Researchers find acupuncture safe and effective for the treatment of pressure ulcers. In a controlled study, investigators demonstrate that acupuncture significantly enhances the rate of positive patient outcomes for patients receiving standard wound care for pressure ulcers. Patients receiving acupuncture plus standard wound care had an 88.2% total effective rate. Patients receiving only standard wound care had a 70.6% total effective rate.
Research published in the Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion finds acupuncture effective for the treatment of pressure ulcers. Yang et al. compared patients receiving acupuncture plus standard wound care with patients receiving only standard wound care. Patients receiving both acupuncture and standard wound care treatments had greater positive patient outcomes. Acupuncture shrank ulcerative lesions and decreased PUSH scores. PUSH is a measurement tool for patients with pressure ulcers. It categorizes the ulcer with respect to surface area, exudate, and type of wound tissue to provide an indication of the improvement or deterioration in pressure ulcer healing.
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