Background: Treatment options for obesity include calorie reduction, increased activity, behavior modification, pharmacotherapy, and surgery. Alternative options such as ear acupuncture may be effective adjunct therapy. Objective: To test the efficacy of auricular acupressure for weight reduction in overweight and obese young adults. Design, Setting, and Participants: An 8-week randomized contr...

[Purpose] Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of global disability. Acupressure is a manual approach that can be used for self-management of LBP. The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of acupressure in treating chronic LBP. [Subjects and Methods] The research design was a single system study utilizing an AB design. The subject was recruited using convenience sampling....

Introduction: Nausea and vomiting that occurs in pregnant women is a normal symptom often found the first trimester of pregnancy. pregnancy are caused by changes endocrine system. The incidence nausea Indonesia much greater than world, namely 60-80% primigravida 40-60% multigravida. How to cope with using non-pharmacological therapy, one which acupressure massage. Objective: To determine effect...

Background: The anxiety felt by patients undergoing hemodialysis can decrease the quality of life, cause a sleep disorder, and even aggravate disease. Acupressure, hypnotherapy, or hypnopressure have minimal side effects are easy to do in reducing anxiety. study aims analyze different acupressure, programs. Subjects Method: It was an experimental using randomized controlled trial. conducted at ...

BACKGROUND Because of potential side effects of chemical treatments and in order to decrease the risk of nausea and vomiting in post-operative patients, there is a necessary requirement for some alternative therapeutic methods such as Acupressure. AIM The present randomized clinical trial study aimed to compare the effects of Acupressure and Metoclopramide on postoperative nausea and vomiting...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of auricular acupressure in the treatment of nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHOD Ninety-eight volunteer pregnant women with symptoms of nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy before 14 weeks gestation were enrolled. The participants were randomized into two groups: treatment group and control group. Each patient in the treatment ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure applied at meridian P6 point for prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODOLOGY A randomized double blind study was performed in 50 ASA I and II patients scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients were divided into two groups; control and placebo. In the control group acupressu...

Aim: Common treatment options for obesity include a reduced-calorie diet, increased physical activity, behavioral modification, pharmacotherapy, and surgery. Ear acupressure may also be an effective adjunct therapy. Methods: This study used a randomized controlled design to test the effectiveness of auricular acupressure for weight reduction in young, Taiwanese adults with a BMI ≥ 23 kg/m. Sixt...

Background. Diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suffer from low quality of life (QOL). We aim to assess the effectiveness of auricular acupressure for QOL improvement in these patients. Materials and Methods. Sixty-two participants were randomly assigned to an auricular or a control arm in a randomized controlled trial. Participants in the auricular arm were instructed to perfor...