the quality of reporting acupuncture interventions: describing the collaboration between STRICTA, CONSORT and the Chinese Cochrane Centre. by MacPherson, H, Altman, D

“…A total of 21 participants attended the meeting, bringing their expertise as research methodologists, reporting guideline developers, acupuncturists, physicians and journal editors. RESULTS: At the workshop, a revised draft checklist was agreed. …”

Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapeutics: An Overview of the Basics and Clinical Applications by Luís Carlos Matos, Jorge Pereira Machado, Fernando Jorge Monteiro, Henry Johannes Greten

“…This review aims to overview some TCM theoretical concepts and the evidence-based clinical application of TCM’s leading practices to create an easy-to-consult and condensed source of information, available for the healthcare community, facilitating the understanding and communication between conventional health professionals and TCM practitioners and acupuncturists.…”
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Association Between the Electroconductive Value at 24 Acupoints and Blood Pressure in Community-Dwelling Japanese: The Toon Health Study by Michiko Onuma, Kiyohide Tomooka, Isao Saito, Koutatsu Maruyama, Denichiro Yamaoka, Takeshi Tanigawa

“…Nationally licensed acupuncturists measured the electroconductive values at 24 acupoints in the hands (H1?…”
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Using psychological theory and qualitative methods to develop a new evidence-based website about acupuncture for back pain. by Bishop, F, Greville-Harris, M, Bostock, J, Din, A, Graham, C, Lewith, G, Liossi, C, O'Riordan, T, Ryves, R, White, P, Yardley, L

“…It provides information through text, evidence summaries and audio-clips of four patients’ stories and two acupuncturists’ descriptions of their practice, and three short films. …”

Acupuncture in Sports Medicine by George G.A. Pujalte, Michael Malone, Akhil Mandavalli, Davong David Phrathep, Neil P. Shah, Adam I. Perlman

“…Traditional East Asian acupuncturists typically employ qi and meridian theories in their acupuncture practices, with the recent incorporation of Western concepts. …”
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Women's Sleep Disorders: Integrative Care by Cristina Frange, Carolina Vicente Banzoli, Ana Elisa Colombo, Marcele Siegler, Glaury Coelho, Andréia Gomes Bezerra, Marcelo Csermak, Maria Fernanda Naufel, Cristiana Cesar-Netto, Monica Levy Andersen, Manoel João Batista Castelo Girão, Sergio Tufik, Helena Hachul

“…It is provided collaboratively by a health team comprising physicians, psychologists, physiotherapists, acupuncturists, and meditation, nutrition, and floral therapy. …”
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Retrospective Interview Findings from Low-Income Patients with Chronic Pain Who Received Acupuncture and Massage Therapy at a Federally Qualified Health Clinic in Washington DC by Louisa Howard, Patrick Corr, Jelyca Ormond, Randi Abramson, Mikhail Kogan

“…Utilizing funds from a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant, three massage therapists and two acupuncturists were recruited by Non-Profit Access to Integrative Medicine to offer free integrative medicine services. …”
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Bee venom acupuncture for the treatment of chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled trial by Seo Byung-Kwan, Lee Jun-Hwan, Sung Won-Suk, Song Eun-Mo, Jo Dae-Jean

“…Patients, assessors, acupuncturists and researchers who prepare the real or sham bee venom acupuncture experiments will be blinded to group allocation. …”
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The Impact and Correlation of Anxiety and Depression on Pressure Pain Threshold of Acupoints in Patients with Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Chenxi Liao, Yu Tan, Kai Wang, Xin Wen, Xiang Hu, Yefang Huang, Ying Li

“…The PPT of acupoints was collected using an electronic Von Frey by two licensed acupuncturists. Results. The CPID patients were divided into anxiety-depression group (group A) or nonanxiety-depression group (group B), according to the SAS and SDS scores. …”
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Complementary Medicine and Self-Care Strategies in Women with (Recurrent) Urinary Tract and Vaginal Infections: A Cross-Sectional Study on Use and Perceived Effectiveness in The Ne... by Louise Witteman, Herman A. van Wietmarschen, Esther T. van der Werf

“…Consultations of homeopaths, acupuncturists, and herbal physicians are most often reported. …”
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Non-specific mechanisms in orthodox and CAM management of low back pain (MOCAM): theoretical framework and protocol for a prospective cohort study. by Bradbury, K, Al-Abbadey, M, Carnes, D, Dimitrov, B, Eardley, S, Fawkes, C, Foster, J, Greville-Harris, M, Harvey, J, Leach, J, Lewith, G, MacPherson, H, Roberts, L, Parry, L, Yardley, L, Bishop, F

“…A minimum of 144 practitioners will be recruited from public and private sector settings (48 physiotherapists, 48 osteopaths and 48 acupuncturists). Practitioners are asked to recruit 10–30 patients each, by handing out invitation packs to adult patients presenting with a new episode of LBP. …”

Acupuncture for acute musculoskeletal pain management in the emergency department and continuity clinic: a protocol for an adaptive pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Catherine A Staton, Alexander Limkakeng, Stephanie A Eucker, Oliver Glass, Mitchell R Knisely, Amy O’Regan, Christi De Larco, Michelle Mill, Austin Dixon, Olivia TumSuden, Erica Walker, Juliet C Dalton, Ann Miller W Maxwell, Alex Gordee, Maggie Kuchibhatla, Sheinchung Chow

“…Acupuncture treatments will be delivered by licensed acupuncturists in the ED and twice weekly for 1 month afterward in an outpatient clinic.Ethics and dissemination This study has been reviewed and approved by the Duke University Health System Institutional Review Board. …”
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Acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for gastric ulcer: A modified Delphi consensus study by Lu-qiang Sun, Fang-li Luo, Shuai Chen, Qian-hua Zheng, Lu Wang, Yu-jun Hou, Kai Wang, Jun-peng Yao, Xiang-yun Yan, Yun-zhou Shi, Ying Li

“…This study aimed to optimize the acupuncture treatment of gastric ulcers based on expert consensus for guiding acupuncturists in clinical practice. Methods: To conduct this study, research evidence was gathered from databases in both Chinese and English. …”
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Effects of acupuncture to decrease adverse events in patients with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer receiving induction intravesical BCG therapy: Study protocol for a r... by Sarah P. Psutka, Susan Veleber, Jonathan Siman, Samia Jannat, Sarah Holt, Jonathan L. Wright, Heather Greenlee

“…Methods were developed to train and monitor research acupuncturists and included online and in-person training, study manuals, and monthly meetings throughout the study period. …”
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Adverse events associated with acupuncture: three multicentre randomized controlled trials of 1968 cases in China by Zheng Hui, Wu Xi, Li Ying, Zhang Fu-wen, Zhao Ling, Cheng Lin-hao, Liang Fan-rong

“…The 1968 patients and their acupuncturists documented adverse events associated with acupuncture after treatment. …”
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