The efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of cephalalgia/ migraine and different conditions

Martinez Pecino F, Sola Arnau I, Betina Nishishinya Aquino M
Record ID 32008100057
Spanish
Authors' objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of cephalalgia/ migraine and any pathology or health issue in which pain is not the main symptom. In addition to cephalalgia, the health topics reviewed were: cerebrovascular accident (CVA or stroke), addictions, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, vascular-related dementia, depression, peripheral artery disease, nocturnal enuresis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, infertility, insomnia, nausea and vomiting, obesity, Bell’s paralysis, prostatic pathologies, obstetric problems(inducing labour, breech presentation), menopausal symptoms, tobacco addiction, tinnitus and xerostomia.
Authors' results and conclusions: The document features data from 37 systematic reviews and 61 clinical trials. To assess the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of cephalalgia, 5 systematic reviews and 15 clinical trials were used. In relation to the other medical situations, 32 systematic reviews and 46 clinical trials were involved.
Authors' methods: Review
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2007
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Spain
MeSH Terms
  • Acupuncture Therapy
  • Migraine Disorders
  • Pain
Contact
Organisation Name: Andalusian Health Technology Assessment Area
Contact Address: Area de Evaluacion de Tecnologias Sanitarias Sanitarias de Andalucia (AETSA) Avda. Innovación, s/n Edificio Arena 1. Sevilla (Spain) Tel. +34 955 006 309
Contact Name: aetsa.csalud@juntadeandalucia.es
Contact Email: aetsa.csalud@juntadeandalucia.es
Copyright: Andalusian Agency for Health Technology Assessment (AETSA)
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