Laser Acupuncture

Auricular Acupuncture with Laser

Auricular acupuncture is a method which has been successfully used in various fields of medicine especially in the treatment of pain relief. The introduction of lasers especially low-level lasers into medicine brought besides the already existing stimulation with needles and electricity an additional technique to auricular acupuncture. This literature research looks at the historical background...

Thermographic Studies on Laser Acupuncture

The laser scalpel and the laser coagulator are representative in laser medicine. However the biostimulative effect of laser with low power is getting the focus of attention, since acceleration of wound healing has been proved by laser radiation. Recently laser acupuncture was initiated as an unique therapeutic application in Europe and China. In Japan the authors have developed YAG laser acupun...

Laser acupuncture: keep it scientific.

Laser acupuncture is a rapidly developing discipline with a growing research basis. This wedding between laser and acupuncture, as in most marriages, is ‘‘for better or worse;’’usually with some of both. Like laser therapy, acupuncture can be approached scientifically; that is, one can describe its mechanisms of action with contemporary biomedical terminology. Abundant evidence exists regarding...

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Reduction in postpartum weight with laser acupuncture

BACKGROUND Gestational weight gain and weight retention at 1 year after delivery are associated with long-term obesity. We aimed to investigate the effect of laser acupuncture therapy on postpartum weight control. METHODS We randomly assigned 66 subjects with postpartum weight retention to a laser acupuncture group and control group. The subjects were treated at acupoints including the stomac...