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Frontiers in NeurologyIntroductionParalytic ileus is a frequent and serious complication of severe stroke, associated with poor prognosis and prolonged hospitalization. Current pharmacological options are limited by side effects and uncertain efficacy.
Dehui Nie +6 more
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Eastern medicine approaches to male infertility. [PDF]
, 2013 Male factor is a common cause of infertility and the male partner must be systematically evaluated in the workup of every infertile couple. Various Eastern medical strategies have been tried with variable success.
Hu, M, Ma, H, Ng, EHY, Wu, X, Zhang, Y
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Neural Regeneration Research, 2016 Electroacupuncture at the head acupoints Baihui (GV20) and Shuigou (GV26) improves recovery of neurological function following ischemic cerebrovascular events, but its mechanism remains incompletely understood.
Wen-biao Wang +6 more
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Acupuncture for persistent insomnia associated with major depressive disorder: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
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Chan, KW +6 more
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Acupuncture analgesia for temporal summation of experimental pain: A randomised controlled study [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Temporal summation of pain, a phenomenon of the central nervous system (CNS), represents enhanced painful sensation or reduced pain threshold upon repeated stimulation. This pain model has been used to evaluate the analgesic effect of various
Da Costa, C +5 more
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Chinese MedicineBackground Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease with poor survival. Electroacupuncture has been proven to improve dyspnea in IPF patients, but the mechanism remains unclear.
Yange Tian +7 more
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HeliyonElectroacupuncture pretreatment is considered as an optimal strategy for inducing cerebral ischaemic tolerance. However, the underlying neuroprotective mechanism of this approach has never been explored from the perspective of calcium homeostasis ...
Wenhua Ning +12 more
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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences, 2016 Objective: To assess the effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Clinical studies in China have shown the beneficial effect of electroacupuncture compared with conventional medicine ...
Wenjing Xiong +3 more
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The Effects of EA-ACR Promoting Plasma Melatonin of Insomnia Rats induced by PCPA [PDF]
, 2016 失眠是现如今临床常见的一种睡眠障碍性疾病，也越来越受到全球范围的重视。目前对失眠的研究大多集中于临床研究中，而针对失眠的基础机制研究很少，还有待进一步完善。 褪黑素是近几年来研究较多的与失眠密切相关的一种激素。为了进一步探讨失眠的病理机制，本实验共选用36只雄性SD大鼠，采用PCPA腹腔注射致失眠模型，用耳甲区电针刺激的方法，通过测定大鼠体重、旷场试验及血浆褪黑素分泌水平变化，从而探讨耳甲区电针调节失眠大鼠睡眠情况的机制。 结果：（1）PCPA腹腔注射28-30h后,大鼠睡眠出现昼夜节律性改变 ...
徐伟伟
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Setting up an acupuncture knee clinic under Practice Based Commissioning [PDF]
, 2009 Original article can be found at: http://www.acupunctureinmedicine.org.uk/index.shtmlThis paper outlines the setting up of a new service in primary care offering acupuncture to patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee.
Freedman, J., Richardson, M.
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