Body of Research

Often, study results of acupuncture for relief of postoperative pain do not offer compelling results owing to high risk of bias associated with improper randomization, inadequate control, and lack of blinding and allocation concealment. Systematic reviews do conclude that the evidence for Auricular Acupuncture on reducing postoperative pain is promising [18]. Study protocols such as this, provide an example for integrative medicine practice in a hospital setting for the management of postoperative pain using acupuncture treatment —treatments that can be implemented in routine settings to play a role in postoperative pain management for patients who have undergone abdominal surgery for gynecological diseases. Read the full study protocol from Trials Journal at Biomedical Central (BMC).

Citation:

Lam, W.L., Yeung, W.F., Wong, M.K. et al. Combined electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture for postoperative pain after abdominal surgery for gynecological diseases: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 19, 8 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2359-8