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Combining electroacupuncture and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for psychiatric disorders in women victims of domestic violence: An assessor‐blinded, randomised controlled trial

General Psychiatry, Volume 39, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Women victims of domestic violence often present with psychiatric disorders and may benefit from nonpharmacological interventions. Acupoint stimulation therapy may be an effective approach. Aims To examine whether a combination of electroacupuncture (EA) and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can alleviate ...
Sichang Yang, Wai Chun Mok, Denise Shuk Ting Cheung, Agnes Tiwari, Calvin Pak Wing Cheng, Haiyong Chen, Zongshi Qin, Mei Yan Chan, Xiaoru Hu, Kam Chi Yu, Pui Yan Chan, Wenqi Li, Sheng‐Nan Liu, Min‐Qing Gu, Xinjing Yang, Doris Lee, Sai Ho Sin, Zhang‐Jin Zhang   +17 more
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Acupuncture treatment on the motor area of the scalp for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2020
Background Scalp acupuncture has been widely used as treatment for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy in China. Previous studies have failed to provide high-quality evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of this treatment in children ...
Jun Wang, Wei Shi, Dhiaedin Khiati, Bingpei Shi, Xiaojuan Shi, Dandan Luo, Yin Wang, Rencai Deng, Huayu Huang, Jian Li, Weili Yan, Hong Yang   +11 more
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EEG Functional Connectivity Associated With Antidepressant Response to Transcutaneous Electrical Cranial‐Auricular Acupoint Stimulation

CNS Neuroscience &Therapeutics, Volume 32, Issue 7, July 2026.
(A) Fifty MDD patients underwent an 8‐week TECAS treatment and were then classified into responders and nonresponders according to their clinical outcomes. (B) Resting‐state EEG was acquired from all participants and subsequently preprocessed. (C) Functional connectivity analysis revealed that TECAS modulates frontoparietal θ‐band connectivity in MDD ...
Yanan Zhao, Zhouzhi Yin, Ying Zhang, Xiaoqiu Wang, Chengyong Liu, Wenzhong Wu, Peijing Rong   +6 more
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The ENKRVM→SRD Projection Constitutes a Functionally Specific Circuit for Bidirectional Pain Modulation

CNS Neuroscience &Therapeutics, Volume 32, Issue 7, July 2026.
Enkephalinergic neurons in the rostral ventromedial medulla form a functionally selective descending inhibitory microcircuit with the nucleus reticularis dorsalis that bidirectionally regulates nociception without engaging affective or motor components.
Kexing Wan, Jiajia Huang, Qian Xu, Chi Cui, Yulong Shi, Jie Lei, Zaiyan Fang, Tianyi Xu, Yufei Zheng, Jiaao Wu, Zhengle Zhu, Zhiqiang Zhang, Yujie Liang, Yichi Zhang, Hui‐Lin Pan, Ping Peng, Xianghong Jing, Man Li   +17 more
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The Neuroanatomic Basis of the Acupuncture Principal Meridians [PDF]

, 2009
Acupuncture involves treating illness by inserting needles at specified body locations (acupoints). The Principal meridians are pathways that join acupoints with related physiologic effects.
Peter Dorsher
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Acupuncture for women with refractive Overactive Bladder Syndrome [PDF]

, 2010
To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in refractive OAB. The primary aim was to evaluate the effect on frequency, nocturia and urge urinary incontinence.
Cloete, Marinus
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Literature Foundation of Scalp-acupuncture Treatment of Cerebral Hemorrhage and Its Recent Progress in Clinical Research

针刺研究, 2006
In the present paper, the authors introduce the origin and development of scalp acupuncture, the theoretical basis including literature description, “functional orientation-projection hypothesis of the cerebral cortex” and comprehensive regulation, and ...
ZHENG Guo-qing, WANG Yan, WANG Xiao-tong
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Scalp acupuncture for patients with vascular dementia: A Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails

, 2022
Background: Vascular dementia (VD) is a kind of acquired intelligence impairment syndrome caused by a series of cerebrovascular factors leading to brain tissue damage. Scalp acupuncture is widely used to treating VD.
Feng Zhang, Aren Zhang, Wenchun Wang, Qiuhong Man, Jie Li, Jiancheng Liu, RiZhao Pang   +6 more
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Scalp electroacupuncture targeting trigeminal nerve activation alleviates post‐traumatic stress disorder–induced depression and neuroinflammation in mice

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, Volume 9, Issue 5, Page 991-1001, May 2026.
Scalp electroacupuncture (SA) through activation of the trigeminal pathway exerts anti‐inflammatory, antidepressant, and anxiolytic effects in an animal model of post‐traumatic stress disorder induced by single prolonged stress. This suggests that SA is involved in neuroinflammation and changes in brain‐derived neurotrophic factor protein through the ...
Bombi Lee, Yoongeun Kim, Hyungjun Kim, Dae‐Hyun Hahm   +3 more
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Efficacy of Abdominal Acupuncture in Poststroke Constipation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis With Trial Sequential Analysis

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Poststroke constipation (PSC) is a prevalent and disabling condition that significantly affects patient quality of life. Although abdominal acupuncture (AA) has demonstrated potential therapeutic effects on PSC, its efficacy remains unclear.
Wulam Rukye, Hongzhi Yang, Yingjia Li, Xin Li, Nenggui Xu, Zhennan Wu   +5 more
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