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Loo, May

doi:10.1016/b978-141602299-2.10006-4

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“…One textbook refers to patterns called “hot colic” and “cold colic” [16], others to “excess colic” and “deficient colic” [17, 18]. Both patterns fit with the syndromes “food stagnation with heat” and “Spleen Qi Xu with cold.” …”

Section: Suggestions Of Syndromesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to TCM, both excess and deficiency can cause colicky symptoms [ 17 , 18 ]. Questions about bowel movement, appetite, smell, intensity of crying, and so forth, provide useful information about the infant's internal condition, guiding the acupuncturist's choice of points [ 16 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Psychological trauma before, during, or after birth, or a dysfunctional relationship with the mother [ 18 ], was not mentioned often by informants. However, according to TCM, they can cause patterns like “shock or anxiety” [ 19 ] or “fear and fright” [ 16 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One teacher with considerable experience in pediatrics divided colic into three syndromes: “pain with diarrhea,” “pain with constipation,” and “pain with cold.” One clinician claimed that “phlegm” was the most common pattern and, consequently, used LU7 and LU9. One textbook refers to patterns called “hot colic” and “cold colic” [ 16 ], others to “excess colic” and “deficient colic” [ 17 , 18 ]. Both patterns fit with the syndromes “food stagnation with heat” and “Spleen Qi Xu with cold.”…”

Section: Suggestions Of Syndromesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Acupuncture in Practice: Investigating Acupuncturists’ Approach to Treating Infantile Colic

Landgren

2013

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Infantile colic is common, but no safe and effective conventional treatment exists. The use of acupuncture has increased despite weak evidence. This practitioner survey explores and discusses how infantile colic is regarded and treated in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The study is based on personal communication with 24 acupuncturists from nine countries. These acupuncturists specialize in pediatric acupuncture and represent different styles of acupuncture. Their experiences are discussed and related to relevant books and articles. Informants claimed good results when treating infants with colic. The TCM patterns commonly described by informants matched the textbooks to a great extent. The most common syndromes were “stagnation of food” and “Spleen Qi Xu.” Regarding treatment, some informants followed the teachers' and the textbook authors' advice on differentiated treatment according to syndrome. The points used most often were LI4, ST36, and Sifeng. Other informants treated all infants alike in one single point, LI4. The results demonstrate the diversity of TCM. The use of acupuncture for infantile colic presents an interesting option, but further research is needed in order to optimize the effects and protect infants from unnecessary or less effective treatment.

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Section: Suggestions Of Syndromesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Diagnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Suggestions Of Syndromesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Suggestions Of Syndromesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Acupuncture in Practice: Investigating Acupuncturists’ Approach to Treating Infantile Colic

Landgren

2013

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…An 8-week open-label study of 20 children (aged 6–16 years) with bipolar disorder given EPA 1290 mg/day and DHA 4300 mg/day found that 35% of children had more than a 50% decrease in Young Mania rating scores,140 consistent with results in pediatric depression 141. Two-thirds of patients did not show improvement, indicating that omega-3 fatty acids are ineffective in pediatric bipolar disorder.…”

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Mood disorders and complementary and alternative medicine: a literature review

Qureshi¹,

Al-Bedah²

2013

NDT

126

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Mood disorders are a major public health problem and are associated with considerable burden of disease, suicides, physical comorbidities, high economic costs, and poor quality of life. Approximately 30%–40% of patients with major depression have only a partial response to available pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been used either alone or in combination with conventional therapies in patients with mood disorders. This review of the literature examines evidence-based data on the use of CAM in mood disorders. A search of the PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, and Quertile databases using keywords was conducted, and relevant articles published in the English language in the peer-reviewed journals over the past two decades were retrieved. Evidence-based data suggest that light therapy, St John’s wort, Rhodiola rosea, omega-3 fatty acids, yoga, acupuncture, mindfulness therapies, exercise, sleep deprivation, and S-adenosylmethionine are effective in the treatment of mood disorders. Clinical trials of vitamin B complex, vitamin D, and methylfolate found that, while these were useful in physical illness, results were equivocal in patients with mood disorders. Studies support the adjunctive role of omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid in unipolar and bipolar depression, although manic symptoms are not affected and higher doses are required in patients with resistant bipolar depression and rapid cycling. Omega-3 fatty acids are useful in pregnant women with major depression, and have no adverse effects on the fetus. Choline, inositol, 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan, and N-acetylcysteine are effective adjuncts in bipolar patients. Dehydroepiandrosterone is effective both in bipolar depression and depression in the setting of comorbid physical disease, although doses should be titrated to avoid adverse effects. Ayurvedic and homeopathic therapies have the potential to improve symptoms of depression, although larger controlled trials are needed. Mind-body-spirit and integrative medicine approaches can be used effectively in mild to moderate depression and in treatment-resistant depression. Currently, although CAM therapies are not the primary treatment of mood disorders, level 1 evidence could emerge in the future showing that such treatments are effective.

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Personal and Household Hygiene Measures for Preventing Upper Respiratory Tract Infections among Children: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices

Leung

O'Donoghue

Suen

2022

IJERPH

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Personal and household hygiene measures are important for preventing upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and other infectious diseases, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). An online survey recruited 414 eligible parents in Hong Kong to study their hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) regarding the prevention of URTIs among their children. The average knowledge score was high (10.2/12.0), but some misconceptions were identified. The majority of the participants agreed that good personal hygiene (93.5%) and good environmental hygiene (92.8%) can prevent URTIs. The average score for hand hygiene practices was high (3.78/4.00), but only 56.8% of the parents always performed hand hygiene before touching their mouths, noses, or eyes. In terms of environmental hygiene, only some household items were disinfected with disinfectants (door handles in 69.8% of the households, toilet seats in 60.4% of the households, the floor in 42.8% of the households, dining chairs in 24.2% of the households, and dining tables in 20.5% of the households). A higher knowledge score was associated with parents having tertiary educational levels or above, working as healthcare professionals, living in private residential flats or staff quarters, or having household incomes of HKD 70,000 or above. The results of multiple regression analyses also indicated that parents who were healthcare professionals and with higher household income had a better parental knowledge of hygiene measures after adjusting the attitude score. For hand hygiene, parents who achieved higher attitude scores obtained higher practice scores. Under the fifth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic, there were some misconceptions regarding hygiene among parents. Any health promotion program should target parents regarding taking proper personal and household hygienic measures, especially for those who had relatively lower socio-economic status and/or from a non-healthcare background. Motivating attitudes toward hand hygiene can lead to better practices.

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Energy Medicine

Cited by 4 publications

References 126 publications

Acupuncture in Practice: Investigating Acupuncturists’ Approach to Treating Infantile Colic

Acupuncture in Practice: Investigating Acupuncturists’ Approach to Treating Infantile Colic

Mood disorders and complementary and alternative medicine: a literature review

Personal and Household Hygiene Measures for Preventing Upper Respiratory Tract Infections among Children: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices

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