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Evaluation of the effects of acupuncture on P6 and anti-gagging acupoints on the gag reflex

Dental Hypotheses, 2015
Introduction: Hyperactive gag reflex can make dental treatment procedures intolerable for some patients; so, it is highly important for the dentist to control it. Acupuncture is a technique used to control this phenomenon.
Abbas Haghighat, Naser Kaviani, Saman Jokar, Parisa Soltani, Ali Ahmadi   +4 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 ...
A F, Molsberger, J, Manickavasagan, H H, Abholz, W B, Maixner, H G, Endres   +4 more
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Comparison of acupuncture on specific and non-specific points for the treatment of painful temporomandibular disorders: A randomized controlled trial.

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2020
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The aim of this single-center, two-arm, parallel-group, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial was to investigate the disputed specific effectiveness of acupuncture by comparing acupuncture on specific and non-specific ...
S. Şen, G. Orhan, S. Sertel, M. Schmitter, H. Schindler, C. Lux, N. Giannakopoulos   +6 more
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation at the Acupuncture Points to Relieve Pain of Patients Under Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies, 2018
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Electrical stimulation and acupuncture points as nonpharmacological methods have been the focus of pain reduction in different patients.
Javad Aminisaman, S. Mohammadi, Hasanali Karimpour, B. Hemmatpour, Hengameh Sharifi, Rasool Kawyannejad   +5 more
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Acupuncture Analgesia in Total Thyroidectomy for Graves’ Disease: A Case Report

Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2023
This study included a 42-year-old female farmer with a 2-year history of Graves’ disease who visited the hospital for a total thyroidectomy for her grade III goiter based on World Health Organization classification. Besides Hegu (LI4) and Neiguan (PC6)
Dong Phuong Tran
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The point of acupuncture [PDF]

Nature, 1980
Celestial Lancets: A History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxa. By Lui Gwei-Djen and Joseph Needham. Pp.427. (Cambridge University Press: 1980.) £45, $97.50.
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Review: Study the Role of China Acupuncture and "GI" Acupuncture as an Alternative and Complementary Therapy in the Treatment

Journal of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry, 2019
This article discusses the scientific literature review on Chinese acupuncture and "GI"  acupuncture as an attempt therapy many cases, besides that specifically studied the effectiveness of traditional acupuncture china to stress with "GI" acupuncture ...
Risna Agustina, Andreanus A. Soemardji, Felesia Fanty, Lia Amalia   +3 more
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The Impedance Profile of Acupuncture Points [PDF]

Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2018
Background Reduced impedance at acupuncture points (acupoints) is a well-known phenomenon; and the impedance has been found to reduce further in relation to organ stress.
Fletcher Kovich
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The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation of Sympathetic Ganglions and Acupuncture Points on Distal Blood Flow

Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine, 2017
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a widely-practiced method to increase blood flow in clinical practice. The best location for stimulation to achieve optimal blood flow has not yet been determined.
F. Kamali, H. Mirkhani, A. Nematollahi, Saeed Heidari, Elahesadat Moosavi, Marzieh Mohamadi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How Do Acupuncture and Moxibustion Act? – Focusing on the Progress in Japanese Acupuncture Research –

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2006
.: The mechanisms of action of acupuncture and moxibustion as reported by Japanese researchers are reviewed. The endogenous opioid-mediated mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) as used in China are well understood, but these are only one component of ...
Kenji Kawakita, Hisashi Shinbara, Kenji Imai, Fumihiko Fukuda, Tadashi Yano, Kinya Kuriyama   +5 more
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