Vertigo

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Systematic Review

Acupuncture was more effective than conventional medicine therapy in effectiveness, improvement rate of vertigo and headache, and increased average blood flow velocity of vertebral-basilar artery.

2017 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine The Efficacy of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Cervical Vertigo: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Zhuanzhuan Hou, Shibing Xu, Qinglin Li, Libing Cai, Weigang Wu, Huida Yu, Huade Chen

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Randomised Controlled Trial

A 14-session course of needling at Fengchi is relatively safe for treating posterior circulation ischemia with vertigo.

2016 Neural Regeneration Research Safety of different acupuncture manipulations for posterior circulation ischemia with vertigo
Wen Y, Zhang C, Zhao Xf, Deng Sz, He S, Huang Lh, Tian G, Meng Zh

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Clinical Study

Acupuncture demonstrates a significant immediate effect in reducing discomforts and VAS of both dizziness and vertigo.

2015 BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for dizziness and vertigo in emergency department: a pilot cohort study
Chiu, CW., Lee, TC., Hsu, PC. et al.

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A Systematic Review published in 2017 in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that Acupuncture was more effective than conventional medicine therapy in effectiveness, improvement rate of vertigo and headache, and increased average blood flow velocity of vertebral-basilar artery. This systematic review and meta-analysis based on current evidence suggested that acupuncture may be more effective in effectiveness and improvement of clinical symptom and average blood flow velocity of vertebral-basilar artery compared with conventional medicine therapy for CV. However, the findings should be insufficient to make a firm conclusion due to a lack of studies with high methodological quality. Further rigorously designed studies and higher-quality trials with larger sample size are necessary to confirm the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for CV.

A Randomised Controlled Trial published in 2016 in the journal Neural Regeneration Research found that A 14-session course of needling at Fengchi is relatively safe for treating posterior circulation ischemia with vertigo. Acupuncture at Fengchi (GB20) in the posterior neck improves vertigo. However, subarachnoid hemorrhage and spinal epidural hematoma have been reported to occur after acupuncture in the posterior neck. Therefore, in the present study, we assessed the safety of acupuncture at Fengchi. Of the 136 patients, 120 completed the study. There were no significant differences between pretreatment and posttreatment test results in any of the groups. Only five patients suffered from minor adverse events (needling pain, slight hematoma and transient chest tightness). No serious adverse events were found. Our results indicate that a 14-session course of needling at Fengchi is relatively safe for treating posterior circulation ischemia with vertigo.

A Clinical Study published in 2015 in the journal BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies found that Acupuncture demonstrates a significant immediate effect in reducing discomforts and VAS of both dizziness and vertigo. Acupuncture demonstrates a significant immediate effect in reducing discomforts and VAS of both dizziness and vertigo. This study provides clinical evidence on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture to treat dizziness and vertigo in the emergency department.

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