Disease relevance of Acupressure

• Effect of P6 acupressure on postoperative vomiting in children undergoing outpatient strabismus correction [1].
• Patients with systemic sclerosis have unique and persistent alterations in gastric myoelectrical activity with acupressure to Neiguan point PC6 [2].
• CONCLUSION: In SSc patients, PC6 acupressure revealed significant, persistent, and possibly unique alterations in GMA during the recovery interval. deltaGMA was significantly correlated with the frequency of heartburn symptoms [2].
• CONCLUSIONS: Acupressure seems to be useful to patients with COPD as an adjunct to a PRP in reducing dyspnea [3].
• The present study aims at comparing the effects of acupressure using new combination of acupoints, and Ibuprofen on the severity of primary dysmenorrhea (PD) [4].

Psychiatry related information on Acupressure

• In conclusion, nocturnal enuresis can be partially treated by oxybutinin but acupressure could be an alternative non-drug therapy [5].

High impact information on Acupressure

• Further studies will assess if acupressure to PC6 can provide a therapeutic or prognostic utility with GMA or GI symptoms in SSc patients [2].
• The AAI was influenced by acupressure performed on the EP in unsedated adult volunteers [6].
• The best-studied alternative remedy is acupressure, which may afford relief to many women; ginger and vitamin B6 also may be beneficial [7].
• TABULATION, INTEGRATION, AND RESULTS: Ten randomized trials studying the effects of acupressure, ginger, and pyridoxine on nausea and vomiting of pregnancy were reviewed [7].
• Group I patients received acupressure bands + 2 mLIV saline, Group II patients received placebo wrist bands + 10 mg IV metoclopramide, and Group III patients received placebo wrist bands + 2 mL IV saline [8].

Chemical compound and disease context of Acupressure

• RESULTS: The incidence of PONV and the requirement of rescue medication were significantly lower in both the acupressure and ondansetron groups during the first six hours [9].
• The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure bands, droperidol, and the combined modalities, administered preoperatively, in reducing PONV in inpatient gynecologic patients [10].

Biological context of Acupressure

• Injection therapy was of four different types: lidocaine, lidocaine combined with a steroid, acupuncture, and vapocoolant spray with acupressure [11].
• Nonpharmacologic measures and alternative treatments such as hydration, maintaining blood pressure, acupressure techniques, trancutaneous acupoint stimulation, and isopropyl alcohol must not be overlooked [12].

Associations of Acupressure with chemical compounds

• Group I was the control; Group II received ondansetron 4 mg iv just prior to induction of anesthesia; in Group III acupressure wristbands were applied at the P6 points [9].
• However the therapeutic efficacies of acupressure and Ibuprofen were similar with no significant difference, and were significantly better than the placebo [4].
• Comparison of acupressure bands and droperidol for reducing post-operative nausea and vomiting in gynecologic surgery patients [10].
• Nausea treatments were: different antihistamine medications, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), the combination tablet Debendox (Bendectin), P6 acupressure and ginger [13].
• Complete and partial responses after 6 months of treatment were seen in 83.3% and 16.7%, respectively, of patients treated with acupressure, and in 58.3% and 33.3%, respectively, of children who received oxybutinin [5].

Gene context of Acupressure

• Data support the use of acupressure for nausea of pregnancy and calcium for PMS [14].
• SP6 acupressure can be an effective nursing management for women in labor [15].
• Thus, it is appropriate to explore the effectiveness of acupressure on dyspnoea in patients with COPD [16].
• CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that 8-sessions of acupoint stimulation followed by acupressure with aromatic lavender oil were an effective method for short-term LBP relief [17].
• 112 cases of juvenile myopia treated by auricular acupressure [18].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Acupressure

• In women who do not desire hormonal contraception, there is some evidence of benefit with the use of topical heat; the Japanese herbal remedy toki-shakuyaku-san; thiamine, vitamin E, and fish oil supplements; a low-fat vegetarian diet; and acupressure [19].
• OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of continuous PC6 acupressure as an adjunct to antiemetic drug therapy in the prevention and control of nausea and vomiting in the first 24h after myocardial infarction (MI) [20].
• This study was designed to ascertain the value of self-administered acupressure as an adjunct to a pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRP) for relief of dyspnea and other symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [3].

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