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...
Acupuncture in Australian general practice: trends in reimbursed acupuncture services from 1995 to 2011
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Jan
2013
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...