Acupuncture and acupressure for premenstrual syndrome

Armour, Mike; Ee, Carolyn; Hao, Jie; Wilson, Tanya; Yao, Sofia S; Smith, Caroline

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd005290.pub2

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“…epilepsy). Other psychologic and behavioural PMS symptoms include: sugar and salt cravings, tension or anxiety, irritability, crying and tearfulness, fatigue, depressed mood, insomnia or hypersomnia, forgetfulness or confusion, panic attacks, aggression and depression [4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

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The relationship between body mass index, body composition and premenstrual syndrome prevalence in girls

Mizgier¹,

Jarzabek-Bielecka

Jakubek

et al. 2019

Ginekol Pol

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Objectives: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a cluster of physical and emotional symptoms occurring in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. The study aim was to determine the relationship between PMS, and state of nutrition expressed as Body Mass Index (BMI) and body composition in 18-year-old females. Material and methods:The study was conducted on 476 women divided into two groups i.e. those suffering from PMS (n = 233) and those without symptoms (n = 243). The women were examined during their luteal phase using bioelectrical impedance analysis to determine their body composition. Height and weight were measured using digital medical scales with an electronic height rod. BMI was calculated thus: BMI = body mass (weight) (kg)/height (m 2 ). The subjects were divided into two sub-groups: BMI < 25 kg/m 2 and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m 2 . Statistical analysis was carried out using STATISTICA 10 PL software and the Mann-Whitney test. Results:The women with normal BMI suffered from PMS twice as often as the women with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m 2 (68.2% vs. 31.8%). There were significantly higher values for Fat Mass (FM) (%) (p < 0.01) and FM (kg) (p < 0.001) in women without PMS, and significantly higher values for Fat-Free Mass (FFM) (%) (p < 0.001) and Total Body Water (TBW) (%) (p < 0.001) in women with PMS. Higher values were reported for FFM (kg) and TBW (kg) (p < 0.05) in girls with PMS and BMI ≥ 25. Conclusions:These results show PMS is more frequent in patients with BMI < 25, and less frequent in patients with higher FM (kg) and FM (%). Moreover, significant frequency of PMS was observed in patients with higher FFM and TBW. Such statistical significance was not confirmed in girls with a BMI < 25.

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The relationship between body mass index, body composition and premenstrual syndrome prevalence in girls

Mizgier¹,

Jarzabek-Bielecka

Jakubek

et al. 2019

Ginekol Pol

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“…Acupuncture has been effective at reducing tension headaches/migraines, Parkinson's disease symptoms, fibromyalgia, chronic neck and back pain, osteoarthritis pain and ineffective at reducing symptoms of carpel tunnel, abdominal pain due to surgery and consistent, long-term general pain reduction (Murray, 1995;Chou et al, 2008;Reinhold et al, 2008;Plank and Goodard, 2009;Cho et al, 2012). Regarding psychopathology, acupuncture has demonstrated promising results for alleviating depression, bipolar disorder and mood associated with premenstrual disorder (Zhong et al, 2008;Dennehy et al, 2009;Zhang et al, 2010;Armour et al, 2018). Two meta-analyses demonstrated that acupuncture effectively treats major depressive disorder (MDD) and post-stroke depression (PSD) and should be considered an alternative treatment to antidepressants.…”

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Body-Centered Interventions for Psychopathological Conditions: A Review

2020

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World-wide, billions of dollars are spent each year on body-centered interventions to alleviate both physical and psychological pathologies. Given the high demand and increasing popularity of body-centered interventions, there is need for a systematic organization of empirical evidence associated with body-centered therapies. This article reviews the psychological effects of body-centered interventions on emotional well-being, including both self and other-administered (receptive) therapies. Theory behind body-centered interventions rely upon the bidirectional communication pathway between the brain and body. We investigated the bidirectional communication pathway between the brain and body by evaluating evidence across multiple body-centered therapies. The research reviewed includes studies that investigate effects of massage therapy, reflexology, acupuncture, functional relaxation, emotional freedom technique, Rolfing, yoga, tai-chi, and dance/movement therapy on psychological conditions across the lifespan. Results demonstrated that overall, massage therapy, tai-chi, dance/movement therapy, functional relaxation, reflexology, acupuncture and emotional freedom technique seem to alleviate stress, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and facilitate pain reduction. Of these, the most robust evidence available was for massage therapy, indicating it is an effective intervention for numerous age groups and populations. Rolfing and reflexology had the least amount of support, with few studies available that had small sample sizes. Although these conclusions are limited by scarcity of high-quality empirical data and contradictory findings, available evidence indicates that body-centered interventions can be effective in reducing psychopathology and supports the proposed mechanism of the bidirectional pathway between the brain and body: the body holds the potential to influence the mind. Integrating body-centered therapies in both clinical settings and as self-care could lead to better outcomes. Lastly, we propose the first taxonomy of body-centered interventions and empirical evidence of their effectiveness for clinicians and researchers.

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“…The included CSRs focused on 50 different diseases or conditions. Eight reviews (16%) evaluated acupuncture for joint and muscle pain [8,18,20,22,23,25,34,36], 5 reviews (9%) for obstetrics [11,16,41,42,44], 5 reviews (9%) for gynecological diseases [7,31,32,43,56], 3 reviews (4%) for stroke [51,52,54] and 2 reviews (4%) for smoking cessation [21,48] The other diseases are listed in Table S1.…”

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The quality of Cochrane systematic reviews of acupuncture: an overview

Zhang

Menniti‐Ippolito³

et al. 2020

BMC Complement Med Ther

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Background Many systematic reviews of clinical trials on acupuncture were performed within the Cochrane Collaboration, the evidence-based medicine (EBM) most recognized organization. Objective of the article was to systematically collect and identify systematic reviews of acupuncture published in the Cochrane Library and assess their quality from a methodological perspective. Methods A comprehensive literature search was performed in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews to identify the reviews of acupuncture conducted until June 2019. The methodological quality of the included reviews was assessed using the AMSTAR 2 checklist, an evaluation tool for systematic reviews. Results Out of a total of 126 eligible reviews, 50 systematic reviews were included. According to the AMSTAR 2, 52% of Cochrane Systematic Reviews (CSRs) were of low quality, due to the presence of one or more weaknesses in at least one of the domains defined as critical for the methodological quality assessment. The less satisfied critical domain was inadequate investigation and discussion of publication bias. Declaration of potential sources of conflict of interest, and funding of the authors of the review and of the included studies were other important weaknesses. Conclusions The main methodological flaws in the included CSRs were related to topics of relatively new concern in the conduction of systematic reviews of the literature. However, both, lack of attention about retrieval of negative studies, and statements about conflict of interests are crucial point for the evaluation of therapeutic interventions according to EBM methodology.

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Acupuncture and acupressure for premenstrual syndrome

Cited by 47 publications

References 35 publications

The relationship between body mass index, body composition and premenstrual syndrome prevalence in girls

The relationship between body mass index, body composition and premenstrual syndrome prevalence in girls

Body-Centered Interventions for Psychopathological Conditions: A Review

The quality of Cochrane systematic reviews of acupuncture: an overview

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