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Current Bibliographies in Medicine 97-6AcupunctureJanuary 1970 through October 1997 2302 Citations Prepared by 1997 October U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Library of
Medicine
Each bibliography in the Current Bibliographies in Medicine (CBM) series covers a distinct subject area of biomedicine and is intended to fulfill a current awareness function. Citations are usually derived from searching a variety of online databases. NLM databases utilized include MEDLINE®, AVLINE®, BIOETHICSLINE®, CANCERLIT®, CATLINE®, HEALTHSTARtm, HISTLINE®, and TOXLINE®. The only criterion for the inclusion of a particular published work is its relevance to the topic being presented; the format, ownership, or location of the material is not considered. Other publications in the Current Bibliographies in Medicine series are available at no cost to anyone with Internet access through the Library's World Wide Web site at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/resources.html. Comments and suggestions on this series may be addressed to: Karen Patrias, Editor PUBMEDTM AND INTERNET GRATEFUL MED® To make online searching easier and more efficient, the Library offers two user-friendly interfaces to its databases. Both PubMed and Internet Grateful Med are available from the World Wide Web. The user with Internet access need only point a compatible Web browser (Netscape Navigator is strongly recommended) to the NLM Web site http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome.html. No other software at the user end is required. Searching through either PubMed or Internet Grateful Med is free-of-charge. Further information on both PubMed and Internet Grateful Med may be found at the NLM Web site given above. For those users without access to the World Wide Web, please contact the Library's Customer Service Desk at 1-888-FINDNLM (301-594-5983 international) or e-mail mms@nlm.nih.gov for information on alternative ways to search. Return to title page | Return to table of contentsTable of ContentsSeries NoteIntroductionSample CitationsBibliography:Acupuncture Usage - Addictions and Psychiatric Disorders
Acupuncture Usage - Allergy and Immunology
Acupuncture Usage - Auricular (Ear) Acupunture
Acupuncture Usage - Biochemistry and Physiology
Acupuncture Usage - Cardiovascular System
Acupuncture Usage - Dermatology
Acupuncture Usage - Face, Sinuses , Mouth, and Throat
Acupuncture Usage - Gastroenterology
Acupuncture Usage - General Pain
Acupuncture Usage - Genitourinary, Pelvic, and Reproductive Systems
Acupuncture Usage - Headache
Acupuncture Usage - Low Back, Sciatica
Acupuncture Usage - Lower Extremities
Acupuncture Usage - Miscellaneous
Acupuncture Usage - Nausea, Vomiting, and Postoperative Problems
Acupuncture Usage - Neck and Shoulders
Acupuncture Usage - Nervous System and Special Senses
Acupuncture Usage - Research Methods
Acupuncture Usage - ReviewsAcupuncture Usage - Side EffectsAcupuncture Usage - Upper Extremities and Breast
Acupuncture Usage - Veterinary Medicine
Acupuncture Usage - Who, What, When, Where (Prevalence, Utilization, History, etc.)Acupuncture Usage - Additional Books in EnglishReturn to title pageACUPUNCTURE This bibliography was prepared in support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Conference on Acupuncture held in Bethesda, MD on November 3-5, 1997. This document was prepared by staff at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), primarily to facilitate deliberations of the consensus development panel assembled by the Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR) and the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM). The authors are mindful that this document may also serve as a primary bibliographic resource for American physicians and acupuncturists, as well as the English-speaking public around the world. With this in mind, searches were conducted with several accessible computerized databases using a multi-pronged search strategy that aspired to being comprehensive in an attempt to find clinical data relevant to the use of acupuncture points. In addition, the entire NLM collection of journals on the subject of acupuncture, not otherwise indexed and with English-language articles or summaries (Table I), was hand-searched by a medical epidemiologist for articles with relevant clinical data. TABLE I ACUPUNCTURE JOURNALS HAND SEARCHEDAcupuncture (vol. 1, 1990) This bibliography has also incorporated much of the previous efforts and the organizational strategy of the Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation (MARF) bibliographies, compiled primarily by Russell J. Erickson, MD, and disseminated by the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA)*. Most of the MARF topic sections have been further subdivided into sub-sections labeled "selected controlled trials" (Section A) and "other data" (Section B). Computer-indexed articles with descriptors including the terms "random" and/or "blind" (or variations thereof) were included in section A, along with hand-searched articles thought by the epidemiologist/searcher to be particularly useful controlled trials. While many excellent trials and useful case-series may have been included in section B, the clinician looking for the quickest and most definitive answers will usually be able to find many of the most important articles in section A. This bibliography includes citations indexed from January 1970 through September 1997. For ongoing acupuncture citations after these dates, the electronic databases listed in Table II will be very useful for the English-speaking clinician/researcher. Another resource that may be useful in the future is ACULARS, the Acupuncture Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, produced by the Beijing Institute of Information and Library of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. That database was not utilized for this bibliography because of its cost and the consideration that most of the information in ACULARS is not yet available in English. TABLE II DATABASESDatabases found to contain numerous unique bibliographic
references: Additional databases useful for veterinary literature: For the purposes of this conference, the term 'acupuncture' has been defined as "stimulation, primarily by the use of solid needles, of traditionally and clinically defined points on and beneath the skin, in an organized fashion for therapeutic and/or preventive purposes." The original acupuncture points (or "acupoints") are specific superficial anatomic locations defined in traditional Asian texts. The skin on or over these points is generally lower in transdermal electrical resistance than the skin surrounding them. There is considerable overlap between these traditional acupoints and points defined by other means in modern physical medicine such as "trigger points," "motor points," or "osteopathic lesions" (among other terms). These points are often palpable subcutaneously as either mild depressions or small and sometimes tender nodules. In traditional Asian medicine these points are stimulated either by puncture and manual manipulation of solid needles or by local heating. Heating is generally accomplished by the burning of dried, powdered Artemisia vulgaris (moxa), referred to as "moxibustion." This moxa is either placed or held just above the acupoint by the acupuncturist (indirect moxibustion), attached to a needle penetrating the point, or applied directly to the skin (direct moxibustion, generally removed prior to causing any detectable skin-burn). In modern times, additional methods of stimulating the acupoints include applications of electric current to needles in the points or skin electrodes over the points, injections into the points, laser-light directed onto the points, or finger-pressure massage of selected points, called "acupressure." In addition, many new points and whole new systems of points have been described on specific body-parts, leading to (for instance) scalp-acupuncture, hand-acupuncture, and ear-acupuncture. What combination of acupoints are the best points to stimulate in which ways for various clinical problems has been the subject of writing and argument for centuries. Different systems and approaches are associated with various schools of thought and national traditions in Asia and the West. Acupuncture practitioners in European countries such as France, Italy, Germany, and England have evolved their own approaches to the clinical use of acupuncture points in the past century. Some of these are based on approaches popular at different times and places in Asian history, or based on diverse interpretations of traditional Chinese texts, or on different syntheses of material from these texts with the modern information derived from neurology, physiology, information theory, and biophysics. Much of the clinical literature of acupuncture is concerned with descriptions of these various approaches to clinical problems based on different theories or schools of thought. Most of that literature has not been included in this bibliography. While some historical or conceptual pieces have been included for the sake of completeness, the main purpose of this bibliography has been to compile citations of articles containing actual clinical data from defined numbers of human or animal subjects, to help answer the question of whether or not acupoint stimulation had a detectable and useful effect as performed in that particular study. An acupuncture treatment is a procedure, like surgery or a psychotherapy session, rather than a drug. For this reason it has been very difficult to subject acupuncture to the gold-standard of randomized blinded trials (RBTs), and almost impossible to conduct truly double-blind trials. Much of the clinical data available for acupuncture consists of case-series, such as those often reported for new surgical procedures. For areas in which many RBTs are available (such as the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting), these RBTs are the articles that have been emphasized in this collection. For areas in which fewer such definitive trials are available, a greater emphasis has been placed on including large case-series or other sources of less definitive, but still potentially useful clinical data. In addition, every attempt has been made to include the most complete possible list of "side effects" and other adverse events that have been reported in association with acupuncture. This may have resulted in the inclusion of multiple descriptions of single adverse events as well as the probable inclusion of events in which acupuncture was only one of many interventions being used and may not have been the cause of the "side effect." This bibliography has been assembled specifically to help answer the question of whether, based on the clinical data, acupuncture point therapy is likely to be helpful in a given clinical problem. It is dedicated to the patients, clinicians, and researchers who have produced the information indexed here, as well as to the patients who may benefit from this information in the future. The authors would like to thank Adam Glazer, Jennie P. Hunt, and Peggie S. Tillman of the NLM for their assistance. Any reproductions of this bibliography, in whole or in part, must
include all credits. If you wish to cite this bibliography, the correct
format is: * American Academy of Medical Acupuncture Citations are formatted according to the rules established for Index Medicus ®. Sample journal and monograph citations appear below. For journal articles written in a foreign language, the English translation of the title is placed in brackets; for monographs, the title is given in the original language. In both cases the language of publication is shown by a three letter abbreviation appearing at the end of the citation. Journal Article: Example: Order, with separating punctuation: Monograph: Example: Order, with separating punctuation: Conference Proceedings: Example: Jenerick HP, editor. Proceedings. NIH Acupuncture Research Conference; 1973; Bethesda, MD. [Bethesda (MD)]: National Institute of General Medical Sciences; [1974]. 145 p. (DHEW publication; no. (NIH) 74-165). Order, with separating punctuation: Dissertation: Example: Order, with separating punctuation: For details of the formats used for references, see the following
publication: ACUPUNCTURE USAGE - ADDICTIONS AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERSSelected Controlled Trials Ackerman RW. The experience of women receiving auricular acupuncture treatment for chemical dependency during pregnancy [dissertation]. [Santa Barbara (CA)]: The Fielding Institute; 1994. 301 p. Avants SK, Margolin A, Chang P, Kosten TR, Birch S. Acupuncture for the treatment of cocaine addiction. Investigation of a needle puncture control. J Subst Abuse Treat 1995 May-Jun;12(3):195-205. Avants SK, Margolin A, Kosten TR. Cocaine abuse in methadone maintenance programs: integrating pharmacotherapy with psychosocial interventions. J Psychoactive Drugs 1994;26(2):137-46. Buguet A, Sartre M, Le Kerneau J. [Continuous nocturnal automassage of an acupuncture point modifies sleep in healthy subjects]. Neurophysiol Clin 1995;25(2):78-83. (Fre). Bullock ML, Umen AJ, Culliton PD, Olander RT. Acupuncture treatment of alcoholic recidivism: a pilot study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1987 Jun;11(3):292-5. Cai ZM. Relation between the extent of distinctness of propagated sensation along channels and therapeutic effect of acupuncture on enuresis in Senegal patients. Chen Tzu Yen Chiu 1987;12 Suppl 2:65-6. Clavel F, Benhamou S, Company-Huertas A, Flamant R. Helping people to stop smoking: randomised comparison of groups being treated with acupuncture and nicotine gum with control group. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1985 Nov 30;291(6508):1538-9. Clavel F, Paoletti C. [A study of various smoking cessation programs based on close to 1000 volunteers recruited from the general population: 1-month results]. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 1990;38(2):133-8. (Fre). Clavel-Chapelon F, Paoletti C, Benhamou S. A randomised 2 x 2 factorial design to evaluate different smoking cessation methods. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 1992;40(3):187-90. Clavel-Chapelon F, Paoletti C, Benhamou S. Smoking cessation rates 4 years after treatment by nicotine gum and acupuncture. Prev Med 1997 Jan-Feb;26(1):25-8. Cottraux J, Schbath J, Messy P, Mollard E, Juenet C, Collet L. Predictive value of MMPI scales on smoking cessation programs outcomes. Acta Psychiatr Belg 1986 Jul-Aug;86(4):463-9. Gillams J, Lewith GT, Machin D. Acupuncture and group therapy in stopping smoking. Practitioner 1984 Mar;228(1389):341-4. He D, Berg JE, Hostmark AT. Effects of acupuncture on smoking cessation or reduction for motivated smokers. Prev Med 1997;26(2):208-14. Kane J, Di Scipio WJ. Acupuncture treatment of schizophrenia: report on three cases. Am J Psychiatry 1979 Mar;136(3):297-302. Konefal J, Duncan R, Clemence C. Comparison of three levels of auricular acupuncture in an outpatient substance abuse program. Altern Med J 1995;2(5):8-17. Konefal J, Duncan R, Clemence C. The impact of the addition of an acupuncture treatment program to an existing metro-Dade County outpatient substance abuse treatment facility. J Addict Dis 1994;13(3):71-99. Lagrue G, Poupy JL, Grillot A, Ansquer JC. [Antismoking acupuncture. Short-term results of a double-blind comparative study (letter)]. Nouv Presse Med 1980 Mar 15;9(13):966. (Fre). Lao HH. A retrospective study on the use of acupuncture for the prevention of alcoholic recidivism. Am J Acupunct 1995;23(1):29-33. Law M, Tang JL. An analysis of the effectiveness of interventions intended to help people stop smoking. Arch Intern Med 1995 Oct 9;155(18):1933-41. Leung AS. Acupuncture treatment of withdrawal symptoms. Am J Acupunct 1977;5(1):43-50. Li QS, Liu ZY, Ma HJ, Lu YY, Fang YA, Hou YZ, Cao SH, Zhang ZH. A preliminary study on the mechanism of ear-acupuncture for withdrawal of smoking. J Tradit Chin Med 1987 Dec;7(4):243-7. Lipton DS, Brewington V, Smith M. Acupuncture for crack-cocaine detoxification: experimental evaluation of efficacy. J Subst Abuse Treat 1994 May-Jun;11(3):205-15. Luo H, Jia Y, Feng X, Zhao X, Tang LC. Advances in clinical research on common mental disorders with computer controlled electro-acupuncture treatment. Adv Exp Med Biol 1995;363:109-22. Luo HC, Shen YC, Jia YK. [Clinical study of electro-acupuncture on 133 patients with depression in comparison with tricyclic amitriptyline]. Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih 1988 Feb;8(2):77-80, 68. (Chi). Luo HC, Shen YC, Zhou D, Jia YK. A comparative study of the treatment of depression by electroacupuncture and amitriptyline. Acupuncture 1990 Summer;1(2):20-6. Man PL, Chuang MY. Acupuncture in methadone withdrawal. Int J Addict 1980 Aug;15(6):921-6. Margolin A, Avants SK, Chang P, Birch S, Kosten TR. A single-blind investigation of four auricular needle puncture configurations. Am J Chin Med 1995;23(2):105-14. Margolin A, Avants SK, Chang P, Kosten TR. Acupuncture for the treatment of cocaine dependence in methadone-maintained patients. Am J Addict 1993 Summer;2(3):194-201. Margolin A, Chang P, Avants SK, Kosten TR. Effects of sham and real auricular needling: implications for trials of acupuncture for cocaine addiction. Am J Chin Med 1993;21(2):103-11. Rampes H, Pereira S, Mortimer A, Manoharan S, Knowles M. Does electroacupuncture reduce craving for alcohol? A randomized controlled study. Complement Ther Med 1997;5(1):19-26. Richard AJ, Montoya ID, Nelson R, Spence RT. Effectiveness of adjunct therapies in crack cocaine treatment. J Subst Abuse Treat 1995 Nov-Dec;12(6):401-13. Riet GT, Kleijnen P, Knipschild P. A meta-analysis of studies into the effect of acupuncture on addiction. Br J Gen Pract 1990;40(338):379-82. Steiner RP, Hay DL, Davis AW. Acupuncture therapy for the treatment of tobacco smoking addiction. Am J Chin Med 1982;10(1-4):107-21. Vandevenne A, Rempp M, Burghard G, et al. [Study of the specific contribution of acupuncture to tobacco detoxication]. Sem Hop 1985;61(29):2155-60. (Fre). Washburn AM, Fullilove RE, Fullilove MT, Keenan PA, McGee B, Morris KA, Sorensen JL, Clark WW. Acupuncture heroin detoxification: a single-blind clinical trial. 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Rev Fr Acupunct 1983;9(35):43-4. (Fre). Ballal SG, Khawaji YN. Auricular stimulation and acupuncture as an adjuvant to an anti-smoking programme: analysis of the results of a 1-year experience. Tuber Lung Dis 1992 Dec;73(6):396. Blum K, Briggs AH, Trachtenberg MC, Delallo L, Wallace JE. Enkephalinase inhibition: regulation of ethanol intake in genetically predisposed mice. Alcohol 1987 Nov Dec;4(6):449-56. Boscq C. Abord de la problematique alcoolique a partir d'un lieu de soins. Rev Fr Acupunct 1994;20(78):10-5. (Fre). Boureau F, Willer JC. [Failure of naloxone to modify the anti-tobacco effect of acupuncture (author's transl)]. Nouv Presse Med 1978 Apr 22;7(16):1401. (Fre). Bresler DE, Cohen JS, Kroening R, Levin N, Sadoff A. The potential of acupuncture for the behavioral sciences. Am Psychol 1975 Mar;30(3):411-4. Brewington V, Smith M, Lipton D. Acupuncture as a detoxification treatment: an analysis of controlled research. J Subst Abuse Treat 1994 Jul-Aug;11(4):289-307. 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A comparative study between desmopressin and acupuncture used alone or in combination]. Minerva Pediatr 1991 Sep;43(9):577-82. (Ita). Cazzullo CL, Rogora GA, Frigoli D, Morelli R. [Personal experience with acupuncture in psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine]. Minerva Med 1977;68(33):2295-307. (Ita). Chen A. An introduction to sequential electric acupuncture (SEA) in the treatment of stress related physical and mental disorders. Acupunct Electrother Res 1992 Oct-Dec;17(4):273-83. Chen GS. Enkephalin, drug addiction and acupuncture. Am J Chin Med 1977;5(1):25-30. Cheng RS, Pomeranz B, Yu G. Electroacupuncture treatment of morphine-dependent mice reduces signs of withdrawal, without showing cross-tolerance. Eur J Pharmacol 1980 Dec 19;68(4):477-81. Choy YM, Tso WW, Fung KP, Leung KC, Tsang YF, Lee CY, Tsang D. Suppression of narcotic withdrawals and plasma ACTH by auricular electroacupunture. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1978 May 15;82(1):305-9. Clavel F, Benhamou S. [Tobacco withdrawal. Comparison of the efficacy of various methods. Intermediate results of a comparative study]. Presse Med 1984 Apr 14;13(16):975-7. (Fre). Clavel F, Benhamou S, Flamant R. Nicotine dependence and secondary effects of smoking cessation. J Behav Med 1987;10(6):555-8. Clement-Jones V, McLoughlin L, Lowry PJ, et al. Acupuncture in heroin addicts: changes in met-enkephalin and beta-endorphin in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Lancet 1979;2(8139):380-2. Cocchi R, Fusari A, Favuto F, Lorini G. [Acupuncture, vital drugs and psychotropic agents in psychiatric patients. 50 cases]. Minerva Med 1978 Sep 22;69(44):3003-9. (Ita). Cocchi R, Lorini G, Fusari A, Carrossino R. [Experience with detoxification and weaning of heroin addicts by means of acupuncture, gabergic drugs and psychopharmacologic agents in low doses]. Minerva Med 1979 May 19;70(24):1735-44. (Ita). Cottraux JA, Harf R, Boissel JP, Schbath J, Bouvard M, Gillet J. Smoking cessation with behaviour therapy of acupuncture--a controlled study. Behav Res Ther 1983;21(4):417-24. Cui M. Advanced in studies on acupuncture abstinence. J Tradit Chin Med 1996 Mar;16(1):65-9. Cui M. Advances in studies on acupuncture abstinence. J Tradit Chin Med 1995 Dec;15(4):301-7. Culliton PD, Kiresuk TJ. Overview of substance abuse acupuncture treatment research. J Altern Complement Med 1996 Spring;2(1):149-65. Dale RA. Addictions and acupuncture: The treatment methods, formulae, effectiveness and limitations. Am J Acupunct 1993;21(3):247-66. Dong JT. Research on the reduction of anxiety and depression with acupuncture. Am J Acupunct 1993;21(4):327-30. Dung HC. Clinical experiences in using acupuncture to help smoking withdrawal. Int J Chin Med 1986;3(1):5-16. Facchinetti F, Petraglia F, Nappi G, Martignoni E, Sinforiani, E, Bono G, Genazzani AR. Functional opioid activity variates according to the different fashion of alcohol abuse. 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The uses of auricular acupuncture in the field of substance misuse. Psychiatr Care 1996;3 Suppl 1:40-1. Geerlings PJ, Bos TW, Schalken HFA, Wouters LFJM. [Detoxification of heroin addicts with electrostimulation or methadone]. Tijdschr Alcohol Drugs Andere Psychotrope Stoff 1985;11(2):80-5. (Dut). Gilbey V, Neumann B. Auricular acupuncture for smoking withdrawal. Am J Acupunct 1977 Jul-Sep;5(3):239-47. Greene HL, Goldberg RJ, Ockene JK. Cigarette smoking: the physician's role in cessation and maintenance. J Gen Intern Med 1988;3(1):75-8. Gurevich MI, Duckworth D, Imhof JE, Katz JL. Is auricular acupuncture beneficial in the inpatient treatment of substance-abusing patients? A pilot study. J Subst Abuse Treat 1996 Mar-Apr;13(2):165-71. Haegele PA. [20 years of experience in detoxification and withdrawal treatment with acupuncture]. AKU 1995;23(3):171-5. (Ger). Han JS. Electroacupuncture: an alternative to antidepressants for treating affective diseases? Int J Neurosci 1986 Mar;29(1-2):79-92. Han JS, Zhang RL. Suppression of morphine abstinence syndrome by body electroacupuncture of different frequencies in rats. Drug Alcohol Depend 1993;31(2):169-75. Ho WK, Wen HL, Lam S, Ma L. The influence of electro-acupuncture on naloxone-induced morphine withdrawal in mice: elevation of brain opiate-like activity. Eur J Pharmacol 1978 May 15;49(2):197-9. Jia YK, Luo HC, Zhan L, Jia TZ, Yan M. A study on the treatment of schizophrenia with He-Ne laser irradiation of acupoint. J Tradit Chin Med 1987 Dec;7(4):269-72. Jiang A, Cui M. Analysis of therapeutic effects of acupuncture on abstinence from smoking. J Tradit Chin Med 1994 Mar;14(1):56-63. Johnson SH. Treatment of drug abusers in Malaysia: a comparison. Int J Addict 1983 Oct;18(7):951-8. Kao AH, Lu LYC. Acupuncture procedure for treating drug addiction. Am J Acupunct 1974 Jul-Sep;2(3):201-7. Kong F. Midnight-noon ebb-flow acupuncture in treating soft tissue injury: clinical observation of 34 cases. Int J Clin Acupunct 1993;4(3):293-5. Kroening RJ, Oleson TD. Rapid narcotic detoxification in chronic pain patients treated with auricular electroacupuncture and naloxone. Int J Addict 1985;20(9):1347-60. Kurland HD. ECT and Acu-EST in the treatment of depression. Am J Chin Med 1976 Autumn;4(3):289-92. Lacroix JC, Besancon F. [Tobacco withdrawal. Efficacy of acupuncture in a comparative trial]. Ann Med Interne (Paris) 1977 Apr;128(4):405-8. (Fre). Lamontagne Y, Annable L, Gagnon MA. Acupuncture for smokers: lack of long-term therapeutic effect in a controlled study. Can Med Assoc J 1980 Apr 5;122(7):787-90. Lane C. Final evaluation report: Acupuncture Detoxification Project. Hooper Center, Central City Concern, Multnomah County, Oregon, Alcohol and Drug Program. [place unknown: publisher unknown]; 1988. Lau MP. Acupuncture and addiction: an overview. Addict Dis 1976;2(3):449-63. Lebeau B, Vidal C, Billion A, Torcy M, Rochemaure J. [Tobacco detoxication with acupuncture and group psychotherapy]. Rev Med Interne 1986;7(5):471-6. (Fre). Leung JP. Smoking cessation by auricular acupuncture and behavioral therapy. Psychologia 1991 Sep;34(3):177-87. Lewenberg A. Electroacupuncture and antidepressant treatment of alcoholism in a private practice. Clin Ther 1985;7(5):611-7. Lewenberg A. The utility of acupuncture in combination with antidepressants or clonidine in the treatment of opiate addiction. Adv Ther 1985;2(4):143-9. Lewis GB, Litt M. An alternative approach to premedication: comparing diazepam with auriculotherapy and a relaxation method. Am J Acupunct 1987 Jul-Sep;15(3):205-13. Lewith G. The treatment of tobacco addiction. Complement Ther Med 1995 Jul;3(3):142-5. Lin Y. Acupuncture treatment for insomnia and acupuncture analgesia. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1995;49(2):119-20. Liu G, Jia Y, Zhan L, Luo H. 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The effects of treatment with antibiotics, laser and acupuncture upon chronic maxillary sinusitis in children. Am J Chin Med 1982;10(1-4):55-8. Raustia AM, Pohjola RT, Virtanen KK. Acupuncture compared with stomatognathic treatment for TMJ dysfunction. Part II: Components of the dysfunction index. J Prosthet Dent 1986 Mar;55(3):372-6. Ren X. A survey of acupuncture treatment for peripheral facial paralysis. J Tradit Chin Med 1994 Jun;14(2):139-46. Rosted P. The use of acupuncture in dentistry: a review... based on a talk given in August 1995 at the Third World Congress of Medical Acupuncture and Natural Medicine, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Complement Med Int 1996 May-Jun;3(3):18-21. Salim M. Acupuncture vs carbamazepine in trigeminal neuralgia. JPMA J Pak Med Assoc 1993 Jan;43(1):13. Sano S, Urano H, Tatematsu N, Nagase H. [Clinical experiences of acupuncture anesthesia in dental surgery]. Masui 1974 Feb;23(2):147-52. (Jpn). Scarsella S, Palattella A, Mariani P. 200 casi di dolore post-operatorio in chirurgia oral trattati con elettroagopuntura. G Ital Riflessoter Agopunt 1992;4(3):21-4. (Ita). Selden HS. Pain perception modification with acupuncture--a clinical study. J Endod 1978 Dec;4(12):356-61. Shedletsky P, Gale EN, Levine MS. The effects of ice massage applied over the "Hoku" acupuncture point in reducing spontaneous pain of endodontic origin. J Can Dent Assoc 1984 Aug;50(8):635-8. Shugui C. Acupuncture treatment of facial paralysis: report of 165 cases. Int J Clin Acupunct 1993;4(3):319-20. Spacek A, Hanl G, Groiss O, Konig H, Kress HG. [Acupuncture and local ganglionic opioid analgesia (GLOA) for trigeminal neuralgia]. Dtsch Z Akupunkt 1996;39(2):44-8. (Ger). Sun J, Zhang Q. 350 cases of epidemic parotitis treated by acupuncture bloodletting. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1990;3(1):41-2. Torcy M, Chauvin P, Laudenbach P. [A simplified method for producing postoperative analgesia in minor buccal operations by the use of acupuncture (author's transl)]. Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac 1979;80(6):383-8. (Fre). Wang F, Wang Z. Observation on clinical effect of 70 cases of acute otitis media treated by He-Ne laser radiation on acupoints. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1991;4(1):30-3. Wang M. Acupuncture treatment of facial paralysis: report on 269 cases. Int J Clin Acupunct 1993;4(3):317-8. Wang WY, Di FJ, Zhu ZJ, Guo L, Wei SY. Balance acupuncture in treatment of peripheral facial paralysis: an analysis of 229 cases. Int J Clin Acupunct 1994;5(3):277-84. Wedrich A, Nepp J, Akramian J, Strenn K, Velikay M. [The therapy of conjunctivitis sicca with accupuncture]. Spektrum Augenheilkd 1996;10(2):66-70. (Ger). Wen HL, Cheung SY, Mehal ZD. Acupuncture anaesthesia in surgery for trigeminal neuralgia. Asian J Med 1973;9(5):167-9. Wenbin F. Clinical practice of eye acupuncture. Am J Acupunct 1991;19(3):229-36. Wong LP. Successful treatment of facial paralysis with acupuncture. Am J Acupunct 1986;14(3):217-23. Wong T. Use of electrostimulation of acupuncture points in general dental practice. Anesth Prog 1989 Jul-Oct;36(4-5):243-4. Wu XB. 100 cases of facial paralysis treated with He-Ne laser irradiation on acupoints. J Tradit Chin Med 1990;10(4):300-1. Xia SZ, Wang WM, Chen ZS, Zheng JZ. Acupuncture treatment of 61 cases of supraorbital neuralgia. J Tradit Chin Med 1987 Jun;7(2):116-8. Yan X, Nie S. Dredging needling in treatment of facial paralysis: report of 206 cases. Int J Clin Acupunct 1993;4(3):321-5. Yang YC, Yuan QS, Jin PZ, Tan LQ. Point injection combined with electro-acupuncture in treatment of 300 cases of facial paralysis peripherica. J Tradit Chin Med 1983 Mar;3(1):41-4. Yu W. The clinical report on acupuncture treatment of 81 cases of suppurant otitis media by propogated meridianal far away points. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1990;3(3):187-8. Yutan L. A new classification system and combined treatment method for idiopathic facial nerve paralysis: report on 718 cases. Am J Acupunct 1995;23(4):205-10. Zhang D, Gao Q. Treatment of facial paralysis with laser and acupuncture; report of 76 cases. Int J Clin Acupunct 1993;4(3):327-9. Zhang D, Wei Z, Wen B, Gao H, Peng Y, Wang F. Clinical observations on acupuncture treatment of peripheral facial paralysis aided by infra-red thermography--a preliminary report. J Tradit Chin Med 1991 Jun;11(2):139-45. Zhang S, Liu X, Wei B. [Comparison of effects of EA at "hegu" on nociceptive responses of NRM neurons to noxious stimulation of the face and tail]. Chen Tzu Yen Chiu 1992;17(1):17-20. (Chi). Zheng JZ, Wang WM, Chen ZS, Cao RF. Paralytic squint treated with acupuncture. J Tradit Chin Med 1984 Sep;4(3):177-80. Zhiming L, Chenghu Y, Xiurong N, Yuping L, Qiaoling B, Zhimei L, Baolin W, Lan X, Qijun W, Yin W, Yuwen F, Hanyou L. Therapeutic effect of 1014 cases of facial paralysis treated mainly by acupuncture and moxibustion. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1990;3(1):23-31. Zhongxue W, Weihua Y. Clinical analysis on 100 cases of facial paralysis treated with acupuncture. World J Acupunct Moxibustion 1992 Mar;2(1):3-5. Zhou YC. An advanced clinical trial with laser acupuncture anesthesia for minor operations in the oro-maxillofacial region. Lasers Surg Med 1984;4(3):297-303. Zhou Z, Oury C. Indication du point wangu dans la paralysie faciale peripherique. Rev Fr Acupunct 1993;19(73):9-13. (Fre). Return to table of contentsACUPUNCTURE USAGE - GASTROENTEROLOGYSelected Controlled Trials Ballegaard S, Christophersen SJ, Dawids SG, Hesse J, Olsen NV. Acupuncture and transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in the treatment of pain associated with chronic pancreatitis. A randomized study. Scand J Gastroenterol 1985 Dec;20(10):1249-54. Cahn AM, Carayon P, Hill C, Flamant R. Acupuncture in gastroscopy. 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Kunze M, Seidel HJ, Stube G. [Comparative studies of the effectiveness of brief psychotherapy, acupuncture and papaverin therapy in patients with irritable bowel syndrome]. Z Gesamte Inn Med 1990 Oct 15;45(20):625-7. (Ger). Li Y, Tougas G, Chiverton SG, Hunt RH. The effect of acupuncture on gastrointestinal function and disorders. Am J Gastroenterol 1992;87(10):1372-81. Lux G. [Acupuncture inhibits secretion of gastric acid. Prospective randomized study series with various acupuncture procedures]. Fortschr Med 1994 Nov 20;112(32):454. (Ger). Lux G, Hagel J, Backer P, Backer G, Vogl R, Ruppin H, Domschke S, Domschke W. Acupuncture inhibits vagal gastric acid secretion stimulated by sham feeding in healthy subjects. Gut 1994 Aug;35(8):1026-9. Comment in: Gut 1995 May;36(5):800-1. Matsumoto T, Hayes MF Jr. Acupuncture, electric phenomenon of the skin, and postvagotomy gastrointestinal atony. Am J Surg 1973 Feb;125(2):176-80. Tougas G, Yuan LY, Radamaker JW, Chiverton SG, Hunt RH. 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Biull Eksp Biol Med 1989 Feb;107(2):182-4. (Rus). Bragin EO, Emel'ianenko IV, Popkova EV. [The ratio of the contents of beta-endorphin, adrenaline and noradrenaline in the hypothalamus of rats with an experimental stomach ulcer and during acupuncture]. Fiziol Zh SSSR 1989 Jul;75(7):917-22. (Rus). Cai GW, Yang Y, Liang SZ. [Influence of electro-stimulation at auriculo-stomach point in electrogastrogram of peptic ulcer patients]. Chung Kuo Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih 1994 Nov;14(11):656-7. (Chi). Chang FY, Chey WY, Ouyang A. Effect of transcutaneous nerve stimulation on esophageal function in normal subjects - evidence for a somatovisceral reflex. Am J Chin Med 1996;24(2):185-92. Chu H, Zhao SZ, Huang YY. Application of acupuncture to gastroscopy using a fibreoptic endoscope. J Tradit Chin Med 1987 Dec;7(4):279. Diehl DL, Mayer EA. Acupuncture treatment for refractory functional bowel diseases [abstract]. Gastroenterology 1994 Apr;106(4 Suppl):A488. Emel'ianenko IV, Bragin EO. [The DOPA and dopamine content in the hypothalamus and brain stem of rats with an experimental stomach ulcer against a background of a course of acupuncture]. Biull Eksp Biol Med 1989 Mar;107(3):274-9. (Rus). Emel'ianenko IV, Serediuk NN. [Acupuncture and pharmacological repair agents in the combined treatment of peptic ulcer patients]. Vrach Delo 1991 Jul;(7):56-8. (Rus). Guo G. 20 cases of gastrointestinal neurosis treated by point injection of insulin. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1991;4(1):45-7. Han Z. Shallow acupuncture without retention of needle in treating 138 cases of diarrhea in children. Int J Clin Acupunct 1992;3(4):427-9. He JZ. Clinical observation on 500 cases of diarrhoea in children treated with two helium-neon laser 'light needles'. Laser Ther 1991;3(2):93-5. Ho MY, Chen JC, Twu SJ, Wong JM, Lin JT, Wang TH. A comparative study of acupuncture anesthesia and conventional premedication for panendoscopy. Dig Endosc 1993 Jan;5(1):38-42. Ionescu-Tirgoviste C, Bigu M, Ionescu C. Acupuncture in the treatment of gastroduodenal ulcer. Am J Acupunct 1980;8(1):19-24. Iwa M, Sakita M. Effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on intestinal motility in mice. Am J Chin Med 1994;22(2):119-25. Jiang R. Analgesic effect of acupuncture on acute intestinal colic in 190 cases. J Tradit Chin Med 1990 Mar;10(1):20-1. Jin AD. Acupuncture therapy in 67 cases of asthenic childhood prolapse of rectum. J Tradit Chin Med 1987 Jun;7(2):141-2. Kaixian C. Clinical observation on 30 cases of carcinoma of esophagus and stomach treated by acupuncture. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1990;3(1):7-10. Kopeikin VN, Belentsova LA. [Acupuncture in the treatment of gastroenteric diseases in children]. Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult 1991 May-Jun;(3):43-5. (Rus). Kudo T, Motojima M, Kitazawa K. Depression of gastric contraction by stimulation of BL-19 (Weiyu) acupoints in dogs. Am J Acupunct 1991;19(3):241-5. Li CK, Nauck M, Loser C, Folsch UR, Creutzfeldt W. [Acupuncture to alleviate pain during colonoscopy]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1991 Mar 8;116(10):367-70. (Ger). Li ZS. Observation of curative effects of emergency acupuncture treatment in 172 cases of infantile toxic intestinal paralysis. J Tradit Chin Med 1987 Sep;7(3):209-10. Liao YY, Seto K, Saito H, Kawakami M. Effects of acupuncture on the citrate and glucose metabolism in the liver under various types of stress. Am J Chin Med 1980 Winter;8(4):354-66. Lin JG, Yang SH, Tsai CH. Acupuncture protection against experimental hyperbilirubinemia and cholangitis in rats. Am J Chin Med 1995;23(2):131-7. Lin Y, Zhou Z, Shen W, Shen J, Hu M, Zhang F, Hu P, Xu M, Huang S, Zheng Y. Clinical and experimental studies on shallow needling technique for treating childhood diarrhea. J Tradit Chin Med 1993 Jun;13(2):107-14. Lin YC. Observation of therapeutic effects of acupuncture treatment in 170 cases of infantile diarrhea. J Tradit Chin Med 1987 Sep;7(3):203-4. Lining H. Case report on the use of acupuncture for treatment of chronic gastric volvulus. Am J Acupunct 1997;25(1):17-9. Liu J, Zhou X, Zeng X, Zhu J. Effects of acupuncture on myoelectric activity of Oddi's sphincter in humans. J Tradit Chin Med 1993 Sep;13(3):189-90. Liu X, Qin B, Chen Y. Observations of the effect of otoacupoint pressure on the motor functions of the gallbladder. J Tradit Chin Med 1993 Mar;13(1):42. Mo T. Observation on 70 cases of biliary ascariasis treated by acupuncture analgesia. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1991;4(1):18-21. Noguchi E, Hayashi H. Increases in gastric acidity in response to electroacupuncture stimulation of the hindlimb of anesthetized rats. Jpn J Physiol 1996;46(1):53-8. Oury C. San jian (3GI). Rev Fr Acupunct 1995;21(83):58-9. (Fre). Rathle H. Acupuncture used in hemorrhages of peptic ulcers. Am J Acupunct 1976;4(4):368-9. Raut C. The treatment of hemorrhoids by acupuncture. Am J Acupunct 1991;19(1):17-20. Salvi E, Pistilli A, Romiti P, Bedogni G, Pedrazzoli C. [Duodenal ulcer. Gastroscopic aspects before and after acupuncture treatment]. Minerva Med 1983 Nov 3;74(42):2541-6. (Ita). Sato A, Sato Y, Suzuki A, Uchida S. Neural mechanisms of the reflex inhibition and excitation of gastric motility elicited by acupuncture-like stimulation in anesthetized rats. Neurosci Res 1993;18(1):53-62. Sato A, Sato Y, Suzuki A, Uchida S. Reflex modulation of gastric and vesical function by acupuncture-like stimulation in anesthetized rats. Biomed Res 1994;15(2):59-65. Schott GD. Acupuncture for migraine reduces bowel activity [letter]. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1984 Mar;47(3):317. Shaozhen Y, Ziqin S, Fengying Z. Clinical observation on 162 cases of acute bacillary dysentery treated by acupuncture. World J Acupunct Moxibustion 1992 Sep;2(3):13-4. Shi T, Xu X, Lu X, Xing W. Acupuncture at jianjing for treatment of achalasia of the cardia. J Tradit Chin Med 1994 Sep;14(3):174-9. Shi XM. Clinical observations on 50 cases of obstipation treated with acupuncture. J Tradit Chin Med 1982 Jun;2(2):162. Sodipo JO, Falaiye JM. Acupuncture and gastric acid studies. Am J Chin Med 1979;7(4):356-61. Sodipo JO, Ogunbiyi TA. Acupuncture analgesia for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a Lagos experience. Am J Chin Med 1981 Summer;9(2):171-3. Su Z. Acupuncture treatment of infantile diarrhea: a report of 1050 cases. J Tradit Chin Med 1992 Jun;12(2):120-1. Tang H, Fu YD. Helium-neon laser irradiation of acupuncture points in treatment of 50 cases of acute appendicitis. J Tradit Chin Med 1981 Sep;1(1):43-4. Tougas G, Hunt RH. Relation of acupuncture and vagal gastric acid secretion. Gut 1995 May;36(5):800-1. Treatment of acute perforation of peptic ulcer with combined traditional Chinese and Western medicine. Chin Med J (Engl) 1975 Jul;1(4):247-56. Verhoef MJ, Sutherland LR, Brkich L. Use of alternative medicine by patients attending a gastroenterolgy clinic. Can Med Assoc J 1990;142(2):121-5. Wan YG, Yu LY. Volvulus of the stomach successfully treated with acupuncture report of 9 cases. J Tradit Chin Med 1981 Sep;1(1):39-42. Wang G, Zhang SH, Lin HJ, Tong EC, Huang YH, Huang GT, Zhuang FT. Nonoperative treatment of Hirschsprung's disease: a new approach. J Pediatr Surg 1987;22(5):439-42. Wang HH, Chang YH, Liu DM. A study in the effectiveness of acupuncture analgesia for colonoscopic examination compared with conventional premedication. Am J Acupunct 1992;20(3):217-21. Wen M. Acupuncture therapy of infantile diarrhea. Int J Clin Acupunct 1993;4(1):89-91. Weng T, Lu W, Lu M, Lu X, Zhang G, Fei H, Zhang Y. Experimental observation on the correlation between electrogastrogram and needling to 'DEOI.' Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1991;4(1):62-7. Woloshynowych M, Oakley DA, Saunders BP, Williams CB. Psychological aspects of gastrointestinal endoscopy: a review. Endoscopy 1996;28(9):763-7. Xiong XH, Deng DM. Acupuncture treatment of constipation due to diabetes mellitus: an observation of 21 cases. Int J Clin Acupunct 1995;6(1):19-21. Xunshi W, Zhaolin Z, Chenrang S, Sixing H, Hengreng Z. Clinical study on the use of second metacarpal holographic acupoints for re-establishing gastrointestinal motility in patients following abdominal surgery. Am J Acupunct 1994;22(4):353-6. Yu W. The clinical report of acupuncture treatment on 57 cases with chronic atrophic gastritis. World J Acupunct Moxibustion 1992 Sep;2(3):26-7. Yutan L, Yongchen Z, Fei X, Xinhong L. Comparison between acupuncture prescriptions for the treatment of cholecystitis: a report on 71 cases. Am J Acupunct 1996;24(2-3):115-21. Zhang J. Treatment with acupuncture at zusanli (St 36) for epigastric pain in the elderly. J Tradit Chin Med 1992 Sep;12(3):178-9. Zhang T, Jin A, Li S, Du F, Guo S. Clinical studies of acupuncture in the treatment of bacillary dysentery. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1990;3(4):237-43. Zhang Y, Hou S, Guo Y. Acupuncture in the treatment of ulcerative colitis: report on 39 patients. Int J Clin Acupunct 1993;4(1):85-7. Zhang ZH. Effect of acupuncture on 44 cases of radiation rectitis following radiation therapy for carcinoma of the cervix uteri. J Tradit Chin Med 1987 Jun;7(2):139-40. Zhao J. An observation on acupuncture therapy on 400 cases with acute jaundice hepatitis. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1991;4(1):9-15. Zhongyin C. The treatment of ulcerative colitis by acupuncture. J Chin Med 1996 Jan;50:23-5. Return to table of contentsACUPUNCTURE USAGE - GENERAL PAINSelected Controlled Trials Ader L, Hansson B, Wallin G. Parturition pain treated by intracutaneous injections of sterile water. Pain 1990 May;41(2):133-8. Comment in: Pain 1991 May;45(2):220. Anderson DG, Jamieson JL, Man SC. Analgesic effects of acupuncture on the pain of ice water: a double-blind study. Can J Psychol 1974 Jun;28(2):239-44. 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[Changes in serum FSH, LH and ovarian follicular growth during electroacupuncture for induction of ovulation]. Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih 1989 Apr;9(4):199-202, 195. (Chi). Yutan L, Fei X, Xibin L. An improved acupuncture method for the successful treatment of renal colic due to urolithiasis. Am J Acupunct 1993;21(4):323-6. Zhang Q, Wu WC, Wu JZ, Zhou RL, Yan CH, Yin FX, Guo ZH, Zhu LX. Ejaculatio deficiens treated with acupuncture. Report of 110 cases. J Tradit Chin Med 1984 Sep;4(3):181-2. Zhang X, Zhang Y. Clinical observation on 50 cases of renal colic treated by wrist-ankle needle. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1991;4(2):125-8. Zhang XT, Zhang YE. Supra-malleolar acupuncture substituting for pethidine in appeasement of renal colic. J Tradit Chin Med 1988 Dec;8(4):260-2. Zhang Y, Wang X. 50 cases of dysfunctional uterine bleeding treated by puncturing the effective points--a new system of acupuncture. J Tradit Chin Med 1994 Dec;14(4):287-91. Zhou ZH, Zhong LM. 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Effectiveness of acupuncture and physiotherapy on myogenic headache: a comparative study. Acupunct Electrother Res 1984;9(3):141-50. Arseni A, Valcoreanu-Zbaganu G, Rosca V, Popescu R, Rosca T. Electroacupuncture in the treatment of headache. Neurol Psychiatr (Bucur) 1988 Oct-Dec;26(4):265-70. Arseni A, Zbaganu GV, Rosca T. Acupuncture in the treatment of craniofacial pain. Neurol Psychiatr (Bucur) 1988;26(2):85-92. Baischer W. Acupuncture in migraine: long-term outcome and predicting factors. Headache 1995;35(8):472-4. Baischer W. [The long-term effect of acupuncture therapy for migraine]. Dtsch Z Akupunkt 1995;38(6):138-42. (Ger). Boivie J, Brattberg G. Are there long lasting effects on migraine headache after one series of acupuncture treatments? Am J Chin Med 1987;15(1-2):69-75. Boivie J, Brattberg G. An evaluation of acupuncture treatment for migraine. Acta Neurol Scand 1984;69 Suppl 98:268-9. Brigo B, Schinina V, Campacci R. 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J Tradit Chin Med 1992 Jun;12(2):110-3. Guo XZ, Li CJ, Gao BH, Ye MR, Zhao RW. Acupuncture treatment of benign thyroid nodules. Clinical observation of 65 cases. J Tradit Chin Med 1984 Dec;4(4):261-4. Hanai T, Nishiwaki K, Ono M, Shimizu Y, Tanaka M, Hashimoto T, Manabe T. Electrical conductivity of skin points after hepatectomy. Surg Res Commun 1995;17(2):123-7. Hau DM. Effects of electroacupuncture on leukocytes and plasma protein in the X-irradiated rats. Am J Chin Med 1984 Summer;12(1-4):106-14. He CJ, Gong KH, Xu QZ, Yu YY, Liang HW, Gu FS. Effects of microwave acupuncture on the immunological function of cancer patients. J Tradit Chin Med 1987 Mar;7(1):9-11. He JZ. Clinical analysis of 100 cases of scald injury cured by HeNe laser acupuncture in combination with scanning LLLT. Laser Ther 1990;2(4):179-80. He JZ. The clinical application of helium-neon laser in paediatric ailments: a report of 1420 cases treated with low-level laser therapy. Laser Ther 1989;1(2):75-8. 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Am J Acupunct 1988;16(3):221-4. Lau BH, Wang B, Wong DS. Effect of acupuncture on weight reduction. Am J Acupunct 1975;3(4):335-8. Lee SC, Yin SJ, Lee ML, Tsai WJ, Sim CB. Effects of acupuncture on serum cortisol level and dopamine beta-hydroxylase activity in normal Chinese. Am J Chin Med 1982;10(1-4):62-9. Lei ZP. Treatment of 42 cases of obesity with acupuncture. J Tradit Chin Med 1988 Jun;8(2):125-6. Lin MT, Liu GG, Soong JJ, Chern YF, Wu KM. Effects of stimulation of acupuncture loci Ta-Chuei (Go-14), Nei-Kuan (EH-6) and Tsu-San-Li (St-36) on thermoregulatory function of normal adults. Am J Chin Med 1979 Winter;7(4):324-32. Liu G. 215 cases of obesity treated with TCM modalities. J Tradit Chin Med 1993 Jun;13(2):97-100. Liu J. A clinical observation on 8 cases of hyperprolactinemia treated with acupuncture. Int J Clin Acupunct 1993;4(1):45-7. Liu J. Clinical observations on treatment of hyperprolactinemia by acupuncture. J Tradit Chin Med 1994 Jun;14(2):121-2. Liu SY, Guo TJ. 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Acupunct Electrother Res 1986;11(3-4):273-317. 7th Annual International Symposium on Acupuncture and Electro-therapeutics. October 17-20, 1991, New York City. Program and abstracts. Acupunct Electrother Res 1991;16(3-4):179-228. Shealy CN, Myss CM, Cady RK, Dudley L, Cox RH. Electrical stimulation raises DHEA and improves diabetic neuropathy. Stress Med 1995;11(4):215-7. Sher L. Effects of natural and man-made electric/electromagnetic fields on human health: a possible mechanism. Med Hypotheses 1997 Jul;49(1):31-4. Shibuya M, Ono R, Fujisawa K, Katada K, Sano H, Kanno T, Oshiro T. [Laser acupuncture therapy for pain and vague complaints in neurosurgery]. No Shinkei Geka 1985 Jun;13(6):607-12. (Jpn). Song LC, Liu CY, Zhang BP, Wang T, Song YQ, Li YW. Electrochemical therapy (ECT) for thyroid adenoma during acupuncture anaesthesia: analysis of 46 patients. Eur J Surg Suppl 1994;(574):79-81. Sternfeld M, Finkelstein, Eliraz A, Hod I. 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Treatment of 51 cases of hyperthyroidism by puncturing effective points. J Tradit Chin Med 1994 Sep;14(3):167-70. Return to table of contentsACUPUNCTURE USAGE - NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND POSTOPERATIVE PROBLEMSSelected Controlled Trials Allen DL, Kitching AJ, Nagle C. P6 acupressure and nausea and vomiting after gynaecological surgery. Anaesth Intensive Care 1994 Dec;22(6):691-3. al-Sadi M, Newman B, Julious SA. Acupuncture in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Anaesthesia 1997 Jul;52(7):658-61. Andrzejowski J, Woodward D. Semi-permanent acupuncture needles the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting. Acupunct Med 1996;14(2):68-70. Barsoum G, Perry EP, Fraser IA. Postoperative nausea is relieved by acupressure. J R Soc Med 1990 Feb;83(2):86-9. Bayreuther J, Lewith GT, Pickering R. A double-blind cross-over study to evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure at pericardium 6 (P6) in the treatment of early morning sickness (EMS). Complement Ther Med 1994;2(2):70-6. 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Perichondritis of the ear following acupuncture. J Laryngol Otol 1986 Oct;100(10):1177-9. Wex P, Weig J. [Aetiology and treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax (author's transl)]. Prax Klin Pneumol 1978 Sep;32(9):593-7. (Ger). White AR, Abbot NC, Barnes J, Ernst E. Self-reports of adverse effects of acupuncture included cardiac arrhythmia. Acupunct Med 1996;14(2):121. Willms D. Possible complications of acupuncture [letter]. West J Med 1991 Jun;154(6):736-7. Comment on: West J Med 1991 Jan;154(1):102-3. Wright RS, Kupperman JL, Liebhaber MI. Bilateral tension pneumothoraces after acupuncture. West J Med 1991 Jan;154(1):102-3. Comment in: West J Med 1991 Jun;154(6):736-7. Yamaguchi S, Kyakuno M, Osafune M. [Foreign body in the kidney: a case report and a review of the Japanese literature]. Hinyokika Kiyo 1989 Apr;35(4):665-9. (Jpn). Yuzawa M, Hara Y, Kobayashi Y, Ishiyama S, Tozuka K, Nakamura S, Tokue A. [Foreign body stone of the ureter as a complication of acupuncture: report of a case]. Hinyokika Kiyo 1991 Oct;37(10):1323-7. (Jpn). Zahger D, Moses A, Slater PE, Ben-Ishai P, Levental A, Bashary A, Costin C, Shouval D. [An outbreak of hepatitis B associated with acupuncture]. Harefuah 1989 Mar 15;116(6):300-2. (Heb). Return to table of contentsACUPUNCTURE USAGE - UPPER EXTREMITIES AND BREASTSelected Controlled Trials Dickens W, Lewith GT. A single-blind, controlled and randomised clinical trial to evaluate the effect of acupuncture in the treatment of trapezio-metacarpal osteoarthritis. Complement Med Res 1989;3(2):5-8. Haker E, Lundeberg T. Laser treatment applied to acupuncture points in lateral humeral epicondylalgia. A double-blind study. Pain 1990 Nov;43(2):243-7. Molsberger A, Hille E. The analgesic effect of acupuncture in chronic tennis elbow pain. Br J Rheumatol 1994 Dec;33(12):1162-5. Other DataArichi S, Arichi H, Toda S. Acupuncture and rehabilitation (I) effect of acupuncture on normal side to snapping finger. Am J Chin Med 1983;11(1-4):137-42. Arichi S, Arichi H, Toda S. Acupuncture and rehabilitation (II) study in cases of snapping finger. Am J Chin Med 1983;11(1-4):143-5. Brattberg G. Acupuncture therapy for tennis elbow. Pain 1983;16(3):285-8. Caputi CA, Firetto V, Cesaroni L. Esperienza di trattamento riflessoterapico nella sindrome del tunnel carpale. G Ital Riflessoter Agopunt 1994;6(1):15-20. (Ita). Ceffa GC, Chio C, Gandini G. [Acupuncture in breast diseases: how, when and why]. Minerva Med 1981;72(33):2239-42. (Ita). Clavey S. The use of acupuncture for the treatment of insufficient lactation (Que Ru). Am J Acupunct 1996;24(1):35-46. Clavey S. The use of acupuncture for the treatment of insufficient lactation (Que Ru). Pac J Orient Med 1996;(9):40-7. Cox PD, Kramer JF, Hartsell H. Effect of different TENS stimulus parameters on ulnar motor nerve conduction velocity. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 1993;72(5):294-300. Ding S, Kamitsuchihashi H, Shimodouzono M, Hiyoshi T, Tanaka N. [The effects and mechanism of acupuncture on post-hemiplegic shoulder-hand syndrome]. Nippon Onsen Kiko Butsuri Igakkai Zasshi 1993;56(2):95-102. (Jpn). Gao DK, Su JM, Liu CA, Wang ZY, Qin P. Efficacy of acupuncturing the jianjing point in 393 cases of acute mastitis. J Tradit Chin Med 1986 Mar;6(1):19-20. Gong J. 79 cases of acute mastitis treated with needling and massage at Quchi (LI 11) point. Chin J Acupunct Moxibustion 1991;4(2):93-4. Guo ZX, Wang RS, Guo XC. [Clinical observation on treatment of 40 cases of apoplexy hemiplegia complicated shoulder-hand syndrome with electro-acupuncture]. Chung Kuo Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih 1995 Nov;15(11):646-8. (Chi). Haker E, Lundeberg T. Acupuncture treatment in epicondylalgia: a comparative study of two acupuncture techniques. Clin J Pain 1990 Sep;6(3):221-6. Comment in: Clin J Pain 1990 Dec;6(4):313-4. Haker E, Lundeberg T. Lateral epicondylalgia: report of noneffective midlaser treatment. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1991;72:984-8. Kropej H. [Ear acupuncture in elbow pain]. Orthop Prax 1980;16(10):900-1. (Ger). Liang ZP. 32 cases of acute mastitis treated with acupuncture, moxibustion and cupping. J Tradit Chin Med 1988 Mar;8(1):15-8. Liaw MY, You DL, Cheng PT, Wong AMK, Lu CS. Observations on brain perfusion before and after acupuncture treatment of phantom limb pain - a case report. Am J Acupunct 1996;24(4):247-53. Lin MT, Chandra A, Chen-Yen SM, Chern YF. Needle stimulation of acupuncture loci Chu-Chih (LI-11) and Ho-Ku (LI-4) induces hypothermia effects and analgesia in normal adults. Am J Chin Med 1981 Spring;9(1):74-83. Liu GG. Needling treatment for hypogalactia: a report of 152 cases. Int J Clin Acupunct 1994;5(3):365-6. Mei ZY. 52 cases of external humeral epicondylitis treated by acupuncture and moxibustion. J Tradit Chin Med 1989 Mar;9(1):3-4. Naeser MA, Hahn CK, Lieberman B. Naeser laser home treatment program for the hand--an alternative treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive strain injury. Catasauqua (PA): American Association of Oriental Medicine; 1997. Shido A, Tohdoh Y, Gakiya T, Kobayashi T. [Effect of linearly polarized near infrared light on secondary arm lymphedema]. Hokuriku J Anesthesiol 1995;29(1):51-4. (Jpn). Spacek A, Korpan M, Fridrich P, Zwolfer W, Fialka V. [Acupuncture versus guanethidine (Ismelin (R))-blockade for the treatment of reflex sympathetic dystrophy]. Dtsch Z Akupunkt 1995;38(3):71-6. (Ger). Stein W, Braun A. [Laser and needle acupuncture: comparison of effects in epicondylopathy]. Orthop Prax 1980;16(10):902-5. (Ger). Sternfeld M, Lipskier E, Finkelstein Y, Eliraz A, Hod I. Trigger finger relieved by activation of distal Ahshi points in the area of the pericardium and heart meridians: a pilot study. Am J Acupunct 1991;19(4):319-22. Wang K, Zhang X. Acupuncture treatment of hyperplasia of mammary glands. Int J Clin Acupunct 1992;3(4):415-7. Weintraub M. Laser photobioactiviation and neurolysis in carpal tunnel syndrome: a novel, nonsurgical approach--preliminary data [abstract]. Neurology 1996;46 Suppl 2:A282. Wolfe HL. One approach to acumoxa therapy for pain due to tendinitis of the hand, wrist, and forearm. Am J Acupunct 1995;23(3):219-29. Xibin L, Fei X, Yutan L. The treatment of fibrocystic disease of the breast by acupuncture: a report on 57 cases. Am J Acupunct 1992;20(4):313-9. Yuan S, Mao XS, An L, Wu PR. Therapeutic effect of microwave acupuncture on 53 cases of proliferative mastosis. J Tradit Chin Med 1988 Mar;8(1):23-4. Yuan S, Zhang YH, Kang XS. 110 cases of mastosis treated by acupuncture. J Tradit Chin Med 1984 Mar;4(1):5-6. Return to table of contentsACUPUNCTURE USAGE - VETERINARY MEDICINESelected Controlled Trials Gideon L. Acupuncture: clinical trials in the horse. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1977 Jan 15;170(2):220-4. Steiss JE, White NA, Bowen JM. 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A review of acupuncture therapy of canine paralysis and lameness. Vet Bull 1996;66(10):999-1011. Chuchin VN, Miron NI. [Electro-acupuncture for serous mastitis in cows]. Veterinariia 1987;(6):45-6. (Rus). Clifford DH, Lee MO. Acupuncture in the control of pain. Vet Med Small Anim Clin 1978;73(12):1513-6. Clifford DH, Lee MO. Trends in acupuncture research. 2. Acupuncture and the autonomic nervous system. Vet Med Small Anim Clin 1979 Jan;74(1):35-40. Craige JE. Observations on flea bite allergic dermatitis. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1989;195(9):1192-3. Dill SG. Acupuncture for gastrointestinal disorders. Probl Vet Med. 1992 Mar;4(1):144-54. Gideon L. Acupuncture: theory and application in veterinary medicine. Vet Anesth 1976;3(1):57-62. Huisheng X, Jiapu C, Caiqiao Z, Gang L, Changmin Q, Yinxu H, Jie L, Zhengxing Z, Chong W, Binxin Z. A comparative study on the effectiveness of electroacupuncture and aquapuncture stimulation on infertility due to inactive ovaries in dairy cows. Am J Acupunct 1994;22(3):263-70. Janssens L, Altman S, Rogers PAM. Respiratory and cardiac arrest under general anaesthesia: treatment by acupuncture of the nasal philtrum. Vet Rec 1979;105(12):273-6. Janssens LA, Rogers PAM. Acupuncture versus surgery in canine thoracolumbar disc disease [letter]. Vet Rec 1989 Mar 18;124(11):283. Janssens LAA. Acupuncture for the treatment of thoracolumbar and cervical disc disease in the dog. Probl Vet Med 1992 Mar;4(1):107-16. Janssens LAA. Acupuncture treatment for canine thorocolumbar disk protrusions: a review of 78 cases. Vet Med Small Anim Clin 1983 Oct;78(10):1580-5. Janssens LAA. Observations on acupuncture therapy of chronic osteoarthritis in dogs: a review of sixty-one cases. J Small Anim Pract 1986 Dec;27(12):825-37. Janssens LAA. The treatment of canine cervical disc disease by acupuncture: a review of thirty-two cases. J Small Anim Pract 1985 Apr;26(4):203-12. Janssens LAA, Rogers PAM, Schoen AM. Acupuncture analgesia: a review. 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