Complementary therapies in medicine
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Complement Ther Med · May 2020
Complementary medicine mention and recommendations are limited across hypertension guidelines: A systematic review.
The purpose of this study was to determine the quantity of complementary medicine (CM) recommendations and their quality across clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the treatment and/or management of hypertension. ⋯ A lack of CM treatment recommendations exists in CPGs for the treatment and/or management of hypertension. Given that it is known that a high proportion of patients with hypertension seek CM, current hypertension guidelines' lack of CM treatment and/or management recommendations reflects a large gap in guidance for both clinicians and patients.
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Complement Ther Med · May 2020
ReviewThe effectiveness of acupuncture for Parkinson's disease: An overview of systematic reviews.
Acupuncture is an alternative therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD), but its efficacy and safety are controversial. This overview aimed to summarize the existing evidence from systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) in order to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment for PD. ⋯ Acupuncture might improve the UPDRS score, Webster score, and total effective rate in treatment of PD. It might be a safe and useful adjunctive treatment for patients with PD. However, we should interpret the findings of these reviews with caution, considering the overall limited methodological and reporting quality.
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Complement Ther Med · May 2020
ReviewThe effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for depression: An overview of meta-analyses.
To provide an overview of existing meta-analysis (MAs) on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for depression, and assess the methodological quality and the strength of evidence of the included MAs. ⋯ Although acupuncture appears to be more effective and safer than no treatment, control acupuncture and antidepressants, the quality of the available evidence was very low. Further methodologically rigorous and adequately powered primary studies are needed to confirm the effectiveness of acupuncture for depression.