Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society

Acupunct Med · ISSN (print) 0964-5284 · 5 papers in corpus
other 2018
doi:10.1136/acupmed-2018-011751 ·PMID:30173141

Idiopathic chronic pelvic pain and tenesmus are challenging for healthcare providers owing to their unknown aetiology and poor response to treatment.1 Neuromodulation of pudendal and sacral nerves (S3) with laparoscopically implanted electr…

observational 2017
doi:10.1136/acupmed-2016-011179 ·PMID:28279972

BACKGROUND: Traditional Chinese Medicine has considerable public support in Australia and elsewhere around the world; the literature suggests Chinese medicine (CM) and acupuncture are particularly popular. AIM: To examine factors associate…

other 2012
doi:10.1136/acupmed-2011-010114 ·PMID:22378584

BACKGROUND: Electroacupuncture (EA) treatment has been shown to increase bone mineral density (BMD) in ovariectomised (OVX) rats; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the effects of EA on…

observational 2011
doi:10.1136/acupmed-2011-010052 ·PMID:22026964

BACKGROUND: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) offers various treatment modalities guided by TCM diagnoses. In the United States, acupuncture is a commonly employed TCM method for treating a variety of chronic illnesses. Three systematic re…

review 2008
doi:10.1136/aim.26.2.94 ·PMID:18591909

Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain in women, many of whom suffer a progression of symptoms over their menstrual life. Symptoms may include combinations of abnormal visceral sensations and emotional distress. Endometriosis pain, …