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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
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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
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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
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Similarities between Ashi acupoints and myofascial trigger points: Exploring the relationship between body surface treatment points

Frontiers 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, Seoyoung Lee, In-Seon Lee, In-Seon Lee, Younbyoung Chae, Younbyoung Chae   +5 more
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Point specificity in acupuncture [PDF]

Chinese 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, Jiang, Fang, Longhurst, John C   +2 more
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Using ChatGPT as a Learning Tool in Acupuncture Education: Comparative Study

JMIR 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
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman, Neehar Parikh, Dan J. Clauw, David A. Williams, Elliot B. Tapper   +4 more
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Acupuncture and Dentistry

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

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

Animals, 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