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FaceAtlasAR: Atlas of Facial Acupuncture Points in Augmented Reality [PDF]

open access: yesComputer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT), 2021
Acupuncture is a technique in which practitioners stimulate specific points on the body. Those points, called acupuncture points (or acupoints), anatomically define areas on the skin relative to specific landmarks on the body.
Menghe Zhang, J. Schulze, Dong Zhang
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Similarities between Ashi acupoints and myofascial trigger points: Exploring the relationship between body surface treatment points

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
Although acupuncture points and myofascial trigger points (TPs) are based in different medical fields, the two points share important attributes. We explored the relationship between acupuncture points and TPs based on their characteristics and the ...
Seoyoung Lee   +5 more
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Classification of Acupuncture Points Based on the Bert Model*

open access: yesJournal of Data Analysis and Information Processing, 2021
In this paper, we explore the multi-classification problem of acupuncture acupoints based on Bert model, i.e., we try to recommend the best main acupuncture point for treating the disease by classifying and predicting the main acupuncture point for ...
Xiong Zhong   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Point specificity in acupuncture [PDF]

open access: yesChinese Medicine, 2012
Abstract The existence of point specificity in acupuncture is controversial, because many acupuncture studies using this principle to select control points have found that sham acupoints have similar effects to those of verum acupoints. Furthermore, the results of pain-related studies based on visual analogue scales have not supported the ...
Choi, Emma M   +2 more
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Using ChatGPT as a Learning Tool in Acupuncture Education: Comparative Study

open access: yesJMIR Medical Education, 2023
BackgroundChatGPT (Open AI) is a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence model with potential applications in the medical fields of clinical practice, research, and education. ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the
Hyeonhoon Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Acupuncture and Dentistry

open access: yesJournal of Dental School, 2019
ObjectivesAcupuncture is one of the best known complementary therapies in Traditional Chinese medicine and has a history of more than 2500 years. Acupuncture stimulates the nervous system and shifts the perception of pain signals and also releases ...
Robab Nourmohammadi, Mahya Farsadeghi
doaj   +1 more source

Somatosensory Stimulation With XNKQ Acupuncture Modulates Functional Connectivity of Motor Areas

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2019
Xingnao Kaiqiao (XNKQ) acupuncture is an acupuncture technique used for stroke patients. In 24 healthy volunteers, we applied this complex acupuncture intervention, which consists of a manual needle-stimulation on five acupuncture points (DU26 ...
Till Nierhaus   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acupuncture Points of the Horse’s Distal Thoracic Limb: A Neuroanatomic Approach to the Transposition of Traditional Points

open access: yesAnimals, 2012
Veterinary acupuncture charts were developed based on the concept of transpositional points whereby human acupuncture maps were adapted to animal anatomy.
Lisa S. Lancaster, Robert M. Bowker
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness and cerebral responses of multi-points acupuncture for primary insomnia: a preliminary randomized clinical trial and fMRI study

open access: yesBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020
Background Primary insomnia (PI) is characterized by difficulties in initiating sleep or maintaining sleep, which lead to many serious diseases. Acupuncture for PI has drawn attention with its effectiveness and safety.
Yukai Wang   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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