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MRI proves acupuncture relieves IBS

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Background: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, as a functional gastrointestinal disorder, is characterized by abdominal pain and distension. Recent studies have shown that acupuncture treatment improves symptoms of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome by altering networks in certain brain regions. However, few studies have used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to compare altered …

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Blood letting at Jing-well points relieves traumatic brain injury-induced cerebral oedema

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Objective: To investigate whether blood-brain barrier served a key role in the edema-relief effect of bloodletting puncture at hand twelve Jing-well points in traumatic brain injury and the potential molecular signalling pathways. Methods: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to the sham-operated (sham), traumatic brain injury, and bloodletting puncture (bloodletting) groups (n=24 …

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Auricular acupuncture improves treatment-resistant depression

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Objective: To explore the neuromechanism of trans-auricular vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression based on functional brain network. Methods: Twenty-eight patients with treatment-resistant depression were recruited from the psychiatric clinic or by the advertisement. The patients were treated by taVNS (5 Hz/20 Hz, 4-8 mA) at the auricular concha for 30 min, …

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Acupuncture improves sexual dysfunction

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Objectives: Sexual dysfunction can adversely affect the quality of life and interpersonal relationships. nowadays, a lot of attention is paid to traditional Chinese medicine with better curative effects and less adverse events. Recent studies have implied the promising effect of acupuncture on sexual function. This systematic review evaluate the effectiveness and …

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Acupuncture can improve vascular dementia

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Objective: To explore the mechanism of acupuncture in improving cognitive ability by regulating hippocampal phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway in vascular dementia rats. Methods: A total of 80 male SD rats were randomized into sham operation, model, non-acupoint and acupoint groups (n=18 per group). The VD …

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Acupuncture at HT 7 and KI 7 is effective for chronic insomnia

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Study objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture at HT 7 (Shenmen) and KI 7 (Fuliu) on sleep and comorbid symptoms for chronic insomnia. Methods and design: A randomized, single-blind, parallel and sham-controlled trial consisted of an acupuncture group (n = 41) and a sham acupuncture group (n = 41). …

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Acupuncture relieves dysmenorrhoea

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Primary dysmenorrhoea is the most commonly encountered gynecological problem in reproductive-age women. Acupuncture has been suggested as an effective treatment of primary dysmenorrhea that may modulate descending pain modulation systems. In the present study, we used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate possible changes in descending pain modulation systems …

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Acupuncture reduces migraines and emotional problems in women

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Background: Menstrual migraine without aura refers to a specific type of migraine that is associated with the female ovarian cycle. It is particularly serious and has brought huge life pressure and mental burden to female patients. Acupuncture has been commonly used to prevent migraines and relieve concomitant emotional disorders; however, the …

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Acupuncture Wokingham

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For the very best acupuncture treatment, visit our clinic here in Wokingham, Berkshire. Located in the heart of Wokingham Therapy Clinic, our clinic in Denmark Street is run by Dr (TCM) Attilio D’Alberto. Highly qualified and fully experienced, Dr (TCM) D’Alberto has been practising in Wokingham for over 20 years …

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