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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments using acupuncture.
Created November 2007
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Acupuncture for dysphagia in acute stroke
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Better designed clinical trials are needed to prove whether acupuncture is effective for treating swallowing difficulties in patients with stroke. Patients who have swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) as a result of their stroke are less likely to survi...
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Jul 2008
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Acupuncture for induction of labour
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is insufficient evidence describing the efficacy of acupuncture to induce labour...
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Jan 2008
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Acupuncture for Bell's palsy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Bell's palsy or idiopathic facial palsy is the most common disorder affecting the facial nerves and results in weakness or paralysis on one side of the face. The paralysis causes distortion of the face and interferes with normal functions, such as closi...
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Aug 2007
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Acupuncture for glaucoma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Although there are many existing treatments, including the use of eye drops, laser treatment, and a variety of surgical procedures, some patients may seek complementary or alternative medicine such as ...
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Jul 2007
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Acupuncture for insomnia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Although conventional non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments for insomnia are effective in many people, alternative therapies such as acupuncture are still widely practiced. Acupuncture is mainly evaluated in observational and uncontrolled s...
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Mar 2007
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Acupuncture for vascular dementia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is no evidence from randomized controlled trials to determine whether acupuncture provides any effect when treating people with vascular dementiaAcupuncture is used to treat vascular dementia, but because no randomised controlled trials of acupunc...
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Feb 2007
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Acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Acupuncture has biological effects that might improve recovery from stroke or facilitate rehabilitation. This review looked for randomised trials comparing acupuncture with control in patients who had a stroke more than one month previously. Five trials...
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Apr 2006
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Acupuncture-point stimulation for chemotherapy-induced nausea or vomiting
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This review looked at whether stimulating acupuncture points could reduce nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. Acupuncture points can be stimulated by acupuncture applied with electricity (electroacupuncture), acupuncture without electricity (man...
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Feb 2006
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Acupuncture and related interventions for smoking cessation
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese therapy, generally using needles to stimulate particular points in the body. Acupuncture is used with the aim of reducing the withdrawal symptoms people experience when they try to quit smoking. Related therapies inc...
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Oct 2005
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Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Acupunture and electroacupuncture for rheumatoid arthritisDoes acupuncture work for treating rheumatoid arthritis?Two studies of low to medium quality were reviewed and provide the best evidence we have today. The studies tested 84 people who had rheuma...
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Aug 2005
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Acupuncture for acute stroke
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
In China, acupuncture is used to treat many acute and chronic conditions, including stroke. We reviewed evidence from randomised controlled trials investigating acupuncture in patients with acute stroke, to determine whether acupuncture was saf...
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Dec 2004
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Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Thirty-five RCTs covering 2861 patients were included in this systematic review. There is insufficient evidence to make any recommendations about acupuncture or dry-needling for acute low-back pain. For chronic low-back pain, results show that acupunctu...
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Oct 2004
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Acupuncture for depression
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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In clinical depression people often report a lack of interest in life and normally enjoyed activities, accompanied by other symptoms including weight loss/over-eating, feelings of uselessness, sleep disturbance, self neglect and social withdrawal, insom...
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Mar 2004
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Interventions for tears of the rotator cuff in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Both conservative and surgical interventions are used to treat shoulder pain and disability as a result of rotator cuff tears (the sheath around one of the shoulder joints). Single studies with few participants were unable to show improvement with corti...
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Sep 2003
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Acupuncture for chronic asthma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Acupuncture is a treatment originating from traditional Chinese medicine. It consists of the stimulation of defined points on the skin (mostly by insertion of needles). The objective of this review was to assess whether there is evidence from randomised...
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| Date: |
Mar 2003
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Dysmenorrhoea is a very common complaint that refers to painful menstrual cramps in the uterus. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) involves the sending of an electric current by placing electrodes on the skin to stimulate the nerves and ...
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Nov 2001
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Acupuncture for lateral elbow pain
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Acupuncture might be able to provide short-term relief from tennis elbow, but more research is needed....
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| Date: |
Nov 2001
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Acupuncture for idiopathic headache
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Acupuncture is widely used for the treatment of headache, but its effectiveness is controversial.
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