Jorge Vas

Summary

Affiliation: Centro de Salud Dos Hermanas A
Country: Spain

Publications

  1. ncbi Acupuncture and moxibustion as an adjunctive treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee--a large case series
    Jorge Vas
    Centro de Salud de Dos Hermanas, Sevilla, Spain
    Acupunct Med 22:23-8. 2004
  2. ncbi Acupuncture as a complementary therapy to the pharmacological treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: randomised controlled trial
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Centro de Salud Dos Hermanas A Distrito Sanitario Sevilla Sur, 41700 Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMJ 329:1216. 2004
  3. ncbi Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for chronic uncomplicated neck pain: a randomised controlled study
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Dos Hermanas A Primary Healthcare Centre, Dos Hermanas, Sevilla, Spain
    Pain 126:245-55. 2006
  4. ncbi Effectiveness of acupuncture and related techniques in treating non-oncological pain in primary healthcare--an audit
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Dos Hermanas, Sevilla, Spain
    Acupunct Med 25:41-6. 2007
  5. ncbi Acupuncture and rehabilitation of the painful shoulder: study protocol of an ongoing multicentre randomised controlled clinical trial [ISRCTN28687220]
    Jorge Vas
    Unidad de Tratamiento del Dolor, Centro de Salud Dos Hermanas A, Segovia s n, 41700 Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 5:19. 2005
  6. ncbi Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the treatment of non-specific acute low back pain: a randomised controlled multicentre trial protocol [ISRCTN65814467]
    Jorge Vas
    Unidad de Tratamiento del Dolor, Centro de Salud Dos Hermanas A, Segovia s n, 41700 Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 6:14. 2006
  7. ncbi Effectiveness of acupuncture, special dressings and simple, low-adherence dressings for healing venous leg ulcers in primary healthcare: study protocol for a cluster-randomized open-labeled trial
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Primary Healthcare Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 8:29. 2008
  8. ncbi Randomised controlled study in the primary healthcare sector to investigate the effectiveness and safety of auriculotherapy for the treatment of uncomplicated chronic rachialgia: a study protocol
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Primary Healthcare Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 8:36. 2008
  9. ncbi Acupuncture in patients with acute low back pain: a multicentre randomised controlled clinical trial
    Jorge Vas
    Public Health System, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Pain Treatment Unit, Doña Mercedes Primary Health Care Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    Pain 153:1883-9. 2012
  10. ncbi Effects of acupuncture on patients with fibromyalgia: study protocol of a multicentre randomized controlled trial
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Doña Mercedes Primary Health Care Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    Trials 12:59. 2011

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi Acupuncture and moxibustion as an adjunctive treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee--a large case series
    Jorge Vas
    Centro de Salud de Dos Hermanas, Sevilla, Spain
    Acupunct Med 22:23-8. 2004
    ..This observational study was conducted in preparation for a randomised controlled trial...
  2. ncbi Acupuncture as a complementary therapy to the pharmacological treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: randomised controlled trial
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Centro de Salud Dos Hermanas A Distrito Sanitario Sevilla Sur, 41700 Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMJ 329:1216. 2004
    ....
  3. ncbi Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for chronic uncomplicated neck pain: a randomised controlled study
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Dos Hermanas A Primary Healthcare Centre, Dos Hermanas, Sevilla, Spain
    Pain 126:245-55. 2006
    ..In the treatment of the intensity of chronic neck pain, acupuncture is more effective than the placebo treatment and presents a safety profile making it suitable for routine use in clinical practice...
  4. ncbi Effectiveness of acupuncture and related techniques in treating non-oncological pain in primary healthcare--an audit
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Dos Hermanas, Sevilla, Spain
    Acupunct Med 25:41-6. 2007
    ....
  5. ncbi Acupuncture and rehabilitation of the painful shoulder: study protocol of an ongoing multicentre randomised controlled clinical trial [ISRCTN28687220]
    Jorge Vas
    Unidad de Tratamiento del Dolor, Centro de Salud Dos Hermanas A, Segovia s n, 41700 Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 5:19. 2005
    ....
  6. ncbi Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the treatment of non-specific acute low back pain: a randomised controlled multicentre trial protocol [ISRCTN65814467]
    Jorge Vas
    Unidad de Tratamiento del Dolor, Centro de Salud Dos Hermanas A, Segovia s n, 41700 Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 6:14. 2006
    ....
  7. ncbi Effectiveness of acupuncture, special dressings and simple, low-adherence dressings for healing venous leg ulcers in primary healthcare: study protocol for a cluster-randomized open-labeled trial
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Primary Healthcare Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 8:29. 2008
    ..The aim of the present study is to measure the effectiveness and cost of compression treatment for venous leg ulcers combined with special dressings, in comparison with low-adherence ones and acupuncture...
  8. ncbi Randomised controlled study in the primary healthcare sector to investigate the effectiveness and safety of auriculotherapy for the treatment of uncomplicated chronic rachialgia: a study protocol
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Primary Healthcare Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 8:36. 2008
    ..The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of treatment with auriculopressure, in the primary healthcare sector, carried out by trained healthcare professionals via a 30-hour course...
  9. ncbi Acupuncture in patients with acute low back pain: a multicentre randomised controlled clinical trial
    Jorge Vas
    Public Health System, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Pain Treatment Unit, Doña Mercedes Primary Health Care Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    Pain 153:1883-9. 2012
    ....
  10. ncbi Effects of acupuncture on patients with fibromyalgia: study protocol of a multicentre randomized controlled trial
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Doña Mercedes Primary Health Care Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    Trials 12:59. 2011
    ..The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of individualized acupuncture for patients with fibromyalgia, with respect to reducing their pain and level of incapacity, and improving their quality of life...
  11. ncbi Correcting non cephalic presentation with moxibustion: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in general practice
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Primary Healthcare Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 8:22. 2008
    ..The application of heat (moxibustion) to an acupuncture point, in order to correct non cephalic presentation, has been practised in China since ancient times, but as yet there is insufficient evidence of its real effectiveness...
  12. ncbi Study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in general practice investigating the effectiveness of acupuncture against migraine
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Primary Care Center, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 8:12. 2008
    ..Our aim is to determine whether acupuncture, applied under real conditions of clinical practice in the area of primary healthcare, is more effective than conventional treatment...
  13. ncbi Evidence from RCTs on optimal acupuncture treatment for knee osteoarthritis--an exploratory review
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Dos Hermanas, Sevilla, Spain
    Acupunct Med 25:29-35. 2007
    ..The many variables in a study are likely to be more tightly controlled in a single centre study than in multicentre studies...
  14. ncbi Correction of nonvertex presentation with moxibustion: a systematic review and metaanalysis
    Jorge Vas
    Centro de Salud Doña Mercedes, Unidad de Tratamiento del Dolor, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 201:241-59. 2009
    ....