Acupuncture and the Nervous System

Cai, Wuying

doi:10.1142/s0192415x92000369

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“…Cai 17 has reported the correlation of acupuncture and the nervous system. He pointed out that there are peripheral nerves and terminals at each acupuncture point.…”

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A therapeutic trial of acupuncture in neurogenic bladder of spinal cord injured patients – a preliminary report

1998

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Eighty patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and neurogenic bladder were studied. Among them, 28 (70%) cases in the control group and 32 (80%) cases in the electroacupuncture group achieved ultimately balanced voiding and were selected for further analysis. The acupuncture group received electroacupuncture at four acupoints: Chung Chi (Conception Vessel CV3), Kuan Yuan (CV4), and bilateral Tzu Liao (Urinary Bladder UB32), in addition to conventional intermittent catheterization program (ICP). Whereas the control group underwent conventional bladder training program with ICP only. The results revealed that the time of achieving balanced voiding was statistically signi®cantly shorter with electroacupuncture than in the control group: 57.1+22.5 vs 85.2+27.4 days (P50.005) for upper motor neuron lesions, and 55.4+22.6 vs 83.4+26.1 days (P50.01) for lower motor neuron lesions. However, there was almost no di erence between upper motor neuron lesions and lower motor neuron lesions. When acupuncture commenced was also a factor to in¯uence the results. Those who received acupuncture within 3 weeks after injury had signi®cantly shortened the total days to achieve a balanced bladder, as compared to those who received acupuncture 3 weeks after injury (46.6+13.2 vs 65.8+15.4 days, P50.005). Our study implied that acupuncture might be bene®cial in the management of neurogenic bladder of SCI, and the earlier the patient received electro-acupuncture therapy, the sooner the bladder balanced. On the other hand, we also found that complete spinal cord injury, either with pronounced detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia in upper motor nueron lesion or with persistent are¯exic bladder in lower motor neuron lesion, was not a ected by acupuncture.

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“…Cai 17 has reported the correlation of acupuncture and the nervous system. He pointed out that there are peripheral nerves and terminals at each acupuncture point.…”

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confidence: 99%

A therapeutic trial of acupuncture in neurogenic bladder of spinal cord injured patients – a preliminary report

1998

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“…23 Our results showed that acupuncture increased skin temperature, suggesting that the increases of skin temperature resulted from cutaneous vasodilation due to acupunctureinduced parasympathetic stress response. This suggestion is supported by previous studies showing that central command is generated by a potent stimulus and plays an important role in cutaneous parasympathetic vasodilation.…”

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“…Acupuncture stimulates peripheral sensory nerves and their endings, increases cutaneous blood flow and microcirculation, and releases neurotransmitter, neuropeptides and hormones. 23 Kashiba and Ueda reported 24 that acupuncture to the skin induces release of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide from peripheral terminals of primary sensory neurons in a rat model. Jansen reported that electroacupuncture in a rat increases cutaneous blood flow, similar to the effect seen with SP and calcitonin gene-related peptide injection into the central vein.…”

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Blood Flow Effect of Acupuncture on the Human Meridian

Kuo

Chen

Kuo³

et al. 2010

Medical Acupuncture

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Background: It has been known for thousands of years that humans have meridian lines. Objective: To understand the effects of induction of Qi by acupuncture in the meridians. Design, Setting, and Patients: The study was performed in 56 healthy volunteers who were randomly selected from the university population at Chia-Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Taiwan. Blood flow at the acupoints of Lieque (LU 7) and Chize (LU 5) of the right hand, or a nonacupuncture point chosen freely near LU 5, was recorded. Intervention: Acupuncture stimulation of a human LU 7 point for about 15 seconds, until the De Qi sensation was achieved. Main Outcome Measure: Skin blood flow detected using a laser Doppler flowmeter. Results: When LU 7 was stimulated by acupuncture, the blood flow was increased after the De Qi sensation; as long as the participant was getting the emergence of a strong De Qi feeling or feeling a flow of numbness to reach LU 5, there was a visible peak of upward LU 5 blood flow. Conclusions: This hot, numb feeling that developed within a few minutes after acupuncture was most likely caused by the circulation of tissue fluid inside the meridian.

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“…By using electric impedance, Lin showed that muscle layers were the major site of de-qi in the 22 acupoints in the back [128]. The role of the nervous system in de-qi has also been well described, and some researches in this review shared their opinions as well [24,129]. The relevant nerves can be found in certain region surrounding the acupuncture point, and it is likely that nerves are provoked during needle manipulation.…”

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Measuring the Thickness of the Abdominal Wall at Abdominal Acupoints Using Ultrasonography and Analyzing Correlations with Physical Examination Values in Functional Dyspepsia Patients

한¹,

박²,

김³

2016

J Int Korean Med

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Objective. To explore the existing scientific information regarding safe needling depth of acupuncture points and the needling depth of clinical efficacy. Methods. We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, Allied and Complementary Medicine (AMED), The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases to identify relevant monographs and related references from 1991 to 2013. Chinese journals and theses/dissertations were hand searched. Results. 47 studies were recruited and divided into 6 groups by measuring tools, that is, MRI, in vivo evaluation, CT, ultrasound, dissected specimen of cadavers, and another group with clinical efficacy. Each research was analyzed for study design, definition of safe depth, and factors that would affect the measured depths. Depths of clinical efficacy were discussed from the perspective of de-qi and other clinical observations. Conclusions. Great inconsistency in depth of each point measured from different subject groups and tools exists. The definition of safe depth should be established through standardization. There is also lack of researches to compare the clinical efficacy. A well-designed clinical trial selecting proper measuring tools to decide the actual and advisable needling depth for each point, to avoid adverse effects or complications and promote optimal clinical efficacy, is a top priority.

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Acupuncture and the Nervous System

Abstract: Acupuncture is based on neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. At each acupuncture point, there are peripheral nerves and terminals. Acupuncture will be useful for further understanding of the nervous system. A conceptual view of acupuncture's physiology is presented.

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A therapeutic trial of acupuncture in neurogenic bladder of spinal cord injured patients – a preliminary report

A therapeutic trial of acupuncture in neurogenic bladder of spinal cord injured patients – a preliminary report

Blood Flow Effect of Acupuncture on the Human Meridian

Measuring the Thickness of the Abdominal Wall at Abdominal Acupoints Using Ultrasonography and Analyzing Correlations with Physical Examination Values in Functional Dyspepsia Patients

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