The activation/deactivation in several brain regions in patients with ischemic stroke may improve with both acupuncture at Waiguan (SJ5) and sham acupuncture.
However, there are some difference in Brodmann areas 4, 6, 8, Brodmann areas 7, 39, 40, Brodmann areas 18, 19, 22 and Brodmann areas 13, 24, 32, 28.
Treatment of Inflammatory Disease Is Possible With Acupuncture
Acupuncture became popular in the western hemisphere, in spite of many doubters, but scientists have produced real evidence that ancient Chinese practitioners of the medical arts were useful.
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Most studies addressing the specificity of meridians and acupuncture points have focused mainly on the different neural effects of acupuncture at different points in healthy individuals.
Dr. Ji Qi and co-workers from School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University in China examined the effects of acupuncture on brain function in a pathological context, and compared the effects between Waiguan and sham points in 16 patients with ischemic stroke.
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First, when acupuncture became popular in the western hemisphere it had its doubters. It still does.
Compared with sham acupuncture, acupuncture at Waiguan in stroke patients inhibited Brodmann area 5 on the healthy side.
These findings indicated that the altered specificity of sensation-associated cortex (Brodmann area 5) is possibly associated with a central mechanism of acupuncture at Waiguan for stroke patients.
The study has been published in the journal Neural Regeneration Research.
Source: ANI
Acupuncture Holds Promise for Treating Inflammatory Disease: Research
First, when acupuncture became popular in the western hemisphere it had its doubters. It still does.
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Compared with sham acupuncture, acupuncture at Waiguan in stroke patients inhibited Brodmann area 5 on the healthy side.
These findings indicated that the altered specificity of sensation-associated cortex (Brodmann area 5) is possibly associated with a central mechanism of acupuncture at Waiguan for stroke patients.
The study has been published in the journal Neural Regeneration Research.
Source: ANI
Lot of Improvement Required in Quality of Acupuncture Needles
The quality of acupuncture needles is good, but still has a lot of room for improvement in order to avoid potential problems such as pain and skin reactions, finds research.
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