VR for Acupuncture? Exploring Needs and Opportunities for Acupuncture Training and Treatment in Virtual Reality [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Acupuncture is a form of medicine that involves inserting needles into targeted areas of the body and requires knowledge of both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM). The process of acquiring such knowledge and using it for practical treatment is challenging due to the need for a deep understanding of human anatomy and ...
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Analysis of Pain Hemodynamic Response Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) [PDF]
The International Journal of Multimedia & Its Applications (IJMA)
Vol. 7, No. 2, April 2015, 2015 Despite recent advances in brain research, understanding the various signals for pain and pain intensities in the brain cortex is still a complex task due to temporal and spatial variations of brain hemodynamics. In this paper we have investigated pain based on cerebral hemodynamics via near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS).
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Traditional Chinese Medicine and Its Role in Women’s Health [PDF]
, 2020 This paper is a literature review of traditional Chinese medicine and its role in women’s health. A search was performed and a group of 208 articles were initially found using the Liberty Summons search engine.
Smith, Ezekiel
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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 +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy in preventing emergence agitation (EA) in children. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted across multiple locations according to the articles searched.
Takahiro Mihara +4 more
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Study of Latest Trend on Acupuncture for Obesity Treatment
Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2021 Objectives: The aim of this review was to appraise Korean studies published between 2010 and 2021 which examined the role of acupuncture in the treatment of obesity.
Hea-Sun Chun +2 more
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Methological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on acupuncture for stroke: a review of review [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: To assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding acupuncture intervention for stroke and the primary studies within them.
Chen, Xin-Lin +9 more
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Chinese and western medicine treatment of myocardial fibrosis drugs
Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineMyocardial fibrosis (MF) is a common pathological manifestation of many cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia, and sudden cardiac death.
Yuxi Zhu +7 more
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FaceAtlasAR: Atlas of Facial Acupuncture Points in Augmented Reality [PDF]
Computer Science & Information Technology 2021, 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. However, mapping the acupoints to individuals could be challenging for inexperienced acupuncturists.
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Recent advances in understanding and managing chronic pelvic pain in women with special consideration to endometriosis [PDF]
, 2020 Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is defined variably, but for clinical use it is cyclical or non-cyclical pain of at least 3-6 months' duration. It has major impacts on individuals and society. There are both structural and idiopathic causes.
Ball, E., Khan, K. S.
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