Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1089/acu.2023.29245.rtd
R. Niemtzow, Richard F. Hobbs, Gerhard Litscher, John Hubacher, Jeremy V. Pulsifer, Steven Rosenblatt
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{"title":"Combination Electroacupuncture and Guidelines Directed Medical Therapy Maintained Stability of Heart Rate and Mean Arterial Pressure in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction","authors":"Dwi Surya Supriyana, Arsita Eka Prasetyawati, Habibie Arifianto","doi":"10.1089/acu.2023.0075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2023.0075","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"678 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139012794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-12-13DOI: 10.1089/acu.2023.29244.editorial
Gerhard Litscher
{"title":"Electroacupuncture to Go: Bridging the Gap Between Tradition and Technology.","authors":"Gerhard Litscher","doi":"10.1089/acu.2023.29244.editorial","DOIUrl":"10.1089/acu.2023.29244.editorial","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"35 6","pages":"279-280"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10753980/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139075423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-12-13DOI: 10.1089/acu.2023.29242.editorial
Richard C Niemtzow
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Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-12-13DOI: 10.1089/acu.2023.0085
John L McDonald, Matthew Bauer
Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common side-effect of several drugs used to combat cancer. Thus, researchers have sought better treatments for and prevention of CIPN, such as electroacupuncture (EA). Some trials show EA worsens or prolongs CIPN pain and recommend against further studies on this. This narrative review explores EA for preventing or treating CIPN, comparing positive and negative outcomes.
Methods: PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar were searched for electroacupuncture, CIPN, and peripheral neuropathy. A snowballing method was used to find systematic reviews and studies in systematic reviews.
Results: Seven English-language trials were found on using EA for preventing or treating CIPN. In 3 prevention studies, 1 had significant benefits, 1 had modest benefits, and 1 had worse pain in an EA group at follow-up, compared to sham controls. In 4 treatment studies, 2 had significant benefits, 1 had no difference from 3 controls, and 1 had sham control was superior to verum EA.
Conclusions: Most of the studies were limited by small sample sizes, and some studies used EA protocols and treatment doses (frequency and total number of sessions) that were potentially suboptimal. The quantity and quality of the studies are insufficient to draw firm conclusions on effectiveness and safety. More studies must test optimal EA protocols and treatment dosages. It is inappropriate to say that EA is not recommended for CIPN prevention or treatment, because there is no robust evidence to justify this. Generally, research has found benefits and no harms.
背景：化疗引起的周围神经病变（CIPN）是多种抗癌药物的常见副作用。因此，研究人员一直在寻找更好的治疗和预防 CIPN 的方法，如电针（EA）。一些试验表明，EA 会加重或延长 CIPN 疼痛，因此建议不要对此进行进一步研究。本叙述性综述探讨了 EA 在预防或治疗 CIPN 方面的作用，并对正反两方面的结果进行了比较：方法：在 PubMed、ScienceDirect 和 Google Scholar 上搜索电针、CIPN 和周围神经病变。采用滚雪球法查找系统综述和系统综述中的研究：结果：发现了七项使用 EA 预防或治疗 CIPN 的英文试验。在 3 项预防研究中，与假对照组相比，1 项研究有显著疗效，1 项研究有轻微疗效，1 项研究的 EA 组在随访时疼痛加剧。在4项治疗研究中，2项有明显疗效，1项与3项对照组无差异，1项假对照组优于EA真药：大多数研究受限于样本量较小，一些研究使用的 EA 方案和治疗剂量（频率和疗程总数）可能不够理想。这些研究的数量和质量都不足以就有效性和安全性得出明确结论。更多的研究必须测试最佳的 EA 方案和治疗剂量。不建议将 EA 用于 CIPN 预防或治疗的说法是不恰当的，因为没有有力的证据证明这种说法是正确的。一般来说，研究发现EA有益无害。
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Background: This study reports the effects of acupuncture treatment on depression and anxiety symptoms for 3 different bipolar disorder (BD) pathologies. Case: Case 1: A 35-year-old man was diagnosed with BD type 2. His depressive symptoms appeared 17 years ago. He did not meet the diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorder (AD) in the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Case 2: A 32-year-old woman was diagnosed with BD type 2 with AD. Her depressive symptoms appeared 5 years ago. MINI indicated panic-, social anxiety-, and generalized AD. Case 3: A 42-year-old woman was diagnosed with rapid cycling BD. She developed depressive and hypomanic symptoms and visited our hospital 18 years ago. Acupuncture treatment was performed weekly for 12 weeks. Depression and anxiety symptoms were evaluated using the Himorogi Self-Rating Depression Scale (HSDS) and Himorogi Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (HSAS), respectively. Results: Case 1: The HSAS score did not improve significantly, but the HSDS score decreased from 22 points at baseline to 9 points at the 12th visit. Case 2: The HSDS score did not improve, and the HSAS score remained high from 26 points at baseline to 25 points at the 12th visit. Case 3: During the acupuncture period, both HSDS and HSAS scores fluctuated greatly, and the patient experienced repeated episodes of depression and hypomania. Conclusions: The response to acupuncture treatment may differ according to the classification and pathology of BD, and it may be desirable to perform the acupuncture treatment after evaluating the pathology and estimating the prognosis.
{"title":"Differences in Symptoms Following Acupuncture Treatment in Three Case Presentations of Bipolar Disorder: Type 2, Comorbid Anxiety Disorder, and Rapid Cycling Type","authors":"Yuto Matsuura, Seiji Hongo","doi":"10.1089/acu.2023.0051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2023.0051","url":null,"abstract":"Background: This study reports the effects of acupuncture treatment on depression and anxiety symptoms for 3 different bipolar disorder (BD) pathologies. Case: Case 1: A 35-year-old man was diagnosed with BD type 2. His depressive symptoms appeared 17 years ago. He did not meet the diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorder (AD) in the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Case 2: A 32-year-old woman was diagnosed with BD type 2 with AD. Her depressive symptoms appeared 5 years ago. MINI indicated panic-, social anxiety-, and generalized AD. Case 3: A 42-year-old woman was diagnosed with rapid cycling BD. She developed depressive and hypomanic symptoms and visited our hospital 18 years ago. Acupuncture treatment was performed weekly for 12 weeks. Depression and anxiety symptoms were evaluated using the Himorogi Self-Rating Depression Scale (HSDS) and Himorogi Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (HSAS), respectively. Results: Case 1: The HSAS score did not improve significantly, but the HSDS score decreased from 22 points at baseline to 9 points at the 12th visit. Case 2: The HSDS score did not improve, and the HSAS score remained high from 26 points at baseline to 25 points at the 12th visit. Case 3: During the acupuncture period, both HSDS and HSAS scores fluctuated greatly, and the patient experienced repeated episodes of depression and hypomania. Conclusions: The response to acupuncture treatment may differ according to the classification and pathology of BD, and it may be desirable to perform the acupuncture treatment after evaluating the pathology and estimating the prognosis.","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"33 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135818873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammed Oğuz, Burak Tayyip Dede, Ebru Aytekin, Fatih Bağcier
Medical AcupunctureAhead of Print Letter to the Editor: Obturatorius Internus is the Game Changer in Pelvic Pain: It Comes to Mind at the End, But It Is the Leading Role!Muhammed Oğuz, Burak Tayyip Dede, Ebru Aytekin, and Fatih BağcierMuhammed OğuzAddress correspondence to: Muhammed Oğuz, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Org. Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman Cad. Etyemez, Samatya, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail Address: [email protected]https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2819-9971Departmant of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.Search for more papers by this author, Burak Tayyip Dedehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0127-8958Departmant of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.Search for more papers by this author, Ebru Aytekinhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9619-3374Departmant of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.Search for more papers by this author, and Fatih Bağcierhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6103-7873Departmant of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:30 Oct 2023https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2023.0068AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail View article"Letter to the Editor: Obturatorius Internus is the Game Changer in Pelvic Pain: It Comes to Mind at the End, But It Is the Leading Role!." Medical Acupuncture, , pp. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 0Issue 0 InformationCopyright 2023, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Muhammed Oğuz, Burak Tayyip Dede, Ebru Aytekin, and Fatih Bağcier.Letter to the Editor: Obturatorius Internus is the Game Changer in Pelvic Pain: It Comes to Mind at the End, But It Is the Leading Role!.Medical Acupuncture.ahead of printhttp://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2023.0068Online Ahead of Print:October 30, 2023PDF download
给编辑的信:内闭孔肌是骨盆疼痛的游戏规则改变者:它在最后才想到，但它是主导角色!Muhammed Oğuz, Burak Tayyip Dede, Ebru Aytekin和Fatih BağcierMuhammed OğuzAddress致:Muhammed Oğuz，医学博士，伊斯坦布尔训练和研究医院物理医学和康复部。阿卜杜勒拉赫曼·纳菲兹·格尔曼·卡德。Etyemez, Samatya, 34098，土耳其伊斯坦布尔。电子邮件地址:[email protected]https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2819-9971Departmant of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul，土耳其。搜索本文作者Burak Tayyip dededehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0127-8958Departmant物理医学和康复，伊斯坦布尔训练和研究医院，伊斯坦布尔，土耳其。搜索本文作者Ebru aytekin的更多论文https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9619-3374Departmant，物理医学和康复，伊斯坦布尔训练和研究医院，伊斯坦布尔，土耳其。搜索本文作者的更多论文，和Fatih Bağcierhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6103-7873Departmant物理医学和康复，Basaksehir Cam和Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey。搜索本文作者的更多论文发表在线:2023年10月30日https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2023.0068AboutSectionsView文章查看全文pdf /EPUB权限和引用下载CitationsTrack引文添加到收藏夹返回出版物共享分享在facebook上twitter上链接在redditemail查看文章“致编辑的信:内闭孔肌是骨盆疼痛的游戏规则改变者:它在最后出现在脑海中，但它是主导角色!”医学针灸，pp. figurereferencesrelateddetails卷0 issue 0信息版权所有2023,Mary Ann Liebert, Inc，出版商引用本文:Muhammed Oğuz, Burak Tayyip Dede, Ebru Aytekin和Fatih Bağcier。致编辑的信:内闭孔肌是骨盆疼痛的游戏规则改变者:最后才想到它，但它是主要角色!医学针灸。打印前://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2023.0068Online打印前:2023年10月30日pdf下载
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Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, An Hoa Tran, Quy Thi Nguyen, Minh-Man Pham Bui, Nguyen Lam Vuong
Objective: Primary dysmenorrhea is a common condition that impacts quality of life significantly. Auricular therapies have shown promise for treating primary dysmenorrhea, but there is a lack of evidence specifically for auricular acupuncture (AA). This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of AA for managing primary dysmenorrhea. Materials and Methods: A randomized, double-blinded controlled trial was conducted on 90 females with primary dysmenorrhea: an AA group; n = 45) and a sham-AA (SA) group; n = 45. Specific ear acupoints (i.e., Uterus, Endocrine, Shenmen, Subcortex, Liver, and Kidney) were used for the intervention, which was 1 or 2 days prior to the expected menstruation onset. Outcomes were visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, ibuprofen needs, and adverse events (AEs). Results: The AA group had significantly lower VAS scores, compared to the SA group at menstruation onset and for up to 12 hours (mean differences [MDs] and 95% confidence intervals [CIs]: −1.08 [–1.96, −0.21] and −1.17 [–2.16, −0.18], respectively). Both groups had reductions in pain levels, compared to the prior menstrual cycle; the AA group had a significantly greater improvement. The AA group needed fewer ibuprofen tablets (MD: −0.28; 95% CI: −0.58, 0.00]). AEs were mild pain and irritation at insertion sites, all resolved spontaneously with no lasting effects. Conclusions: AA is safe. It may be effective for managing primary dysmenorrhea. Further studies are warranted on AA's effectiveness in diverse populations and extended times.
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Kelly Zhang, Manoela Gallon Pitta, Gustavo Henrique de Mello Rosa, Guilherme Bertolino, João Eduardo de Araujo
Objective: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. To find ways to reduce behavioral disabilities, researchers study animal models. By targeting ST-36 (Zusanli) and SP-9 (Yinlingquan), this study investigated the effects of traditional acupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA) on motor behavior in gerbils following global cerebral ischemia. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six male gerbils were randomly assigned to 6 groups (n = 6 in each): control (C); sham-surgical (S); ischemia (I); acupuncture (Ac); EA (Ea); and sham-EA (SEa). The animals were habituated in an activity cage (AC) 72 hours before surgery. After induction of global ischemia, the Ac, Ea, and SEa groups received bilateral stimulation at ST-36 and SP-9. In the Ea group, an alternating electrical current was used. The animals were tested in the AC 4 days after surgery, and the results were analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis, followed by Dunn's posthoc test. Results: Statistical analysis revealed increased distance traveled and sensors triggered by the I, Ea, and SEa groups, compared to the C, Ac, and S groups. The animals' movement tracks had a similar pattern between the I and Ea groups, with increased exploration along the walls of the AC. Meanwhile, the Ac, S, and SEa groups explored the AC similarly to the C group. Conclusions: These findings suggest that acupuncture may normalize motor behavior in gerbils with ischemia and could be a promising treatment for stroke-induced motor deficits.
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