Abstract Background: Use of laser makes efficient acupuncture application without the use of stainless steel needles. Irradiation with laser of acupuncture points can produce effects of diminishing inflammation, relieving pain, enhancing metabolism, improving tissue regeneration and immunity. Objectives: To discuss its efficacy as non-pharmacological intervention that may provide a valuable adjunctive or alternative treatment for chronic respiratory diseases. Subjects and methods: Indications were 31 patients...Weiterlesen

Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin: Eines der häufigsten Begleitsymptome der chronisch-obstruktiven Lungenerkrankung bildet die sog. Dyspnoe (erschwerte Atmung). Akupunktur kann dieses Leiden erheblich lindern. Im Rahmen einer prospektiven, placebokontrollierten Studie untersuchten japanische Wissenschaftler die Wirkung von einmal wöchentlich durchgeführter Akupunktur auf die besonders während körperlicher Belastung auftretende Atemnot bei Patienten, die an chronisch obstruktiver Lungenerkrankung (COPD) leiden. Die Akupunkturbehandlung erstreckte sich über einen Zeitraum von drei Monaten....Weiterlesen

Abstract Background and Objective: Patients in critical care settings often require prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) therapy and, occasionally, they cannot be weaned from MV. The authors evaluated the efficacy of acupuncture treatment for improving the respiratory status and promoting successful weaning from prolonged MV in patients at intensive care units (ICUs). Design: Retrospective observational study. Setting: Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan. Subjects: The authors included 16 tracheostomized patients receiving...Weiterlesen

Abstract OBJECTIVE: To compare the curative effects of heat-sensitive moxibustion with conventional drugs on chronic persistent asthma and seek avaluable therapy to replace Western Medicine. METHODS: The participants in this multi-center, randomized, and controlled study were randomly divided into two groups: group A (n=144), treated with heat-sensitive moxibustion (50 sessions) and group B (n=144), treated with Seretide (salmeterol 50 μg/fluticasone 250 μg, twice a day)....Weiterlesen

Bei Patienten mit chronischem Asthma wird häufig Akupunktur angewendet, obwohl nur unzureichende Evidenz für die Wirksamkeit der Akupunktur vorliegt. In der Studie von Brinkhaus et al. (2017) wurde die Wirksamkeit von Akupunktur als Ergänzung zur Standardbehandlung im Vergleich zur Standardbehandlung alleine bei Patienten mit allergischem Asthma untersucht. Die Studie war als randomisierte (Personen werden zufällig unterschiedlichen Gruppen zugeordnet), kontrollierte Studie anlegt, bei der die Patienten...Weiterlesen

Abstract Objective To observe the efficacy of acupuncture combined with acupoint injection for post-cold cough. Methods Twenty-five cases of post-cold cough, who visited the department of acupuncture-moxibustion of our hospital from January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016, were reviewed, and all the patients were treated by acupuncture combined with acupoint injection. Acupoint selection for acupuncture: bilateral Dìngchuăn ( EX-B 1), Fēngmén ( BL 12), Lièquē  LU 7),...Weiterlesen

In a randomised controlled study, patients of 18 years or older with allergic asthma were assigned to either routine care plus acupuncture (15 sessions over three months, 184 patients) or routine care alone (173 patients). Patients who did not consent to randomisation also received acupuncture (1088 patients). At three months, asthma specific quality of life and health-related general quality of life improved significantly in both...Weiterlesen

Background: Dyspnea on exertion (DOE) is a major symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is difficult to control. This study was performedtodeterminewhetheracupunctureissuperiorto placebo needling in improving DOE in patients with COPD who are receiving standard medication. Methods: Sixty-eightof111patientsfromtheKansairegion of Japan who were diagnosed as having COPD and were receiving standard medication participated in a randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial(July1, 2006, through March 31, 2009)...Weiterlesen

Quelle (07 APRIL 2018): http://www.healthcmi.com Researchers find acupuncture effective for relieving allergic asthma, a type of asthma triggered by allergens (e.g., dust mites, mold, pollen, foods). Symptoms include wheezing, difficulty breathing, itchy eyes, sinusitis, rhinitis, a general feeling of malaise, and sneezing. In a randomized controlled trial of 1,445 patients, acupuncture provided lasting relief for six months. Acupuncture was provided for a maximum of 15...Weiterlesen