Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Chronic Constipation
Joint Authors
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chronic constipation, an ancient disease, is prevalent, and costly in the general population.
Complementary and alternative therapies are frequently used for constipation.
This review introduces various methods of complementary and alternative therapies, including acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, and herbal medicine.
Efficacy, safety, influence factors, sham control design, and mechanisms of these therapies are discussed and evaluated.
Acupuncture or electroacupuncture was found to be most commonly used for constipation among these complementary and alternative therapies, followed by herbal medicine.
Although only a small number of clinical studies are flawless, our review of the literature seems to suggest that acupuncture or electroacupuncture and herbal medicine are effective in treating constipation, whereas findings on massage and moxibustion are inconclusive.
More well-designed clinical trials are needed to improve and prove the efficacy of the complementary and alternative therapies for constipation; mechanistic studies that would lead to wide spread use and improvement of the methods are also discussed in this review.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Xinjun& Yin, Jieyun. 2015. Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Chronic Constipation. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061456
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Xinjun& Yin, Jieyun. Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Chronic Constipation. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061456
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Xinjun& Yin, Jieyun. Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Chronic Constipation. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061456
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061456