Bilde av Alræk, Terje
Bilde av Alræk, Terje
emeriti The National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine terje.alrak@uit.no You can find me here

Terje Alræk



  • Merete Lindén Dahle, Terje Alræk, Frauke Musial :
    An Acupuncture Protocol for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Delphi Process
    Complementary Medicine Research 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Boram Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, Hye Won Lee, Arya Nielsen, L Susan Wieland, Tae-Hun Kim et al.:
    The effect of sham acupuncture can differ depending on the points needled in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
    Heliyon 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Terje Alræk, Hilde Skjerve, Anette Sørensen, Stein Atle Lie, Hilde Presterud Ødegård, Weidong Lu et al.:
    Acupuncture for fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a study protocol for a pragmatic, mixed method, randomised controlled trial
    BMJ Open 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Lin Ang, Song Eunhye, Miek C. Jong, Terje Alræk, Barbara Wider, Tae-Young Choi et al.:
    An evidence map on traditional medicine across health outcomes
    Integrative Medicine Research (IMR) 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Boram Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, Ye-Seul Lee, Terje Alræk, Stephen Birch, Hye Won Lee et al.:
    Global research trends of sham acupuncture: A bibliometric analysis
    Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Boram Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, Hye Won Lee, Arya Nielsen, L. Susan Wieland, Tae-Hun Kim et al.:
    Different Outcomes According to Needling Point Location Used in Sham Acupuncture for Cancer-Related Pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
    Cancers 2023 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Lin Ang, Eunhye Song, Miek C. Jong, Terje Alræk, Barbara Wider Vellinga, Tae-Young Choi et al.:
    Mapping of systematic reviews on traditional medicine across health conditions: A protocol for a systematic map
    BMJ Open 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tae-Hun Kim, Myeong Soo Lee, Boram Lee, Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk :
    Methods matters: comments on the currently published article in Pain Medicine, "Effect of sham acupuncture on chronic pain: a Bayesian network meta-analysis"
    Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2023 DOI
  • Boram Lee, Tae-Hun Kim, Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk, Hye Won Lee, Arya Nielsen et al.:
    Comparative effectiveness of acupuncture in sham-controlled trials for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
    Frontiers in medicine 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Boram Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, Hye Won Lee, Arya Nielsen, L Susan Wieland, Tae-Hun Kim et al.:
    Needling Point Location Used in Sham Acupuncture for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
    JAMA Network Open 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Merete Lindén Dahle, Terje Alræk :
    Implementing evidence into clinical practice. A survey amongst Norwegian acupuncturists
    European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2023 ARKIV / FULLTEKST / DATA / DOI
  • Tae-Hun Kim, Myeong Soo Lee, Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk, Arne Johan Norheim, Jung Won Kang :
    Publication status and reporting quality of case reports on acupuncture-related adverse events: A systematic reviews of case studies
    Heliyon 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tae-Hun Kim, Terje Alræk, Zhao-Xiang Bian, Stephen Birch, Mark Bovey, Juah Lee et al.:
    Corrigendum to “Clinical reasoning in traditional medicine exemplified by the clinical encounter of Korean medicine” [Integr Med Res 2021: 10; 100641]
    Integrative Medicine Research (IMR) 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tae-Hun Kim, Myeong Soo Lee, Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk :
    Plausible Mechanism of Sham Acupuncture Based on Biomarkers: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
    Frontiers in Neuroscience 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Lars Björkman, Frauke Musial, Terje Alræk, Erik Lønnmark Werner, Harald J. Hamre :
    Mercury, silver and selenium in serum before and after removal of amalgam restorations: results from a prospective cohort study in Norway
    Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 16. November 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tae-Young Choi, Lin Ang, Ji Hee Jun, Terje Alræk, Myeong Soo Lee :
    Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Cancer-Related Fatigue: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
    Cancers 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Admassu Nadew Lamu, Lars Björkman, Harald Johan Hamre, Terje Alræk, Frauke Musial, Bjarne Robberstad :
    Is amalgam removal in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms cost-effective? A prospective cohort and decision modelling study in Norway
    PLOS ONE 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tae-Young Choi, Lin Ang, Ji Hee Jun, Terje Alræk, Stephen Birch, Weidong Lu et al.:
    Acupuncture for managing cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    Cancers 11. September 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk, Myeong Soo Lee, Tae-Hun Kim :
    Descriptions of qi deficiency and qi stagnation in traditional East Asian medicine: A comparison of Asian and Western sources
    European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Admassu Nadew Lamu, Bjarne Robberstad, Harald Johan Hamre, Terje Alræk, Frauke Musial, Lars Björkman :
    Validity and responsiveness of GHC-index in patients with amalgam-attributed health complaints
    Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hye Won Lee, Myeong Soo Lee, Tae-Hun Kim, Terje Alræk, Chris Zaslawski, Jong Wook Kim et al.:
    Ginseng for Erectile Dysfunction: A Cochrane Systematic Review
    The World Journal of Men's Health (WJMH) 15. June 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk, Myeong Soo Lee, Ju Ah Lee, Tae-Hun Kim :
    Understanding blood stasis in traditional East Asian medicine: a comparison of Asian and Western sources
    European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2021 DOI
  • Stephen Birch, Myeong Soo Lee, Tae-Hun Kim, Terje Alræk :
    Historical perspectives on using sham acupuncture in acupuncture clinical trials
    Integrative Medicine Research (IMR) 02. April 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Admassu Nadew Lamu, Lars Björkman, Harald Johan Hamre, Terje Alræk, Frauke Musial, Bjarne Robberstad :
    Validity and responsiveness of EQ-5D-5L and SF-6D in patients with health complaints attributed to their amalgam fillings: a prospective cohort study of patients undergoing amalgam removal
    Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tae-Hun Kim, Terje Alræk, Zhao-Xiang Bian, Stephen Birch, Mark Bovey, Juah Lee et al.:
    Clinical reasoning in traditional medicine exemplified by the clinical encounter of Korean medicine: a narrative review
    Integrative Medicine Research (IMR) 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk, Mark Bovey, Myeong Soo Lee, Ju Ah Lee, Chris Zaslawski et al.:
    Overview on pattern identification - History, nature and strategies for treating patients: A narrative review
    European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Stephen Birch, Mark Bovey, Terje Alraek, Nicola Robinson, Tae-Hun Kim, Myeong Soo Lee :
    Acupuncture as a Treatment Within Integrative Health for Palliative Care: A Brief Narrative Review of Evidence and Recommendations
    Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Lars Björkman, Frauke Musial, Terje Alræk, Erik Lønnmark Werner, Wolfgang Weidenhammer, Harald Johan Hamre :
    Removal of dental amalgam restorations in patients with health complaints attributed to amalgam: A prospective cohort study
    Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 18. August 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Terje Alræk :
    Re: Acupuncture for recurrent urinary tract infection in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2020 DOI
  • Xuan Zhang, Ran Tian, Chen Zhao, Stephen Birch, Ju Ah Lee, Terje Alræk et al.:
    The use of pattern differentiation in WHO-registered traditional Chinese medicine trials ? A systematic review
    European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nicola Robinson, Mark Bovey, Ju Ah Lee, Christopher Zaslawski, Phoebus Tian, Tae-Hun Kim et al.:
    How do acupuncture practitioners use pattern identification - An international web-based survey?
    European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2019 DOI
  • Tae-Hun Kim, Myeong Soo Lee, Terje Alræk, Stephen Birch :
    Acupuncture in sham device controlled trials may not be as effective as acupuncture in the real world: a preliminary network meta-analysis of studies of acupuncture for hot flashes in menopausal women
    Acupuncture in Medicine 2019 ARKIV / FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Stephen Birch, Myeong Soo Lee, Terje Alræk, Tae-Hun Kim :
    Evidence, safety and recommendations for when to use acupuncture for treating cancer related symptoms: a narrative review
    Integrative Medicine Research (IMR) 2019 DOI
  • Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk, Tae-Hun Kim, Myeong Soo Lee :
    Comment on Takakura et al. Acupuncture for Japanese Katakori (Chronic Neck Pain): A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Study. Medicina 2023, 59, 2141
    Medicina 2024 DOI
  • Terje Alræk, Stephen Birch :
    Acupuncture and the Problem of Placebo
    2023
  • Terje Alræk, Stephen Birch, Tae-Young Choi, Lin Ang, Ji Hee Jun, Weidong Lu et al.:
    Using Acupuncture for Adjunct Treatment for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Is Practicable. Reply to Hu et al. Is Acupuncture an Ideal Adjunctive Treatment for Cancer-Related Fatigue? Comment on “Choi et al. Acupuncture for Managing Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers 2022, 14, 4419”
    Cancers 2023 DOI
  • Hilde Skjerve, Anette Sørensen, Terje Alræk :
    Acupuncture for fatigue in breast cancer survivors (AcuBreast) – a pilot study
    2023
  • Terje Alræk, Merete Lindén Dahle :
    Akupunktører mangler tid til etterutdanning
    Forskning.no 16. April 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Tae-Hun Kim, Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk, Myeong Soo Lee :
    Three aspects of acupuncture-related adverse events: Issues around the reporting of acupuncture-related adverse events
    Integrative Medicine Research (IMR) 2023 DOI
  • Lars Björkman, Frauke Musial, Terje Alræk, Erik Lønnmark Werner, Harald Johan Hamre :
    Utprøvende behandling ved helseplager attribuert til amalgamfyllinger. En prospektiv kohortstudie
    NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2022 ARKIV / PROSJEKT
  • Tae-Hun Kim, Myeong Soo Lee, Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk :
    Different effects might be introduced by blinding in acupuncture: Comments on Wang et al's “Placebo response varies between different types of sham acupuncture: A randomized double-blind trial in neck pain patients”
    European Journal of Pain 2022 DOI
  • Terje Alræk :
    Pain and acupuncture: What is it in me that hurts?
    Integrative Medicine Research (IMR) 2021 DOI
  • Merete Lindén Dahle, Terje Alræk :
    AcuBreast-studien. Nettside/Informasjonsside om studien. https://www.kristiania.no/school-of-health-sciences/acubreast/
    2020
  • Lars Björkman, Frauke Musial, Terje Alræk, Harald Hamre :
    Mercury in serum in relation to removal of amalgam restorations
    2020 FULLTEKST
  • Stephen Birch, Terje Alræk :
    Novel statistical approach offers new way to investigate the uses of acupuncture points
    Integrative Medicine Research (IMR) 2020 DOI
  • Terje Alræk :
    Pain and acupuncture: what is it in me that hurts?
    Integrative Medicine Research (IMR) 2020 DOI
  • Terje Alræk :
    Re: Acupuncture for recurrent urinary tract infection in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (Comment on article by Coyle et al.)
    BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2020
  • Xue-Han Liu, Chun-Li Lu, Li-qiong Wang, Ya-xi Shang, Trine Stub, Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen et al.:
    Beneficial Effect and safety of homeopathic therapy for upper respiratory tract infection in children: a systematic review
    2019
  • Chun-Li Lu, Xue-Han Liu, Trine Stub, Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen, Shi-Bing Liang, Xiao Wang et al.:
    Correction: Complementary and alternative medicine for treatment of atopic eczema in children under 14 years old: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2018) 18 (260) DOI: 10.1186/s12906-018-2306-6)
    BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 DOI
  • Arne Johan Norheim, Terje Alræk :
    Acupuncture for frostbite sequel - A case report
    European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2018 DOI

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