Nausea: Pregnancy-Associated https://greenmedinfo.com/category/keywords/Nausea%3A%20Pregnancy-Associated en Acupressure could be an adjuvant treatment for the inpatient management of nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/acupressure-could-be-adjuvant-treatment-inpatient-management-nausea-and-vomiti n/a PMID:  J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2017 Apr ;43(4):662-668. PMID: 28418209 Abstract Title:  Acupressure as adjuvant treatment for the inpatient management of nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy: A double-blind randomized controlled trial. Abstract:  AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of acupressure at the Neiguan point (Pericardium [P]6) as adjuvant treatment during inpatient management of severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. METHODS: Low risk, spontaneously conceived singleton pregnancies were randomly assigned to a treatment group, who received an acupressure band placed at the Neiguan point (P6) or a placebo group who received an otherwise identical non-stimulating wristband. Participants wore the band for 12 h daily for the first three days of admission. The primary outcome measure was the severity of symptoms of nausea, vomiting and retching, recorded according to Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea score. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant improvement in Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea scores from day 1 until day 3 of admission in the treatment group compared with the placebo. Patients who received Neiguan point acupressure also showed a significant improvement in their ketonuria scores. The treatment group required a shorter hospital stay compared with the placebo. The only reported side effect of the acupressure band was redness on the wrist. CONCLUSIONS: The use of the acupressure band at the Neiguan point (P6) for 12 h daily for three days for inpatients with hyperemesis gravidarum significantly reduced the symptoms of nausea, vomiting and retching and ketonuria and led to a reduction in hospital stay. We recommend the use of the acupressure band at the Neiguan point (P6) as an adjunct/supplementary therapy to co-exist with the standard care of management for hyperemesis gravidarum, particularly in low-risk pregnant women. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/acupressure-could-be-adjuvant-treatment-inpatient-management-nausea-and-vomiti#comments Nausea: Pregnancy-Associated Acupressure Acupressure Nausea: Pregnancy-Associated Human Study Fri, 09 Jun 2017 22:15:55 +0000 greenmedinfo 148970 at https://greenmedinfo.com