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Stimulation of TRPV1 by green laser light [PDF]

, 2012
Low-level laser irradiation of visible light had been introduced as a medical treatment already more than 40 years ago, but its medical application still remains controversial.
Gu, Quanbao, Huang, Fang, Schwarz, Wolfgang, Wang, Lina   +3 more
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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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THE ROLE OF ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY TO OVERCOME ONE-SIDE HEAD PAIN (MIGRAINE)

Journal of Vocational Health Studies, 2022
Background: Migraine is a primary headache, usually described as pain attacks lasting 4 - 72 hours, unilateral, throbbing, with moderate to severe pain intensity that can be exacerbated by activity, and can be accompanied by nausea and vomiting ...
Mut Mainnah, Wurlina Wurlina, Maya Septriana   +2 more
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Acupuncture after valve surgery is feasible and shows promise in reducing postoperative atrial fibrillation: The ACU-Heart pilot trialCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2023
Objective: Acupuncture is an effective treatment for arrythmias and postoperative symptoms but has not been investigated after cardiac surgery. Acupuncture After Heart Surgery is a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot trial of daily inpatient ...
Kim L. Feingold, PhD, Judith T. Moskowitz, PhD, MPH, Christian Elenbaas, MA, Adin-Cristian Andrei, PhD, David Victorson, PhD, Jane Kruse, BSN, Veronika Grote, MS, Kaustubha D. Patil, MD, Tatyana Shafiro, LAC, Ania Grimone, LAC, Fang Lin, LAC, Charles J. Davidson, MD, Melinda Ring, MD, Patrick M. McCarthy, MD   +13 more
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Acupuncture as a complex intervention for depression: A consensus method to develop a standardised treatment protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2007
Objective: To standardise a complex intervention by defining the characteristic (specific) components of treatment for a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture as an intervention for individuals who have been diagnosed with depression using a ...
MacPherson, Hugh, Schroer, Sylvia
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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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Effect of acupuncture at ST36 on motor cortical excitation and inhibition

Brain and Behavior, 2019
Background Acupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) is often used to facilitate motor recovery after stroke. However, the effect of acupuncture at ST36 on motor cortical excitation and inhibition remains unclear.
Zhong‐Guang Sun, Yan‐Ling Pi, Jian Zhang, Miao Wang, Jun Zou, Wei Wu   +5 more
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Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture and usual care for Antiandrogen-Induced hot fLashes in prostate cancer (AVAIL): study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2023
Background Hot flashes are the common and debilitating symptom among prostate cancer (PCa) patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Strong evidence from multiple rigorously designed studies indicated that pharmacological option such as ...
Zongshi Qin, Zhiwei Zang, Jianyong Yu, Jianqin Lv, Ning Li, Jialing Zhang, Mingxiao Yang, Joey S. W. Kwong, Ran Pang, Jianfeng Wang, Zhengyu Cui, Yongpei Yu, Haibo Wang, Yidan Zhu, Yifang Yuan, Xiao Li, Yangfeng Wu, Jiani Wu   +17 more
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PAPupuncture has localized and long-lasting antinociceptive effects in mouse models of acute and chronic pain

Molecular Pain, 2012
Acupuncture has been used for millennia to treat pain, although its efficacy and duration of action is limited. Acupuncture also has brief (1–2 h) antinociceptive effects in mice and these effects are dependent on localized adenosine A1 receptor (A1R ...
Hurt Julie K, Zylka Mark J
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Long-Term Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Hypnotherapy in Patients with Severe Endometriosis - a Retrospective Evaluation [PDF]

, 2010
Background: 15% of patients with severe endometriosis suffer from pain symptoms in spite of pharmacological and surgical treatments. In this retrospective study we aimed to assess the effectiveness of a combined therapy of Traditional Chinese medicine ...
Böhling, Barbara, Meissner, Karin, Schweizer-Arau, Annemaria   +2 more
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