Comparison of traditional Chinese acupuncture, minimal acupuncture at non-acupoints and conventional treatment for chronic sinusitis

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-10

  Rossberg E ^a,e   Larsson, P G ^b   Birkeflet, O ^a   Soholt L E ^c   Stavem, K ^d  

^a Balder Klinikken   (Norway)

^b National Center for Epilepsy   (Norway)

^c Frogner Ear Nose Throat Centre   (Norway)

^d AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e Heggeli Helhetsmedisin   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chronic sinusitis; Conventional treatment; Minimal acupuncture at non acupoints; Randomised controlled trial; Sham

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURALGIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN BLEEDING; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18744412692     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. H.J. Krouse J.H. Krouse Complementary therapeutic practices in patients with chronic sinusitis Clin Excell Nurse Pract 3 1999 346-352
2. P.D. Blanc L. Trupin G. Earnest P.P. Kanz E.H. Yelin M.D. Eisner Alternative therapies among adults with a reported diagnosis of asthma or rhinosinusitis: Data from a population-based survey Chest 120 2001 1433-1434
3. R. Pothman H.L. Yeh The effects of treatment with antibiotics, laser and acupuncture upon chronic maxillary sinusitis in children Am J Chin Med 10 1982 55-58
4. M.V. Fischer A. Behr J. van Reumont Acupuncture - a therapeutic concept in the treatment of painful conditions and functional disorders. Report on 971 cases Acupunct Electrother Res 9 1984 11-29
5. H. Eichner G. Kampik M. Wimmer Zur Akupunkturbehandlung der akuten Sinusitis bei Kindern und Erwachsenen Akupunktur - Theorie und Praxis 15 1987 6-14
6. T. Lundeberg G. Laurell M. Thomas Effect of acupuncture on sinus pain and experimentally induced pain Ear Nose Throat J 67 1988 565-566, 571-572, 574-575
7. G. Maciocia Diagnosis in Chinese medicine. A comprehensive guide vol. 164 2004 Churchill Livingstone London [p. 287-99]
8. G. Maciocia The practice of Chinese medicine. The treatment of diseases with acupuncture and Chinese herbs 1994 Churchill Livingstone New York, NY [p. 163-9]
9. C. Xinnong Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion 1987 Foreign Languages Press Beijing [p. 326-68]
10. G. Maciocia The foundations of Chinese medicine. A comprehensive text for acupuncturists and herbalists 1989 Churchill Livingstone New York, NY [p. 173-4]
11. R. Kloster P.G. Larsson R. Lossius et al. The effect of acupuncture in chronic intractable epilepsy Seizure 8 1999 170-174
12. J.E. Ware Jr. M. Kosinski S.D. Keller SF-36 physical and mental health summary scales: A user's manual 1994 The Health Institute, New England Medical Center Boston, MA
13. J.H. Loge S. Kaasa Short form 36 (SF-36) health survey: Normative data from the general Norwegian population Scand J Soc Med 26 1998 250-258
14. The EuroQol Group EuroQol - A new facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life Health Policy 16 1990 199-208
15. D. Parkin N. Rice A. Jacoby J. Doughty Use of a visual analogue scale in a daily patient diary: Modelling cross-sectional time-series data on health-related quality of life Soc Sci Med 59 2004 351-360
16. J.G. Hardman L.E. Limbird A.G. Gilman Goodman and Gilman's the pharmacological basis of therapeutics 10th ed. 2001 McGraw-Hill Professional New York, NY
17. G. Kubiena Überlegungen zum placeboproblem in der Akupunktur Wien Klin Wochenschr 101 1989 362-367
18. G. Lewith C. Vincent On the evaluation of the clinical effects of acupuncture: A problem reassessed and a framework for future research Pain 16 1983 111-127
19. S.P. Mudgil S.W. Wise K.D. Hopper C.J. Kasales D. Mauger J.A. Fornadley Correlation between presumed sinusitis-induced pain and paranasal sinus computed tomographic findings Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 88 2002 223-226
20. J.A. Stankiewicz J.M. Chow A diagnostic dilemma for chronic rhinosinusitis: Definition accuracy and validity Am J Rhinol 16 2002 199-202
21. M.G. Stewart M.W. Sicard J.F. Piccirillo P.J. Diaz-Marchan Severity staging in chronic sinusitis: Are CT scan findings related to patient symptoms? Am J Rhinol 13 1999 161-167