- Acupuncture & Brain
- * Acupuncture & Cognitive Impairment
- ***Acupuncture inhibits microglial activation and inflammatory events in the MPTP-induced mouse model
- Acupuncture & fMRI
- Acupuncture modulates resting state connectivity in default and sensorimotor brain networks
- Acupuncture stimulation induces neurogenesis in adult brain
- Acupuncture vs Acupressure of Brain Activation via fMRI
- Capturing amplitude changes of low-frequency fluctuations in functional magnetic resonance imaging signal: a pilot acupuncture study on NeiGuan_PC6.
- Changes in regional cerebral blood flow and glucose metabolism following electroacupuncture at LI 4 and LI 11 in normal volunteers
- Connectomics: A New Direction in Research to Understand the Mechanism of Acupuncture
- Effect of scalp acupuncture on the expression of NF-kappaB mRNA, COX-2 mRNA and their proteins in rats with acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
- Effect of scalp-acupuncture on plasma and cerebral TNF-alpha and IL-1beta contents in acute cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury rats.
- Effects of acupuncture on declined cerebral blood flow, impaired mitochondrial respiratory function and oxidative stress in multi-infarct dementia rats
- Effects of electroacupuncture on expression of angiogenic growth factors and antiangiogenic growth factors in the brain tissue of the rat after focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion
- Effects of Scalp Acupuncture Versus Upper and Lower Limb Acupuncture on Signal Activation of Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) fMRI of the Brain and Somatosensory Cortex
- Electroacupuncture up-regulates natural killer cell activity Identification of genes altering their expressions in electroacupuncture induced up-regulation of natural killer cell activity.
- Neuroimaging Acupuncture Effects in the Human Brain
- The salient characteristics of the central effects of acupuncture needling: Limbic-paralimbic-neocortical network modulation
- The salient characteristics of the central effects of acupuncture needling: Limbic-paralimbic-neocortical network modulation
- Acupuncture & Brain Degenerative Diseases
- Acupuncture & Parkinson's
- Acupuncture modulates resting state hippocampal functional connectivity in Alzheimer disease
- Acupuncture Stimulation of Taichong (Liv3) and Hegu (LI4) Modulates the Default Mode Network Activity in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Effect of acupuncture in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease: a functional MRI study
- Effects of acupuncture on declined cerebral blood flow, impaired mitochondrial respiratory function and oxidative stress in multi-infarct dementia rats
- Parsing brain activity associated with acupuncture treatment in Parkinson's diseases
- Acupuncture & Emotions, Psychological & Mental Disorders
- Acupuncture for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Conceptual, Clinical, and Biological Data Support Further Research
- Brief Group Intervention Using Emotional Freedom Techniques for Depression in College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Electro-Acupuncture & Depression
- Acupuncture & GI Tract
- Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: primary care based pragmatic randomised controlled trial
- Electroacupuncture & Partial Bowel Obstruction
- Stimulation of gastric slow waves with manual acupuncture at acupuncture points ST36 and PC6--a randomized single blind controlled trial
- Acupuncture & Pain Relief
- * Acupuncture anesthesia and analgesia for clinical acute pain in Japan
- Acupuncture and related techniques for postoperative pain: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
- Acupuncture Induced Pain Suppression Opiod, Glutamate, Amino Butyric Acid, NaK Pump
- Effect of Acupuncture on Blood Flow Velocity and Volume in Common Carotid and Vertebral Arteries in Migraine Patients
- Electro-Acupuncture on Hegu Cerebral Response with fMRI & Pain Relief
- Inhibition of ROS-induced p38MAPK and ERK activation in Microglia by Acupuncture relieves Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
- NK cells mediate the cumulative analgesic effect of electroacupuncture in a rat model of neuropathic pain
- Pain management with acupuncture in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Review of neuroimaging studies related to pain modulation.The periaqueductal grey (PAG) is an area activated across the majority of mechanisms
- Acupuncture & Stroke
- * Acupuncture & Post Stroke Motor Recovery
- **Effect of acupuncture therapy for postponing Wallerian degeneration of cerebral infarction as shown by diffusion tensor imaging
- **Lateralisation of cerebral response to active acupuncture in patients with unilateral ischaemic stroke: an fMRI study
- Acupuncture & Poststroke Rehab Review
- Acupuncture fMRI of Stroke Aphasia
- Acupuncture Stimulation for Motor Cortex Activities: A 3T fMRI Study
- Acupuncture stimulation induces neurogenesis in adult brain
- Acupuncture,Herbs & Cerebral Infarction
- Brain Plasticity & Stroke
- Clinical Effects of Scalp Electrical Acupuncture in Stroke: A Sham-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial
- Correlated Change in Upper Limb Function and Motor Cortex Activation After Verum and Sham Acupuncture in Patients with Chronic Stroke
- Effect of scalp acupuncture on the expression of NF-kappaB mRNA, COX-2 mRNA and their proteins in rats with acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
- Effect of scalp-acupuncture on plasma and cerebral TNF-alpha and IL-1beta contents in acute cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury rats.
- Effects of acupuncture needling with specific sensation on cerebral hemodynamics and autonomic nervous activity in humans
- Electro-Acupuncture to Affected Arm in Acute Stroke
- How Plastic Is the Brain after a Stroke?
- Using MicroPET Imaging in Quantitative Verification of the Acupuncture Effect in Ischemia Stroke Treatment
- Herbal Medicine & PNS Neurological Effects
- Neurological Therapy & Brain
- Effects of Interactive Metronome Therapy on Cognitive Functioning After Blast-Related Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
- Motor Imagery in Physical Therapist Practice 2007
- Neurological Therapy & Motor Skills
- Nutraceutical Therapy
- Tahoe Neuro HealingVan Harding, LAc, Dipl.OM
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How Does Acupuncture Work?
Acupuncture has been studied for years in the west to scientifically understand how these little needles provoke healing. Here are a few of the conclusions:
1. Acupuncture increases the circulation of blood- reducing pain and swelling
2. It causes the release of certain neurotransmitters- benefitting mental health
3. Acupuncture stimulates the natural release of opioids- reducing pain
4. A reaction with the central nervous system occurs- benefitting overall health.See the Scientific Research section under FAQs.
Why Herbs & Nutraceuticals instead of pharmaceutical drugs?
Herbs and Nutraceuticals correct the underlying dysfunctional biological mechanism that causes the symptoms whereas drugs only seek to alleviate the symptom.
Herbs and nutraceuticals are safer than drugs. According to the CDC there are “0” deaths annually due to herbs and nutraceuticals whereas prescription drugs cause approxiamtely 250,000 deaths annually.
2010 Drug Overdose Deaths: 38,329 and of that 30% were Anti-anxiety meds and 18% were Anti-depressant.
2008 Pain Relief Medication deaths: 14,800
2007 NIH: Surveillance of prescription drug-related mortality using death certificates
Military Pokes Holes in Acupuncture Skeptic’s Theory
by Blake Farmer Feb. 16, 2012The US Army has begun to make Acupuncture more widely available to troops returning home for P.T.S.D, Traumatic Brain Injury and back pain.