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Efficacy of Auricular Acupressure and EFT on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Lower Limb Fracture

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March 2025

Efficacy of Auricular Acupressure and EFT on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Lower Limb Fracture

Vol: 307| Issue: 3| Number:55| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The efficacy of auricular acupressure combined with emotional freedom techniques on the postoperative pain and anxiety state of patients with lower limb fractures: A randomized clinical controlled trial.

Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Jan 31;104(5):e41401.

Contributing Authors:
X Zhou G Zhang D Chen H Yao Q Wang

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Ninety-nine postoperative patients with lower limb fractures were randomized into three groups: the control group receiving routine postoperative care (n=33), the auricular acupressure group receiving routine care plus auricular acupressure (n=33), and the combined group receiving routine care, auricular acupressure, and EFT (n=33). The primary outcome of interest was pain reduction, measured usin...

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