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Could acupuncture at the so-called forbidden points be harmful to the health of pregnant Wistar rats?
05
Feb
2013
AimThis study is the second report from a single experiment planned to determine if acupuncture at LI4 and SP6, or at the sacral points, could produce any harm in the pregnancy outcome of Wistar rats, as has been hypothesised in traditional knowledge. ...
Sympathetic nervous system responses to acupuncture and non-penetrating sham acupuncture in experimental forearm pain: a single-blind randomised descriptive study
02
Feb
2013
ObjectiveTo quantify the sympathetic nervous system response to acupuncture and non-penetrating sham acupuncture in volunteers with pain.MethodsA single-blind, randomised controlled study of 36 healthy adults with no recent participation in forearm str...
01
Feb
2013
BackgroundLittle is known with regard to how acupuncture skills are optimally taught, learnt and evaluated despite clear evidence that technical skill acquisition is important to trainee success in health professions.ObjectivesThis study reports an inv...
Effects of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilisation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome
01
Feb
2013
BackgroundDifferent mechanisms have been described for the effects of acupuncture on fertility. Acupuncture may mediate neurotransmitter release, which results in the stimulation of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone secretion. The production of neurotran...
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 ...
31
Jan
2013
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...
30
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 ...
Electroacupuncture alleviates intraoperative immunosuppression in patients undergoing supratentorial craniotomy
11
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...