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Evidence for acupuncture's analgesic effectiveness and proposals for the physiological mechanisms involved.
The Journal of Psychology; 7/1/1995; Murray, John B.; 8997 words
; ... research concerning the effects of acupuncture. American Journal of Chinese Medicine ... 184-188. Pomeranz, B. (1982). Acupuncture and the endorphins. Ethos, 10 ... D. (1976). Naloxone blockade of acupuncture analgesia: Endorphin implicated ... 1972). Histamine explanation of acupuncture [Letter to the ...
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A background to acupuncture and its use in chronic painful musculoskeletal conditions
The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health; 9/1/2006; White, Peter; 8232 words
; Key words Acupuncture; efficacy; history; RCT; review Abstract ... brief description of the origins of acupuncture and describes some of the underlying ... Chinese medicine genre within which acupuncture is set. The article then explains ...
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Acupuncture in the Modern World.(research)
World and I; 2/1/2005; Kenner, Dan; 6553 words
; Acupuncture is gradually gaining prominence as a health care modality in the modern ... phenomenon. The various health care practitioners who adopt the practice of acupuncture tend to have one of two basic orientations. Classicists view the traditions of acupuncture as sacrosanct and regard the classical ...
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Acupuncture: National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement.
Dermatology Nursing; 4/1/2000; 6702 words
; ... G. (1986). Traditional Chinese acupuncture: A potentially useful antiemetic ... K.T., & Abram W.P. (1989). Acupuncture prophylaxis of cancer chemotherapy-induc ... 1991). Positive evidence for P6 acupuncture antiemesis. Postgraduate Medicine ... B. (1995). Efficacy of Chinese acupuncture on ...
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Acupuncture - self-appraisal and the reward system
Acupuncture in Medicine; 1/1/2007; Lundeberg, Thomas; Lund, Iréne; Näslund, Jan; 10742 words
; ... Kawakita K, Shinbara H, Imai K, Fukuda F, Yano T, Kuriyama K. How do acupuncture and moxibustion act? Focusing on the progress in Japanese acupuncture research. J Pharmacol Sci 2006;100(5):443-59. 9. Schmitz TW, Johnson SC ... Expectancy and belief modulate the neuronal substrates of pain treated by ...
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Systematic review of systematic reviews of acupuncture published 1996-2005
Clinical Medicine; 7/1/2006; Derry, C J; Derry, S; McQuay, H J; Moore, R A; 4491 words
; ABSTRACT - Systematic reviews of acupuncture have tended to support its use, but ... conclusions of systematic reviews of acupuncture published since 1996 by applying rigorous ... 200 patients. Qualified support for acupuncture was originally reported in 12 out of ...
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De qi: Chinese acupuncture patients' experiences and beliefs regarding acupuncture needling sensation - an exploratory survey
Acupuncture in Medicine; 1/1/2007; Mao, Jun J; Farrar, John T; Armstrong, Katrina; Donahue, Alethea; Ngo, Jessica; Bowman, Marjorie A; 4291 words
; Abstract Introduction While de qi, the acupuncture needling sensation, has been considered as an important component of acupuncture, little is known of the acupuncture patient's experience and beliefs about de qi in clinical settings. The aim ...
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Use of acupuncture in female infertility and a summary of recent acupuncture studies related to embryo transfer
Acupuncture in Medicine; 12/1/2006; Stener-Victorin, Elisabet; Humaidan, Peter; 4390 words
; ... During the last five years the use of acupuncture in female infertility as an adjuvant ... and experimental data on the effect of acupuncture on uterine and ovarian blood flow, as ... recent studies evaluating the effect of acupuncture before and after embryo transfer on ...
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Integration of Hypnosis with Acupuncture: Possible Benefits and Case Examples
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis; 4/1/2005; Samuels, Noah; 2992 words
; Acupuncture treatment uses ultrafine needles which are inserted into specified points on the skin (acupoints). Acupuncture can help alleviate pain and inflammation, possibly through ... of painful acupoints, the other how the response to acupuncture may be augmented by hypnosis in the treatment of headache ...
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The effectiveness of acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee - a systematic review
Acupuncture in Medicine; 12/1/2006; White, Adrian; Foster, Nadine; Cummings, Mike; Barlas, Panos; 4028 words
; ... Objective To determine the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for pain and function of patients ... results of trials that used adequate acupuncture treatment and used WOMAC scores to measure ... of pain and improvement of function, acupuncture was significantly superior to sham acupuncture ...
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