Acupuncture Therapy

Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. It is sometimes used in conjunction with heat, moxibustion, acupressure, or electric stimulation.

Also Known As:

Acupotomy; Acupuncture Treatment; Pharmacoacupuncture Therapy; Pharmacoacupuncture Treatment; Therapy, Acupuncture; Acupotomies; Acupuncture Treatments; Therapy, Pharmacoacupuncture; Treatment, Acupuncture; Treatment, Pharmacoacupuncture

Networked: 2662 relevant articles (322 outcomes, 667 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Therapeutics: 1158551
- Complementary Therapies: 6979
  - Acupuncture Therapy: 2662

Experts

1.	Liang, Fanrong: 22 articles (01/2022 - 03/2006)
2.	Liu, Cun-Zhi: 22 articles (10/2021 - 01/2009)
3.	Park, Hi-Joon: 21 articles (04/2021 - 05/2003)
4.	Zeng, Fang: 20 articles (01/2022 - 09/2005)
5.	Li, Ying: 19 articles (02/2022 - 03/2006)
6.	Witt, Claudia M: 18 articles (01/2022 - 02/2006)
7.	Kong, Jian: 18 articles (12/2020 - 01/2005)
8.	Zhao, Ling: 17 articles (01/2021 - 11/2008)
9.	Zhang, Wei: 14 articles (02/2022 - 05/2009)
10.	Lee, Myeong Soo: 14 articles (09/2021 - 04/2007)

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 04/21/1983 - "The main methods of acupuncture in pain treatment (acupuncture as reflexotherapy--so called electroacupuncture and the very effective auriculotherapy, in comparison with traditional acupuncture as "regulating" method of homeostasis and others minor methods, with our casuistry and positive results in 724 cases of various pain conditions are stressed. " 01/01/2019 - "Study participants with dull, aching pain had a significant improvement in their lumbar ranges of motion, and their pain rating scores were markedly decreased after acupuncture treatment." 11/01/2023 - "According to this meta-analysis, acupuncture therapy significantly improved the clinical efficacy of pain intensity, pain changes, and clinical neuropathy in patients with DNP, improved the quality of life of patients to a certain extent, and had lower side effects. " 04/01/2022 - "The review of 323 consecutive patients who received acupuncture for pain during their hospital admission indicated that as few as one acupuncture treatment resulted in clinically significant benefits. " 01/01/2020 - "Compared with routine treatment, acupuncture combined with routine treatment showed a significantly greater pain reduction at 8, 12, 24, and 48 h post-operatively after TKA. "
2.	Stroke (Strokes) 10/01/2017 - "Acupuncture treatment more significantly improved the symptoms of stroke patients. " 01/01/2017 - "The primary outcome measures are cerebrovascular reserve (CVR) capacity and Breath-holding Index (BHI) which will be evaluated at baseline and 2 weeks after the first acupuncture treatment, and the secondary outcome measures are National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Barthel Index scores which will be used to further evaluate the efficacy of the intervention. " 08/01/2014 - "To analyze how acupuncture therapy affects balance in patients experiencing their first stroke and to identify the stroke group with greatest improvement in balance after acupuncture intervention. " 08/01/2007 - "In stroke, highlighting the efficacy of acupuncture therapy in the treatment of stroke." 03/01/1996 - "During our 4-year work in The Republic of Yemen, the authors used acupuncture therapy to restore consciousness and induce resuscitation plus scalp acupuncture in 80 cases of acute apoplexy, with 63 cases cured, accounting for 78.75%. "
3.	Low Back Pain (Lumbago) 10/01/2003 - "The efficacy of acupuncture treatment for chronic low-back pain has not been reliably proven because of a lack of good quality studies, leading to the necessity of developing the German Acupuncture Trial for Chronic Low-Back Pain (GERAC-cLBP) study. " 01/01/2022 - "Acupuncture, a cost-effective, safe and non-pharmacological therapy, has shown promising results in relieving acute low back pain; however, the optimal acupuncture therapy for CLBP remains controversial. " 10/01/2015 - "This case report details the unexpected and sustained relief from chronic low back pain in a patient after a single acupuncture treatment. " 12/01/2004 - "These results suggest that deep needling to trigger points may be more effective in the treatment of low back pain in elderly patients than either standard acupuncture therapy, or superficial needling to trigger points." 04/20/2001 - "Standardised acupuncture treatment seems to be safe and effective in the treatment of acute low back pain in general practice."
4.	Knee Osteoarthritis 03/01/2008 - "There is evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture treatment in knee osteoarthritis, but it remains unclear which acupuncture modes are most effective. " 06/01/2007 - "This article reviews the recent research into acupuncture treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee, to explore whether any aspects of treatment seem more likely to be associated with good outcome of treatment. " 07/11/2019 - "This study aims to determine whether 3 sessions per week of acupuncture treatment is superior to 1 session per week of acupuncture treatment for symptomatic outcomes in knee osteoarthritis. " 02/01/2023 - "Our findings indicated that acupotomy was a more effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis than acupuncture. " 03/01/2008 - "These results suggest that trigger point acupuncture therapy may be more effective for osteoarthritis of the knee in some elderly patients than standard acupuncture therapy."
5.	Migraine Disorders (Migraine) 10/30/2020 - "Auricular acupuncture as a form of acupuncture therapy which is proved to be effective in RCTs and very suitable for patients, has been used in patients who suffer from migraine for a long time, therefore a systematic review is necessary to provide available evidence for further study. " 01/01/2023 - "In addition, the application of machine learning methods in neuroimaging studies could help predict the efficacy of acupuncture and screen migraine patients suitable for acupuncture treatment." 01/01/2021 - "Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment of Migraine Delivered by Senior or Junior Acupuncturists: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial." 01/01/2021 - "Conclusions: These results indicated that both two acupuncture treatments were helpful in treating migraine and could improve emotion symptoms. " 01/01/2021 - "Results: After acupuncture treatment, the emotional symptoms of both groups of patients improved, and the clinical symptoms of migraine were alleviated. "

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Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics
2.	Moxibustion
3.	Acupuncture Points (Acupuncture Point)
4.	Electroacupuncture
5.	Acupuncture Therapy