Background: Auricular acupuncture is a promising method for postoperative pain relief.
However, there is no evidence for its use after ambulatory surgery. Our aim was to test …

Auricular acupuncture (AA) is effective in treating various pain conditions, but there have
been no analyses of AA for the treatment of pain after ambulatory knee surgery. We …

Background and Objectives The effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving acute
postoperative pain is still controversial. This patient-evaluator blinded and sham auricular …

Auricular acupuncture (AA) is known to be effective in treatment of various pain conditions,
but still there have been no randomized controlled studies of AA for treatment of acute …

The role of acupuncture analgesia in the management of postoperative pain is yet to be
clearly evaluated. We conducted a prospective, double‐blind, randomised controlled study …

Objective To identify the analgesic effectiveness of acupuncture after total knee replacement
by systematic review. Methods A search of randomized controlled trials was conducted in …

The number of publications on the peri‐operative use of auricular acupuncture has rapidly
increased within the last decade. The aim was to evaluate clinical evidence on the efficacy …

Objective We examined whether auricular acupressure (AA) can alleviate postoperative
pain and decrease narcotic consumption and its adverse effects for osteoarthritis patients …

Background. Postoperative pain management remains a significant challenge for all
healthcare providers. A randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the adjuvant …

Objectives Although auricular acupuncture (AA) is suggested to be effective in treatment of
pain, it has not yet been used for intraoperative analgesia. Therefore, we studied whether …