Vas and colleagues1 report on a clinical efficacy trial evaluating the role of a single acupuncture point, Bladder 67 (BL67), compared with sham acupuncture (Spleen 1 (SP1)), and usual care only in cephalic version at birth for babies in a breech prese...
Additional evidence for the sustained effect of acupuncture at the vision-related acupuncture point, GB37
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Jan
2013
ObjectiveTo investigate the dynamics underlying the sustained effect of acupuncture as a possible explanation of earlier findings that acupuncture stimulation at the vision-related acupuncture point, GB37, cannot specifically change the functional MRI ...
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Jan
2013
In three recent articles published in Acupuncture in Medicine, the possible role of acupuncture in tissue healing has been highlighted. In an article on the hypothetical action of acupuncture in the treatment of tendinopathy in the December 2012 issue ...
Myoelectrical activity and muscle morphology in a rat model of myofascial trigger points induced by blunt trauma to the vastus medialis
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Jan
2013
ObjectivesTo explore myoelectrical activity and muscle morphology of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in an injury model of rats.MethodsA total of 24 male SD rats were randomly divided into a control group (group A) and model group (group B). A blunt ...
Acupuncture in Australian general practice: trends in reimbursed acupuncture services from 1995 to 2011
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Jan
2013
ObjectivesTo ascertain the extent of and trends in the use of acupuncture in Australian general practice and the characteristics of patients receiving publicly subsidised acupuncture services from general practitioners (GPs).DesignSecondary analysis of...
Electroacupuncture alleviates intraoperative immunosuppression in patients undergoing supratentorial craniotomy
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Jan
2013
BackgroundClinical experience suggests that anaesthesia using a combination of acupuncture and drugs can reduce the dosage of anaesthetics required for craniotomy, decreasing both the disturbance in physiological functions during the operation and post...
Participation of calcitonin gene related peptide released via axon reflex in the local increase in muscle blood flow following manual acupuncture
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Jan
2013
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine how calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) via axon reflex participates in increasing local muscle blood flow (MBF) following manual acupuncture (MA).MethodsMale Sprague–Dawley rats (N=56, 270&n...
Effect of auricular acupuncture on gastrointestinal motility and its relationship with vagal activity
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Jan
2013
BackgroundVagus nerve stimulation is capable of regulating autonomic nerve function. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the effect of auricular acupuncture (AA) is mediated by the vagus. This study was designed to investigate the effect of AA on gastroin...
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Jan
2013
ObjectiveTo explore and understand how patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) experience moxibustion.MethodThis qualitative research was conducted as part of a larger clinical trial of the effectiveness of moxibustion for the treatment of knee OA by qu...