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The similarities between the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies’ standards for auricular acupuncture points and the European System of Auriculotherapy Points according to Nogier and Bahr

, 2016
Introduction Basic and clinical research on auricular acupuncture points (AAPs) was performed in China, the United States, France and Germany. Clinical auricular acupuncture point (AAP) research was done in Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, the UK ...
Lei Wang, Jia Yang, Baixiao Zhao, Liqun Zhou, A. Wirz-Ridolfi   +4 more
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Acupuncture treatment for knee osteoarthritis with sensitive points: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open, 2018
Introduction There is a lack of curative medical treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Acupuncture represents an important alternative therapy.
L. Tang, P. Jia, Ling Zhao, D. Kang, Ya-nan Luo, Jiali Liu, Ling Li, Hui Zheng, Ying Li, Ning Li, G. Guyatt, Xin Sun   +11 more
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A Review of Classical Literatures on Acupuncture Points Used for the Treatment of Low Back Pain

Journal of Acupuncture Research
Numerous patients visit Korean medical institutions for low back pain. Various acupuncture points have been suggested to treat low back pain; however, selecting the appropriate acupuncture points is challenging because their individual importance is ...
Si Hyun Park, You Jeong Han, Jung Eun Jang, Kyung Ho Kim, Seung Deok Lee   +4 more
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Medicament testing on acupuncture points as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for determining the daily doses of sofosbuvir in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023
Background Acupuncture points are known for their unique bioelectric properties. Medication testing at acupuncture points has not previously been used to determine the daily doses of sofosbuvir in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection ...
Naylya Djumaeva, Gulnara Akhundjanova, Leyla Djumaeva, Dilbar Urunova   +3 more
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Local and distant acupuncture points stimulation for chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review on the comparative effects

European Journal of Pain, 2015
One in four people suffers from chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). Acupuncture points stimulation is increasingly used for pain relief for CMP. Commonly, a combination of local and distant points is used.
D. W. L. Wan, Y. Wang, Charlie Changli Xue, L. Wang, F. Liang, Zhen Zheng   +5 more
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Retrospective study using MRI to measure depths of acupuncture points in neck and shoulder region

BMJ Open, 2015
Objectives There are safety issues associated with acupuncture treatment. Previous studies regarding needling depth of acupuncture points revealed inconsistent results due to vague depth definition, acupuncture point localisation and measuring tools. The
Pei-Chi Chou, Yu-Chuen Huang, Chun-Jen Hsueh, Jaung-Geng Lin, Heng-Yi Chu   +4 more
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Canceling Interference in Acupuncture Points Signal

Revista Cubana de Ingeniería, 2012
The present paper propose the cancellation of interference or artifacts by the method of Allen in signals captured in different acupuncture points (Small Intestine Meridian, points ID1-ID2 and ID1-ID19).
Yanexy San Martín Reyes, Juan David Challoux Pequero   +1 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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Automatic location of facial acupuncture-point based on facial feature points positioning

, 2017
Acupuncture-point is a very important part in traditional Chinese medicine, but to locate the points is very difficult for non professionals. In this paper, we put forward a new method to locate the acupuncture points of human facial based on the ...
Menglong Chang, Qing Zhu
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One Medicine, One Acupuncture

Animals, 2012
“One Acupuncture”, like “One Medicine”, has the potential to improve research quality and clinical outcomes. However, while human acupuncture point locations have remained largely consistent over time, the veterinary versions remain imprecise and ...
Narda G. Robinson
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