Which Subtype of Functional Dyspepsia Patients Responses Better to Acupuncture? A Retrospective Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Ma, T., Zeng, F., Li, Y., Wang, C. M., Tian, X., Yu, S., Zhao, L., Wu, X., Yang, M., Wang, D., & Liang, F. · Complementary Medicine Research · 2015 March

DOI 10.1159/000380983

Objective

Whether subgroups of functional dyspepsia (FD) should be treated with different approaches is controversially discussed in research

Conclusions

Functional Dyspepsia patients with early fullness responded effectively to the acupuncture therapies. The positive therapeutic effect of acupuncture improved epigastric pain, heart burn and post meal bloat-ness.

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