Das Modellvorhaben Akupunktur der Techniker Krankenkasse. Abschlussbericht zur weltweit grössten randomisierten Studie.

Document on acupuncture treatment of Urticaria.

The use of acupuncture for perioperative analgesia, nausea and vomiting, sedation, anesthesia, and complications is reviewed.

The attributive effect of acupuncture has been investigated in inflammatory diseases, including asthma, rhinitis, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, epicondylitis, complex regional pain syndrome type 1 and vasculitis. Large randomised trials demonstrating the immediate and sustained effect of acupuncture are missing. Mechanisms underlying the ascribed immunosuppressive actions of acupuncture are reviewed in this communication.

Acute herpes zoster is a prevalent condition. One of its major symptoms is pain, which can highly influence patient’s quality of life. Pain therapy is limited. Acupuncture is supposed to soften neuropathic pain conditions and might therefore act as a therapeuticalternative.