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RECENT LITERATURE

ACUPUNCTURE

Ahn AC, Martinsen OG. Electrical characterization of acupuncture points: technical issues and challenges.
J Altern Complement Med 2007; 13: 817–24. [Abstract]
Ahn AC, Colbert AP, Anderson BJ et al. Electrical properties of acupuncture points and meridians: a systematic review.
Bioelectromagnetics 2008; 29: 245–56. [Abstract]
Alfhaily F, Ewies AA. Acupuncture in managing menopausal symptoms: hope or mirage?
Climacteric 2007; 10: 371–80. [Abstract]
Ammendolia C, Furlan AD, Imamura M et al. Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with needle acupuncture.
Spine J 2008; 8: 160–72. [Abstract]
Arnberger M, Stadelmann K, Alischer P. Monitoring of neuromuscular blockade at the P6 acupuncture point reduces the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Anesthesiology 2007; 107: 903–8.
Bonafede M, Dick A, Noyes K et al. The effect of acupuncture utilization on healthcare utilization.
Med Care 2008; 46: 41–8.
Borenstein DG. Chronic neck pain: how to approach treatment.
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2007; 11: 436–9. [Abstract]
Cakmak YO, Akpinar IN, Ekinci G, Bekiroglu N. Point- and frequency-specific response of the testicular artery to abdominal electroacupuncture in humans.
Fertil Steril 2008; doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.013.:
Can Gürkan, Arslan H. Effect of acupressure on nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
Complement Ther Clin Pract 2008; 14: 46–52. [Abstract]
Chang BH, Boehmer U, Zhao Y, Sommers E. The combined effect of relaxation response and acupuncture on quality of life in patients with HIV: a pilot study.
J Altern Complement Med 2007; 13: 807–15. [Abstract]
Dickman R, Schiff E, Holland A et al. Clinical trial: acupuncture vs. doubling the proton pump inhibitor dose in refractory heartburn.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2007; 26: 1333–44.
Duncan B, White A, Rahman A. Acupuncture in the treatment of fibromyalgia in tertiary care – a case series.
Acupunct Med 2007; 25: 137–47.
Hsiu H, Huang SM, Chao PT et al. Microcirculatory characteristics of acupuncture points obtained by laser Doppler flowmetry.
Physiol Meas 2007; 28: N77–86. [Abstract]
Huang QF, Zhao SX, Huang Y. Statistical analysis of the points for acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of obesity.
[In Chinese] Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2007; 5: 695–6. [Abstract]
Hui KK, Nixon EE, Vangel MG et al. Characterization of the “deqi” response in acupuncture.
BMC Complement Altern Med 2007; 7: 33.
Kong J, Gollub R, Huang T et al. Acupuncture de qi, from qualitative history to quantitative measurement.
J Altern Complement Med 2007; 13: 1059–70. [Abstract]
Kong J, Kaptchuk TJ, Webb JM et al. Functional neuroanatomical investigation of vision-related acupuncture point specificity – a multisession fMRI study.
Hum Brain Mapp 2007; doi: 10.1002/hbm.20481:
Kundu A, Berman B. Acupuncture for pediatric pain and symptom management.
Pediatr Clin North Am 2007; 54: 885–9. [Abstract]
Lang T, Hager H, Funovits V et al. Prehospital analgesia with acupressure at the Baihui and Hegu points in patients with radial fractures: a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial.
Am J Emerg Med 2007; 25: 887–93. [Abstract]
Lee MS, Pittler MH, Shin BC et al. Bee venom acupuncture for musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.
J Pain 2008; 9: 289–97. [Abstract]
Li A, Wang Y, Xin J et al. Electroacupuncture suppresses hyperalgesia and spinal Fos expression by activating the descending inhibitory system.
Brain Res 2007; 1186: 171–9.
Lu N, Shan BC, Xu JY et al. Improved temporal clustering analysis method applied to whole-brain data in acupuncture fMRI study.
Magn Reson Imaging 2007; 25: 1190–5. [Abstract]
Lundeberg T, Lund I. ‘The Princess on the Pea’ suffer from fibromyalgia syndrome? The influence on sleep and the effects of acupuncture.
Acupunct Med 2007; 25: 184–97.
Mao JJ, Farrar JT, Armstrong K et al. De qi: Chinese acupuncture patients’ experiences and beliefs regarding acupuncture needling sensation – an exploratory survey.
Acupunct Med 2007; 25: 158–65.
Moffet HH. Acupuncture study hypotheses should rely on scientific, not imaginary, models.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2008; 89: 194.
Ouyang A, Xu L. Holistic acupuncture approach to idiopathic refractory nausea, abdominal pain and bloating.
World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13: 5360–6.
Rosted P. Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and acupuncture – a case report.
Acupunct Med 2007; 25: 198–9.
Selmer-Olsen T, Lydersen S, Mørkved S. Does acupuncture used in nulliparous women reduce time from prelabour rupture of membranes at term to active phase of labour? A randomised controlled trial.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2007; 86: 1447–52. [Abstract]
Strudwick MW, Hinks RC, Choy ST. Point injection as an alternative acupuncture technique – an exploratory study of responses in healthy subjects.
Acupunct Med 2007; 25: 166–74.
Takakura N, Yajima H. A double-blind placebo needle for acupuncture research.
BMC Complement Altern Med 2007; 7: 31.
Tamai H, Kikuchi S, Kawamura Y et al. Acupuncture treatment for a patient with diffuse axonal injury – report no. 2.
[In Japanese] Masui 2007; 56: 1206–10.
Walker G, de Valois B, Davies R et al. Ear acupuncture for hot flushes – the perceptions of women with breast cancer.
Complement Ther Clin Pract 2007; 13: 250–7. [Abstract]
Wang SM, Kain ZN, White P. Acupuncture analgesia: I. The scientific basis.
Anesth Analg 2008; 106: 602–10.
Wang SM, Kain ZN, White PF. Acupuncture analgesia: II. Clinical considerations.
Anesth Analg 2008; 106: 611–21.
White P, Lewith G, Prescott P. Should we recruit patients or healthy volunteers for acupuncture studies of chronic pain?
Clin J Pain 2007; 23: 714–19.
Wu H, Tang J, Lin X et al. Acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation.
Stroke 2008; 39: 517–18. [Abstract]
Yamamoto T, Schockert T, Boroojerdi B. Treatment of juvenile stroke using Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) – a case report.
Acupunct Med 2007; 25: 200–3.
Yiu YM, Ng SM, Tsui YL, Chan YL. A clinical trial of acupuncture for treating chronic fatigue syndrome in Hong Kong.
[In Chinese] Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2007; 5: 630–3. [Abstract]
Zanette SD, Born IG, Brenol JC, Xavier RM. A pilot study of acupuncture as adjunctive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Clin Rheumatol 2008; 27: 627–35. [Abstract]
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