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7513 Acupuncture for Pelvic Floor Disorders: A Literature Review
2022 Nov Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fang JH, Parikh N, Hsu JC, Balica AC
A survey of the current literature demonstrates that acupuncture is a versatile tool that may be utilized for a variety of pelvic floor disorders, including chronic pelvic pain, incontinence, and pelvic floor dysfunction; it may be a viable alternative for patients with refractory symptoms.
Review Article Randomised Controlled Trial Acupuncture
A Critical Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Acupuncture for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
2022 May 17 Pain Research and Management Shi H, Zhao L, Cui L, Wang Z, Wang D, Liu P, et al.
Acupuncture may be an effective and safe complementary treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women.
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis
Effect of Acupuncture for Mixed Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Systematic Review
2022 Mar 18 Frontiers in Public Health Zilin Long, Huan Chen, Shudan Yu, Xinlu Wang, Zhishun Liu
Although acupuncture showed some benefit for women with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI), more evidences were required to draw a solid conclusion of effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for women with MUI.
Systematic Review Urinary Incontinence Acupuncture
Immediate effect of acupuncture on pelvic floor structure in stress urinary incontinence: a case report
2022 Feb 23 Acupuncture in Medicine Song X, Li Z, Ming S, Guan L, Wang X, Zhang X, et al.
The normal recommendations from “Practical Pelvic Floor Ultra-sound Diagnosis” are as follows: BND < 25 mm, URA < 45° and RVA < 140°. In this case, we observed that BND, URA and RVA were decreased after acupuncture at CV3, which suggested that this intervention decreased the mobility of the bladder neck and proximal urethra, suggesting an immediate improvement in functional pelvic floor structure in this SUI patient. Although no firm conclusions can be drawn from this single, uncontrolled case study, this phenomenon is worthy of further investigation and may be one mechanism underlying the acupuncture treatment of SUI.
Case Report
Efficacy of acupuncture for urinary incontinence in middle-aged and elderly women: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
2021 Feb European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology Yang N, Ge X, Ye J, Liu Q, Wu Y, Yan H, et al.
Systematic Review Meta-AnalysisCompared with rehabilitation exercise or medication, acupuncture intervention can help alleviate the symptoms of urinary incontinence in middle-aged and elderly women.
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Compared with rehabilitation exercise or medication, acupuncture intervention can help alleviate the symptoms of urinary incontinence in middle-aged and elderly women.
2021 European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology Efficacy of acupuncture for urinary incontinence in middle-aged and elderly women: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Yang N, Ge X, Ye J, Liu Q, Wu Y, Yan H, et al.
Systematic Review
A total of eight studies with 607 patients were included in the evaluation. The current meta-analysis showed that compared with rehabilitation exercise or medication, acupuncture intervention significantly improved the clinical effectiveness, reduced the urine leakage in pad test and decrease the ICIQ-SF score. The results indicated that acupuncture intervention can help the patients alleviate the symptoms effectively.
Based on this study, acupuncture intervention of stress urinary incontinence in middle-aged and elderly women can improve the clinical effectiveness, reduce the urine leakage in pad test and ICIQ-SF score. More high-quality studies with large sample size are required for further verification.
Review Articles
Review articles summarise and critically evaluate the current state of research on a specific topic or field by synthesising multiple primary research studies.
7513 Acupuncture for Pelvic Floor Disorders: A Literature Review
2022 Nov Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fang JH, Parikh N, Hsu JC, Balica AC
A survey of the current literature demonstrates that acupuncture is a versatile tool that may be utilized for a variety of pelvic floor disorders, including chronic pelvic pain, incontinence, and pelvic floor dysfunction; it may be a viable alternative for patients with refractory symptoms.
Review Article Randomised Controlled Trial AcupunctureA Critical Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Acupuncture for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
2022 May 17 Pain Research and Management Shi H, Zhao L, Cui L, Wang Z, Wang D, Liu P, et al.
Acupuncture may be an effective and safe complementary treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women.
Systematic Review Meta-AnalysisEffect of Acupuncture for Mixed Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Systematic Review
2022 Mar 18 Frontiers in Public Health Zilin Long, Huan Chen, Shudan Yu, Xinlu Wang, Zhishun Liu
Although acupuncture showed some benefit for women with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI), more evidences were required to draw a solid conclusion of effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for women with MUI.
Systematic Review Urinary Incontinence AcupunctureEfficacy of acupuncture for urinary incontinence in middle-aged and elderly women: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
2021 Feb European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology Yang N, Ge X, Ye J, Liu Q, Wu Y, Yan H, et al.
Systematic Review Meta-AnalysisCompared with rehabilitation exercise or medication, acupuncture intervention can help alleviate the symptoms of urinary incontinence in middle-aged and elderly women.
The Therapeutic Effect of Electroacupuncture Therapy for Ischemic Stroke
2020 Sep 29 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Yu BH, Xing Y, Zhang F, Moss M
EA treatment or preconditioning may play an important role in a number of functions. In addition, EA stimulation combined with other common rehabilitation treatment might exert better effect for treatment of stroke than EA alone.
Review Article ElectroacupunctureClinical Trials
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Compared with rehabilitation exercise or medication, acupuncture intervention can help alleviate the symptoms of urinary incontinence in middle-aged and elderly women.
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