Acupuncture for pediatric pain: The trend of evidence-based research

10.1016/j.jtcme.2019.08.004

Yuan-Chi Lin；Sierra Perez；Cynthia Tung

Pediatrics ； Children ； Child ； Adolescent ； Pain management ； Moxibustion ； Cupping

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

10卷4期（2020 / 07 / 01）

315 - 319

英文

Background and aim: Acupuncture is part of thousand years Traditional Chinese Medicine. There was promising evidence to support the efficacy of acupuncture in reducing postoperative surgery and dental pain, as well as chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting. The US National Health Statistics Report indicated that there was significant increase in the use of acupuncture. Research on acupuncture has allowed for its integration into common adult pain practice. Acupuncture can also be utilized in pediatric patients. Experimental procedure: We evaluate the evidence-based acupuncture for pediatric pain research from 2008 to 2017. Results: and Conclusions: Acupuncture treatment is well supported to be effective treatment for pediatric procedural pain, infantile colic, adolescent pelvic pain, and headaches under specific intervention methods. There is increasing interest in using acupuncture and related techniques for pediatric pain management. However, the evidence-based randomized controlled trials using acupuncture for pediatric pain management is very limited. Further randomized controlled trial research in pediatric pain is urgently needed.

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