Acupuncture and acupressure are often advocated and used as a means of controlling appetite and reducing body weight, supported by case-series and uncontrolled studies that show encouraging results. This paper reviews placebo/sham-controlled clinical trials published on this topic. Two independent literature searches identified four such studies. None of these is without significant methodologi...

abstract background: breast milk is the main food source for infants’ growth and development. insuffi cient milk is one of the obstacles to the adequate use of this substance. one of the treatments to help this issue is acupressure. therefore, the present study was designed to determine the effect of acupressure on maternal milk volume. materials and methods: this study is a randomized clinical...

Background: Non-pharmacological methods of pain relief are widely used in some societies/places today. They are readily available, inexpensive and uncomplicated methods that have an acceptable efficacy. Acupressure is one of these methods which is a branch of acupuncture. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of LI14 acupressure on children a...

the effect of acupressure on quality of sleep in hemodialysis patients     arab z [1] *, shariati ar [2] , bahrami hr [3] , asayesh h [4] , vakili ma [5]     received: 9 nov, 2011 accepted: 20 dec, 2011     abstract   background & aims : sleep disturbance is a common complaint among patients with end-stage renal disease. the aim of this study is to determine the effect of acupressure on the qua...

Menstrual pain management measures or non-pharmacological therapy are alternative interventions combinations in reducing the intensity of menstrual pain. Non-pharmacological is a cheap, simple and safe that uses physiological processes, one which massage effleurage acupressure. The purpose this study was to determine analyze effect Sanyinjiao point acupressure on research design method used qua...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and a leading cause of disability in older adults. Conservative non-pharmacological strategies, particularly exercise, are recommended by clinical guidelines for its management. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of acupressure versus isometric exercise on pain, stiffness, and physical function in knee OA female patient...

BACKGROUND Perineal pain is a major morbidity in the first few days after delivery. This study aimed to investigate the effect of dry cupping therapy and acupressure at BL23 point on the intensity of postpartum perineal pain based on the short-form of McGill pain questionnaire (SMPQ). METHODS The present clinical trial was conducted on 150 subjects in 3 groups of 50 cases. After at least 4-8 ...