Acupuncture
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Evidence suggests Acupuncture maydecreaseInflammation.

9 studies (10 claims)

Moderate consensus

Study Claims

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Intervention	Direction	Endpoint	Type	Population	Dosage	Title
acupuncture at ST36 and GB39	Decreases - reduce	inflammation	Animal	CIA rats	Not specified (acupuncture administered 3 times per week).	Exploring the Mechanism of Acupuncture's Influence on the Protease Activity and Free Radical Damage in Synovial Fluid of Rheumatoid Arthritis Rats Induced by Type II Collagen from the Release of Active Oxygen.
acupuncture at ST36 and GB39	Decreases - reduce	inflammation	Animal	CIA rats	Not specified (acupuncture administered 3 times per week).	Exploring the Mechanism of Acupuncture's Influence on the Protease Activity and Free Radical Damage in Synovial Fluid of Rheumatoid Arthritis Rats Induced by Type II Collagen from the Release of Active Oxygen.
acupuncture ST36 and GB39	Decreases - alleviate	inflammation	Animal	CIA rats	Not specified (acupuncture administered 3 times per week).	Exploring the Mechanism of Acupuncture's Influence on the Protease Activity and Free Radical Damage in Synovial Fluid of Rheumatoid Arthritis Rats Induced by Type II Collagen from the Release of Active Oxygen.
acupuncture ST36 and GB39	Decreases - alleviate	inflammation	Animal	CIA rats	Not specified (acupuncture administered 3 times per week).	Exploring the Mechanism of Acupuncture's Influence on the Protease Activity and Free Radical Damage in Synovial Fluid of Rheumatoid Arthritis Rats Induced by Type II Collagen from the Release of Active Oxygen.
laser acupuncture	Decreases - alleviating	inflammation	Human	RA patients	904 nm, 100 mW power, 1 min irradiation per point, 6 J total energy per point, 3 days/week.	Therapeutic antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of laser acupuncture on patients with rheumatoid arthritis.cited 44×
laser acupuncture	No effect - The evidence is also very uncertain about the effects of laser acupuncture compared to placebo	inflammation	Human	adults with RA	Not specified	Effects of low-level laser therapy in adults with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials.cited 3×
acupuncture-moxibustion therapy	Decreases - improving	inflammation	Human	—	Not specified	[Mechanism research progress on acupuncture-moxibustion therapy for functional gastrointestinal disorders: review and prospects].
acupuncture and moxibustion therapy	Decreases - have been shown to improve	inflammation and symptoms	Human	animal and human studies	Not available	Massage Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Other Forms of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.cited 36×
acupuncture	No effect - regulating	inflammation	Human	—	Not specified	Progress of researches on mechanisms of acupuncture therapy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.cited 1×
Acupuncture	Decreases - mitigate	inflammation	Human	—	Not provided.	Unlocking the potential: How acupuncture reshapes the liver-centered lipid metabolism pattern to fight obesity.cited 1×
acupuncture	Decreases - impacting	inflammation	Human	—	Not provided.	Acupuncture: An Overview on Its Functions, Meridian Pathways and Molecular Mechanisms.cited 4×