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According to some acupuncturists,{{Who|date=March 2018}} this practice augments the use of regular acupuncture, can restore [[health]] and well-being, and is particularly good for treating [[pain]]. {{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} There is evidence for some efficacy (when used in addition to [[antiemetics]]) in treating moderate post-[[chemotherapy]] [[vomiting]], but not for acute vomiting or delayed nausea severity. {{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} |
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==Use by acupuncturists== |
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According to ''Acupuncture Today'', a [[trade journal]] for acupuncturists: |
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:"Electroacupuncture is quite similar to traditional acupuncture in that the same points are stimulated during treatment{{cn|date=December 2018}}. As with traditional acupuncture, needles are inserted on specific points along the body. The needles are then attached to a device that generates continuous electric pulses using small clips. These devices are used to adjust the frequency and intensity of the impulse being delivered, depending on the condition being treated. Electroacupuncture uses two needles at time so that the impulses can pass from one needle to the other. Several pairs of needles can be stimulated simultaneously, usually for no more than 30 minutes at a time."<ref name="acupuncturetoday.com">{{cite web |
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| title = Acupuncture Today: Electroacupuncture |
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:"According to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, illness is caused when chi does not flow properly throughout the body. Acupuncturists determine whether chi is weak, stagnant or otherwise out of balance, which indicates the points to be stimulated. Electroacupuncture is considered to be especially useful for conditions in which there is an accumulation of chi, such as in chronic pain syndromes, or in cases where the chi is difficult to stimulate."<ref name="acupuncturetoday.com"/> |
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Electroacupuncture is also variously termed EA, electro-acupuncture or incorporated under the generic term [[electrotherapy]]. |
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''Electroacupuncture according to Voll'' (EAV) claims to measure "energy" in acupuncture points and to diagnose ailments. Some devices are registered in FDA as galvanic skin response measuring devices; they may not be used in diagnosis and treatment. Units reportedly sell for around $15,000 and are promoted for diagnosis of conditions including "parasites, food and environmental sensitivities, candida, nutritional deficiencies and much more."<ref name="ScienceBasedmedicine">[http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=141 Science Based Medicine]</ref> It is promoted for diagnosis of allergies. |
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==Scientific research== |
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The [[Cochrane Collaboration]], a group of [[evidence-based medicine]] (EBM) reviewers, reviewed acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of [[rheumatoid arthritis]]. Because of the small number and poor quality of studies, they found no evidence to recommend its use for this condition. The reviewers concluded: |
The [[Cochrane Collaboration]], a group of [[evidence-based medicine]] (EBM) reviewers, reviewed acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of [[rheumatoid arthritis]]. Because of the small number and poor quality of studies, they found no evidence to recommend its use for this condition. The reviewers concluded: |
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:"Although the results of the study on electroacupuncture show that electroacupuncture may be beneficial to reduce symptomatic knee pain in patients with RA 24 hours and 4 months post treatment, the reviewers concluded that the poor quality of the trial, including the small sample size preclude its recommendation. The reviewers further conclude that acupuncture has no effect on ESR, CRP, pain, patient's global assessment, number of swollen joints, number of tender joints, general health, disease activity and reduction of analgesics. These conclusions are limited by methodological considerations such as the type of acupuncture (acupuncture vs electroacupuncture), the site of intervention, the low number of clinical trials and the small sample size of the included studies."<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Casimiro L, Barnsley L, Brosseau L |editor1-last=Casimiro |editor1-first=Lynn |title=Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |issue=4 |pages=CD003788 |year=2005 |volume=2010 |pmid=16235342 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD003788.pub2 |pmc=8729824 |url=http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab003788.html|display-authors=etal}}</ref> |
:"Although the results of the study on electroacupuncture show that electroacupuncture may be beneficial to reduce symptomatic knee pain in patients with RA 24 hours and 4 months post treatment, the reviewers concluded that the poor quality of the trial, including the small sample size preclude its recommendation. The reviewers further conclude that acupuncture has no effect on ESR, CRP, pain, patient's global assessment, number of swollen joints, number of tender joints, general health, disease activity and reduction of analgesics. These conclusions are limited by methodological considerations such as the type of acupuncture (acupuncture vs electroacupuncture), the site of intervention, the low number of clinical trials and the small sample size of the included studies."<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Casimiro L, Barnsley L, Brosseau L |editor1-last=Casimiro |editor1-first=Lynn |title=Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |issue=4 |pages=CD003788 |year=2005 |volume=2010 |pmid=16235342 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD003788.pub2 |pmc=8729824 |url=http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab003788.html|display-authors=etal}}</ref> |
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A 2016 systematic review and meta-analysis found inconclusive evidence that electroacupuncture was effective for nausea and vomiting and [[hyperemesis gravidarum]] during pregnancy.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Van den Heuvel|first1=E|last2=Goossens|first2=M|last3=Vanderhaegen|first3=H|last4=Sun|first4=HX|last5=Buntinx|first5=F|title=Effect of acustimulation on nausea and vomiting and on hyperemesis in pregnancy: a systematic review of Western and Chinese literature.|journal=BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine|date=13 January 2016|volume=16|pages=13|doi=10.1186/s12906-016-0985-4|pmid=26758211|pmc=4711053}}</ref> |
A 2016 systematic review and meta-analysis found inconclusive evidence that electroacupuncture was effective for nausea and vomiting and [[hyperemesis gravidarum]] during pregnancy.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Van den Heuvel|first1=E|last2=Goossens|first2=M|last3=Vanderhaegen|first3=H|last4=Sun|first4=HX|last5=Buntinx|first5=F|title=Effect of acustimulation on nausea and vomiting and on hyperemesis in pregnancy: a systematic review of Western and Chinese literature.|journal=BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine|date=13 January 2016|volume=16|pages=13|doi=10.1186/s12906-016-0985-4|pmid=26758211|pmc=4711053|doi-access=free}}</ref> The [[American Cancer Society]] has concluded that the evidence does not support the use of EAV "as a method that can diagnose, cure, or otherwise help people with cancer" or "as a reliable aid in diagnosis or treatment of ... other illness".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalternativemedicine/manualhealingandphysicaltouch/electrodermal-screening | title=Electrodermal Screening | work=ACS | access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref> |
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Regarding EAV devices, "results are not reproducible when subject to rigorous testing and do not correlate with clinical evidence of allergy".<ref name="Wuethrich"/> There is no credible evidence of diagnostic capability.<ref name="Wuethrich">{{cite journal |author=Wüthrich B |title=Unproven techniques in allergy diagnosis |journal=J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=86–90 |year=2005 |pmid=16047707 |url=http://www.jiaci.org/issues/vol15issue02/1.pdf}}</ref> The [[American Cancer Society]] has concluded that the evidence does not support the use of EAV "as a method that can diagnose, cure, or otherwise help people with cancer" or "as a reliable aid in diagnosis or treatment of .. other illness"<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalternativemedicine/manualhealingandphysicaltouch/electrodermal-screening | title=Electrodermal Screening | work=ACS | access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref> In double-blind trials, "A wide variability of the measurements was found in most patients irrespective of their allergy status and of the substance tested. Allergic patients showed more negative skin electrical response at the second trial, compared to normal controls, independent of the tested substance. No significant difference in skin electrical response between allergens and negative controls could be detected."<ref name="CEA">{{cite journal |vauthors=Semizzi M, Senna G, Crivellaro M |title=A double-blind, placebo-controlled study on the diagnostic accuracy of an electrodermal test in allergic subjects |journal=Clin. Exp. Allergy |volume=32 |issue=6 |pages=928–32 |date=June 2002 |pmid=12047441 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-2222.2002.01398.x|s2cid=30549882 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator]] |
* [[Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator]] |
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* [[Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation]] |
* [[Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation]] |
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* [[Electroconvulsive therapy]] |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 16:24, 3 December 2023
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| MeSH | D015671 |
Electroacupuncture is a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles.
The Cochrane Collaboration, a group of evidence-based medicine (EBM) reviewers, reviewed acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Because of the small number and poor quality of studies, they found no evidence to recommend its use for this condition. The reviewers concluded:
- "Although the results of the study on electroacupuncture show that electroacupuncture may be beneficial to reduce symptomatic knee pain in patients with RA 24 hours and 4 months post treatment, the reviewers concluded that the poor quality of the trial, including the small sample size preclude its recommendation. The reviewers further conclude that acupuncture has no effect on ESR, CRP, pain, patient's global assessment, number of swollen joints, number of tender joints, general health, disease activity and reduction of analgesics. These conclusions are limited by methodological considerations such as the type of acupuncture (acupuncture vs electroacupuncture), the site of intervention, the low number of clinical trials and the small sample size of the included studies."[1]
A 2016 systematic review and meta-analysis found inconclusive evidence that electroacupuncture was effective for nausea and vomiting and hyperemesis gravidarum during pregnancy.[2] The American Cancer Society has concluded that the evidence does not support the use of EAV "as a method that can diagnose, cure, or otherwise help people with cancer" or "as a reliable aid in diagnosis or treatment of ... other illness".[3]
See also
[edit]- Alternative medicine
- Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
References
[edit]- ^ Casimiro L, Barnsley L, Brosseau L, et al. (2005). Casimiro L (ed.). "Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis". Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 (4): CD003788. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003788.pub2. PMC 8729824. PMID 16235342.
- ^ Van den Heuvel, E; Goossens, M; Vanderhaegen, H; Sun, HX; Buntinx, F (13 January 2016). "Effect of acustimulation on nausea and vomiting and on hyperemesis in pregnancy: a systematic review of Western and Chinese literature". BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 16: 13. doi:10.1186/s12906-016-0985-4. PMC 4711053. PMID 26758211.
- ^ "Electrodermal Screening". ACS. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- Terr AI (2000). "Controversial and unproven diagnostic tests for allergic and immunologic diseases". Clin Allergy Immunol. 15: 307–20. PMID 10943300.
- Comments on the AANP Position on Electrodiagnosis from Quackwatch
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