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Non-invasive methods for pain releasing in acupuncture practice

A/Prof Hong XU

AACMA

Non-invasive acupuncture treatment methods

• ear acupressure• moxibustion • needleless acupuncture

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Hindawi Publishing CorporationEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative MedicineVolume 2011, Article ID 696754, 7 pagesdoi:10.1155/2011/696754

Needle-Free Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Pain ManagementDaniel Lee, Hong Xu, Jaung-Geng Lin, et.al

• at ST36 on postoperative pain following hysterectomy (double-blind, sham and different intervention controlled).

• 47 women were randomly allocated to four different groups. Except for those in the control group (Group 1, n = 13), a course of treatment was given of either sham (Group 2, n = 12), high-frequency stimulation (Group 3, n = 12), or low-frequency stimulation (Group 4, n = 10).

• A oneway ANOVA analysis for total patient-controlled analgesia demand and doses indicated significant differences between the groups F(3, 42) = 3.59, P < .05. Post hoc analysis confirmed the differences between Groups 1 (M = 84.54) and 4 (M = 41.60). Treatment outcomes of this therapy showed a positive effect for the management of postoperative pain.

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Clinical Investigation into the Effectiveness of Needleless Acupuncture in the Management of the Symptoms of

Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Preliminary, Single-blind and Sham-controlled Study

Hong Xu*, J Damien Ryan, Ke Li

• a Silver Spike Point (SSP) Needle Free Acupuncture Device

• ST 36 Zusanli, GB 34 Yanglingquan, ST 35 Dubi and SP10 Xuehai; total n = 36

• The WOMAC scores decreased significantly among participants in the NA group in comparison to the NSA control for all measures: pain of the knee (p = 0.016), stiffness of the knee (p = 0.006) and difficulty performing daily activities (p = 0.032).

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Thank You !

hong.xu@vu.edu.audr.hong@auschi.com.au