A 30-year-woman presented with iatrogenic myofascial facial pain of 12 months’ duration after surgical treatment for bilateral temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Limited response to manual acupuncture was followed by a trial of electroacup...
Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for hypersexuality in a patient who was uraemic: a case report
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Aug
2013
This report concerns a case that shows the apparent successful use of acupuncture and moxibustion in treating hypersexuality. The patient was a 60-year-old Chinese woman with a history of uraemia for 4 years and hypersexuality for 7 months, t...
21
Aug
2013
ObjectiveTo observe the effectiveness of acupuncture applied to the cervical region of patients with upper extremity radicular symptoms due to cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR).Methods15 subjects diagnosed with CSR and with upper extremity pain ...
16
Aug
2013
ObjectiveTo evaluate the MR compatibility of three metal acupuncture needles (a standard stainless steel needle, a gold needle and an austenitic stainless steel needle) by comparing their imaging artefacts, radiofrequency heating effects and ease of op...
16
Aug
2013
A recently published report in the Journal of Medical Virology on the epidemiological features of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection by Seong et al1 has provided interesting and important data regarding the transmission factors of HCV in South Korea. Fr...
Neuroanatomical basis for acupuncture point PC8 in the rat: neural tracing study with cholera toxin subunit B
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Aug
2013
ObjectivesThis study was performed to investigate the innervations related to acupuncture point PC8 in rats using a neural tracing technique.MethodsAfter 6 μL of 1% cholera toxin subunit B (CTB) was injected into the site between the second and...
12
Aug
2013
Dr Daniel Keown trained at Manchester University, qualifying in 1998, and has also studied traditional Chinese acupuncture at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading (part of Kingston University) and in China.Currently, Dr Keown combines ...
06
Aug
2013
ObjectiveWhile needle acupuncture is a well-accepted technique, laser acupuncture is being increasingly used in clinical practice. The differential effects of the two techniques are of interest. We examine this in relation to brain effects of activatio...
An exploratory review of the electroacupuncture literature: clinical applications and endorphin mechanisms
05
Aug
2013
Electroacupuncture (EA) is widely used in clinical practice and research, as well as in experimental investigations into the mechanisms of acupuncture. This study explores publication trends in clinical and experimental studies of EA (1975–2011) ...
05
Aug
2013
Pressure ulcers (also known as bedsores or decubitus ulcers) are areas of localised injury to the skin and underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear forces. This type of ulcer is on...
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