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Acupuncture Vs. Intravenous Morphine for acute pain
In patients with acute pain presenting to the ED, acupuncture was associated with more effective and faster analgesia with better tolerance.
Conclusion: This article provides an update on one of the oldest pain relief techniques (acupuncture) that could find a central place in the management of acute care settings. This should be considered especially in today's increasingly complicated and polymedicated patients to avoid adverse drug reactions.
Acupuncture Vs. Medication for side effects of Chemotherapy and Cancer related drugs
Most recent data in the form of meta-analysis puts Acupuncture as the highest recommended treatment for the below conditions and is in the 2024 guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Society for integrative Oncology.
Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) Related joint pain
General cancer pain, bone pain or musculoskeletal pain
Chemotherapy Induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)
General Surgical Pain
People having surgery for cancer or other related procedures, such as a bone marrow biopsy.
Palliative and survivorship care
Acupuncture is also known to generally treat inflammation, circulatory issues, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and constipation.
Below is the report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology on the data.
