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- Active cycle of breathing technique for cystic fibrosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jul-2016
People with cystic fibrosis experience chronic airway infections as a result of mucus build up within the lungs. Repeated infections often cause lung damage and disease. Airway clearance therapies aim to improve mucus clearance, increase sputum production
- Active mind‐body movement therapies as an adjunct to or in comparison with pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Oct-2018
Active mind-body movement therapies (AMBMTs), including but not limited to yoga, tai chi, and qigong, have been applied as exercise modalities for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). AMBMT strategies have been found to be more effect
- Active placebos versus antidepressants for depression
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Jan-2004
Although there is a consensus that antidepressants are effective in depression, placebo effects are also thought to be substantial. Side effects of antidepressants may reveal the identity of medication to participants or investigators and thus may bias th
- Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Feb-2019
Active management of the third stage of labour involves giving a prophylactic uterotonic, early cord clamping and controlled cord traction to deliver the placenta. With expectant management, signs of placental separation are awaited and the placenta is de
- Active versus expectant management in the third stage of labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Jul-2009
- Activity monitors for increasing physical activity in adult stroke survivors
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Jul-2018
Stroke is the third leading cause of disability worldwide. Physical activity is important for secondary stroke prevention and for promoting functional recovery. However, people with stroke are more inactive than healthy age-matched controls. Therefore, in
- Acupuncture and acupressure for premenstrual syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Aug-2018
Acupuncture has a history of traditional use in China for women's health conditions including premenstrual syndrome (PMS), but its effectiveness for this condition remains unclear. This review examined the available evidence supporting the use of acupunct
- Acupuncture and assisted reproductive technology
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Jul-2013
Acupuncture is commonly undertaken during an assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycle although its role in improving live birth and pregnancy rates is unclear.
- Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2011
Although low-back pain is usually a self-limiting and benign disease that tends to improve spontaneously over time, a large variety of therapeutic interventions are available for its treatment.
- Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2005
Acupuncture has been used by rehabilitation specialists as an adjunct therapy for the symptomatic treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine where thin needles are inserted in specific documented points believed
- Acupuncture and related interventions for smoking cessation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jan-2014
Acupuncture and related techniques are promoted as a treatment for smoking cessation in the belief that they may reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
- Acupuncture and related interventions for symptoms of chronic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jun-2016
People living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience a range of symptoms and often have complex comorbidities. Many pharmacological interventions for people with CKD have known risks of adverse events. Acupuncture is widely used for symptom manageme
- Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Dec-2018
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a compressive neuropathic disorder at the level of the wrist. Acupuncture and other methods that stimulate acupuncture points, such as electroacupuncture, auricular acupuncture, laser acupuncture, moxibustion, and acupressu
- Acupuncture for acute hordeolum
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Feb-2017
Hordeolum is an acute, purulent inflammation of the eyelid margin usually caused by obstructed orifices of the sebaceous glands of the eyelid. The condition, which affects sebaceous glands internally or externally, is common. When the meibomian gland in t
- Acupuncture for acute management and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Mar-2013
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be life threatening depending on the severity of the insult to the brain. It can also cause a range of debilitating sequelae which require cognitive, motor, communication, emotional, or behavioral rehabilitation of varying
- Acupuncture for acute stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Mar-2018
Sensory stimulation via acupuncture has been reported to alter activities of numerous neural systems by activating multiple efferent pathways. Acupuncture, one of the main physical therapies in Traditional Chinese Medicine, has been widely used to treat p
- Acupuncture for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Mar-2011
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood psychiatric disorder with features of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. There is increasing interest in complementary and alternative therapies such as acupuncture; however, i
- Acupuncture for autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jul-2013
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by impairment in social interaction, impairment in communication and lack of flexibility of thought and behavior. Acupuncture, which involves the use of needles or pressure to specific points on the body,
- Acupuncture for Bell's palsy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Aug-2010
Bell's palsy or idiopathic facial palsy is an acute facial paralysis due to inflammation of the facial nerve. A number of studies published in China have suggested acupuncture is beneficial for facial palsy.
- Acupuncture for cancer pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Oct-2015
Forty per cent of individuals with early or intermediate stage cancer and 90% with advanced cancer have moderate to severe pain and up to 70% of patients with cancer pain do not receive adequate pain relief. It has been claimed that acupuncture has a role
