L’acupuncture face à la Médecine Fondée sur les Preuves (Evidence-Based Medicine EBM) dans les maladies de l’appareil digestif | Zendy

R Brissot | Zendy; Alain Huchet | Zendy; Julien Nizard | Zendy

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L’acupuncture face à la Médecine Fondée sur les Preuves (Evidence-Based Medicine EBM) dans les maladies de l’appareil digestif

Author(s) -

R Brissot,

Alain Huchet,

Julien Nizard

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

hegel - hepato-gastroentérologie libérale

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2269-0530

pISSN - 2115-452X

DOI - 10.4267/2042/62695

Subject(s) - acupuncture , medicine , philosophy , humanities , alternative medicine , pathology

The aim of this work is to review the indications of acupuncture, which are now validated by EBM, in digestive diseases, Materials and methods: The Medline and Acudoc 2 databases were surveyed from 1970 about randomized controlled studies (RCTs) and meta-analysis, using the MESH thesaurus. A complementary question about the mechanisms of action of acupuncture was made in fundamental research. Results: These publications in the digestive diseases field account for 13%of all RCTs, all pathologies combined, and concern 7 diseases, including 6 in gastroenterology and one in hepatology. These are mainly colic and gastric diseases, predominantly functional. Studies from animal models go in the direction of these clinical indications and show a favorable effect of acupuncture in liver damage. Conclusion: The EBM, in a model adapted to acupuncture, could develop in digestive disorders.

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