Overview of systematic reviews about effectiveness of acupuncture in acute and cronic diseases

• Grant number: 15/24266-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2016
• End date: January 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
• Principal Investigator: Rachel Riera
• Grantee: Thaís Romera Bergamo
• Host Institution: Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The acupuncture tehcnique is becoming popular in ocidental medicine because of its great benefits in health. This technique helps in acute and cronic diseases and, nowadays, there are many studies proving it. A research realized in Pubmed database using the term "Acupuncture" and the filters "Systematic Reviews" and "Meta-analysis" on Octuber 29th of 2015 showed 1.483 citations. Therefore, it's good to know in which diseases the acupuncture has clear benefits or not, mapping the evidences that exist.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

BERGAMO, THAIS ROMERA; CRUZ LATORRACA, CAROLINA DE OLIVEIRA; PACHITO, DANIELA VIANNA; CABRERA MARTIMBIANCO, ANA LUIZA; RIERA, RACHEL. Findings and methodological quality of systematic reviews focusing on acupuncture for pregnancy-related acute conditions. Acupuncture in Medicine, v. 36, n. 3, p. 146-152, JUN 2018. (15/24266-5)