Acupuncture-Point Stimulation for Postoperative Pain Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med · 2015 · PMC4620376 · PMID 26568767

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One study [ 63 ] of manual auricular acupuncture data reported a significant difference in VAS score, and another study [ 72 ] showed a positive trend toward less pain in the intervention group, but meta-analysis of data from four studies [ 63 , 68 , 70 , 71 ] showed that this auricular APS type was not associated with significant pain reduction.

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