Scientists: Acupuncture helps with nausea and vomiting

Scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have concluded that acupuncture can prevent nausea and vomiting.. More than 3,000 volunteers took part in the study..

The study focused on acupuncture, which is applied to the wrist and stimulates the pericardial sac.. This procedure in medicine is called P6.

As it turned out, patients who underwent the P6 procedure were 28% less likely to experience nausea and vomiting after anesthesia, 29% less likely to experience pain after surgery, and 24% less need for pain medication..

According to scientists, after anesthesia, nausea and vomiting haunts 4 out of 5 patients, and acupuncture, with minimal side effects, can prevent this..

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