Effects of Acupressure and Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Sleep Quality Among Pregnant Women | Zendy

Ganiyu Sokunbi | Zendy; Ibrahim U. Takai | Zendy; Ifeoma Blessing Nwosu | Zendy; Rasheedat Balarabe | Zendy

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Effects of Acupressure and Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Sleep Quality Among Pregnant Women

Author(s) -

Ganiyu Sokunbi,

Ibrahim U. Takai,

Ifeoma Blessing Nwosu,

Rasheedat Balarabe

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of acupuncture and meridian studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374

H-Index - 32

eISSN - 2093-8152

pISSN - 2005-2901

DOI - 10.1016/j.jams.2020.10.003

Subject(s) - acupressure , medicine , acupuncture , pittsburgh sleep quality index , transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation , physical therapy , psychological intervention , randomized controlled trial , pregnancy , adverse effect , anesthesia , insomnia , sleep quality , psychiatry , alternative medicine , genetics , pathology , biology

Despite the adverse consequences of poor sleep during pregnancy, relatively few safe interventions exist for improving sleep among pregnant women. Nonpharmacological interventions are increasingly gaining acceptance. However, the effects of acupressure and acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (ACUTENS) have not been widely reported.

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