BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis affects 10-40% of the population globally with a substantial health and economic impact on the community. OBJECTIVE OF REVIEW To assess the effectiveness and safety of ear-acupuncture or ear-acupressure for the treatment of allergic rhinitis by reviewing randomised controlled trials and quasi-randomised controlled trials. TYPE OF REVIEW This review followed the ...

BACKGROUND Constipation has a high prevalence rate (>30 %) in psychiatric patients with psychotropic drugs. Common pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for constipation might have longer-term negative and adverse effects that would outweigh their short-term efficacy in symptom reduction. This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effect of self-administered acupre...

There are several amendments to this article: Reference 23 should be Betts D. Acupressure techniques for use during childbirth and pregnancy. http://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz (accessed 2015 2005). The sentence: Acupressure, 24 which uses six main points for use during labour selected from a previously published protocol. These focus on hormone release for labour progression, augmentation of co...

BACKGROUND There is still controversy regarding the optimal strategy for managing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in high-risk surgical populations. Although acustimulation at the P6 acupoint has been demonstrated to be effective in preventing PONV, the effect of this nonpharmacologic therapy on the patient's recovery with respect to resumption of normal activities of daily living has ...

Up to now, it is still unknown whether microcirculation of deeper peripheral tissue (knee) can be modulated by acupuncture or acupressure on a meridian acupoint. The goal of this pilot study was to investigate possible effects of acupressure at the Xiyangguan acupoint (GB33) on the regional oxygen saturation of the deeper knee tissues by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Twelve healthy volunte...

Methods We performed a secondary analysis of 142 obese participants who had lost at least 10 pounds in a conventional weight loss program and who were randomized to the experimental weight loss maintenance intervention. This experimental intervention consisted of instruction and application of an energy psychology intervention, Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT). TAT practice combined self-acupr...

Acupressure is an alternative medicine methodology that originated in ancient China. Treatment effects are achieved by stimulating acupuncture points using acute pressure. Acute pressure block of the sciatic nerve is a newly reported analgesic method based on a current neuroscience concept: stimulation of the peripheral nerves increases the pain threshold. Both methods use pressure as an interv...