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Biopotential changes of acupuncture points by acupuncture stimulation [PDF]

Integrative Medicine Research, 2022
Background: The energy flow at acupuncture point is important for understanding the mechanism of acupuncture treatment. However, there are few studies on energy at acupuncture point, and related studies have limitation in explaining the energy flow in ...
Seong Jin Cho, Kwang-Ho Choi, Min Ji Kim, O Sang Kwon, Suk Yun Kang, Su Yeon Seo, Yeonhee Ryu   +6 more
doaj   +7 more sources

Development of an ultrasound-imaging procedure and acquisition of ultrasound images of acupuncture points for safety and accuracy of needle insertion [PDF]

Integrative Medicine Research, 2017
Background: Acupuncture is a relatively safe, commonly used “alternative” medical treatment for various symptoms. However, adverse effects can occur, including trauma, pneumothorax, and central-nervous-system injury.
Sungha Kim, Sanghun Lee, Won-Bae Ha, Jung-Han Lee, Hyun-Jong Jung, Hong-Min Chu, Seung-Bum Yang, Sunmi Choi, Mi Ju Son, Jae Hyo Kim, Youngju Jeon   +10 more
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The effect of sham acupuncture can differ depending on the points needled in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Heliyon
Objective: In sham acupuncture-controlled acupuncture clinical trials, although sham acupuncture techniques are different from those of verum acupuncture, the same acupuncture points are often used for verum and sham acupuncture, raising the question of ...
Boram Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, Hye Won Lee, Arya Nielsen, L Susan Wieland, Tae-Hun Kim, Stephen Birch, Terje Alraek, Myeong Soo Lee   +8 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Activation of Subcutaneous Mast Cells in Acupuncture Points Triggers Analgesia. [PDF]

Cells, 2022
This review summarizes experimental evidence indicating that subcutaneous mast cells are involved in the trigger mechanism of analgesia induced by acupuncture, a traditional oriental therapy, which has gradually become accepted worldwide. The results are
Wang LN, Wang XZ, Li YJ, Li BR, Huang M, Wang XY, Grygorczyk R, Ding GH, Schwarz W.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Acupuncture points can be identified as cutaneous neurogenic inflammatory spots. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2017
Acupuncture, a traditional medical procedure practised for over 2000 years in Asia, stimulates specific but poorly defined sites called acupoints. To date, no unique anatomical acupoint structures have been found.
Kim DH, Ryu Y, Hahm DH, Sohn BY, Shim I, Kwon OS, Chang S, Gwak YS, Kim MS, Kim JH, Lee BH, Jang EY, Zhao R, Chung JM, Yang CH, Kim HY.   +15 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Acupuncture Points and Their Relationship with Multireceptive Fields of Neurons

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, 2017
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture points (APs) have been emphasized as key elements that generate the therapeutic effects of acupuncture. At the spinal cord or supraspinal level, sensory neurons located in the dorsal horn receive an extensive ...
Salvador Quiroz-Gonzalez
exaly   +2 more sources

Does noninvasive electrical stimulation of acupuncture points reduce heelstick pain in neonates? [PDF]

Acta Paediatr, 2016
Noninvasive electrical stimulation at acupuncture points (NESAP) for analgesia is used in children, but has not been widely studied in neonates. The purpose of this study was to determine whether NESAP alone or in combination with sucrose relieved ...
Mitchell AJ, Hall RW, Golianu B, Yates C, Williams DK, Chang J, Anand KJ.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on heart rate variability in chronic fatigue syndrome patients: Regulating the autonomic nervous system in a clinical randomized controlled trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Background: This study investigates the effects of various acupuncture techniques, specific acupuncture points, and their combinations on symptom improvement in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients as well as their influence on heart rate variability (
Tong Li, Gerhard Litscher, Yudian Zhou, Yanjuan Song, Qing Shu, Li Chen, Qi Huang, Yayuan Wang, Haoran Tian, Rufeng Teng, Hua Wang, Fengxia Liang   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Differential cerebral response to somatosensory stimulation of an acupuncture point versus two non-acupuncture points measured with EEG and fMRI

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, Till eNierhaus, Daniel ePach, Wenjing eHuang, Wenjing eHuang, Xiangyu eLong, Vitaly eNapadow, Vitaly eNapadow, Stephanie eRoll, Fanrong eLiang, Burkhard ePleger, Arno eVillringer, Arno eVillringer, Claudia eWitt, Claudia eWitt   +14 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Concerns about the use of verum acupuncture points in sham acupuncture studies for pain conditions: Findings and insights from network meta-analysis [PDF]

Integrative Medicine Research
Boram Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, Hye Won Lee, Arya Nielsen, L Susan Wieland, Tae-Hun Kim, Stephen Birch, Terje Alraek, Myeong Soo Lee   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources