The Effects of Auricular Electro-Acupuncture on Ameliorating the Dysfunction of Interstitial Cells of Cajal Networks and nNOSmRNA Expression in Antrum of STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) and nNOS play a crucial role in diabetic gastrointestinal dysmotility(DGD). Our previous study found that electro-acupuncture(EA) on ear point 'stomach' could repair the gastric dysrhythmias in rats induced by rectal ...
Huan Chen +8 more
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The History of Liquid Ear Acupuncture and the Current Scientific State of the Art
Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2016 This short review article presents a current overview of existing publications and scientific results regarding liquid (ear) acupuncture. The injection of liquids into defined acupuncture points of the ear is not a method commonly used in the Western ...
Daniela Litscher, Gerhard Litscher
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Numerous studies have revealed that acupuncture can increase the somatic pain threshold. Electro-acupuncture (EA) can help pain-relieving with minimal physiologic disturbance.
Hamdy A. Hendawy, Mohamed E. Abuelnaga
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Use of Acupuncture in an Infant with Restlessness and Agitation
Medicines, 2018 : Background: We are reporting here about a 3-month-old boy with a history of failure to thrive, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and neurological misbehaviour including hypotension in body muscles, who was found to have screaming attacks ...
Katharina Murg +2 more
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Life, 2023 The reflex auriculo-cardiac (RAC), dynamic pulse reaction (Nogier reflex), or vascular autonomic signal was proposed by Nogier. It refers to the pulse changes that can occur in the radial artery immediately after auricular acupuncture is performed.
Ying-Ling Chen +4 more
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The problem of metal needles in acupuncture-fMRI studies [PDF]
, 2011 Acupuncture is a therapy based on sensory stimulation of the human body by means of metal needles. The exact underlying mechanisms of acupuncture have not been clarified so far. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become an important tool
Beißner, Florian +2 more
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Manual Acupuncture Effect on Vertigo and Tinnitus in Patient with Labyrinthitis: A Case Report
Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS), 2021 Labyrinthitis is an inflammatory disease of the inner ear perilymphatic cavity and the most common cause of prolonged spontaneous vertigo. Other symptoms are tinnitus and sensorineural hearing loss.
Cindy Notonegoro, Christina Simadibrata
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Acupuncture for cancer pain in adults. [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Forty per cent of individuals with early or intermediate stage cancer and 90% with advanced cancer have moderate to severe pain and up to 70% of patients with cancer pain do not receive adequate pain relief.
Alimi +71 more
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The TRIP database showed most Acute Respiratory Infections questions were already addressed by Cochrane reviews [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVE: Cochrane systematic reviews require more methodological support from Cochrane Review Groups (CRGs) than is customary in journals, CRGs must prioritise reviews to conserve resources.
Brassey, Jon +4 more
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The combined application of ear acupuncture in the treatment of allergic rhinitis: A meta-analysis
HeliyonObjective: Meta-analysis was used to evaluate the clinical efficacy of auricular acupressure in the treatment of allergic rhinitis. Methods: Randomised controlled trials (RCTS) on the treatment of allergic rhinitis with ear acupuncture were searched by ...
Shihui Cheng +7 more
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