Acupressure, reflexology, and auricular acupressure for insomnia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 971-984

  Yeung, Wing Fai ^a   Chung, Ka Fai ^a   Poon, Maggie Man Ki ^a   Ho, Fiona Yan Yee ^a   Zhang, Shi Ping ^b   Zhang, Zhang Jin ^c   Ziea, Eric Tat Chi ^d   Wong, Vivian Taam ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Hospital Authority   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Acupuncture; Auricular acupressure; Meta analysis; Reflexology; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; DIAZEPAM; ESTAZOLAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; METHAQUALONE; MIRTAZAPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ACUPRESSURE; AURICULAR ACUPRESSURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MUSIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFLEXOLOGY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SLEEP HYGIENE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL ACUPOINT STIMULATION;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; HUMANS; MASSAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84865295924     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.06.003     Document Type: Review

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