Effects of SP6 acupressure on pain and menstrual distress in young women with dysmenorrhea

Wong, Cho Lee; Lai, Claudia Kam Yuk; Tse, Hm M.

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2009.10.002

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“…28,29 Lee and Frazier reported three RCTs showing pain scores that significantly decreased in the acupressure group in comparison with the control group. 3 Jiang et al conducted a meta-analysis of acupressure performed by participants or by practitioners and reported that the VAS, SF-MPQ, and SF-MDQ scores in the acupressure group were significantly better than in the control group.…”

Section: Dysmenorrheamentioning

confidence: 96%

“…29 The intervention group performed acupressure at Sanyinjiao (SP 6) for 20 min upon waking and at bedtime during the first three days of three successive menstrual cycles. The Pain Visual Analogue Scale (PVAS) and ShortForm MacGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), administered 20 min after acupressure, showed significant reductions in pain scores in the acupressure group compared with the control group (P = 0.008 and P = 0.012).…”

Section: Self-acupressure For Dysmenorrheamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Effect of self-acupressure for symptom management: A systematic review

Song

Seo

Lee

et al. 2015

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

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Section: Dysmenorrheamentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Self-acupressure For Dysmenorrheamentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of self-acupressure for symptom management: A systematic review

Song

Seo

Lee

et al. 2015

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

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“…In addition, SP6 acupressure could palliate the level of menstrual distress due to dysmenorrhea. 31 It has also been shown that cognition and controlling of mood in the central nervous system can be modulated by acupressure. 32 In addition, the results of another study have revealed that using acupressure bands can diminish the severity of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in women with cancer.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Efficacy of Acupressure at theSanyinjiaoPoint in the Improvement of Women's General Health

Kashefi

Khajehei

Ashraf

et al. 2011

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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Objectives: This study's objective was to examine the effectiveness of Sanyinjiao point (SP6) acupressure on women's general health. Design: This was a randomized, single-blind clinical trial. Setting: The setting for this trial was at Medical University, Bojnoord University of Medical Science, Bojnoord, Iran. Materials and methods: Eighty-six (86) university students were recruited for this study. Their demographic characteristics were gathered before the intervention commenced. Participants completed General Health Questionnaires (GHQ) prior to participation. Next, they were randomly assigned to either the acupressurereceiving group or the sham-pressure-receiving group. The study group received acupressure at the Sanyinjiao point, while the control group received sham pressure. Outcome measures: Both groups completed GHQ after both the first and second months of intervention. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 13.5 for Windows. Results: The mean age of those who completed the study was 20.84 -1.64 years. Mean scores of GHQs were similar between groups before intervention ( p > 0.05). The general health of participants in both groups improved after intervention, and the amelioration in four domains was significant in the groups ( p < 0.05 within group). It was found that acupressure was more effective than sham pressure. In addition, there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in the four domains of their general heath after the first month of the intervention ( p < 0.0001). Furthermore, the general health status of the participants changed much more after the second month in both the acupressure intervention and the sham pressure groups; nevertheless, acupressure was more effective than sham pressure ( p < 0.05). Conclusions: Both acupressure and sham pressure were effective in promoting women's general health; nevertheless, the efficacy of acupressure was more than that of sham pressure. SP6 acupressure could be regarded as a self-manageable approach to improve women's general health.

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“…Acupuncture at SP6 may affect the pelvic nerve plexus formed by T5-L1 sympathetic nerve fibers and mediate contractions of uterine myometrium [14]. Recently, a randomized study demonstrated that SP6 acupressure immediately relieves dysmenorrhea and, if applied for three consecutive months, it can relieve both pain and menstrual distress [24]. On the other hand, a potential role of vitamin K in reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines [15] [16] [25] could contribute to the beneficial effect on menstrual pain.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%