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Acupuncture vs Metoclopramide for Postoperative Gastroparesis Syndrome. Part 2

Two animal studies examined these points and the physiological mechanism. Hu et al (1996) gave big mice 654-2 solution (anisodamine) and showed that acupuncture of ST36 improved gastric motility while TFP (trifluoperazine) blocked this response. Needles manipulated for 5 minutes … Continue reading

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Acupuncture vs Metoclopramide for Postoperative Gastroparesis Syndrome

Design This is a randomized controlled trial of 63 patients from the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgical Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China, 2004

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American Chiropractic Association

As the largest professional association in the world representing doctors of chiropractic, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), based in Arlington, Va., has approximately 16,000 members. The ACA was formed through a series of mergers between various chiropractic associations beginning in … Continue reading

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