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Needle-Free Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Pain Management
This study examined the effects of needle-free electroacupuncture, at ST36 on postoperative pain following hysterectomy. Based on a double-blind, sham and different intervention controlled clinical experimental design, 47 women were randomly allocated to four different groups. Except for those in th...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21716712 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/696754 |
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author | Lee, Daniel Xu, Hong Lin, Jaung-Geng Watson, Kerry Wu, Rick Sai Chuen Chen, Kuen-Bao |
author_facet | Lee, Daniel Xu, Hong Lin, Jaung-Geng Watson, Kerry Wu, Rick Sai Chuen Chen, Kuen-Bao |
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description | This study examined the effects of needle-free electroacupuncture, at ST36 on postoperative pain following hysterectomy. Based on a double-blind, sham and different intervention controlled clinical experimental design, 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). All groups were assessed during the postoperative period for 24 hours. The Visual Analogue Scale was used to determine the amount of perceived pain felt by each subject. Differences were found between the means postoperatively at three, four, eight, 16 and 24 hours. Post hoc comparison tests indicated that Group 4 was significantly different from Groups 1, 2, and 3 at 24 hours. A one-way 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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spelling | pubmed-31189992011-06-28 Needle-Free Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Pain Management Lee, Daniel Xu, Hong Lin, Jaung-Geng Watson, Kerry Wu, Rick Sai Chuen Chen, Kuen-Bao Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article This study examined the effects of needle-free electroacupuncture, at ST36 on postoperative pain following hysterectomy. Based on a double-blind, sham and different intervention controlled clinical experimental design, 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). All groups were assessed during the postoperative period for 24 hours. The Visual Analogue Scale was used to determine the amount of perceived pain felt by each subject. Differences were found between the means postoperatively at three, four, eight, 16 and 24 hours. Post hoc comparison tests indicated that Group 4 was significantly different from Groups 1, 2, and 3 at 24 hours. A one-way 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. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-06-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3118999/ /pubmed/21716712 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/696754 Text en Copyright © 2011 Daniel Lee et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Lee, Daniel Xu, Hong Lin, Jaung-Geng Watson, Kerry Wu, Rick Sai Chuen Chen, Kuen-Bao Needle-Free Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Pain Management |
title | Needle-Free Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Pain Management |
title_full | Needle-Free Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Pain Management |
title_fullStr | Needle-Free Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Pain Management |
title_full_unstemmed | Needle-Free Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Pain Management |
title_short | Needle-Free Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Pain Management |
title_sort | needle-free electroacupuncture for postoperative pain management |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21716712 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/696754 |
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