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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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Acupuncturists have different brains
Categories: Acupuncture research
Acupuncturists outperform non-acupuncturists (NA) in tests of behavioural skills associated with their profession and this is reflected in structural differences in their brains.
Better to miss the point than to miss the channel
Categories: Acupuncture research
Needling non-acupoints that lie on an acupuncture channel has a stronger effect on blood perfusion (BP) in the surrounding tissue than needling non-acupoints that do not line on a channel.
Needle rotation and sensation are important for acupuncture effect
Categories: Acupuncture research
Needle rotation and sensation play an important role in the effects of acupuncture, Korean investigators report.
Organ specific effects of acupuncture points
Categories: Acupuncture research
Japanese researchers have found evidence that acupuncture points have specific actions on the autonomic functions of particular internal organs.
Is ATP the key to acupuncture's effects?
Categories: Acupuncture research
A British neuroscientist has proposed that a novel extracellular signalling system, based on adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP), is the mechanism underlying the effects of acupuncture.
Cosmetic acupuncture improves facial elasticity
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Acupuncture research
Facial cosmetic acupuncture (FCA) results in improvement of objective measures of facial elasticity, a Korean pilot study suggests.
Empathetic consultations soothe patients' pain
Categories: Acupuncture research, Professional
Patient-centred interviewing techniques don't just put patients more at ease, they can change the brain's stress response and increase pain tolerance, according to an American research team.
Pain sensitivity may affect response to sham acupuncture
Categories: Acupuncture research
A study by a team of US researchers has shown that an enhanced response to sham acupuncture (SA) may be present in fibromyalgia patients who are more sensitive to experimental-pressure stimuli.
Electrodermal resistance at acupuncture points can distinguish pain from no-pain
Categories: Acupuncture research
A small case control study carried out in Canada has found evidence that electrodermal activity at acupuncture points (APs) differs between patients with current pain and pain-free controls.
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