Differential cerebral response to somatosensory stimulation of an acupuncture point versus two non-acupuncture points measured with EEG and fMRI [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2015 Acupuncture can be regarded as a complex somatosensory stimulation. Here, we evaluate whether the point locations chosen for a somatosensory stimulation with acupuncture needles differently change the brain activity in healthy volunteers.
Till eNierhaus +14 more
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An Initial Study on Multi-Point Laser Acupuncture Based on 2-D Galvo Mirror
Medical Acupuncture, 2022 Currently, the majority of commercially available laser acupuncture instruments are still hand-held and only support single-point stimulation. Simultaneous multi-point stimulation improves the therapeutic efficacy of laser acupuncture by stimulating ...
Kun-Chan Lan +5 more
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Effect of Electroacupuncture on the NTS is modulated primarily by acupuncture point selection and stimulation frequency in normal rats. [PDF]
BMC Complement Altern Med, 2017 BackgroundThe effect of electroacupuncture (EA) is affected by both the acupuncture point selection and the frequency of stimulation. However, little is known regarding acupuncture point and simulation frequency selection.
Fang JF, Du JY, Shao XM, Fang JQ, Liu Z.
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Accuracy and Precision in Acupuncture Point Location: A Critical Systematic Review
Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies, 2019 A number of studies have examined the accuracy and precision of acupuncture point location across various point location methods. Accuracy of point location is essential for safe, efficacious and reliable treatments and valid reproducible research ...
Debra R. Godson, Jonathan L. Wardle
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“Miracle” or “Medicine”: A Turning-Point Analysis of Patients' and Physicians' Shifting Views on Acupuncture [PDF]
Medical Acupuncture, 2020 Objective: Acupuncture is one of the most widely used treatments of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within the military's health system. The success of CAM integration is partially dependent on both providers' and patients' perceptions that ...
Greenberry Taylor +5 more
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WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2009 ‘WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region (WHO Standard) was released in 2008. Initially, there were 92/361 controversial acupuncture points (acupoints). Through seven informal consultations and four task force team meetings, 86 points were agreed upon among the 92 controversial acupoints, leaving 6 remaining controversial
Sabina Lim
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Cortical Network Response to Acupuncture and the Effect of the Hegu Point: An fNIRS Study [PDF]
Italian National Conference on Sensors, 2019 Acupuncture is a practice of treatment based on influencing specific points on the body by inserting needles. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the aim of acupuncture treatment for pain management is to use specific acupoints to relieve excess ...
Raul Fernandez Rojas +4 more
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Relation Extraction Using Large Language Models: A Case Study on Acupuncture Point Locations [PDF]
J. Am. Medical Informatics Assoc.OBJECTIVE In acupuncture therapy, the accurate location of acupoints is essential for its effectiveness. The advanced language understanding capabilities of large language models (LLMs) like Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs) and Llama present a ...
Yiming Li +8 more
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An update on acupuncture point injection: Table 1 [PDF]
QJM, 2016 This overview reports the global research advances in acupuncture point injection in the last 5 years. Acupuncture point injection can be applied to a wide range of curable diseases, predominantly those involving pain, but it has poor clinical evidence.
T. Sha +4 more
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Cerebral Hemodynamic Responses to Acupuncture in Migraine Patients: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2013 We review the literature conjoining acupuncture, migraine, and cerebral hemodynamics. To do so, we searched PubMed in March 2013 for studies investigating cerebral hemodynamics with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), near-infrared spectroscopy
Ming-Yu Lo +3 more
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