ArticleJournal of pharmacopuncture2020
Bee Venom Acupuncture for Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Article in Journal of pharmacopuncture, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bee venom acupuncture for musculoskeletal pain conditions: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Bee Venom Acupuncture in Traditional Korean Medicine: A Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines.Toxins · 2025Review
- Bee Venom Acupuncture in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal System Disorders: A Comprehensive Review.Pain research & management · 2025Review
- Harnessing the power of bee venom for therapeutic and regenerative medical applications: an updated review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture for patients suffering from periarthritis humeroscapularis.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2023Article
- Review
- Pharmacological properties and therapeutic potential of honey bee venom.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2023Review
- Shoulder Pain Treated by Manual Acupuncture and Pharmacopuncture Following Origin/Insertion Technique of Applied Kinesiology: A Case Series of Two Patients.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2021Article
- Review
- Quality Control of Pharmacopuncture: A Comparative Study of Good Manufacturing Practice and External Herbal Dispensary Standards.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2021Article
- Animal Venom for Medical Usage in Pharmacopuncture in Korean Medicine: Current Status and Clinical Implication.Toxins · 2021Review
- Bee Venom-A Potential Complementary Medicine Candidate for SARS-CoV-2 Infections.Frontiers in public health · 2020Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesOur review aimed to summarize and evaluate evidence on the effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture (BVA) in the treatment of shoulder pain.
methodsRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effectiveness of BVA on shoulder pain were searched up to October 2019 in 11 electronic databases (Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, CiNii, CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, Kmbase, NDSL, RISS, OASIS). The methodological quality of the included RCTs were evaluated using Cochrane Risk of Bias tool and a meta-analysis was performed.
resultsSeven studies were included in the review, and four studies were included in the meta-analysis. Comparing BVA plus conventional therapy (CT) with saline injection plus CT, it showed an effect in favor of BVA plus CT in visual analog scale (VAS) and pain rating scale (PRS) (p = 0.02, p = 0.009, respectively). Comparing BVA plus physiotherapy (PT) with saline injection plus PT, it showed that there was no significant difference in VAS and verbal rating scale (VRS) between the two groups.
conclusionThis systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that BVA could be beneficial as an adjuvant treatment for shoulder pain.
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