Acupuncture in practice: investigating acupuncturists' approach to treating infantile colic.
Landgren, Kajsa LU
(2013)
In Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2013(Nov 13).
- Abstract
- Infantile colic is common, but no safe and effective conventional treatment exists. The use of acupuncture has increased despite weak evidence. This practitioner survey explores and discusses how infantile colic is regarded and treated in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The study is based on personal communication with 24 acupuncturists from nine countries. These acupuncturists specialize in pediatric acupuncture and represent different styles of acupuncture. Their experiences are discussed and related to relevant books and articles. Informants claimed good results when treating infants with colic. The TCM patterns commonly described by informants matched the textbooks to a great extent. The most common syndromes were "stagnation of... (More)
- Infantile colic is common, but no safe and effective conventional treatment exists. The use of acupuncture has increased despite weak evidence. This practitioner survey explores and discusses how infantile colic is regarded and treated in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The study is based on personal communication with 24 acupuncturists from nine countries. These acupuncturists specialize in pediatric acupuncture and represent different styles of acupuncture. Their experiences are discussed and related to relevant books and articles. Informants claimed good results when treating infants with colic. The TCM patterns commonly described by informants matched the textbooks to a great extent. The most common syndromes were "stagnation of food" and "Spleen Qi Xu." Regarding treatment, some informants followed the teachers' and the textbook authors' advice on differentiated treatment according to syndrome. The points used most often were LI4, ST36, and Sifeng. Other informants treated all infants alike in one single point, LI4. The results demonstrate the diversity of TCM. The use of acupuncture for infantile colic presents an interesting option, but further research is needed in order to optimize the effects and protect infants from unnecessary or less effective treatment. (Less)
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- Landgren, Kajsa
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- 2013
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- Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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- 2013
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- Nov 13
- article number
- 456712
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- Hindawi Limited
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- pmid:24324513
- scopus:84890112299
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- 1741-427X
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- 10.1155/2013/456712
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- Promoting early childhood health; supporting parents, vulnerable children and challenged families
- LUC3 - Lund University Child Centered Care
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- English
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