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KCHO-1, Mecasin was developed to treat pain, joint contracture and muscular weakness in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Recently, the toxicity test of the individual herbs of theKCHO-1 has been ca...
In Korean Medicine, Daegangwhal-Tang (DGHT) is used to treat joint pain, swelling, and movement disorder caused by the invasion of wind-dampness pathogens. This can be seen as representing various symptoms of ...
Banhabaekchulchunma-tang (BBT) and Chongsanggeontong-tang (CGT) are common herbal medicines that have been traditionally used for migraine.
Partial pressure of cerebral tissue oxygen monitoring (PtiO2), a reliable method of assessing cerebral perfusion, is routinely applied in the Intensive Care Units, but there are only a few reports of intraoper...
Myofascial trigger points (MTrP) are small hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle. MTrP are understood as the correlate of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). However, diagnostic criteria are still debated. This ...
The 5 layers of BIAO of Chinese Medicine are inadequate considered in the scientific understanding of modern acupuncture. It’s possible to explain the layers through the embryonic development. The 5 layers can...
Acupuncture can be considered a complex treatment intervention, which includes different components leading to an overall treatment effect. Among these, are various factors evoking specific effects and context...
to observe the clinical effect of the compound therapy of subcutaneous floating needling and then cupping-bleeding on the painful syndrome.
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is a severe unilateral facial pain involving one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. TN is sudden, generally unilateral, intense, brief, stabbing, burning, sharp, pressing, intr...
Acupuncture and Gabapentin were compared in a non-inferiority trial, but both interventions were not superior to sham-laser with regard pain relief one week after a 4-week treatment (main outcome). Here we rep...
CRPS is a perplexing and challenging disease to treat. Recently, scalp acupuncture inserting subcutaneously two points ‘sensory’ areas of the corresponding decrease pain intensity and improve muscle strength o...
In situations following a large-scale disaster, acupuncture and massage therapies (AP/MT) can be applied to various health problems in evacuation centers. After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disa...
I present a combination of three regulative methods by 15 depressive individuals - Acupuncture (ear and body), Autogenous Training (AT) and Positive Psychology (PP) coaching during 10 sessions 30 min. each.
Phantosmia or phantom smell does not only decrease the quality of life in patients, but can also be extremely dangerous in emergency situations. Furthermore, it has been shown that phantosmia is also associate...
Cultivated wild ginseng (cWG) has been used clinically in patients with chronic fatigue in Korea. Little is known about effects of the ginseng distilled (volatile) components produced during evaporization. Rec...
Procaine as a local anesthetic is working on the sodium-potassium-channels and by his cleavage products para-aminobenceoacid and diethylaminoethanol as an antihistamine, vasodilator and anti-inflammatory drug.
Presentation of an extraordinary case of severe neuropathic pain of the sciatic nerve occurring after its traumatic transection due to an accident.
Traditional moxibustion might be not safe due to excessive heat stimulation or toxic chemical components. As an alternative, electric moxibustion (EM) has been newly developed to offer adjustable and constant ...
Since the notion of neuroplasticity means a combination of processes aimed at remodeling and adapting the nervous system to physiological and pathological changes of the external and/or internal environment, t...
Fiberoptic Intubation is a maneuver in anesthesiology for management of difficult airway. At the University Hospital of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery we often see patients with extensive oral abscesses or or...
In cattle breeding bulls with poor semen quality represent a crucial problem in terms of maintenance costs and consequently in animal welfare. Nonetheless, the treatment options are currently limited. Well des...
Acupuncture stimulates parasympathetic stimulation while inhibiting the sympathetic system. This effect can be used to regulate circulation.
Pain is a major symptom of acute herpes zoster (AHZ), and high pain intensity is associated with post herpetic neuralgia (PHN, chronic pain and/or paresthesia). Empirical data suggest that acupuncture can assi...
Many agents and treatments are used in the treatment of neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) in MS patients, but no study has been conducted on the use of peripheral lidocaine (neural therapy—NT) on MS patie...
The Bencao gangmu marks the apex of the development of Chinese pharmaceutical literature prior to the confrontation of Chinese Medicine with modern Western medicine. It is an encyclopedia based on literary sou...
What is useful for a better understanding of the acupuncture system and for a more predictable, softer and successful therapy? In this lecture the Psychotonik Glaser® founded by Prof. Volkmar Glaser will be ex...
Acupuncture offers the opportunity to treat panic disorders without psychotropic drugs successfully. We established a protocol that combines body and ear acupuncture with cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy foc...
The objective of this work is to evaluate the possibility of using acupuncture and electroacupuncture in the prevention of migraines, both for the crisis and in the background treatment.
Neural Therapy is a method able to serve both diagnostic as well as therapeutic intentions. NT- specific history taking and the following examination (palpation, functional testing of the musculoskeletal syste...
The risk of altering the correct development of pregnancy by stimulating certain acupuncture points is a concept deeply rooted among acupuncturists.
Randomized controlled acupuncture trials performed to control for the placebo effect have mostly used two types of sham techniques: techniques with minimal insertion of acupuncture needles with no additional s...
Sleep function and digestive function are closely related to each other. According to studies, digestive diseases such as Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD), Gastritis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Const...
The author presents two tools performed by the French College of Acupuncture (CFA-MTC), the Federation of Acupuncturists for Continuing Medical Training (FAFORMEC) and the Research and Study Group in Acupunctu...
The Center for Safety of Chinese Herbal Therapy (Centrum für Therapiesicherheit in der Chinesischen Arzneitherapie, CTCA) was founded in 2004 born by the idea that specialists in Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) are...
The aim of this study was to explore the neural therapy effect on pain and functionality in patients with low back pain due to piriformis syndrome. Additionally, to identify whether clinical changes and demogr...
To determine quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) changes in patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), to explore the role of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) and acupuncture a...
Acupuncture mechanisms of action, embedded in the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, are characterized by complex and multifactorial systems which involves multiple correlations, responding to chaotic...
Detailed mechanisms of acupuncture effects are not fully understood yet however a lot of studies proves significant positive effects of this method in the treatment of many diseases. The specificity and high i...
Thyroid diseases such as goiter, hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are now widespread diseases due to increasing prevalence. Chronic iodine deficiency is considered the main cause of endocrine organ dysfuncti...
Currently more and more young people report on conjunctival complaints. They experience severe dry eye symptoms that reduce their comfort of everyday functioning. In addition, describing their life, young adul...
Headache is the most common disturbance in schoolchildren. The life prevalence of migraine is about 10% and in tension-type headache more than 60%. Tender and trigger points in the pericranial muscles is very ...
Efficacy of Acupuncture for non-allergic-rhinitis (NAR)
Basis of any diagnosis and therapy in the acupuncture and neural therapy are the detailed medical history, the observation of patient reactions and the palpation of superficial and deep structures. Muscular tr...
Randomized Controlled Study
Complementary therapies may increase the success rate of weight loss via a calorie-restricted diet. Acupuncture is a popular complementary therapy for obesity management. To our knowledge, no studies have summ...
Chronic pain patients consume a large amount of healthcare resources around the globe. The prevalence of chronic pain varied in various countries from 10.1% to 55.2% of the population, affecting women at a hig...
Medical Acupuncture is a new paradigm of acupuncture in the west, established and developed by western physicians about sixty years ago in Europe, spreading later over the whole world by integration into the m...
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most frequent noncommunicable diseases with pain associated symptoms and affects the musculoskeletal system. Various forms of treatment can be indicated, and nonpharmaco...
To analyze the effect of auricular acupoint associated with physical exercise on balance, mobility, and fear of falling in the elderly.
Dysmenorrhea constitutes one of the most frequent disorders in women of a fertile age. The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in the management of primary dysmenorrhea.