There are many
different acupuncture points, each producing specific actions when stimulated.
The aim of this review was to give a systematic overview about the fMRI research on acupuncture regarding the following four aspects: 1) differences between verum and sham acupuncture, 2) differences due to various methods of acupuncture manipulation, 3) differences between patients and healthy volunteers, 4) differences between
different acupuncture points.
Acupuncture at
different acupuncture points showed in the studies both similarities and differences between points.
While in the descriptive analysis similarities were observed in the brain response to stimulation at
different acupuncture points, some differences across points were also noted.
Furthermore, one figure for
different acupuncture points from publications in Talairach coordinates was generated by one author (XYL) using Analysis of Functional NeuroImages (AFNI, http://afni.nimh.nih.gov) and MRIcron software (http://www.cabiatl.com/mricro).
You use that to hover around
different acupuncture points for different purposes.
Not exact matches
Besides our four main research questions, there are more research findings worth mentioning: comparisons between
acupuncture and other stimulations; comparisons of
acupuncture under
different consciousness states;
acupuncture at
different time
points;
acupuncture at group of
points;
acupuncture effect correlated to expectation.
One study from Zeng et al. [130] compared
acupuncture at KI3 and KI7 at two
different time
points — «open
point time» and «closed
point time» (the open or closed time
point is determined by the Chinese medicine theory «Zi - Wu - Liu - Zhu» — the body's Qi and blood circulation schedule;
acupuncture at the open
point time results in maximum clinical effect and vice versa)[1].
Detox Foot Pads stimulate 60
different points on the soles of the feet;
acupuncture points which reflect the major organs and systems of the body and are part of the biorhythmic network.
During her time in school, she was fortunate enough to be exposed to many
different styles of
acupuncture, including the Kiiko method, Trigger
Point Therapy, and pediatric
acupuncture.
He advocates ancient traditional Chinese medicine treatments like
acupuncture and massage in
different points and special Chinese herbal formulas for infertility, high blood pressure, insomnia, obesity and other medical conditions caused by unhealthy and unbalanced lifestyles.
He discovered a new set of mapping patterns on our faces to help connect to the
different systems of the body from questioning the root of
acupuncture meridians and
points.
After trying everything from physical therapy to
acupuncture to steroids for my joint and back problems, an allergist
pointed out to me that all of these ailments were simply
different forms of inflammation in my body.
The third group of Tui Na techniques uses perpendicular pressure at
different depths and areas to effect a change in body tissues and activate
acupuncture points.
Using functional MRI (fMRI), to examine 15
different points, the basic tenets of
acupuncture have been proven.
We do know that
acupuncture leads to the release of endorphins, and that
acupuncture points are
different in regards to their concentration of nerve endings, mast cells and have a reduced electrical resistance among other things.
If that doesn't control the seizures, then i consider implanting gold implants in
different locations under the skin in
acupuncture points on the dogs head.
Feng Shui embraces the idea that, just as
different pressure
points in
acupuncture correspond to specific parts of the body,
different areas of your home are associated with
different areas of your life.