On the basis of our findings, acupuncture clinical trials for pain reduction have yet to comprehensively meet CONSORT's guidelines for adverse event reporting. Acupuncture is commonly used by patients experiencing pain and although typically viewed as a benign and minimally invasive therapy, serious adverse events have been reported in the literature. To effectively and comprehensively document and understand these events, routine reporting according to CONSORT's harms guidelines should become the norm. Both science and patients are served by accurately evaluating the safety of acupuncture for patient populations experiencing pain.
Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have often associated the
worsening of symptoms with specific foods. Research is starting to catch up with
what patients have reported about food interaction and their symptoms and the
role of diet is being increasingly recognized for the management of IBS.
Clinical guidance for nurse practitioners can be challenging due to limited data
and guideline consensus along with the nuances of symptoms associated with IBS
subtypes. This article summarizes some of the key themes and dietary
recommendations by various gastrointestinal (GI) organizations, public health
agencies, and dietary associations. By addressing the relevance of diet for
symptom alleviation, nurse practitioners are able to better support patients and
collaborate with dietitians to improve symptom management.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.