ReviewJournal of chiropractic medicine2019
Complementary Medicine Therapies That May Assist With Weight Loss: A Narrative Review.
Review in Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Weight Maintenance after Dietary Weight Loss: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Behavioural Intensive Intervention.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- The Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shoutai Pill Combined with Western Medicine in the First Trimester of Pregnancy in Women with Unexplained Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
- Adding thread-embedding acupuncture to auricular acupuncture enhances short-term weight reduction in overweight and obesity: A double-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial.Integrative medicine research · 2024Article
- Investigating the Preventive Effects of Oral Consumption of Dactylorhiza Maculate (Salep) Hydro-alcoholic Extract on Appetite and Body Weight in Male Rats.Archives of Razi Institute · 2024Article
- Electro-Acupuncture Effects Measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging-A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Management of a Patient With Premenstrual Syndrome Using Acupuncture, Supplements, and Meditation: A Case Report.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
- Inclusion of Acupuncture as an Adjunct Therapy in the Management of a Patient With Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Case Report.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
- Multimodal Care for Headaches, Lumbopelvic Pain, and Dysmenorrhea in a Woman With Endometriosis: A Case Report.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2021Article
- Acupuncture Can Play an Antidepressant Role by Regulating the Intestinal Microbes and Neurotransmitters in a Rat Model of Depression.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021Article
- Role of Neuro-Immune Cross-Talk in the Anti-obesity Effect of Electro-Acupuncture.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to review the potential effects of traditional Chinese medicine-which includes acupuncture; electroacupuncture; plum blossom needle hammer; auricular acupuncture; herbs that balance hormones, regulate neurotransmitters, induce sedative effects, and increase thermogenesis; and functional foods that can suppress the appetite-as an adjunct therapy for weight loss.
methodsA narrative review of the current literature was performed using searches of MEDLINE and 4 scholarly texts. The inclusion criteria for the review consisted of studies that were performed from 2005 to 2016.
resultsIn general, some traditional Chinese medicine modalities claim to promote weight loss. Acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and herbs aim to reduce stress-related food cravings. These therapeutic approaches aim to downregulate dopamine and leptin levels, suppressing the appetite. Other attributes of these therapies are increasing uncoupling protein-1 activity promoting thermogenesis, which contributes to weight loss. In addition, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and
conclusionThe literature reviewed includes information that describes how traditional Chinese medicine, herbal medicine, or functional foods as adjunct therapies may be beneficial for weight-loss programs.
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