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Battlefield Acupuncture as a Treatment for Pain.
Salamone FJ, Federman DG. Salamone FJ, et al. South Med J. 2021 Apr;114(4):239-245. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001232. South Med J. 2021. PMID: 33787939 Review.
This study evaluated both randomized and nonrandomized trials of battlefield acupuncture for the treatment of both acute and chronic pain. Studies published between May 2016 and November 2019 were found through PubMed, the Cochrane Library, or Scopus, concerned with …
This study evaluated both randomized and nonrandomized trials of battlefield acupuncture for the treatment of both acute and c …
Battlefield Acupuncture for Adult Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Yang J, Ganesh R, Wu Q, Li L, Ogletree SP, Del Fabro AS, Wahner-Roedler DL, Xiong D, Bauer BA, Chon TY. Yang J, et al. Am J Chin Med. 2021;49(1):25-40. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X21500026. Epub 2020 Dec 29. Am J Chin Med. 2021. PMID: 33375924
Thus, there is a critical need to find low-cost, efficacious, and therapeutic approaches to help manage pain. While acupuncture is increasingly recognized as a promising pain-relieving method, less is known about a specific form of auricular acupuncture known as …
Thus, there is a critical need to find low-cost, efficacious, and therapeutic approaches to help manage pain. While acupuncture is in …
Battlefield Acupuncture: Is It Ready for Widespread Dissemination?
Federman DG, Gunderson CG. Federman DG, et al. South Med J. 2017 Jan;110(1):55-57. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000584. South Med J. 2017. PMID: 28052177 Review.
Other pain-abatement modalities such as acupuncture may be useful in the treatment of several painful conditions. Battlefield acupuncture is being promulgated as a potential low-risk, nonpharmacological therapy for pain. In this narrative review we exa …
Other pain-abatement modalities such as acupuncture may be useful in the treatment of several painful conditions. Battlefield …
Battlefield acupuncture.
Ewer T. Ewer T. J Prim Health Care. 2009 Dec;1(4):337; author reply 337-8. J Prim Health Care. 2009. PMID: 20690350 No abstract available.
Battlefield acupuncture.
Kelly R. Kelly R. J Prim Health Care. 2009 Dec;1(4):336-7; author reply 337-8. J Prim Health Care. 2009. PMID: 20695065 No abstract available.
Battlefield acupuncture.
Bird R, Johnston G. Bird R, et al. J Prim Health Care. 2009 Dec;1(4):337; author reply 337-8. J Prim Health Care. 2009. PMID: 20695066 No abstract available.
Battlefield Acupuncture: My Story.
Niemtzow RC. Niemtzow RC. Med Acupunct. 2018 Apr 1;30(2):57-58. doi: 10.1089/acu.2018.29077.rcn. Med Acupunct. 2018. PMID: 29937955 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Battlefield Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Migraines.
Uddin N, Levine DL. Uddin N, et al. Cureus. 2024 May 15;16(5):e60369. doi: 10.7759/cureus.60369. eCollection 2024 May. Cureus. 2024. PMID: 38883138 Free PMC article.
The patient then underwent several trials of various first and second-line medications and anti-migraine devices to no avail. It was not until one session of battlefield acupuncture, where five needles were placed in the patient's ear for a few days, that the patien …
The patient then underwent several trials of various first and second-line medications and anti-migraine devices to no avail. It was not unt …
Battlefield acupuncture instead of opioids for abscess drainage in the pediatric emergency department.
Tsai SL, Christie TD, Niemtzow RC. Tsai SL, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Mar;53:12-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.12.016. Epub 2021 Dec 14. Am J Emerg Med. 2022. PMID: 34968969
In response to the ongoing opioid misuse pandemic, the Joint Commission has mandated that nonpharmacologic therapies be offered to patients for pain first. Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) is an auricular acupuncture protocol that is drug free, can achieve rapid …
In response to the ongoing opioid misuse pandemic, the Joint Commission has mandated that nonpharmacologic therapies be offered to patients …
Battlefield Acupuncture vs Ketorolac for Treating Pain in the Emergency Department.
Galka E, Elfessi Z, Singh T, Liu E, Turnbull C. Galka E, et al. Fed Pract. 2023 Apr;40(4):110-115. doi: 10.12788/fp.0369. Epub 2023 Apr 18. Fed Pract. 2023. PMID: 37223660 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Many patients arrive in the emergency department (ED) with acute pain. Battlefield acupuncture (BFA) uses small, semipermanent acupuncture needles in 5 set points anatomically located on each ear to reduce pain in a few minutes. ...
BACKGROUND: Many patients arrive in the emergency department (ED) with acute pain. Battlefield acupuncture (BFA) uses small, s …
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