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Ultrasonography in Acupuncture—Uses in Education and Research

Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies, 2017
This study aims to explore the potential use of ultrasound in locating the second posterior sacral foramen acupuncture point, quantifying depth of insertion and describing surrounding anatomical structures.
Mabel Qi He Leow, Shu Li Cui, Mohammad Taufik Bin Mohamed Shah, Taige Cao, Shian Chao Tay, Peter Kay Chai Tay, Chin Chin Ooi   +6 more
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Effects of Trigger Point Acupuncture Treatment on Temporomandibular Disorders: A Preliminary Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]

, 2012
We compared the effects of trigger point acupuncture with that of sham acupuncture treatments on pain and oral function in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).
Asai, Sayo, Imai, Kenji, Itoh, Kazunori, Kitakoji, Hiroshi, Ohyabu, Hideaki   +4 more
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Acupuncture Treatment of a Metatarsus Proximal End Fracture: A Case Report

Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies, 2016
A tuberosity fracture is an avulsion fracture in an area 1.5 cm proximal to the fifth metatarsus. Six to eight weeks of immobilization may be required. A patient with a short leg plaster splint came to our clinic because of pain.
Yılmaz Sezgin, Sinan Becel, Fatih Akçay   +2 more
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Acupuncture for peripheral joint osteoarthritis [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Peripheral joint osteoarthritis is a major cause of pain and functional limitation. Few treatments are safe and effective. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of acupuncture for treating peripheral joint osteoarthritis.
Altman, American College of Rheumatology Subcommittee on Osteoarthritis Guidelines, Ammer, Angst, Angst, Ausiello, Bars, Bellamy, Bellamy, Berman, Berman, Berman, Birch, Birch, Birch, Bjordal, Bjordal, Brinkhaus, Brinkhaus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cherkin, Christensen, Cibere, Clegg, Coan, Deeks, Deeks JJ, Dickens, Ernst, Ernst, Escobar, Ezzo, Ezzo, Felson, Felson, Fergusson, Fink, Fink, Fink, Foster, Fransen, Furlan, Gaw, Glanville, Guccione, Han, Haslam, Herman, Higgins, Higgins, Higgins, Higgins, Hrobjartsson, Hui, Ioannidis, Itoh, Itoh, Jadad, Jinks, Jordan, Jubb, Juni, Junnila, Kaptchuk, Kaptchuk, Kaptchuk, Kearney, Kwon, Kwon, Lao, Larson, Lawrence, Lawrence, Lethbridge-Cejku, Lewith, Lewith, Li, Linde, Linde, Loy, Lundeberg, Macdonald, MacPherson, Manheimer, Manheimer, McAlindon, Melchart, Miller, Mitchell, Moerman, Molsberger, National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions, Ng, Oliveria, Pariente, Paterson, Peat, Petrie, Petrie, Petrou, Quandt, Rao, Reichenbach, Roland, Rozendaal, Sackett, Sackett, Sangdee, Sangdee, Scharf, Schulz, Singh, Stener-Victorin, Streitberger, Streitberger, Stucki, Sutton, Takeda, Thomas, Tillu, Tillu, Towheed, Towheed, Tukmachi, Tulder, Ulett, Vas, Wegman, Weiner, White, White, White, Wilcox, Williamson, Witt, Witt, World Health Organization, Yurtkuran, Zhang, Zhang, Zherebkin   +140 more
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Altered small-world efficiency of brain functional networks in acupuncture at ST36: a functional MRI study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Acupuncture in humans can produce clinical effects via the central nervous system. However, the neural substrates of acupuncture's effects remain largely unknown.
Bo Liu, Jun Chen, Jinhui Wang, Xian Liu, Xiaohui Duan, Xiaojing Shang, Yu Long, Zhiguang Chen, Xiaofang Li, Yan Huang, Yong He   +10 more
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Proposed Catalog of the Neuroanatomy and the Stratified Anatomy for the 361 Acupuncture Points of 14 Channels [PDF]

, 2013
BackgroundIn spite of the extensive research on acupuncture mechanisms, no comprehensive and systematic peer-reviewed reference list of the stratified anatomical and the neuroanatomical features of all 361 acupuncture points exists.
Chapple, Will
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The Relative Effectiveness of the Kurapunctur and Point Local Abdomen Acupuncture Therapy in the Reduction of Waist Circumference in Obese Patients [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Obesity is a pathological state as a result of the consumption of food that is far exceeding the needs (psychobiological cues for eating) so there is hoarding an excessive fat than is necessary for bodily functions.
Kusumawati, H. N. (Heni), Widowati, R. (Risna)   +1 more
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Presence of caffeine reversibly interferes with efficacy of acupuncture-induced analgesia

Scientific Reports, 2017
Acupuncture is an alternative treatment for wide spectrum chronic pain. However, its validity remains controversial due to the disputed efficacy assessed in various clinical studies.
Takumi Fujita, Changyong Feng, Takahiro Takano   +2 more
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Acupuncture points are large fields: The fuzziness of acupuncture point localization by doctors in practice [PDF]

European Journal of Pain, 2012
AbstractBackgroundAcupuncture textbooks, schools, practitioners and clinical researchers designing randomized controlled trials on acupuncture all assume that acupuncture points are small and must be located precisely.MethodSeventy‐one medical doctors with ≥200 h acupuncture training and ≥2 years of clinical experience independently identified 23 ...
Heinz G. Endres, H.H. Abholz, J. Manickavasagan, W.B. Maixner, A.F. Molsberger, A.F. Molsberger   +5 more
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The similarities between the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies’ standards for auricular acupuncture points and the European System of Auriculotherapy Points according to Nogier and Bahr [PDF]

, 2016
IntroductionBasic and clinical research on auricular acupuncture points (AAPs) was performed in China, the United States, France and Germany. Clinical auricular acupuncture point (AAP) research was done in Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, the UK ...
Wang, Lei, Wirz-Ridolfi, Andreas, Yang, Jia, Zhao, Baixiao, Zhou, Liqun   +4 more
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