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SynthesisJournal of healthcare engineering2022

Effects of Acupuncture Combined with Rehabilitation on Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in Females: A Meta-Analysis Running Head-Acupuncture Combined with Rehabilitation on Chronic Pelvic Pain.

Jie Zheng, Xinsheng Lai, Weifeng Zhu, Yingjie Huang, Chuyun Chen, Jianqin Chen

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Synthesis in Journal of healthcare engineering, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cheek acupuncture therapy combined with Chinese herbal medicine for female chronic pelvic pain: a retrospective study.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2026
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  4. [Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS)].Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023
    Review
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jie ZhengCollege of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Rehabilitation Clinical Medical, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, China.
Xinsheng LaiCollege of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Rehabilitation Clinical Medical, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8828-9125
Weifeng ZhuDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The Affiliated TCM Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510130, China.
Yingjie HuangDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The Affiliated TCM Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510130, China.
Chuyun ChenDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The Affiliated TCM Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510130, China.
Jianqin ChenDepartment of Dermatological, Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNTCM-Intigrated Cancer Center of Southern Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of this combined treatment for chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) by meta-analysis. Methods: Relevant articles were retrieved from PubMed, CNKI, Wanfang Data, Web of Science, and Embase, including randomized controlled trials on acupuncture combined with rehabilitation for CPPS in females. Results: A total of 224 articles were retrieved in this study, and 14 studies were finally identified for inclusion. Among them, the treatment group was treated with acupuncture combined with pelvic floor rehabilitation therapy, while the control group was treated with acupuncture or pelvic floor rehabilitation therapy. Meta-analysis showed that the treatment effective rate in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group (OR = 6.54; 95% CI: 4.20, 10.21; Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with rehabilitation is effective for CPPS in females, which can significantly reduce the pain intensity and improve pelvic dysfunction of patients.

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Acupuncture TherapyChronic PainProstatitisRunningFemaleHumansMalePelvic PainProlapseTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID35340243
PMCPMC8941541
OpenAlexW4220808844

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