BACKGROUND Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a recurrent mental illness worldwide. The glutamatergic neurotransmission system is now a target for antidepressant therapy because it takes part in synaptic plasticity and cognition in physical condition and has a potential excitatory neurotoxicity in pathological conditions. Glial glutamate transporter EAAT2 performs 90% of Glu neurotransmission. ...

BACKGROUND Insomnia is a prominent complaint of cancer patients that can significantly affect their quality of life and symptoms related to sleep quality. Conventional drug approaches have a low rate of success in alleviating those suffering insomnia. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the efficacy of acupuncture in the management of cancer-related insomnia. METHODS A total of 12...

Controversy remains regarding the mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia. A prevailing theory, largely unproven in humans, is that it involves the activation of endogenous opioid antinociceptive systems and mu-opioid receptors (MORs). This is also a neurotransmitter system that mediates the effects of placebo-induced analgesia. This overlap in potential mechanisms may explain the lack of different...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this qualitative systematic review was to assess the evidence concerning the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions in the management of temporomandibular disorders. METHODS A literature search of published and unpublished articles resulted in the retrieval of 36 potential articles. RESULTS Twelve studies met all selection criteria for inclusio...

A growing number of physiotherapists around the globe have begun incorporating acupuncture into their treatment plans for patients with neuromuscular conditions. Acupuncture has been established as being safe and effective within the 11 countries forming the International Acupuncture Association of Physical Therapists (IAAPT), allowing for acupuncture to be practiced by physiotherapists and int...

Since the early 1970s, acupuncture has been the subject of multiple animal experiments and randomized clinical trials. Our understanding of acupuncture from both the clinical and mechanistic perspectives has, as a result, grown tremendously. Yet the final word on acupuncture as a therapy remains mixed, largely due to the contradictory nature of the evidence. With some exception, what clinical c...

Background: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined as involuntary leakage of urine from the external urethra due to increased abdominal pressure, for example, upon sneezing, coughing, or exercise. Acupuncture an effective therapy patients with SUI, although objective evidence its benefits mechanism action limited. Patients SUI often harbor structural changes pelvic floor, parameters which...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of acupuncture on diabetic bladder dysfunction (DBD). METHODS This study compared 30 cases in the acupuncture group with 15 cases in the sham acupuncture group (n = 45 total). The effects of acupuncture were observed on urodynamic measurements, as well as a variety of symptoms associated with DBD. RESULTS In the acupunctur...

BACKGROUND In acupuncture brain imaging trials, there are many non-acupuncture factors confounding the neuronal mapping. The modality of the placebo, subjects' psychological attitude to acupuncture and their physical state are the three most confounding factors. OBJECTIVE To obtain more precise and accurate cerebral fMRI mapping of acupuncture. DESIGN AND SETTING A 2×2 randomized, controlle...

Background: We present a case of asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease syndrome (ACOS), which has features both asthma and chronic disease, in 63-year-old man treated with Korean medicine.Methods: For four weeks hospitalization, the patient received acupuncture, Guarujisil-tang decoction, herbal steam therapy. The main symptoms ACOS, are dyspnea, chest discomfort, throat were acupuncture...