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Reflex Auriculo-Cardiac (RAC) Induced by Auricular Laser and Needle Acupuncture: New Case Results Using a Smartphone

Life, 2023
The reflex auriculo-cardiac (RAC), dynamic pulse reaction (Nogier reflex), or vascular autonomic signal was proposed by Nogier. It refers to the pulse changes that can occur in the radial artery immediately after auricular acupuncture is performed.
Ying-Ling Chen, Kun-Chan Lan, Mark C. Hou, He-Hsi Tsai, Gerhard Litscher   +4 more
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The problem of metal needles in acupuncture-fMRI studies [PDF]

, 2011
Acupuncture is a therapy based on sensory stimulation of the human body by means of metal needles. The exact underlying mechanisms of acupuncture have not been clarified so far. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become an important tool
Beißner, Florian, Nöth, Ulrike, Schockert, Thomas   +2 more
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Acupuncture for cancer pain in adults. [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Forty per cent of individuals with early or intermediate stage cancer and 90% with advanced cancer have moderate to severe pain and up to 70% of patients with cancer pain do not receive adequate pain relief.
Alimi, Aung, Bao, Bardia, Beuken-van Everdingen, Beuken-van Everdingen, Brainin-Mattos, Cata, Chao, Chen, Chen, Choi, Coleman, Dang, Dang, Dang, Davis, Derry, Dillon, Ernst, Ernst, Ezzo, Filshie, Filshie, Filshie, Furlan, Garcia, Gralow, Green, Guo, Harding, He, He, Hopwood, Hu, Johnson, Keskinbora, Kwon, Laird, Lee, Lian, Lipton, Liu, Lu, Lund, Lundeberg, Lundeberg, MacPherson, Manheimer, Manheimer, Meng, Minton, Nguyen, Payne, Petrut, Poulain, Qaseem, Ripamonti, Rosier, Strong, Sun, Towler, Trinh, Twycross, Urch, Vallerand, Wang, White, White, Xia, Yu, Zhang   +71 more
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Needle contact test in auricular acupuncture for shoulder pain and where effective auricular acupoints identified are positioned on the map: A controlled study

European Journal of Translational Myology, 2023
Active Points Test on auricle was renamed Needle Contact Test (or NCT), considered an extremely effective method to select most efficient auricle acupoint for Auricular Acupuncture (or AA) therapy.
Antonello Lovato, Marco Postiglione, Giuseppe Gagliardi, Moreno Parmagnani, Mario Biral, Francesco Ceccherelli   +5 more
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The TRIP database showed most Acute Respiratory Infections questions were already addressed by Cochrane reviews [PDF]

, 2019
OBJECTIVE: Cochrane systematic reviews require more methodological support from Cochrane Review Groups (CRGs) than is customary in journals, CRGs must prioritise reviews to conserve resources.
Brassey, Jon, Carter, Matt, Clark, Justin, Del Mar, Chris, Scott, Anna Mae   +4 more
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Manual Acupuncture Effect on Vertigo and Tinnitus in Patient with Labyrinthitis: A Case Report

Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS), 2021
Labyrinthitis is an inflammatory disease of the inner ear perilymphatic cavity and the most common cause of prolonged spontaneous vertigo. Other symptoms are tinnitus and sensorineural hearing loss.
Cindy Notonegoro, Christina Simadibrata
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An Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Perceptually Controlled Immersive Environment for Learning Acupuncture [PDF]

, 2016
This paper presents a basic but functional Perceptual User Interface (PUI) controlled immersive environment (IE) on an electronic learning platform (e-Learning) in order to deliver educational material relating to the NADA (National Acupuncture ...
Ferguson, J., Ferguson, J., Mentzelopoulos, M., Mentzelopoulos, M., Psarrou, A., Psarrou, A.   +5 more
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Ear acupuncture associated to home self-care in the treatment of chronic temporomandibular disorders in women. Case reports

Revista Dor
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at describing, in a case series, the effect of ear acupuncture associated or not to education and home self-care techniques in the treatment of chronic temporomandibular disorders in women.
Giovanna Gorgatti Bontempo, Priscila Borges Gobbo de Melo, Karina Eiras Dela Coleta Pizzol, Ana Lúcia Franco-Micheloni   +3 more
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Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Depression: A Study Protocol for a Double Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Depressive disorders are the most common form of mental disorders in community and health care settings. Unfortunately, the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is far from satisfactory.
Ben, Hui, Fang, Ji-Liang, Huang, Zhan-Xia, Kong, Jian, Li, Liang, Li, Xia, Liu, Jun, Liu, Ru-Peng, Ma, Ying-ge, Meng, Hong, Rong, Pei-Jing, Wang, Li-Ping, Zhao, Yu-Feng, Zhu, Bing   +13 more
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ACUPUNCTURE AND SELF ACUPRESSURE TREATMENT OF HEMIFACIAL SPASM: A CASE REPORT

Journal of Vocational Health Studies, 2020
Background: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a condition of unilateral, involuntary, irregular, spasmodic movements of the face. The condition is most commonly a result of vascular loop compression at the root entry zone of the facial nerve.
Maya Septriana, Yudi Perdana
doaj   +1 more source