BACKGROUND Menopausal period is accompanied by numerous disorders and complications. Nowadays, hormone therapy is the most effective existing method to treat these complications, but many women cannot undergo that due to the known potentiality of risk. So, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of acupressure on early complications of menopause. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a blin...

Embissive Gravidarum usually occurs in pregnant trimester i-ups that reaches 12.5% of all the amount pregnancy world. Complementary therapy to reduce nausea vomites women with acupressure at P6 point. Acupressure can overcome pain, assist stress management and improve relaxation. The purpose this study is know effect toward decrease frequency gravidarum emesis i. This uses quantitative method e...

BACKGROUND Despite high levels of clinically significant persistent cancer related fatigue in breast cancer survivors few treatments are currently available and most pose a significant burden on the part of the woman. Acupressure, a component of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has been shown to decrease fatigue levels by as much as 70% in cancer survivors while being inexpensive, non-toxic and an...

Previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown that acupuncture may be efficacious for insomnia. Instead of needling, acupressure, reflexology, and auricular acupressure are procedures involving physical pressure on acupoints or reflex areas. These variants of acupuncture are gaining popularity, perhaps due to their non-invasive nature. A systematic review has therefore been conducted ...

background: one of the common problems in menopausal women is sleep disorder. traditional chinese acupressure is a noninvasive and safe technique. menopausal women can easily learn the technique and a self-care method to manage their sleep disorder. this study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure on sleep quality of postmenopausal women in mashhad during 2009. methods: t...

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 ...

ABSTRAK Kanker serviks merupakan salah satu penyakit kronis yang dialami perempuan dengan berbagai gejala sepanjang hidup pasien. Nyeri pada pasien kanker berdampak serius secara fisik, mental, kesehatan emosional, serta kualitas hidup. Melihat dampak dari nyeri, diperlukan manajemen nyeri bagian esensial dalam perawatan kanker. Salah penatalaksanaan nonfarmakologi ialah teknik akupresur. Tujua...

BACKGROUND Anxiety has negative effects on mental and physical performance, quality of life, duration of hospitalization, and even on the treatment of patients with cancer. OBJECTIVES Today acupressure is widely used to treat anxiety. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of acupressure on anxiety in patients with cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS A double-blind randomized cli...

BACKGROUND Tobacco smoking is a serious risk to health: several therapies are available to assist those who wish to stop. Smokers who approach publicly funded stop-smoking clinics in the UK are currently offered nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or bupropion, and group behaviour therapy, for which there is evidence of effectiveness. Acupuncture and acupressure are also used to help smokers, th...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of ST-36 (Zusanli) acupressure on recovery of postoperative gastrointestinal function in patients with colorectal cancer. DESIGN A longitudinal, randomized, controlled trial design. SETTING An urban medical center in Taiwan. SAMPLE 60 patients with colorectal cancer who had undergone abdominal surgery. METHODS Patients were randomly assig...