What clinical data/research is available to support their use? Selected studies mentioned in this literature include: Rose Ferrara-Love, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Postoperative Nausea, 1996 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Stannard, DM (1989) Pressure Prevents Nausea, Nursing Times p33-34 Effect of Stimulation of the P6 Anti-emetic Point on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. British Journal of Anesthesia, 1980
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Research has nothing to do with motion sickness.
Note: the year is wrong in the reference.
With three groups of n=30:
However, in PACU phase II the incidence was 10% in the treatment group, 20% in the placebo group, and 50% in the control group (overall, P = .0001).
Research has nothing to do with motion sickness.
Nurs Times. 1989 Jan 25-31;85(4):33-4. Pressure prevents nausea. Stannard D.
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Postgrad Med J. 1991 May; 67(787): 417–422. PMCID: PMC2398837 Copyright notice Positive evidence for P6 acupuncture antiemesis. J. W. Dundee and C. McMillan Northern Ireland Radiotherapy and Oncology Centre, Belvoir Park Hospital, Belfast.
Which states in:
Table II Summary of evidence of antimetic action of stimulation of Neiguan point ... Travel sickness: Acupressure only studied. No scientific, but much anecdotal evidence of efficacy.