Acupuncture, Ear

Title: Can Ear Acupressure Help Relieve Kidney Stone Pain Faster When Combined with Painkillers? Purpose: This study tests whether adding ear acupressure to standard painkillers (NSAIDs) helps adults with kidney stone pain feel better faster. The investigators also want to know if this combination causes any side effects. Key Questions: Does ear acupressure + NSAIDs reduce pain more quickly than NSAIDs alone? Are there any safety concerns with this treatment? How does real ear acupressure compare to a fake (placebo) procedure? Who Can Join? Adults aged 18-75 Experiencing moderate-to-severe kidney stone pain (confirmed by CT or ultrasound) No recent painkiller use or allergies to NSAIDs What Participants Will Do: Receive in the emergency room: Real treatment: Tiny needles placed on 3 ear points + NSAIDs (ketorolac injection) OR Placebo treatment: Fake tape on ear points + NSAIDs (same injection) Rate their pain on a 0-10 scale over 60 minutes. Have their heart rate and blood pressure checked. Study Details: Duration: Single ER visit (no long-term follow-up) Participants Needed: 116 Safety: Rescue pain medication (like morphine) is available if needed. Why This Matters: Kidney stones cause severe pain, and current painkillers may not work fast enough. Ear acupressure is a low-risk method from traditional Chinese medicine that could provide quicker relief. Ethics: Approved by Changhai Hospital's Ethics Committee. Participants can leave the study anytime.

Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after surgery mainly occurs after gastrointestinal surgery A functional gastric emptying disorder, clinically characterized by weak or absent gastric peristalsis, gastric motility disorders, or gastric emptying Gastric retention, fullness, nausea and other uncomfortable symptoms caused by delay.This study is based on clinical diagnosis and treatment practice, observing, collecting, and analyzing Whipple surgery, pancreatectomy, and gastric cancer Perioperative data of subtotal resection surgery, mainly observing the diagnosis and treatment of ear acupoints in Whipple surgery, pancreatectomy, and subtotal gastrectomy.The application effect of DGE after resection surgery, exploring the diagnosis and treatment of ear acupoints in Whipple surgery, pancreatic body and tail resection surgery, and Diagnostic value of perioperative related diseases in abdominal surgery such as subtotal gastrectomy, and collection of health records.By comparing and analyzing the ear acupoint information of patients with abdominal tumors, we aim to explore the ear acupoints of the volunteers. The possible relationship between image and resistance specificity and common tumors in the abdominal cavity.

Post-operative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has always been a challenge in the anesthesiological setting, having to combine good pain control and the need for early mobilization, both factors that can affect the quality of rehabilitation treatment, prosthetic functional outcome, the onset of chronic pain, joint stiffness and the consequent quality of life of the patient. Recent loco-regional anesthesia (LRA) techniques have made an essential contribution to peri-operative management in the fast-track perspective of surgery, in terms of optimization of analgesia and rapid functional recovery. Inadequate post-operative analgesia, by affecting the normal rehabilitation pathway, is associated with medium-long term complications, such as chronic pain, joint stiffness and patient dissatisfaction, which often compromise functional autonomy and quality of life of the patient and may require invasive treatments (surgical revision, unlocking under general anesthesia). The local and systemic inflammatory state, evidenced by peri-operative dosage of specific biomarkers, appears to be related to prosthetic outcome.