Acupuncture Anxiolytic Effects on Physiological and Psychological Assessments for a Clinical Trial

Shayestehfar, Monir; Seif-Barghi, Tohid; Zarei, Sahar; Mehran, Amir

doi:10.1155/2016/4016952

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“…Specifically, the rapid resolution of her chest pressure and palpitations could be explained by acupuncture upregulating parasympathetic activity 22 and producing an anxiolytic effect. 23 …”

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Acupuncture in Multidisciplinary Treatment for Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

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Brewka

Kaiser

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Medical Acupuncture

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Background: Post-COVID syndrome (PCS) is a complex, multisystem illness that may follow SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 infection. As there is limited evidence for individual therapies and no singular treatment for PCS, guidelines endorse a multidisciplinary approach. This is a case report of a patient with PCS benefiting from a comprehensive approach including acupuncture with symptom-titrated physical activity (STPA). Case: A 50-year-old woman presented from a Long-COVID Clinic referral to an outpatient hospital-affiliated acupuncturist. She had 8 months of fatigue, anosmia, chest pressure, palpitations, and other symptoms following mild assay-confirmed COVID-19. Prior/concurrent medical testing revealed multisystem-inflammatory involvement (pericardial effusion, thyroid dysfunction, and elevated d -dimers). Cardiology/pulmonology cleared the patient for exercise to tolerance considering that serious pathology was absent. The acupuncturist's Traditional Chinese Medicine impression was of Qi Deficiency of the Heart, Lung, Spleen, and Kidney. This patient received 7 sessions of scalp, auricular, and body acupuncture. Physical-therapist (PT)-led STPA began 1-week post-acupuncture, involving 6 30-minute exercise sessions while monitoring her heart rate, with as-needed rest. Results: The patient's chest pressure and palpitations resolved after 1 acupuncture treatment. With 6 additional treatments, spanning 9 weeks, overlapping with PT-led SPTA, she recovered completely and resumed her normal exercise. Conclusions: Acupuncture appeared to facilitate PCS recovery. However, the independent effects of acupuncture are less clear, given the concurrent STPA/exercise therapy, and should be explored using large study designs. Acupuncture is an attractive potential PCS therapy, considering its holistic approach and that it may be added to a multidisciplinary, guideline-concordant regimen.

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Acupuncture in Multidisciplinary Treatment for Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

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Kaiser

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“…There were 46 female and 173 male participants reported to take part in the trials. Three studies [20,21,24] used elite soccer players; one study [23] used competitive male and female soccer players; and one study [22] used competitive sprint athletes. One study [21] used auricular and body points, two studies [23,24] used auricular acupuncture, and two studies [20,22] used body points only.…”

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“…Two studies [20,21] had fewer than 30 participants. Four studies [21][22][23][24] applied one treatment session and one study [20] applied treatment daily for 3 days. Three studies [22][23][24] applied treatment 3-4 hours before competition and assessed the effect of acupuncture 30 minutes following intervention.…”

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“…Four studies [21][22][23][24] applied one treatment session and one study [20] applied treatment daily for 3 days. Three studies [22][23][24] applied treatment 3-4 hours before competition and assessed the effect of acupuncture 30 minutes following intervention. One study [21] applied treatment 24 hours before competition and assessed the effect of acupuncture 1 hour following intervention; and one study [20] applied treatment daily during a comprises cognitive and somatic components, which influence performance [12,13].…”

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Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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2022

Int J Sports Exerc Med

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Objective: The aim of this review is to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on competition-induced anxiety in elite athletes to provide an assessment of the overall efficacy of the use of acupuncture in the management of competitive anxiety.Method: A systematic literature search was performed by two reviewers (SB and TE) on electronic databases from their inception to 2022. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane grading system in the RevMan 5.4 software by SB and TE. Acupuncture intervention was assessed using the Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA). A total of 36 studies were retrieved and, following further assessment, 5 studies consisting of 219 participants were included in this review.Results: Somatic anxiety was statistically lower in the acupuncture group compared with the control and sham groups with a large effect size (1.92, p = 0.05, 2.47, p = 0.01 respectively). The acupuncture group presented with a lower level of cognitive anxiety compared with the control and sham groups with a large effect size (2.99, p = 0.003, 3.26, p = 0.001 respectively). The overall difference between each group was insignificant in the management of self-confidence. Conclusion:Acupuncture has a good effect in the management of competitive somatic and cognitive anxiety; however, more studies are required with a large sample size to determine the effect of acupuncture in the management of competitive self-confidence.negative impact on performance during high-intensity gross motor activities [1,2]. Several studies have shown that stress and anxiety will affect muscular function and rate of recovery following strenuous exercise. Stults-Kolehmainen and colleagues [3,4] found that following a bout of strenuous leg exercise in 31 active undergraduates, stresses in life affected levels of energy (p = 0.038), fatigue (p = 0.040), soreness (p = 0.027) and the rate of recovery of maximal isometric force (p, 0.001). Bartholomew and colleagues [5] found that lowstress participants experienced a significantly greater increase in bench press and squat than their high-stress counterparts following a 12-week training program. Therefore, it can be seen that high levels of stress may reduce a person's ability to adapt to weight training. Generally, athletes will experience higher levels of anxiety just before or during competition. Competitive anxiety and worry are common emotions that athletes at all levels experience to varying degrees before a competition, whether it is anxiety over performing in front of large audiences, worry about not meeting expectations, or simply competing in an unfamiliar environment. Maclean and Lyttleton [6] suggest that anxiety may lead to poor concentration, insomnia and physical and mental fatigue. There has been a growing realization that psychological factors, especially stress and anxiety before and during competition play a major role in determining the frequency, severity, and extent of injuries in sports [7][8][9]. Furthermore, in competitive athletes...

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“…The practice of acupuncture, including its treatment modalities (such as laser, manual needle and electroacupuncture) are present in more than 140 countries 1 and have been used to treat athletes and the general population in need of the following: Huang and Ulett have published studies on the analgesic effect of acupuncture 2,3 ; Akimoto et al have studied its efficacy on how to modulate physical well-being 4 ; Wright assessed its use for stress reduction 5 ; Shayestehfar assessed its use for reducing pre-championship anxiety 6 ; and several other authors have published articles discussing its effects on the levels of endurance required to perform daily activities and to practice sports [7][8][9][10][11][12] .…”

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Treatment of Sport Injuries With Acupuncture: A Literature Review

Gentil¹

2018

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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As acupuncture is growing in popularity in Brazil and worldwide, it is necessary to study the benefits and possibilities of this type of treatment more in depth, especially as it is believed to produce fast results with few side effects and does not involve substances banned in sports. Thus, it seems like a good option to be considered as main or adjuvant therapy in sports-related injuries. In order to gain more knowledge about this subject, this article is an integrative review analyzing the publications of the period between January 2012 and January 2017 on the Cochrane and Pubmed platforms that analyzed acupuncture in the treatment of sports injuries. We found 49 articles, 11 of which fulfilled the inclusion criteria: two case reports, three clinical trials and six literature reviews. Although all the articles analyzed produced favorable results with the use of the therapeutic technique in question, flaws in the designs of the studies and the difficulty of creating a placebo control group in acupuncture hinder the qualification of the articles on evidence rating scales. Therefore, it is suggested to the researchers that further studies be published with experimental animal models and observational studies, and that STRICTA recommendations be followed to improve the level of evidence of acupuncture research. Level of Evidence II; Systematic review of level II studies. RESUMOCom a popularização da prática de acupuntura no Brasil e no mundo, faz-se necessário estudar mais profundamente os benefícios e as possibilidades dessa modalidade de tratamento, especialmente porque a mesma é considerada rápida, com poucos efeitos colaterais e isenta de substâncias ilegais na prática esportiva. Dessa forma, parece uma boa opção a ser considerada como tratamento principal ou adjuvante em lesões relacionadas ao esporte. Com o objetivo de ampliar os conhecimentos acerca desse assunto, o presente artigo é uma revisão integrativa, que analisa as publicações no período entre janeiro 2012 e janeiro de 2017, nas plataformas Cochrane e Pubmed, que analisaram acupuntura no tratamento das lesões esportivas. Foram encontrados 49 artigos, 11 dentre eles preencheram os critérios de inclusão: dois relatos de caso, três ensaios clínicos e seis revisões de literatura. Embora todos os artigos analisados tenham apresentado resultados favoráveis com o uso da técnica terapêutica em questão, falhas nos desenhos dos estudos e a dificuldade de criar um grupo controle placebo em acupuntura prejudicam a qualificação dos artigos em escalas de nível de evidência. Por isso, sugere-se aos pesquisadores que sejam publicados mais estudos com modelos experimentais em animais e estudos observacionais, assim como que sejam seguidas as recomendações STRICTA, para melhorar o nível de evidência das pesquisas em acupuntura. Nível de Evidência; II Revisão sistemática de estudos de nível II.Descritores: Acupuntura; Terapia por acupuntura; Traumatismos em atletas; Medicina esportiva. RESUMENCon la popularización de la práctica de la acupuntura en Brasil y en el mund...

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Acupuncture Anxiolytic Effects on Physiological and Psychological Assessments for a Clinical Trial

Cited by 9 publications

References 35 publications

Acupuncture in Multidisciplinary Treatment for Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

Acupuncture in Multidisciplinary Treatment for Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Treatment of Sport Injuries With Acupuncture: A Literature Review

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