Objective The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of laser acupuncture (LA) at right Neiguan (RPC6)/left Neiguan (LPC6) acupoints on the releases of nitric oxide (NO) in the treated and contralateral/nontreated PC6, compared to the nonacupoint control area. Methods 24 mW LA at RPC6, LPC6, and nonacupoint in 22 healthy subjects for 40 min: sterilized dialysis tube was taped to the ...

OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy of acupuncture and conventional massage for the treatment of chronic neck pain. DESIGN Prospective, randomised, placebo controlled trial. SETTING Three outpatient departments in Germany. PARTICIPANTS 177 patients aged 18-85 years with chronic neck pain. INTERVENTIONS Patients were randomly allocated to five treatments over three weeks with acupuncture ...

A previous study has shown that laser acupuncture is a useful healing method for the treatment of visceral postmenopausal obesity in combination with a low-calorie diet. We observe and evaluate the therapeutic effect of laser acupuncture in subjects of simple obesity with a non-restrictive diet protocol. Subjects included 73 women and 22 men with simple obesity and body mass indices > or = 27 k...

A new therapy with laser needles was introduced into medical acupuncture in 2001. It is a pain-free procedure with practically no side effects, according to Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Laser needles can be used on multiple acupuncture points with high-power density, simultaneously on body, skull, or ear, thus stimulating these points. The needle equivalence has been demonstrated in clinica...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of LED phototherapy and laser acupuncture treatment on allergic rhinitis in children. METHODS 40 patients with perennial allergic rhinitis were divided randomly into two groups. Patient's ages ranged from 7 to 18 years. One group was subjected to LED phototherapy and the other group was managed by laser acupuncture .The patient...

OBJECTIVE To establish whether there is evidence for or against the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of neck pain. METHODS A systematic literature review was undertaken of studies that compared needle or laser acupuncture with a control procedure for the treatment of neck pain. Two reviewers independently extracted data concerning study methods, quality and outcome. RESULTS Overall,...

in russia (formerly ussr) study of biomodulation action (bma) mechanisms of low-intensity laser irradiation (lili) began in 1964, immediately after the development of lasers. during the period from 1965 to 1972 several dozens of scientific conferences were held, hundreds of studies were published. generally, secondary mechanisms and results of lili effect on patients with various diseases were ...

evidence acquisition we searched pubmed, google scholar and the cochrane databases for systemic reviews, review articles, meta-analysis and randomized clinical trials up to december 2013. results in this review, the efficacy and safety of the more commonly used cam methods for the treatment of obesity, namely herbal supplements, acupuncture, and non-invasive body-contouring, are briefly discuss...