Resources

How Acupuncture Works:

 

“Acupuncture (PDQ®)–Patient Version.” National Cancer Institute.

Haker, E., Egekvist, H., & Bjerring, P. (2000, February 17). Effect of sensory stimulation (acupuncture) on sympathetic and parasympathetic activities in healthy subjects. Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System.

Hempel S, et al. Evidence Map of Acupuncture. VAESP Project #05-226, 2014: www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/acupuncture.pdf.

Hui, K. K., Liu, J., Makris, N., Gollub, R. L., Chen, A. J., Moore, C. I., … Kwong, K. K. (2000). Acupuncture modulates the limbic system and subcortical gray structures of the human brain: evidence from fMRI studies in normal subjects. Human brain mapping. 

Langevin HM, et al. Connective tissue fibroblast response to acupuncture: dose-dependent effect of bidirectional needle rotation. J Alt Compl Med, 2007;13(3):355-360.

Lee, S., Chae, Y., Kim, S. N., Kim, S. Y., Park, J. Y., Kwark, Y. R., Kang, O. S., Lee, H., Yin, C. S., & Park, H. J. (2010). Short term effects by acupuncture to SP3 on the autonomic blood flow control. Neurological research, 32 Suppl 1, 37–42. 

Lund I, Lundeberg T. Mechanisms of acupuncture. Acu Related Ther, 2016;4(4):26-30.

MacPherson H, et al. Unanticipated insights into biomedicine from the study of acupuncture. J Alt Compl Med, 2016;22(2):101-107.

McDonald J, Janz S. The Acupuncture Evidence Project: A Comparative Literature Review(Revised edition). Brisbane: Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd., 2017: www.asacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Acupuncture-Evidence-Project-The.pdf.

Qaseem A, et al. Noninvasive treatments for acute, subacute and chronic low back pain: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Internal Med, 2017;166(7):514-530.

Takayama, S., Watanabe, M., Kusuyama, H., Nagase, S., Seki, T., Nakazawa, T., & Yaegashi, N. (2012). Evaluation of the effects of acupuncture on blood flow in humans with ultrasound color Doppler imaging. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM.

Sandberg, M., Lundeberg, T., Lindberg, L. G., & Gerdle, B. (2003). Effects of acupuncture on skin and muscle blood flow in healthy subjects. European journal of applied physiology, 90(1-2), 114–119. 

Tsuru, H., & Kawakita, K. (2009, March). Acupuncture on the blood flow of various organs measured simultaneously by colored microspheres in rats. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM.

Uchida C, et al. Effects of acupuncture sensations on transient heart rate reduction and autonomic nervous system function during acupuncture stimulation. Med Acu, 2019;31(3):176-184.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Program: Acupuncture. National Institutes of Health.

Wang, S.-J., Zhang, J.-J., & Qie, L.-L. (2014, March 11). Acupuncture Relieves the Excessive Excitation of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Cortex Axis Function and Correlates with the Regulatory Mechanism of GR, CRH, and ACTHR. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Zijlstra, F. J., van den Berg-de Lange, I., Huygen, F. J., & Klein, J. (2003). Anti-inflammatory actions of acupuncture. Mediators of inflammation, 12(2), 59–69. 

 

 

Acupuncture in Cancer Care:

 

Alimi, D., Rubino, C., Pichard-Léandri, E., Fermand-Brulé, S., Dubreuil-Lemaire, M. L., & Hill, C. (2003). Analgesic effect of auricular acupuncture for cancer pain: a randomized, blinded, controlled trial. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 21(22), 4120–4126.

Crew, K. D., Capodice, J. L., Greenlee, H., Brafman, L., Fuentes, D., Awad, D., Yann Tsai, W., & Hershman, D. L. (2010). Randomized, blinded, sham-controlled trial of acupuncture for the management of aromatase inhibitor-associated joint symptoms in women with early-stage breast cancer. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 28(7), 1154–1160.

Dundee, J. W., Ghaly, R. G., Fitzpatrick, K. T., Abram, W. P., & Lynch, G. A. (1989). Acupuncture prophylaxis of cancer chemotherapy-induced sickness. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 82(5), 268–271.

Cohen, A. J., Menter, A., & Hale, L. (2005). Acupuncture: role in comprehensive cancer care–a primer for the oncologist and review of the literature. Integrative cancer therapies, 4(2), 131–143. 

Lu, Weidong, et al. “The Value of Acupuncture in Cancer Care.” Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Aug. 2008, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2642987/.

Wong, R., & Sagar, S. (2006). Acupuncture treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy–a case series. Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, 24(2), 87–91.

Walker, E. M., Rodriguez, A. I., Kohn, B., Ball, R. M., Pegg, J., Pocock, J. R., Nunez, R., Peterson, E., Jakary, S., & Levine, R. A. (2010). Acupuncture versus venlafaxine for the management of vasomotor symptoms in patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 28(4), 634–640.

Walker, G., de Valois, B., Davies, R., Young, T., & Maher, J. (2007). Ear acupuncture for hot flushes–the perceptions of women with breast cancer. Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 13(4), 250–257. 

Acupuncture for Pain:

 

Chou, P. C., & Chu, H. Y. (2018). Clinical Efficacy of Acupuncture on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Associated Mechanisms: A Systemic Review. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2018, 8596918. 

Kwon, Y. D., Pittler, M. H., & Ernst, E. (2006). Acupuncture for peripheral joint osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 45(11), 1331–1337.

Zhao L, Chen J, Li Y, et al. The Long-term Effect of Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(4):508–515. 

Lathia, A. T., Jung, S. M., & Chen, L. X. (2009). Efficacy of acupuncture as a treatment for chronic shoulder pain. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 15(6), 613–618. 

Molsberger A. (2012). The role of acupuncture in the treatment of migraine. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l’Association medicale canadienne, 184(4), 391–392. 

White, A., Foster, N. E., Cummings, M., & Barlas, P. (2007). Acupuncture treatment for chronic knee pain: a systematic review. Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 46(3), 384–390. 

Vickers, A. J., Vertosick, E. A., Lewith, G., MacPherson, H., Foster, N. E., Sherman, K. J., Irnich, D., Witt, C. M., Linde, K., & Acupuncture Trialists’ Collaboration (2018). Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Update of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. The journal of pain, 19(5), 455–474. 

Zhang, X. C., Chen, H., Xu, W. T., Song, Y. Y., Gu, Y. H., & Ni, G. X. (2019). Acupuncture therapy for fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of pain research, 12, 527–542. 

Acupuncture and Women’s Health

 

Armour, M., Dahlen, H. G., Zhu, X., Farquhar, C., & Smith, C. A. The role of treatment timing and mode of stimulation in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with acupuncture: An exploratory randomised controlled trial. 

Avis, N. E., Coeytaux, R. R., Isom, S., Prevette, K., & Morgan, T. (2016). Acupuncture in Menopause (AIM) study: a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial. Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 23(6), 626–637. 

Azizi, H., Feng Liu, Y., Du, L., Hua Wang, C., Bahrami-Taghanaki, H., Ollah Esmaily, H., Azizi, H., & Ou Xue, X. (2011). Menopause-related symptoms: traditional Chinese medicine vs hormone therapy. Alternative therapies in health and medicine, 17(4), 48–53.

Balk, J., Catov, J., Horn, B., Gecsi, K., & Wakim, A. (2009, December 24). The relationship between perceived stress, acupuncture, and pregnancy rates among IVF patients: A pilot study. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice.

Cai, G. W., Li, J., Xu, X. J., Xue, Y. Z., Li, G., Wu, M., & Li, P. F. (2014). [Clinical research on warm acupuncture therapy for pain in postmenopausal osteoporosis] Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 34(1), 25–27.

Cochrane, S., Smith, C. A., Possamai-Inesedy, A., & Bensoussan, A. (2016, May 3). Prior to Conception: The Role of an Acupuncture Protocol in Improving Women’s Reproductive Functioning Assessed by a Pilot Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Guo, J., Wang, L., & Li, D. [Exploring the effects of Chinese medicine in improving uterine endometrial blood flow for increasing the successful rate of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer]. Zhong xi yi jie he xue bao = Journal of Chinese integrative medicine.

Ko, J. H., & Kim, S. N. (2018). A Literature Review of Women’s Sex Hormone Changes by Acupuncture Treatment: Analysis of Human and Animal Studies. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2018, 3752723.

Neri, I., Airola, G., Contu, G., Allais, G., Facchinetti, F., & Benedetto, C. (2004). Acupuncture plus moxibustion to resolve breech presentation: a randomized controlled study. The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 15(4), 247–252. 

Pan, H., College of Preventive Health and Rehabilitation, Jin, R., Li, M., Liu, Z., Orthopaedics, D. of, … CAO, J.-peng. The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine.