- The advantages of acupuncture anesthesia in clinical practice
In clinical practice, acupuncture anesthesia presents a multitude of advantages, pivotal among these being Body System Protection. This technique supports the body's natural defenses, reducing the physiological stress often associated with surgical procedures. By modulating the body's response to pain, acupuncture anesthesia allows for a lower Dosage of Medication, significantly reducing the potential for drug-related side effects. Furthermore, this approach plays a crucial role in Emotion Regulation, helping patients maintain a calm and stable emotional state, which is essential for a positive surgical outcome. The impact of acupuncture on the nervous system not only aids in Pain Relief but also promotes Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. Patients tend to experience faster recuperation times, attributed to the holistic nature of this method. Additionally, acupuncture anesthesia is associated with a Lower Incidence of Side Effects compared to conventional anesthetics. Its ability to modulate and balance the body's responses makes it an invaluable tool in the realm of modern medicine, offering a safer, more patient-centered approach to pain management and recovery.
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Lower Incidence of Side Effects
- Toxic Side Effects
- Acupuncture anesthesia can help reduce the toxic side effects of certain medications used in surgery, minimizing harm to the patient's body.
- Hypothermia
- Acupuncture anesthesia can aid in maintaining normal body temperature during surgery, reducing the risk of hypothermia.
- Stress Response
- Acupuncture anesthesia can mitigate the body's stress response to surgery, promoting a more relaxed and stable physiological state.
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Acupuncture anesthesia has antiemetic properties, effectively preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting.
- Adverse Reactions
- Acupuncture anesthesia can minimize adverse reactions to anesthesia drugs, enhancing patient safety during surgical procedures.
- Side Effects
- Acupuncture anesthesia's minimal side effects make it a safer alternative to traditional anesthesia methods.
- Insomnia
- Acupuncture anesthesia can improve sleep quality by reducing postoperative pain and discomfort.
- Urinary Retention
- Acupuncture anesthesia can help prevent urinary retention, ensuring proper urinary function post-surgery.
- Sleep Quality
- Acupuncture anesthesia contributes to better sleep quality by alleviating pain and promoting relaxation.
- Urinary Incontinence
- Acupuncture anesthesia can address urinary incontinence issues, improving bladder control post-surgery.
Acupuncture anesthesia for Lower Incidence of Side Effects-Sleep Quality
| PMID | Evidence | Source | Keyword | Type |
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| 17636800 | Based on the findings from individual trials, the review suggested that acupuncture and acupressure may help to improve sleep quality scores when compared to placebo (SMD = -1.08, 95% CI = -1.86 to -0.31, p=0.006) or no treatment (SMD -0.55, 95% CI = -0.89 to -0.21, p=0.002). | Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD005472. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005472.pub2. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 20942292 | (4) Effect on sleep quality index: Tuina massage is better than acupuncture. | Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2010 Aug;30(8):699-704. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 22972087 | They evaluated needle acupuncture, electroacupuncture, acupressure or magnetic acupressure.Compared with no treatment (two studies, 280 participants) or sham/placebo (two studies, 112 participants), acupressure resulted in more people with improvement in sleep quality (compared to no treatment: OR 13.08, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.79 to 95.59; compared to sham/placebo: OR 6.62, 95% CI 1.78 to 24.55). | Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Sep 12;(9):CD005472. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005472.pub3. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 22972087 | Compared with other treatment alone, acupuncture as an adjunct to other treatment might marginally increase the proportion of people with improved sleep quality (13 studies, 883 participants, OR 3.08, 95% CI 1.93 to 4.90). | Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Sep 12;(9):CD005472. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005472.pub3. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 27261976 | A systematic review of acupuncture for sleep quality in people with insomnia. | Complement Ther Med. 2016 Jun;26:11-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2016.02.007. Epub 2016 Feb 18. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 28151093 | This review aims to estimate effects of acupuncture on PTSD symptoms, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and sleep quality for adults with PTSD. | J Trauma Dissociation. 2018 Jan-Feb;19(1):39-58. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2017.1289493. Epub 2017 Mar 9. | Anxiety Sleep Quality | Review |
| 28151093 | No significant differences were observed between acupuncture and comparators at post-intervention for depressive symptoms (SMD = -0.58, 95% CI [-1.18, 0.01], 6 RCTs, very low QoE), anxiety symptoms (SMD = -0.82, 95% CI [-2.16, 0.53], 4 RCTs, very low QoE), and sleep quality (SMD = -0.46, 95% CI [-3.95, 3.03], 2 RCTs, low QoE). | J Trauma Dissociation. 2018 Jan-Feb;19(1):39-58. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2017.1289493. Epub 2017 Mar 9. | Anxiety Sleep Quality | Review |
| 29355951 | The systematic reviews were based on single studies, with small sample sizes, that showed a benefit of acupuncture for evening pelvic pain; pelvic and low-back pain; nausea; functional disability; and sleep quality. | Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018 May;141(2):151-158. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12446. Epub 2018 Feb 11. | Nausea and Vomiting Sleep Quality | Review |
| 29559431 | There is insufficient evidence to recommend acupuncture for inducing labour, managing nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy, improving sleep quality, controlling nausea and vomiting associated with Caesarean delivery, and managing urinary infection. | Acupunct Med. 2018 Jun;36(3):146-152. doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2017-011436. Epub 2018 Mar 20. | Nausea and Vomiting Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31013432 | The pooled results showed better effect from real acupuncture than no treatment (mean difference [MD] -5.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] -6.85 to -4.31, I(2) = 0%, p < 0.00001, 2 trials, fixed effect model, 105 participants) on reducing Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores with ""very low quality"" evidence. | J Altern Complement Med. 2019 May;25(5):451-474. doi: 10.1089/acm.2018.0046. Epub 2019 Apr 23. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31221943 | Despite this, improvements in research design are suggested to attain better credibility in order to substantiate the curative, remedial, rehabilitative, and preventive treatments of acupuncture to enhance sleep quality. | Altern Ther Health Med. 2020 Jan;26(1):26-48. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 32005059 | A meta-analysis was conducted using a random-effects model with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) as the primary outcome measure (911 adult patients, 13 trials) for trials investigating the effects of acupuncture as compared to the sham acupuncture. | Ann Palliat Med. 2020 Jan;9(1):19-29. doi: 10.21037/apm.2019.11.15. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 32380262 | OBJECTIVE: To synthesise research findings regarding the effectiveness of using complementary and alternative medicine interventions within the domains of mind and body practices (relaxation techniques, acupuncture) and natural biologically based products (herbs, vitamins, minerals, probiotics) on sleep quality and quantity in adult intensive care patients. | Int J Nurs Stud. 2020 Jul;107:103582. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103582. Epub 2020 Mar 20. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 32949326 | The efficacy of acupuncture in postoperative sleep quality: a literature review. | Sleep Breath. 2021 Jun;25(2):571-577. doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02187-x. Epub 2020 Sep 19. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 32949326 | In this review, we summarized the efficacy and potential mechanism of acupuncture on postoperative sleep quality. | Sleep Breath. 2021 Jun;25(2):571-577. doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02187-x. Epub 2020 Sep 19. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 32949326 | In addition, to provide evidence about the impairment of decreased postoperative sleep quality, we also emphasize the mechanism of acupuncture alleviates factors that affect sleep quality after general anesthesia. | Sleep Breath. 2021 Jun;25(2):571-577. doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02187-x. Epub 2020 Sep 19. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 32949326 | RESULTS: The application of acupuncture technology has been helpful to improve sleep quality and alleviate postoperative complications affecting postoperative sleep quality after general anesthesia. | Sleep Breath. 2021 Jun;25(2):571-577. doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02187-x. Epub 2020 Sep 19. | Postoperative Complications Sleep Quality | Review |
| 32949326 | CONCLUSION: Acupuncture at different acupoints could effectively improve body's neurotransmitter levels and regulate biological clock genes through various mechanisms, and then improve postoperative sleep quality. | Sleep Breath. 2021 Jun;25(2):571-577. doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02187-x. Epub 2020 Sep 19. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 33186824 | Meta-analysis results showed that acupuncture therapy was superior to sham/placebo acupuncture in terms of improving Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), insomnia severity index (ISI), total sleep time (TST), sleep-onset latency (SOL), wake after sleep onset (WASO), sleep efficiency (SE), even during the follow-up period, acupuncture therapy was superior to sham/placebo acupuncture on PSQI. | Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2020 Nov;41:101253. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101253. Epub 2020 Nov 1. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 33838089 | The results showed that different CAM interventions (acupuncture, Traditional Chinese medicine [TCM], relaxation, Qigong) significantly improved various psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, negative emotions, quality of life) and physical symptoms (inflammatory factors, physical activity, chest pain, and respiratory function) in COVID-19 patients. | Rev Environ Health. 2021 Apr 12;36(3):443-450. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2021-0012. Print 2021 Sep 27. | Anxiety Depression Mood Sleep Quality | Review |
| 34049475 | In the subsequent quantitative meta-analysis of studies comparing acupuncture versus pharmacotherapy, fifteen RCTs demonstrated that acupuncture had a significant effect on patients with insomnia as assessed by the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) (RR: -0.74; 95% CI: -1.07 to -0.40; [Formula: see text] inverted exclamation mark0.0001; [Formula: see text] = 89%; [Formula: see text] = 1475). | Am J Chin Med. 2021;49(5):1135-1150. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X21500543. Epub 2021 May 27. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 34498795 | (2) Compared with the sham acupuncture groups, the acupuncture treatment showed advantages in increasing the effective rate, reducing Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score, increasing the total sleep time, and improving sleep efficiency. | Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2021 Nov;304(11):2412-2425. doi: 10.1002/ar.24745. Epub 2021 Sep 9. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35405419 | Compared with usual treatment, multiple acupuncture therapies showed a better effect for Pittsburgh sleep quality index score. | Sleep Med. 2022 May;93:39-48. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.03.012. Epub 2022 Mar 24. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35636168 | The meta-analysis revealed that acupuncture produced a significant improvement in the total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score relative to the wait-list control among breast cancer patients undergoing active cancer treatments (MD -1.92, 95% CI -3.25 to -0.59, p = 0.005). | Phytomedicine. 2022 Jul 20;102:154160. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154160. Epub 2022 May 14. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37451171 | Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) (SMD: 2.80; 95% CI: 1.63,3.96), aromatherapy (SMD: 3.95; 95% CI: 0.71,7.19), and acupuncture (SMD:3.49; 95% CI: 0.88,6.10) statistically and significantly improved sleep quality, compared to education only. | J Psychosom Res. 2023 Sep;172:111435. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111435. Epub 2023 Jul 9. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37527850 | Acupuncture, rTMS and mind-body exercises significantly improved sleep quality and insomnia severity but effects on objectively assessed outcomes were inconclusive. | J Sleep Res. 2023 Dec;32(6):e13979. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13979. Epub 2023 Aug 1. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 38185400 | The results showed that compared with medication alone or sham acupuncture, acupuncture improved sleep quality in PD patients, with Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale (PDSS) [standardized mean difference (SMD)= 0.48, 95% confidence interval (CI)= 0.242 to 0.793, P = 0.001. | Complement Ther Med. 2024 Jan 6;80:103020. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103020. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 38185400 | CONCLUSION: Acupuncture treatment can improve sleep quality, psychological and behavioral alterations, and the overall condition of PD patients. | Complement Ther Med. 2024 Jan 6;80:103020. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103020. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 16824230 | This rationale was also used to explain the effects of acupuncture on nausea/vomiting, obesity, Parkinson's, irritable bowel, immune function, lower esophageal sphincter relaxations, blood pressure, post-menopausal vasomotor symptoms, colitis and sleep quality. | BMC Complement Altern Med. 2006 Jul 7;6:25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-6-25. | Immunity Nausea and Vomiting Blood Pressure Sleep Quality | Review |
| 23728665 | Pooled subgroup analysis of two electro-acupuncture studies with 104 participants indicated that real electro-acupuncture was statistically significantly better than sham electro-acupuncture in improving sleep quality (SMD 0.40; 95% CI 0.01 to 0.79, P = 0.05, about eight points on a 100-point scale) (Analysis 2.7) up to one month after treatment, with low heterogeneity (I2 = 0%, P = 0.74). | Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 May 31;2013(5):CD007070. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007070.pub2. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 23728665 | However, subgroup analysis indicates that electro-acupuncture improved sleep quality significantly. | Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 May 31;2013(5):CD007070. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007070.pub2. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 24716183 | A recent RCT evaluated 80 patients and revealed acupuncture can effectively reduce malignant-related depression and improve the sleep quality of cancer patients. | J Tradit Complement Med. 2013 Oct;3(4):234-9. doi: 10.4103/2225-4110.119733. | Depression Sleep Quality | Review |
| 24716183 | A meta-analysis also indicated auricular acupuncture may improve sleep quality better than medications such as diazepam. | J Tradit Complement Med. 2013 Oct;3(4):234-9. doi: 10.4103/2225-4110.119733. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 25886561 | (Figure 3B) More importantly, the global score before and after intervention from all these treatment groups dropped more than 1.93, according to reported data, indicating the benefit of auricular acupuncture in sleep quality improvement was clinically relevant. | BMC Complement Altern Med. 2015 Apr 2;15:103. doi: 10.1186/s12906-015-0606-7. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 25886561 | (Figure 4A) Decreased frequency of awakenings reflected a better sleep quality after auricular acupuncture. | BMC Complement Altern Med. 2015 Apr 2;15:103. doi: 10.1186/s12906-015-0606-7. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 25886561 | Our findings suggest auricular acupuncture is beneficial to primary insomnia sufferers in respect of sleep quality and quantity. | BMC Complement Altern Med. 2015 Apr 2;15:103. doi: 10.1186/s12906-015-0606-7. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 27430619 | Cheuk reported that acupuncture, when used as an adjunct to other treatments, improved sleep quality as compared with other treatments used alone in a population of patients with diverse medical conditions. | BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 Jul 19;16:228. doi: 10.1186/s12906-016-1220-z. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 27531549 | That review showed favourable effects of acupuncture on sleep quality from 3 trials with a high risk of bias. | Integr Cancer Ther. 2017 Jun;16(2):135-146. doi: 10.1177/1534735416664172. Epub 2016 Aug 16. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 27531549 | One RCT that used a logbook for night sleep disturbance showed favorable effects of acupuncture, whereas the other RCT failed to show beneficial effects of electro-acupuncture on sleep quality score based on PSQI. | Integr Cancer Ther. 2017 Jun;16(2):135-146. doi: 10.1177/1534735416664172. Epub 2016 Aug 16. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 27531549 | AT: acupuncture; PSQI: Pittsburgh sleep quality index. | Integr Cancer Ther. 2017 Jun;16(2):135-146. doi: 10.1177/1534735416664172. Epub 2016 Aug 16. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 27531549 | The treatment duration of the included trials might not have been sufficiently long to demonstrate complete effects on sleep quality improvement because although acupuncture is effective, the effects can be quite slow to develop. | Integr Cancer Ther. 2017 Jun;16(2):135-146. doi: 10.1177/1534735416664172. Epub 2016 Aug 16. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 27705610 | In another study, involving 24 adult TBI survivors randomized to acupuncture of control arms, the authors demonstrated that acupuncture had beneficial effects on perception of sleep, or sleep quality. | Nutr Neurosci. 2018 Feb;21(2):79-91. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2016.1236174. Epub 2016 Oct 5. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 28286776 | Acupuncture combined with Western medicine had a better effect on improving sleep quality (MD = â2.63, 95% CI â4.40 to â0.86) compared with the treatment of Western medicine alone. | Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:9614810. doi: 10.1155/2017/9614810. Epub 2017 Feb 14. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 28286776 | Cheuk DKL's systematic review and meta-analysis of acupuncture treatment for patients with insomnia showed that acupuncture treatment was better in improving sleep quality, decreasing sleep latency, and prolonging total sleep time, compared with the control group. | Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:9614810. doi: 10.1155/2017/9614810. Epub 2017 Feb 14. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 30809158 | A recent meta-analysis that included 18 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) involved 1,678 adults given acupuncture for depression-related insomnia and found significant improvements in sleep quality with acupuncture compared with Western medicine. | Front Psychiatry. 2019 Feb 12;10:14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00014. eCollection 2019. | Insomnia Depression Sleep Quality | Review |
| 30809158 | A Canadian study reported that acupuncture significantly improved sleep quality in patients with anxiety and insomnia. | Front Psychiatry. 2019 Feb 12;10:14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00014. eCollection 2019. | Insomnia Anxiety Sleep Quality | Review |
| 30809158 | Combined with the evidence of treatment efficacy in depression-related insomnia, acupuncture may have broader utility in neuropsychiatric disorders with impaired quality of sleep. | Front Psychiatry. 2019 Feb 12;10:14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00014. eCollection 2019. | Insomnia Depression Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31110553 | Altogether 21 RCTs related to IBS-D were included into the current meta-analysis, and the pooled results demonstrated that (1) acupuncture combined with CHM had exhibited favorable improvement compared with the controls; (2) compared with the matched groups treated with western medicine or western medicine combined with CHM, the combined method could markedly enhance the clinical therapeutic efficacy in the meantime of reducing the scores for abdominal pain, abdominal distention/discomfort, diarrhea, diet condition, physical strength, and sleep quality; (3) IBS-D patients treated with the combined method would not suffer from obvious adverse events and promising long-term efficacy could be attained by the combined method; and (4) the low methodological quality of the enrolled articles would give rise to evidence of publication bias, which should be further improved in future studies. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Apr 14;2019:7680963. doi: 10.1155/2019/7680963. eCollection 2019. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31110553 | More importantly, this was the first systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy of acupuncture combined with CHM in treating IBS-D, which was also the first to assess the scores for diet condition, physical strength, and sleep quality compared with other meta-analyses evaluating the effect of CHM or acupuncture on IBS-D. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Apr 14;2019:7680963. doi: 10.1155/2019/7680963. eCollection 2019. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31438914 | Through regulating neurotransmitters and hormonal factors, acupuncture could modulate sleep and wakefulness to improve the quality of sleep. | BMC Complement Altern Med. 2019 Aug 22;19(1):225. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2606-5. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31438914 | In primary insomnia and chronic insomnia, electroacupuncture had beneficial effect on sleep quality and the safety. | BMC Complement Altern Med. 2019 Aug 22;19(1):225. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2606-5. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31497504 | Forest plots of (A) Response rate; (B) sleep quality (PSQI) for acupuncture vs. | Integr Med Res. 2019 Sep;8(3):216-226. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2019.08.002. Epub 2019 Aug 13. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31497504 | Funnel plot of (A) Response rate; (B) sleep quality (PSQI) for acupuncture vs. | Integr Med Res. 2019 Sep;8(3):216-226. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2019.08.002. Epub 2019 Aug 13. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31497504 | Eight studies in acupuncture reported post-intervention sleep quality socre in PSQI. | Integr Med Res. 2019 Sep;8(3):216-226. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2019.08.002. Epub 2019 Aug 13. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31497504 | Sub-analysis according to the type of acupuncture (MA or EA) shows that EA is more likely to lead to improvements in sleep quality. | Integr Med Res. 2019 Sep;8(3):216-226. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2019.08.002. Epub 2019 Aug 13. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31497504 | In conclusion, our study showed that acupuncture using PI improve response rate and sleep quality compared with medication. | Integr Med Res. 2019 Sep;8(3):216-226. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2019.08.002. Epub 2019 Aug 13. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31534469 | We collected RCTs to investigate the effects of verum acupuncture and sham acupuncture on pain, sleep quality, fatigue, and general status in FMS patients. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Aug 25;2019:8757685. doi: 10.1155/2019/8757685. eCollection 2019. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31534469 | Verum acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture for pain relief, improving sleep quality, and reforming general status in FMS posttreatment. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Aug 25;2019:8757685. doi: 10.1155/2019/8757685. eCollection 2019. | Pain Relief Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31534469 | One 4-arm RCT from the meta-analysis reported that no significant differences were found between the verum acupuncture and the pooled sham acupuncture for sleep quality, though verum acupuncture rapidly improved sleep quality. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Aug 25;2019:8757685. doi: 10.1155/2019/8757685. eCollection 2019. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31534469 | Through this systematic review with meta-analysis, we found that verum acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture in the relief of pain, improvement of sleep quality, and recovery of general statuses in FMS posttreatment. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Aug 25;2019:8757685. doi: 10.1155/2019/8757685. eCollection 2019. | Pain Relief Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31534469 | We conclude that verum acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture has a short-term efficacy on reducing pain, as well as improving sleep quality and general status in FMS patients. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Aug 25;2019:8757685. doi: 10.1155/2019/8757685. eCollection 2019. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31565065 | Acupuncture can improve sleep quality by enhancing the blood supply to brain tissue, the elasticity of blood vessels, and the excitability of related sites on the cerebral cortex. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Sep 3;2019:8961748. doi: 10.1155/2019/8961748. eCollection 2019. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 31702639 | We use Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) as the main outcome of insomnia and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Hamilton Depression Scale(HAMD) and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) as secondary indicators to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatment of insomnia, we will use Revman v.5.3 software to calculate data synthesis, and if the results are appropriate, meta-analysis can also be carried out. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Nov;98(45):e17842. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000017842. | Insomnia Anxiety Depression Sleep Quality | Review |
| 32080154 | For insomnia in patients with PTSD, although ear acupuncture improved a few subscales of the Pittsburgh sleep quality index in an RCT, other outcomes including sleep diary, actigraph, and the insomnia severity index were not improved. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Feb;99(8):e19342. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019342. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 32080154 | For insomnia in patients without diagnosed PTSD, ear acupuncture or ear acupressure had the effect of improving sleep quality as measured by PSQI. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Feb;99(8):e19342. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019342. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 32080154 | As a result, these patients reported that ear acupuncture improved their sleep quality and pain, increased relaxation, and was easy to accept. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Feb;99(8):e19342. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019342. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 33327222 | Overall, acupuncture was significantly effective for improving arm circumference due to cancer-related lymphedema and quality of sleep. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Dec 11;99(50):e21820. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021820. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 33380304 | Complementary and alternative therapies such as Chinese traditional medicine, cognitive behavioral therapy, meditation, yoga, neurofeedback, and acupuncture may have benefits in reducing seizures and improving sleep quality simultaneously by alleviating stress and seizure triggers; however, evidence-based therapies are still deficient. | Curr Neuropharmacol. 2021;19(8):1264-1272. doi: 10.2174/1570159X19666201230142716. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 33896475 | A systematic review of 24 studies of acupuncture for symptom reduction in patients with advanced and end-stage CKD found low quality evidence that adjuvant manual acupressure is more effective than routine care in improving depression, fatigue, and sleep quality. | Semin Nephrol. 2021 Jan;41(1):68-81. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2021.02.007. | Depression Sleep Quality | Review |
| 33917977 | Although there is limited certainty, there is some evidence that acupuncture can improve sleep quality in patients with insomnia. | J Clin Med. 2021 Apr 8;10(8):1575. doi: 10.3390/jcm10081575. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 33917977 | Given these results, acupuncture may improve sleep quality for PTSD and indirectly affect other symptoms of PTSD, such as memory consolidation. | J Clin Med. 2021 Apr 8;10(8):1575. doi: 10.3390/jcm10081575. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 33986818 | Acupuncture alone or combined with hypnotic drugs is superior to hypnotics drugs alone in improving sleep quality and quantity in perimenopausal women. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Apr 26;2021:5566742. doi: 10.1155/2021/5566742. eCollection 2021. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 33986818 | Low to moderate level of evidence supports that acupuncture could be a safe alternative to or adjuvant to hypnotic drugs in improving sleep quality and quantity as well as other menopause-related symptoms among women with PMI. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Apr 26;2021:5566742. doi: 10.1155/2021/5566742. eCollection 2021. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 34013776 | The acupuncture group showed significant improvement in the perception of sleep quality, but not on actigraphy total sleep time, as compared to controls. | Clin Rehabil. 2021 Nov;35(11):1518-1529. doi: 10.1177/02692155211014827. Epub 2021 May 20. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 34013776 | The acupuncture group showed larger improvements in sleep quality and on actigraphy measures posttreatment, however, these results were not maintained at follow-up. | Clin Rehabil. 2021 Nov;35(11):1518-1529. doi: 10.1177/02692155211014827. Epub 2021 May 20. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 34013776 | Two studies showed positive effects of acupuncture on self-reported sleep quality, however, these effects did not maintain at follow-up. | Clin Rehabil. 2021 Nov;35(11):1518-1529. doi: 10.1177/02692155211014827. Epub 2021 May 20. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 34122180 | To understand the relationship between PMD and insomnia as well as the comprehensiveness of acupuncture's effects, future studies need to include validated sleep measures such as Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), or actigraphy for sleep assessment in women with PMD. | Front Psychiatry. 2021 May 28;12:666988. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.666988. eCollection 2021. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 34178633 | The number of patients with improved sleep quality in the acupuncture group was significantly higher than in the control group. | Front Oncol. 2021 Jun 10;11:646315. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.646315. eCollection 2021. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 34397902 | Conversely, acupuncture may improve the sleep status in dementia patients by mediating factors that interfere with sleep quality, such as chronic pain. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Aug 13;100(32):e26871. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000026871. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 34675729 | All these studies reported that acupuncture reduced global scores of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)/Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) more effectively than hypnotics, except for two trials that reported the sleep-promoting effects between the two therapies were equivalent. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2021 Oct 12;13:1823-1863. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S332474. eCollection 2021. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 34721179 | A systematic review by this author showed that acupuncture combined with Western medicine is more effective for improving sleep quality than Western medicine alone. | Front Psychol. 2021 Oct 13;12:721872. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721872. eCollection 2021. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | This study aimed to systematically review the effects of acupuncture on pain, fatigue, sleep quality, physical function, stiffness, well-being, and safety in FM. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | No evidence that acupuncture works on fatigue, sleep quality, physical function, or stiffness was found. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | The earliest systematic review concluded that acupuncture is effective only for short-term pain and not for other symptoms, including fatigue and sleep quality. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | More recent meta-analyses have shown that acupuncture is effective for pain, sleep quality, and quality of life but not fatigue. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | Therefore, our research aims to (1) assess the effects of acupuncture on pain, fatigue, sleep quality, physical function, stiffness, and well-being in FM systematically; (2) determine the influence of different parameters of acupuncture on the therapeutic effect; and (3) explore the safety of acupuncture therapy. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | Very low quality of evidence showed that acupuncture had no effect on sleep quality in the short term (SMD: 0.08, 95% CI, â0.59, 0.76, P=0.06, I2=0%) or in the long term (SMD: â0.64, 95% CI, â1.77, 0.49, P=0.27, I2=86%) (Supplementary Figure 3). | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | In addition to short- and long-term effects on well-being, acupuncture had no significant effect on other important outcome measures of FM, including fatigue, sleep quality, physical function, and stiffness. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | A systematic review of eight RCTs concluded that acupuncture can improve the sleep quality and overall well-being in patients with FM. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | An earlier review concluded that acupuncture is not effective in improving fatigue, sleep quality, or physical function. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | A Cochrane systematic review published in 2013 indicated that acupuncture did not relieve pain or fatigue, nor did it improve sleep quality or global well-being compared with sham acupuncture. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | Another review of eight articles demonstrated that real acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture in alleviating pain and improving sleep quality and general health but not fatigue. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | Overall, the available evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture for FM is controversial, especially for other important symptoms besides pain such as fatigue, stiffness, and sleep quality. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35140516 | However, acupuncture has no effect on improving other symptoms of FM, including fatigue, sleep quality, physical function, and stiffness. | J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 3;15:315-329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351320. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35345621 | Previous studies have shown that acupuncture can improve the sleep quality of poststroke insomnia patients. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Mar 19;2022:5188311. doi: 10.1155/2022/5188311. eCollection 2022. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35492706 | For insomnia as a major symptom of active depression, meta-analyses suggested that acupuncture significantly reduced the global scores of both the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) [MD = â3.12, 95% CI (â5.16, â1.08), p < 0.01] and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) [SMD = â2.67, 95% CI (â3.51, â1.84), p < 0.01], in comparison with placebo-acupuncture. | Front Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 15;13:863134. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.863134. eCollection 2022. | Insomnia Depression Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35492706 | In addition to subjective sleep quality and quantity, objective sleep parameters were shown to be improved with acupuncture but not placebo-/sham-acupuncture in two of the three trials. | Front Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 15;13:863134. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.863134. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35492706 | No significant differences were identified between acupuncture and antidepressant (paroxetine, sertraline, or citalopram) in improving subjective sleep quality [MD = â0.01, 95% CI (â0.23, 0.21), p = 0.94], shortening sleep latency [MD = 0.05, 95% CI (â0.15, 0.25), p = 0.64], increasing sleep duration [MD = 0.01, 95% CI (â0.24, 0.25), p = 0.95] and habitual sleep efficiency [MD = â0.14, 95% CI (â0.42, 0.13), p = 0.31], and ameliorating sleep disturbances [MD = 0.03, 95% CI (â0.16, 0.22), p = 0.72] and daytime dysfunction [MD = 0.13, 95% CI (â0.11, 0.38), p = 0.29; Figure 4. | Front Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 15;13:863134. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.863134. eCollection 2022. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35492706 | In the further subgroup analysis, we identified that in comparison with standard pharmacotherapy, acupuncture with high-frequency treatment sessions (â¥5 sessions per week) was more effective in improving patients' sleep quality and quantity but was not more effective in improving patients' depressive symptoms. | Front Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 15;13:863134. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.863134. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35664757 | Unsurprisingly, it reported that sham controls was superior to acupuncture and AA groups in the improvement of sleep quality, with mean differences of 1.98 (95% CI = 0.33, 3.64; p = 0.02; I2 = 36%; Figure 3A ). | Front Oncol. 2022 May 18;12:856093. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.856093. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35664757 | The results of the meta-analysis indicated that cancer survivors treated with acupuncture and AA might not experience a positive effect on sleep quality when compared to sham control, wait-list control, or drug therapy, which is inconsistent with the previous studies. | Front Oncol. 2022 May 18;12:856093. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.856093. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35664757 | We found that the combination of acupuncture or AA with drug or sleep hygiene practices could significantly improve sleep quality of cancer surviors, and it was reported that participants responded to acupuncture effectively with responsible sleep hygiene practices and persistence of a durable therapy. | Front Oncol. 2022 May 18;12:856093. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.856093. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35664757 | The negative results from sham-controlled RCTs suggested the potential efficacy of true and sham acupuncture or acupressure in improving sleep quality in cancer patients. | Front Oncol. 2022 May 18;12:856093. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.856093. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35665055 | This study reviews the current literature on the relationship between the glymphatic system, sleep, and headaches, discusses their roles, and proposes acupuncture as a non-invasive way to focus on the glymphatic function to improve sleep quality and alleviate headache pain. | Front Neurol. 2022 May 19;13:885020. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.885020. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35665055 | Extensive evidence has shown that acupuncture plays an important role in reducing NE and inhibiting inflammation via multiple mechanisms and accelerating glymphatic clearance, which suggests that it may be an effective method for reducing the severity of headache pain while simultaneously improving sleep quality. | Front Neurol. 2022 May 19;13:885020. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.885020. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 35782438 | After excluding five studies with unspecific types of PSSDs, the pool of nine SRs suggested that acupuncture showed potential benefits in improving subjective sleep quality, daytime functioning, and global effectiveness, whereas acupuncture did not improve sleep onset latency and total sleep duration (Figure 5). | Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jun 15;13:865630. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.865630. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36011540 | The same level of evidence supports acupuncture as an effective complementary treatment to medication and exercise for improving FM severity and symptoms including pain, sleep quality, quality of life, depression, anxiety and fatigue. | Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 11;19(16):9904. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19169904. | Anxiety Depression Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36119472 | Forest plot of the sleep disturbances measured by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in lung cancer patients treated with acupuncture and control. | Front Oncol. 2022 Sep 2;12:921151. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.921151. eCollection 2022. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36176875 | The PubMed search strategy was : (((((((((((INSOMNIA) OR (insomnia[MeSH Terms])) AND (complementary medicine[MeSH Terms])) OR (alternative medicine[MeSH Terms]))) OR (complementary and alternative medicine[MeSH Terms]))) OR Natural practices OR Manual practices OR Mind-body intervention practices OR Acupuncture OR Acupressure OR Yoga OR Tai Chi AND (The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index[MeSH Terms])) OR (PSQI[MeSH Terms])) OR (sleep quality[MeSH Terms])) OR (sleep latency[MeSH Terms])) OR (adjustment sleep disorder[MeSH Terms]) ((((""insomnia s""[All Fields] OR ""sleep initiation and maintenance disorders""[MeSH Terms] OR (""sleep""[All Fields] AND ""initiation""[All Fields] AND ""maintenance""[All Fields] AND ""disorders""[All Fields]) OR ""sleep initiation and maintenance disorders""[All Fields] OR ""insomnia""[All Fields] OR ""insomnias""[All Fields] OR ""sleep initiation and maintenance disorders""[MeSH Terms]) AND ""complementary therapies""[MeSH Terms]) OR ""complementary therapies""[MeSH Terms] OR ((""complementaries""[All Fields] OR ""complementary""[All Fields]) AND ""complementary therapies""[MeSH Terms])) AND ((""Pittsburgh""[All Fields] AND (""sleep quality""[MeSH Terms] OR (""sleep""[All Fields] AND ""quality""[All Fields]) OR ""sleep quality""[All Fields])) AND OR ""sleep quality""[MeSH Terms] OR ""sleep latency""[MeSH Terms] OR ""dyssomnias""[MeSH Terms | Cureus. 2022 Aug 26;14(8):e28425. doi: 10.7759/cureus.28425. eCollection 2022 Aug. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36176875 | The review by Cheuk et al. concluded with seven rigorous methodological trials that acupuncture and acupressure help improve sleep quality scores. | Cureus. 2022 Aug 26;14(8):e28425. doi: 10.7759/cureus.28425. eCollection 2022 Aug. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36186098 | This overview showed that complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, MBP, and natural product intervention, could improve sleep quality. | J Pharmacopuncture. 2022 Sep 30;25(3):186-198. doi: 10.3831/KPI.2022.25.3.186. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36268156 | There was not a significant change in PSQI score (Pittsburgh sleep quality index) between patients and controls after 4 weeks of acupuncture therapy, according to a paper written by Wang et al.. The study was conducted on patients with insomnia. | Comput Intell Neurosci. 2022 Oct 11;2022:1081713. doi: 10.1155/2022/1081713. eCollection 2022. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36590284 | This study shows that acupuncture can improve the symptoms of CRI patients to some extent, sleep quality evaluated by PSQI improved, which is clinically useful and safe, and provides a basis for clinical treatment. | Front Neurosci. 2022 Dec 15;16:1026759. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1026759. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36590284 | Empirically, if combined with acupuncture and pharmacotherapy or alternative therapies, there may be a greater improvement in improving sleep quality. | Front Neurosci. 2022 Dec 15;16:1026759. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1026759. eCollection 2022. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36595758 | Studies have found that acupuncture can regulate low-frequency fluctuations in the posterior cerebellum, temporal lobe and other regions, and regulate the functions of the parahippocampal gyrus and superior temporal gyrus of the brain, thereby improving sleep quality. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Dec 23;101(51):e30703. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030703. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36760099 | Studies found that electroacupuncture has significant analgesic and sedative effects, enhancing immune function, and reducing the risk factors of decreased postoperative sleep quality. | Med Sci Monit. 2023 Feb 10;29:e938920. doi: 10.12659/MSM.938920. | Immunity Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36760792 | In terms of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale score, the improvement in insomnia patients by tuina alone was better than that of other treatments [standardized mean difference (SMD), â2.57; 95% CI, â2.98, â2.17; P < 0.00001], and tuina combined with other treatments (acupuncture, scraping, auricular point pressing, Suanzaoren decoction, estazolam) was better than other single therapies (SMD, â2.83; 95% CI, â2.98, â2.68; P < 0.00001). | Front Neurosci. 2023 Jan 25;16:1096003. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1096003. eCollection 2022. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36930068 | Numerous studies have shown that acupuncture improves sleep quality and prolongs sleep time in patients with insomnia by regulating the activities of sleep factors, such as neurotransmitters, hormones, and cytokines. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Mar 17;102(11):e33213. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033213. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36930068 | Li Zhongwen et al designed a randomized controlled trial in which patients with insomnia were acupunctured by acupuncture of Shenmen and Sanyinjiao, and the results showed that acupuncture of sleep-Sanyinjiao could effectively improve sleep quality and upregulate serum γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and 5-HT levels in patients. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Mar 17;102(11):e33213. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033213. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36930068 | After 4 weeks of treatment, the results showed that Jiaotai Pill combined with acupuncture could better regulate the levels of cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β and improve the sleep quality of patients and treatment of insomnia. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Mar 17;102(11):e33213. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033213. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 36930068 | In contrast, acupuncture can affect sleep architecture, improve sleep quality, and treat insomnia by regulating hormones associated with the sympathetic-adrenomedullary system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Mar 17;102(11):e33213. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033213. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37051548 | Our network meta-analysis primarily aimed to compare and rank the efficacy of acupuncture methods using the Cancer Fatigue Scale (CFS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). | Front Oncol. 2023 Mar 27;13:1071326. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1071326. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37051548 | The SUCRA were utilized in this study to evaluate changes in CRF and sleep quality following various acupuncture treatments. | Front Oncol. 2023 Mar 27;13:1071326. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1071326. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Efficacy and safety of acupuncture on sleep quality for post-stroke insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Acupuncture could improve sleep quality, has long-term efficacy and without serious adverse events. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Studies have shown that acupuncture can improve the sleep quality of post-stroke insomnia patients. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Effect of acupuncture on total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Effect of acupuncture plus control group (CG) on total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Eight studies evaluated the long-term efficacy for acupuncture compared with CG, the random-effects meta-analysis showed that acupuncture had long-term efficacy at the 1st month (SMD = â0.88, 95% CI: â1.30 to â0.46, P < 0.0001) and 3rd month (SMD = â1.29, 95% CI: â2.12 to â0.46, P = 0.0002) in ameliorating sleep quality. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Moreover, one study reported that acupuncture had long-term efficacy (2nd month) in ameliorating sleep quality (Figure 6A). | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | We also evaluated the long-term efficacy for acupuncture plus CG compared with CG, the random-effects meta-analysis showed that acupuncture plus CG had long-term efficacy at the 1st month (SMD = â1.20, 95% CI: â1.99 to â0.42, P = 0.04) in ameliorating sleep quality compared with CG, and one study reported that acupuncture plus CG had long-term efficacy (3rd month) in ameliorating sleep quality (Figure 6B). | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Objective sleep data collected by PSG was also used to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on improving sleep quality. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Pooled results indicated that acupuncture or acupuncture plus CG was superior to CG in improving sleep quality and long-term effects. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Furthermore, we found that once a day acupuncture treatment or a greater time of needle retention might be associated with better sleep quality effects. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | Third, acupuncture can improve sleep quality and has long-term efficiency; moreover, it can also relieve other stroke sequelae such as depression to avoid aggravating insomnia. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Insomnia Depression Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37441610 | This study suggested that acupuncture has positive effects on subjective sleep quality, long-term clinical efficacy in post-stroke insomnia. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 27;14:1164604. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1164604. eCollection 2023. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37505150 | The observation group was treated with Bushen Zhichan Fang (Fructus Lycii, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis, Herba Cistanches, Radix Rehmanniae, Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, Radix Codonopsis, Fructus Cannabis, Radix Ophiopogonis, Carapax Trionycis, Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Colla Cornus cervi, Colla Corii Asini, Rhizoma Polygonati, Fructus Corni, and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) and acupuncture (After treatment, the sleep quality [PD sleep scale, Pittsburgh sleep quality index], quality of life [PD quality of life scale 39], clinical efficacy of TCM, plasma glutamate and serum cystatin C levels before and after treatment, daily average dosage of madopar and adverse reactions were observed. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Jul 28;102(30):e34278. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034278. | Adverse Reactions Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37510483 | For instance, a clinical trial found that acupuncture for six weeks was not effective in improving sleep quality and excessive daytime somnolence compared with sham acupuncture in PD patients. | Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jul 17;11(14):2042. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11142042. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37510483 | The primary endpoint of our study is the effect of acupuncture on sleep quality, while the secondary endpoints are its impact on depression, anxiety, and fatigue. | Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jul 17;11(14):2042. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11142042. | Anxiety Depression Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37510483 | Another analysis was conducted to assess the effect of acupuncture on sleep quality using different scales, namely PDSS+PDSS-2 or ESS. | Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jul 17;11(14):2042. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11142042. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37533466 | For each study, a graph was created with information on the following: (1) publication details (author, journal, year); (2) basic study details (type of study, comparisons, sample size, scanning instrument, functional data analysis); (3) acupuncture methods (acupuncture type, acupoints, duration of treatment, frequency, duration); (4) clinical outcome measures (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores before and after treatment); (5) neuroimaging results (peak coordinates [MNI or Talairach] and corresponding statistics (t scores, Z scores). | Front Neurol. 2023 Jul 18;14:1180393. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1180393. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37533466 | The placebo effect of non-acupoint acupuncture could promote the perception of improved sleep in patients with PI and increase their confidence in their sleep quality. | Front Neurol. 2023 Jul 18;14:1180393. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1180393. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37614343 | Acupuncture in insomnia treatment improves sleep quality and psychological health. | Front Neurosci. 2023 Aug 8;17:1243029. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1243029. eCollection 2023. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37675019 | Various meta-analyses, which included thousands of patients each, suggested that acupuncture could improve the sleep quality of patients with primary insomnia and patients with insomnia-related primary diseases and conditions (stroke, ESRD, perimenopause, pregnancy, and mental illness) of all ages, with few and mild adverse reactions. | Front Nephrol. 2022 Nov 9;2:1006506. doi: 10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506. eCollection 2022. | Adverse Reactions Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37861514 | This meta-analysis revealed that acupuncture or moxibustion alone or combination with other therapies(drugs, CBT-I or psychological intervention) has high clinical efficacy and can improve the sleep quality of patients with senile insomnia. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Oct 20;102(42):e34842. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034842. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37861514 | Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the efficacy of acupuncture or moxibustion in the treatment of senile insomnia were included based on the following criteria: types of participants: Patients (age, â¥60 years) with senile insomnia irrespective of race and sex; types of studies: RCTs and studies in which blinding and allocation concealment were not limited; and types of interventions: The experimental group was treated with acupuncture, electroacupuncture, or moxibustion alone or acupuncture combined with other therapies, whereas the control group was treated with sham acupuncture alone, placebo, or other therapies used in the treatment group; types of outcomes: Primary outcomes included the rate of improvement and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Oct 20;102(42):e34842. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034842. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37861514 | Studies have demonstrated that acupuncture or moxibustion can stimulate acupoints to increase the concentration of β-endorphin, endogenous melatonin, NO, or γ-aminobutyric acid, thereby improving sleep quality. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Oct 20;102(42):e34842. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034842. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37861514 | Compared with drugs alone, acupuncture or moxibustion either alone or combined with drugs significantly improved sleep quality and PSQI scores. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Oct 20;102(42):e34842. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034842. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37928412 | Among these, Chinese medicine pillow (SMDÂ =Â â3.27; 95% CI: â6.03 to â0.51), auricular acupressure (SMDÂ =Â â2.33; 95% CI: â3.36 to â1.29), moxibustion (SMDÂ =Â â2.28; 95% CI: â3.63 to â0.94), acupressure (SMDÂ =Â â1.67; 95% CI: â2.64 to â0.70), and acupuncture (SMDÂ =Â â1.43; 95% CI: â2.65 to â0.21) demonstrated significant effects in improving sleep quality when compared to usual care or waitlist. | Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Sep 18;10(11):100308. doi: 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100308. eCollection 2023 Nov. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37928412 | The cumulative ranking curve values revealed that the Chinese medicine pillow exhibited the highest potential for effectively enhancing sleep quality in patients with cancer, followed by auricular acupressure, moxibustion, acupressure, acupuncture, Tuina, and electroacupuncture. | Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Sep 18;10(11):100308. doi: 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100308. eCollection 2023 Nov. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37928412 | Valid evidences have confirmed the positive efficacy of multiple external therapies of TCM, such as acupuncture, and acupressure, on the improvement of sleep quality in patients with cancer. | Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Sep 18;10(11):100308. doi: 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100308. eCollection 2023 Nov. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37928412 | Chinese medicine pillow (SMDÂ =Â â3.27; 95% CI: â6.03 to â0.51), auricular acupressure (SMDÂ =Â â2.33; 95% CI: â3.36 to â1.29), moxibustion (SMDÂ =Â â2.28; 95% CI: â3.63 to â0.94), acupressure (SMDÂ =Â â1.67; 95% CI: â2.64 to â0.70), and acupuncture (SMDÂ =Â â1.43; 95% CI: â2.65 to â0.21) had significant effects on sleep quality improvement compared with usual care or waitlist. | Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Sep 18;10(11):100308. doi: 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100308. eCollection 2023 Nov. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37928412 | With respect to ranking probabilities, the Chinese medicine pillow showed the highest cumulative probability (SUCRA: 88.3%), and thus became the best intervention to improve sleep quality in patients with cancer, followed by auricular acupressure (SUCRA: 81.4%), moxibustion (SUCRA: 78.3%), acupressure (SUCRA: 61.3%), acupuncture (SUCRA: 53.5%), and Tuina (SUCRA: 51.3%) (Fig. 4 and Table 3). | Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Sep 18;10(11):100308. doi: 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100308. eCollection 2023 Nov. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37928412 | This NMA demonstrated that Chinese medicine pillow, auricular acupressure, moxibustion, acupressure, and acupuncture experience a positive effect on sleep quality compared with usual care or wait list control. | Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Sep 18;10(11):100308. doi: 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100308. eCollection 2023 Nov. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37960761 | Studies have shown that acupuncture can improve the sleep quality of perimenopausal women, as measured by the PSQI. | Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Nov 10;102(45):e35942. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035942. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37998449 | In a study by King et al., a significant improvement was observed only in the PSQI-sleep quality and daytime dysfunction in the auricular acupuncture group, whereas no improvement in the objective sleep indices was observed. | Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Nov 14;11(22):2957. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11222957. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37998449 | All the before-after studies demonstrated improvements in PTSD-related symptoms and sleep quality after a series of acupuncture interventions. | Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Nov 14;11(22):2957. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11222957. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 37998449 | Studies have shown that acupuncture can improve the core and related symptoms of PTSD (50%) and sleep quality (67.5%). | Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Nov 14;11(22):2957. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11222957. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 38125837 | Phillips and Skelton conducted a pretest/posttest experimental design to examine the effects of individualized acupuncture on the sleep of PLWH, which showed that the subjective sleep quality of PLWH measured by CSQI was significantly improved from the pretest to the posttest. | Front Neurol. 2023 Nov 20;14:1017896. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1017896. eCollection 2023. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 38189090 | A few separate studies have reported the role of acupuncture treatment in common symptoms in patients with CKD, including intradialytic hypotension on dialysis, poor sleep quality, anxiety, depression, muscle cramps, and dialysis imbalance syndrome (supplemental Figure S6). | Ren Fail. 2024 Dec;46(1):2301504. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2023.2301504. Epub 2024 Jan 8. | Anxiety Depression Sleep Quality | Review |
| 38222288 | Recently, some observational studies reported that acupuncture-point stimulation (APS) provided benefits for promoting perioperative sleep quality. | Int J Clin Pract. 2024 Jan 4;2024:6763996. doi: 10.1155/2024/6763996. eCollection 2024. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 38222288 | In complementary and alternative medicine, acupuncture-point stimulation (APS) was employed to improve perioperative sleep quality. | Int J Clin Pract. 2024 Jan 4;2024:6763996. doi: 10.1155/2024/6763996. eCollection 2024. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 38222288 | Luo's study merely examined the efficiency of electroacupuncture on sleep quality during the postoperative period and did not conduct a quantitative meta-analysis. | Int J Clin Pract. 2024 Jan 4;2024:6763996. doi: 10.1155/2024/6763996. eCollection 2024. | Sleep Quality | Review |
| 22843248 | Sleep quality was also significantly higher in the acupuncture group compared to the control group, p=.042. | Clin Nurs Res. 2013 Feb;22(1):130-6. doi: 10.1177/1054773812454136. Epub 2012 Jul 27. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 22843248 | In conclusions, acupuncture seems to have a reducing effect on postoperative pain as well as increase sleep quality in day surgery patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery. | Clin Nurs Res. 2013 Feb;22(1):130-6. doi: 10.1177/1054773812454136. Epub 2012 Jul 27. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on the Postoperative Sleep Quality and Pain of Patients After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Our paper aimed to observe the effect of using transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on sleep quality and complications after surgery in patients undergoing selective video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | The Portable Sleep Monitor (PSM) was performed to determine the sleep quality of the two nights before the operation (Sleep preop 2 and Sleep preop 1) and the xefxacx81rst and third night after surgery (Sleep POD 1 and Sleep POD 3). | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | The visual analog scale (VAS) was performed to evaluate pain scores after surgery and the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) was used for evaluating subjective sleep quality. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Undergoing TEAS treatment perioperatively can improve sleep quality, and effectively promote the postoperative analgesic effect and alleviate postoperative complications. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Analgesic Effect Postoperative Complications Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Although pharmacological interventions, such as short-acting non-benzodiazepine and multi-modal analgesia, have been reported to improve sleep quality after surgery, the potential risk of addiction and truncation still limits the clinical use of those drugs. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Previous studies have proven that TEAS can be successfully applied for various aspects such as relieving pain and nausea and vomiting after surgery, and improving sleep quality after surgery. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Nausea and Vomiting Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of TEAS on postoperative pain and sleep quality among patients who have undergone video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery under general anesthesia. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | We hypothesized that TEAS intervention would effectively improve postoperative pain and sleep quality in these patients. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | The Portable Sleep Monitor (PSM, PSM100A; Chengdu Sealand Technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China) is based on a patented, China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA)-cleared algorithm (CFDA approval: 20,162,210,145), which uses direct accessibility process to determine the quality of sleep. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | The following sleep variables were evaluated by physicians in the sleep laboratory, who were blinded to patient information: sleep efficiency (sleep time/recording time), subjective sleep quality score [AIS]), and percentages of REM sleep, stable sleep, and unstable sleep. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | It comprises eight items: sleep induction, waking during the night, final awakening, total sleep duration, sleep quality, well-being, functioning capacity, and sleepiness during the day, and the total AIS scores range from 0 to 24 points, with xe2x89xa56 points indicating a diagnosis of insomnia. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Primary Outcome: Comparison of Perioperative Sleep Quality Between the Two Groups | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | However, patients who underwent TEAS before and after the surgery had better perioperative sleep efficiency and subjective sleep quality, and TEAS promoted the postoperative analgesic effect and alleviated postoperative complications, as compared with patients in the control group. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Analgesic Effect Postoperative Complications Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | In our study, we chose PC6 (Neiguan) and HT7 (Shenmen) as acupoints to improve sleep quality; moreover, the dense-disperse frequency of 2/10 Hz was chosen based on previous literature. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | The possible mechanisms underlying the effects of TEAS in the treatment of decreased postoperative sleep quality may be as follows: First, TEAS can regulate the levels of serotonin (5-HT), norepinephrine, cortisol, melatonin, and other endogenous factors to improve sleep quality indirectly. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Rat studies have shown that electroacupuncture can improve sleep quality by restoring normal neurotransmitters (eg, 5-HT and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid), interleukin-1xcexb2, and tumor necrosis factor levels, and decreasing norepinephrine and dopamine levels in the brain of an insomnia rat model. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | In addition to the decline in postoperative sleep quality caused by surgical trauma, stress, and general anesthetics, postoperative complications after major surgery may also reduce postoperative sleep quality. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Postoperative Complications Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Acupoint electrical stimulation may effectively improve postoperative sleep quality by reducing postoperative complications. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Postoperative Complications Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Acupoint electrical stimulation has been proven to have obvious analgesic and sedative effects, which can enhance immune function and reduce postoperative complications, such as pain, and nausea and vomiting, which could improve postoperative sleep quality and promote the recovery of patients. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Immunity Postoperative Complications Nausea and Vomiting Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | First, we only collected data on sleep quality in the short-term perioperative period after TEAS. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | The effect of TEAS on long-term sleep quality after surgery needs further study. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Second, although we tried to reduce the confounding factors of postoperative sleep quality such as light, noise or interference due to nursing care in the study, there may be other inevitable factors that may affect postoperative sleep quality. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Third, it is necessary to study the effect of TEAS on postoperative sleep quality in large-scale multi-center studies and other types of surgery under general anesthesia in the future. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 33154688 | Our findings show that TEAS can effectively improve postoperative sleep efficiency and subjective sleep scores, relieve postoperative complications, such as postoperative pain, and nausea and vomiting, which may further help to improve postoperative sleep quality and promote the recovery of patients. | Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Oct 27;12:809-819. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S270739. eCollection 2020. | Postoperative Complications Nausea and Vomiting Sleep Quality | Clinic |
| 35482778 | Recent studies have verified that stimulating these three acupoints improves the sleep quality of rats with PCPA-induced insomnia. | PLoS One. 2022 Apr 28;17(4):e0267843. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267843. eCollection 2022. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Mechanism |
| 28672928 | Insomnia is a subjective experience characterized by a difficulty in falling asleep and/or staying asleep, which results in the failure of sleep quality or quantity to meet an individual's normal physiological needs and affects their social functions. | Exp Ther Med. 2017 Jul;14(1):289-297. doi: 10.3892/etm.2017.4452. Epub 2017 May 11. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Mechanism |
| 36636219 | This result indicates that DHS stimulation can effectively inhibit the excitability of the central nervous system and improve the sleep quality of rats with insomnia. | Heliyon. 2022 Dec 22;8(12):e12574. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12574. eCollection 2022 Dec. | Insomnia Sleep Quality | Mechanism |
| 22461840 | Here, an actigraph, an objective indicator evaluating the quantity and quality of sleep, was applied to an animal model. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012;2012:472982. doi: 10.1155/2012/472982. Epub 2012 Feb 16. | Sleep Quality | Mechanism |
| 22461840 | Moreover, these results mean that the acupoint for improvement of sleep quality is anatomically similar to h-Baihui (GV20) rather than p-Baihui determined by traditional Chinese medicine. | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012;2012:472982. doi: 10.1155/2012/472982. Epub 2012 Feb 16. | Sleep Quality | Mechanism |
| 30766475 | In addition, MA has established benefits in improving sleep quality of patients with AD. | Front Neurosci. 2019 Jan 31;13:37. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00037. eCollection 2019. | Sleep Quality | Mechanism |