Complementary therapies in medicine
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Complement Ther Med · Oct 2009
Review Meta AnalysisAcupuncture for spinal cord injury survivors in Chinese literature: a systematic review.
To systematically review Chinese literature on the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Based on 7 RCTs done in China, the effectiveness of acupuncture for functional recovery and bladder dysfunction in SCI is suggestive. With the methodological quality of the included studies on functional recovery and the small number of studies on bladder dysfunction taken into consideration, further rigorous studies prove needed.
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Complement Ther Med · Oct 2009
Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 may be associated with menstrual cycle disorders: a case-control study.
Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS1) can develop after severe trauma or surgery in the limbs, and presents with chronic, changes in temperature, edema and dysfunction. Seventy-five percent of CRPS1 patients are female. While neurological and inflammatory components have been proposed, the etiology remains unclear. No consensus on optimal management of CRPS1 exists. In traditional Chinese medicine, menstrual disorders are related to the state of women's constitution and therefore identify their pain patterns. A classification by constitution might improve the pain management in CRPS1 patients. It is unknown whether associations exist between menstrual-cycle-conditions and CRPS1. ⋯ Our results suggest that selected menstrual conditions are associated with the risk of developing CRPS1.