Browsing by Subject "acupuncture"
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A comparative study of the effects of electroacupuncture and moxibustion in the gastrointestinal motility of the rat
(Kluwer Academic/plenum Publ, 2004-04-01)We compared the outcomes of the stimulation of specific sets of acupoints with either acupuncture or moxibustion over peristalsis. Twenty-five plastic beads were orally administered in the stomach of the rats and 90 min ...
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Comparison of Acupuncture to Injection for Myofascial Trigger Point Pain
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-03-01)Objectives: Many treatments have been proposed for myofascial pain syndrome. the objective of this study was to compare the analgesic effect of acupuncture to trigger point injection combined with cyclobenzaprine chlorhydrate ...
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Cutaneous Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in a kidney transplant recipient after acupuncture treatment
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-02-01)P>Mycobacterium haemophilum is a slow-growing nontuberculous mycobacterium that can cause disease in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. the most common clinical presentations of infection are the appearance ...
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Efeito da acupuntura sobre as emissões otoacústicas de pacientes com zumbido
(ABORL-CCF Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial, 2007-10-01)The treatment of tinnitus is still a challenge. Acupuncture is recommended for the relief of tinnitus in traditional Chinese Medicine, although scientific evidence is lacking. AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the ...
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Efeitos da acupuntura e de mindfulness em usuárias com cefaleia primária crônica na atenção primária à saúde no município de Fortaleza-CE: estudo de viabilidade e eficácia preliminar
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2017-08-31)Introduction: Mindfulness-based interventions may be effective for complementary management of primary headaches in socially vulnerable populations. This study with women from the largest favela in Ceará, Northeast Brazil, ...
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Efeitos da cinesioterapia associada ou não à acupuntura na reabilitação de pacientes submetidas ao tratamento cirúrgico do câncer de mama
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2016-09-27)Purpose: Study the efficacy of kinesiotherapy with or without acupuncture in patients undergoing surgery for the treatment of breast cancer in the following parameters: pain, range of motion, upper limb function and ...
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The effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on physical performance by sedentary subjects submitted to ergospirometric test on the treadmill
(Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2005-03-01)Aim. Acupuncture and moxibustion are 2 therapeutic methods used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion in physical performance by an ergospirometry ...
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Effects of acupuncture and moxa treatment in patients with semen abnormalities
(Science China Press, 2003-12-01)Aim: To evaluate the effect of Chinese Traditional Medicine, acupuncture and moxa treatment, on the semen quality in patients with semen abnormalities. Methods: In a prospective, controlled and blind study, nineteen patients, ...
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Effects of acupuncture on behavioral, cardiovascular and hormonal responses in restraint-stressed Wistar rats
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 1997-12-01)Stress is a well-known entity and may be defined as a threat to the homeostasis of a being. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of acupuncture on the physiological responses induced by restraint stress. Acupuncture ...
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Eficácia da cinesioterapia, acupuntura sistêmica e pastilhas de óxido de silício (Stiper®) na reabilitação das disfunções físico-funcionais de pacientes submetidas ao tratamento cirúrgico por câncer de mama: ensaio clínico randomizado
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2022-08-29)Introdução: O tratamento do câncer de mama pode desencadear dificuldades físico-funcionais e psicológicas como dor, depressão, limitação de função do membro superior e da amplitude de movimento de ombro. A cinesioterapia ...
