Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for dizziness and vertigo in emergency department: a pilot cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dizziness and vertigo account for roughly 4% of chief symptoms in the emergency department (ED). Pharmacological therapy is often applied for these symptoms, such as vestibular suppressants, anti-emetics and benzodiazepines. However, every medication is accompanied with unavoidable side-effects. There are several research articles providing evidence of acupuncture treating dizziness and vertigo but few studies of acupuncture as an emergent intervention in ED. We performed a pilot cohort study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in treating patients with dizziness and vertigo in ED.

Methods

A total of 60 participants, recruited in ED, were divided into acupuncture and control group. Life-threatening conditions or central nervous system disorders were

SUBMITTER: Chiu CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4459064 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature