acupuncture

Traditional Chinese medicine for post-COVID: A retrospective cohort study Kraft, Jana MSc; Hardy, Anne PhD; Baustädter, Verena MD; Bögel-Witt, Martina PhD; Krassnig, Katharina MD; Ziegler, Birgitb; Waibl, Paula J. BSa; Meissner, Karin MD, PhD Abstract Post-COVID syndrome affects at least 10%...

Abstract Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is an unexplained, persistent, or recurring fatigue accompanied by physical and cognitive decline that cannot be relieved, lasting for a duration of more than 6 months. This article provides a systematic review of the background of CFS, the application of...

Abstract Chronic fatigue syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by extreme fatigue that lasts for a long time and doesn't alleviate with rest. The number of the cases has been increasing during the era of COVID-19 pandemic. Acupuncture may have some effect on chronic fatigue syndrome...

Abstract Background: Research into acupuncture and moxibustion and their application for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been growing, but the findings have been inconsistent. Objective: To evaluate the existing randomized clinical trials (RCTs), compare the efficacy of acupuncture...

[Rats were tortured to simulate 'CFS', then were given transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, improved "learning and memory ability of CFS rats" was then claimed] Objective: To observe the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on the histomorphological...

Full title: Effect of herbal cake-separated moxibustion on behavioral stress reactions and blood lactic acid level and muscular AMPK/PGC-1α signaling in rats with CFS Objective: To observe the effect of herbal cake-separated moxibustion (HCSM) on serum lactic acid (BLA) level and AMPK/PGC-1α...

Abstract Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has a high incidence due to the increased pressure of daily life and work in modern society. Our previous clinical studies have found the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on CFS patients, however, the mechanism of EA on CFS is still unknown. In this...

Abstract Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of ginger-indirect moxibustion for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Methods: In this central randomized, controlled trial, 290 CFS participants were recruited and randomly allocated to group A (ginger-indirect moxibustion plus acupuncture)...

Based on the theory of "brain-gut communication" and "heart-stomach disease simultaneously", the thinking and method of treating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) from yangming meridian were discussed. CFS is related to brain and heart. Based on the analysis of meridian circulation, zang-fu...

Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on the expression of NF-κB p65 in hippocampus and the morphology of hippocampus in rats with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), so as to explore its mechanism in improving cognitive dysfunction of CFS. Methods: Forty-eight SD rats were...

Open access, https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011216.pub2/full So-called alternative medicine for post-caesarean pain? A Cochrane review https://edzardernst.com/2020/10/so-called-alternative-medicine-for-post-caesarean-pain-a-cochrane-review/

http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/gps-should-not-prescribe-opioids-for-chronic-pain-says-nice/20041262.article I've not been impressed by the evidence that painkillers improve outcomes over the long-term for chronic pain, but I also think it's important that it's patients themselves who get to...

FWIW, which in my opinion is very little. Paywall, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11655-020-3195-3

Acupuncture Is Theatrical Placebo I've just now found this 2013 article about the acupuncture after a skeptic doctor posted a link to it on her blog. I searched S4ME to see if anyone had posted it previously but nothing came up. So here it is...

Article claiming acupuncture on parents would treat their kids through quantum entanglement has been retracted. https://retractionwatch.com/2019/04/08/article-claiming-acupuncture-on-parents-would-treat-their-kids-through-quantum-entanglement-has-been-retracted/ I think the title of this says...

Wenjia Lin†, Xin-lin Chen†, Qi Chen, Junmao Wen and Xinghua Chen https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-019-3243-5 eta: trial registered in 2017; This trial is currently recruiting participants. eta2: this may be considered 'woo', but at least they are looking at...

I got this in my inbox today and it piqued my cognitively foggy interest for a couple of reasons. NB these posts move onto considering a study on metabolomics and the credibility of acupuncture (the thread isn’t specific to this study). First of all I want to comment that I’m very sceptical of...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29231339