ArticleChinese journal of integrative medicine2020
Acupuncture/Electroacupuncture as an Alternative in Current Opioid Crisis.
Article in Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for septic gastrointestinal dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Relationships between physical therapy intervention and opioid use: A scoping review.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Research Hotspots and Trends on Acupuncture for Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric Analysis from 2002 to 2021.Journal of pain research · 2022Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Cerebral Infarction: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2022Article
- Effective Oriental Magic for Analgesia: Acupuncture.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- Effect Observation of Electro-Acupuncture Anesthesia Combined with General Anesthesia in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Tumor Resection.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Electroacupuncture decreases inflammatory pain through a pro-resolving mechanism involving the peripheral annexin A1-formyl peptide receptor 2/ALX-opioid receptor pathway.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2021Article
- Acupuncture for biliary colic: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Acupuncture Combined with Three-Step Analgesic Drug Therapy for Treatment of Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Review
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Abstract
Opioid drugs are the first line of defense in severe pain but the adverse effects associated with opioids are considered as a serious issue worldwide. Acupuncture/electroacupuncture is a type of Chinese medicine therapy which is an effective analgesic therapy, well documented in animals and human studies. Electroacupuncture stimulation could release endogenous opioid peptides causing analgesia in a variety of pain models. It can be used as an alternative therapy to control the opioid crisis.
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