When an acupuncture needle is inserted into a designated point on the body and mechanical or electrical stimulation is delivered, various neural and neuroactive components are activated. The collection of the activated neural and neuroactive components distributed in the skin, muscle, and connective tissues surrounding the inserted needle is defined as a neural acupuncture unit (NAU). The tradi...

Losing weight by acupuncture is an old Chinese method. Nevertheless, many physician and even people don’t believe to it. The main goal of this study is effectiveness of acupuncture on obesity. This study includes some 40 patients aged 16-48 years, with male to female ratio 1 to 2, who fulfilled with obesity criteria of this study. On the base of Obesity syndrome of diagnosis the mains body poin...

There are only few scientific publications dealing with the basic investigation of the effects of only one or two acupoints or comparing one single point with another single point, using different stimulation methods in the same persons. The aim of this needle-controlled, randomized crossover study was to investigate the neurovegetative parameters heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV...

conclusions all treatment modalities showed a significant analgesic effect on cnbp in rats, being most prominent with the quantum light therapy. results analgesic effects were observed with all treatment regimens; however, the most prominent median analgesic effect was shown in the quantum light therapy in combination with acupuncture for estrogen-induced cnbp (pf1 = 663.9, pf2 = 403.4) (p = 0....

BACKGROUND Location of traditional acupuncture points has historically been based on surface anatomical landmarks. In recent years, Western medical education has utilised X-rays and CT of cadavers to enable students to better comprehend human anatomy, with positive responses. In a previous study, we explored the potential use of ultrasonography for the location of anatomical points. The aim of ...

Background: Laminitis is a common but critical disease that causes severe pain and disability in horses. The etiology and pathogenesis of laminitis remain inconclusive and a multimodal therapeutic approach is generally indicated. Acupuncture has been used as a treatment option; however, the required number of treatments is still controversial due to the lack of objective scient...

Methods Adult patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma were randomised to receive either real or sham acupuncture for 3 days a week for 6 weeks, each session on the same day but prior to scheduled radiation treatment. The real acupuncture group had needles inserted to standard recommended depths or achievement of de qi. The following points were included: body points CV24, LU7 and KI6; ear points...

Methods Adult patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma were randomised to receive either real or sham acupuncture for 3 days a week for 6 weeks, each session on the same day but prior to scheduled radiation treatment. The real acupuncture group had needles inserted to standard recommended depths or achievement of de qi. The following points were included: body points CV24, LU7 and KI6; ear points...

Acupuncture is a practice of inserting needles into the body to reduce pain or induce anesthesia. More broadly, acupuncture is a family of procedures involving the stimulation of anatomical locations on or beneath the skin by a variety of techniques. Employing acupuncture to treat human illness or to maintain body health has been practiced for thousands of years. Recently, models able to descri...

OBJECTIVE The clinical long-term effectiveness of real and sham acupuncture treatment on differentiated pain measurement was evaluated in chronic lateral epicondylitis, an example of a tendomyotic disorder. METHODS Randomised, examiner- and patient-blinded controlled clinical study. OUTCOME MEASUREMENT pain at rest, pain on movement, pain on exertion, frequency and duration of pain. Real ac...