Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Acupuncture therapy improves health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2019 35 (May) p. 208-218
Po-Chun Hsieh; Mei-ChenYang; Yao-Kuang Wu; et al

The conclusions of this review are that body acupuncture therapy is an effective adjunctive non-pharmacological treatment to improve HRQL in patients under medical treatment for COPD. The authors suggest that BAT should be considered as one of the methods of management in patients with COPD.