The history, mechanism, and clinical application of auricular therapy in traditional Chinese medicine

PW Hou, HC Hsu, YW Lin, NY Tang… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Auricular therapy includes acupuncture, electroacupuncture, acupressure, lasering,
cauterization, moxibustion, and bloodletting in the auricle. For 2500 years, people have …

European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia

D Riemann, C Baglioni, C Bassetti… - Journal of sleep …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia was developed by a
task force of the European Sleep Research Society, with the aim of providing clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary acupressure therapy: Adroit cure for painless recovery of therapeutic ailments

P Mehta, V Dhapte, S Kadam, V Dhapte - Journal of traditional and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Since time immemorial, complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) have played a
significant role in human health care. CAM is known to have a strong reputation and …

Research trends of acupuncture therapy on insomnia in two decades (from 1999 to 2018): a bibliometric analysis

W Pei, R Peng, Y Gu, X Zhou, J Ruan - BMC complementary and …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives We aimed to evaluate the global scientific output of research of acupuncture on
insomnia and explore the hotspots and frontiers from 1999 to 2018, by using bibliometric …

A systematic review of acupuncture for sleep quality in people with insomnia

JL Shergis, X Ni, ML Jackson, AL Zhang, X Guo… - … therapies in medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Acupuncture is widely used in Asia and increasingly in Western countries. We
performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the effects of acupuncture for …

Self-Administered Acupressure for Probable Knee Osteoarthritis in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial

WF Yeung, SC Chen, DST Cheung… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The effects of self-administered acupressure (SAA) on knee osteoarthritis (OA)
pain remain unclear. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of SAA taught via a short …

Practice recommendations for the role of physiotherapy in the management of sleep disorders: the 2022 Brazilian Sleep Association Guidelines

C Frange, AM Franco, E Brasil, RP Hirata… - Sleep …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
This clinical guideline supported by the Brazilian Sleep Association comprises a brief history
of the development of Brazilian sleep physiotherapy, outlines the role of the physiotherapist …

Effect of Foot Reflexology Intervention on Depression, Anxiety, and Sleep Quality in Adults: A Meta‐Analysis and Metaregression of Randomized Controlled Trials

WL Wang, HY Hung, YR Chen, KH Chen… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review, meta‐analysis, and
metaregression to determine the current best available evidence of the efficacy and safety of …

Effect of self-acupressure for symptom management: a systematic review

HJ Song, HJ Seo, H Lee, H Son, SM Choi… - … therapies in medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the efficacy and safety of self-administered acupressure to alleviate
symptoms of various health problems, including allergic disease, cancer, respiratory …

Does auriculotherapy have therapeutic effectiveness? An overview of systematic reviews

A Vieira, AM Reis, LC Matos, J Machado… - … Therapies in Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Auriculotherapy is a therapeutic technique used for a wide variety
of conditions. Nevertheless, similarly to any health related intervention, the clinical use of …