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Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Rece...
Correia de Carvalho, Marta; Nunes de Azevedo, José; Azevedo, Pedro; Pires, Carlos; Machado, Jorge Pereira; Laranjeira, ManuelPatients with kidney failure (KF) receiving maintenance hemodialysis (HD) experience numerous symptoms that impair their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and contribute to high mortality rates. Acupuncture is often used for symptom enhancement and HRQOL. This blinded, randomized, controlled patient-assessor trial evaluated the effectiveness of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture on patients' HRQOL ...
Integrating Acupuncture into a Dialysis Center
Correia de Carvalho, Marta; Azevedo, Pedro; Pires, Carlos; Machado, Jorge Pereira; Laranjeira, Manuel; Nunes de Azevedo, JoséA growing interest in integrating traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and conventional medicine (CM) to create a more comprehensive approach to healthcare has been verified. Scientific evidence supports acupuncture as an integrative treatment for specific health conditions. The aim of this study was to assess the acceptance and feasibility by patients and healthcare professionals of integrating acupuncture in a ...
Dor e articulação do punho na artrite reumatoide: O impacto na capacidade funci...
Seixas, Diana; Farinha, Fátima; Fonte, Marcos Pacheco da; Laranjeira, Manuel; Rua, MaríliaEnquadramento: Artrite reumatoide (AR), doença autoimune, inflamatória e crónica. Caracteriza-se por poliartrite, dor crónica e dificuldade em mobilizar as articulações, que levam à incapacidade funcional dos doentes. Objetivos: Avaliar a influência da mobilidade articular do punho e da dor, na capacidade funcional de doentes com AR. Metodologia: Estudo quantitativo, descritivo e correlacional, constituído por ...
Effect of acupuncture on post-operative pain in Lumbar surgery
Hamza, Fatine; Anjos, Ana Alexandra; Machado, Jorge Pereira; Laranjeira, Manuel; Greten, Henry JohannesAccording to the Heidelberg model of TCM, we designed clinical randomized single blinded controlled trial to investigate if acupuncture can be a useful therapeutic option in post-operative pain in lumbar surgery. To achieve this goal 30 patients were randomly assigned to two groups: Group one: intervention group received acupuncture in three points (KI10), (BL40) and (SP6). Control group received Sham acupunctu...