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acupuncture

  1. Andy
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    Effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on learning and memory ability of chronic fatigue syndrome rats and its mechanisms 2023 Zhong

    [Rats were tortured to simulate 'CFS', then were given transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, improved "learning and memory ability of...
    Thread by: Andy, May 16, 2023, 4 replies, in forum: ME/CFS research
  2. Andy
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    Effect of herbal cake-separated moxibustion on behavioral stress reactions and blood lactic acid level and muscular AMPK/PGC-1α signaling.. 2022 Xu

    Full title: Effect of herbal cake-separated moxibustion on behavioral stress reactions and blood lactic acid level and muscular AMPK/PGC-1α...
    Thread by: Andy, Oct 28, 2022, 17 replies, in forum: ME/CFS research
  3. Andy
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    Electroacupuncture at BL15 attenuates chronic fatigue syndrome by downregulating iNOS/NO signaling in C57BL/6 mice, 2022, Yang et al

    Abstract Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has a high incidence due to the increased pressure of daily life and work in modern society. Our previous...
    Thread by: Andy, May 25, 2022, 5 replies, in forum: ME/CFS research
  4. Andy
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    Ginger-indirect moxibustion plus acupuncture versus acupuncture alone for chronic fatigue syndrome:a randomized controlled trial, 2022, Tingting et al

    Abstract Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of ginger-indirect moxibustion for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Methods: In this...
    Thread by: Andy, Apr 28, 2022, 4 replies, in forum: ME/CFS research
  5. Andy
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    Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome from yangming meridian, 2022, Xue and Cui

    Based on the theory of "brain-gut communication" and "heart-stomach disease simultaneously", the thinking and method of treating chronic fatigue...
    Thread by: Andy, Feb 15, 2022, 5 replies, in forum: ME/CFS research
  6. Andy
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    [Electroacupuncture improves cognitive function by inhibiting NF-κB activity in rats with chronic fatigue syndrome], 2021, Feng et al

    Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on the expression of NF-κB p65 in hippocampus and the morphology of hippocampus in...
    Thread by: Andy, Sep 25, 2021, 4 replies, in forum: Other treatments
  7. Andy
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    Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain, 2020, Flumignan et al

    Background Pain after caesarean sections (CS) can affect the well‐being of the mother and her ability with her newborn. Conventional...
    Thread by: Andy, Oct 8, 2020, 6 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  8. Esther12
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    New draft NICE guidelines for chronic pain emphasises exercise, CBT and acupuncture over medication

    http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/gps-should-not-prescribe-opioids-for-chronic-pain-says-nice/20041262.article The first-ever NICE guideline on...
    Thread by: Esther12, Aug 3, 2020, 175 replies, in forum: Other guidelines
  9. Andy
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    Acupuncture for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Overview of Systematic Reviews, 2020, Yin et al

    FWIW, which in my opinion is very little. Objective To evaluate the quality of the existing studies and summarize evidence of important outcomes...
    Thread by: Andy, Apr 13, 2020, 4 replies, in forum: Other treatments
  10. TrixieStix
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    Acupuncture and other traditional Chinese medicine news and discussion thread

    Acupuncture Is Theatrical Placebo I've just now found this 2013 article about the acupuncture after a skeptic doctor posted a link to it on her...
    Thread by: TrixieStix, Nov 16, 2018, 336 replies, in forum: Other treatments
  11. ladycatlover
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    Article claiming acupuncture on parents would treat their kids through quantum entanglement has been retracted. Retraction Watch, April 2019

    Article claiming acupuncture on parents would treat their kids through quantum entanglement has been retracted....
    Thread by: ladycatlover, Apr 8, 2019, 12 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  12. Sly Saint
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    Jin’s three-needle acupuncture technique for chronic fatigue syndrome: a study protocol for a multicentre, randomized, controlled trial (2019)

    Wenjia Lin†, Xin-lin Chen†, Qi Chen, Junmao Wen and Xinghua Chen Background With an unclear pathomechanism, no confirmed treatment regimen has...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Mar 10, 2019, 10 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  13. Jenny TipsforME
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    Acupuncture, metabolomics and mitochondrial function

    Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2018 Jun 25;43(6):335-40. doi: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.171010. [Electroacupuncture of "Zusanli" (ST 36) Raises Muscular Force by...
    Thread by: Jenny TipsforME, Aug 10, 2018, 16 replies, in forum: Other treatments
  14. Andy
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    Efficacy of acupoint catgut embedding combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion on CFS of spleen-kidney yang deficiency syndrome.., 2017, Xia et al

    Abstract OBJECTIVE: To observe the efficacy differences between acupoint catgut embedding combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion and...
    Thread by: Andy, Dec 14, 2017, 9 replies, in forum: ME/CFS research
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