Sentences with phrase «mechanism of acupuncture»

Western scientists have been trying to study the mechanism of acupuncture for years and have come up with several hypotheses, she said.

Acupuncture analgesia is considered as one of the most important indications for clinical acupuncture treatment [158], and those brain regions mentioned above are associated with the pain neuromatrix and might contribute in explaining the mechanism of acupuncture specific analgesia.

Johansson J. Polycystic ovary syndrome: effect and mechanisms of acupuncture for ovulation induction.

Not exact matches

«We have now found a potential mechanism, and at this point in our research, we need to test human participants in a blinded, placebo controlled clinical study — the same technique we used to study the behavioral effects of acupuncture in rats,» says Eshkevari, a nurse anesthetist and licensed acupuncturist.

In fact, both of the studies found that when adenosine was turned on in mouse tissue by other mechanisms, the pain response was equal to or better than the response generated by acupuncture.

The mechanism underlying the success of acupuncture as a treatment for lazy eye remains unclear even though the effects of the treatment appear promising.

While the mechanism for its benefits are still being elucidated, acupuncture increases blood flow to the site of treatment which allows for healing through nutrient and oxygen delivery, while simultaneously removing waste products from the area.

Regardless of the exact mechanism, acupuncture and related physical therapies, nutritional supplements and herbal medicines (anti-inflammatories for examples) and other natural methods can help to significantly reduce pain.

After reviewing the clinical and experimental evidence relating to the possible mechanisms of action of acupuncture on polycystic ovarian syndrome, it is clear that acupuncture modulates the nervous system, the endocrine system and the neuroendocrine system; and that acupuncture has been demonstrated to be a suitable alternative or complement to pharmacological induction of ovulation, without adverse side effects.»