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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments using acupuncture.
Reviewed February 2009
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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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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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Aug 2008
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Acupuncture for restless legs syndrome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor movement disorder characterized by uncomfortable sensations in the legs and an urge to move them. The syndrome is very common and its lifestyle impacts justify a search for more effective and acceptable int...
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May 2008
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Acupuncture for tension-type headache
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Patients with tension-type headache suffer from episodes of pain which is typically bilateral (affects both sides of the head), pressing or tightening in quality, mild to moderate in intensity, and which does not worsen with routine physical activity. I...
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Apr 2008
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Acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Migraine patients suffer from recurrent attacks of mostly one-sided, severe headache. Acupuncture is a therapy in which thin needles are inserted into the skin at defined points; it originates from China. Acupuncture is used in many countries for migrai...
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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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Feb 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 and assisted conception
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The data from this meta-analysis suggests that acupuncture does increase the live birth rate with in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment when performed around the time of embryo transfer. However, this could be attributed to placebo effect and the small...
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Oct 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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Acupuncture is used to treat vascular dementia, but because no randomized controlled trials of acupuncture versus placebo were found, its efficacy and safety could not be analysed in this review. There is a need for randomized placebo controlled trials ...
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Feb 2007
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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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Apr 2006
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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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There is no clear evidence of the effects of acupuncture on stroke rehabilitation. Acupuncture has biological effects that might improve recovery from stroke or facilitate rehabilitation. This review looked for randomised trials comparing acupuncture wi...
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Mar 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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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 for acute stroke
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is no clear evidence of benefit from acupuncture in acute stroke. In China, acupuncture is used to treat many acute and chronic conditions, including stroke. We reviewed evidence from randomised controlled trials investigating acupuncture in patie...
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Nov 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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