Acupuncture Points (Acupuncture Point)

07/01/2002 - "Therefore, the benefit of acupuncture in musculoskeletal pain relief for which it is most commonly used, would not be limited to classical acupuncture points on the meridians. "
12/01/1994 - "So the measuring device needs to be improved with after evolution, and more acupuncture points need to be explored to complete our pain-related BSR map. "
03/01/2015 - "After treatment, VAS score, the frequency and time of pain attack in the subgaleal acupoint injection group were improved significantly as compared with the medication group (all P<0.01). "
12/01/2012 - "In another, acupuncture point PC7 improved pain and pressure pain threshold significantly more than LI4. "
01/01/2011 - "Although acupressure on not only the LP but also the DP significantly improved pain conditions, acupressure on only the LP affected the autonomic nervous system while acupuncture points per se have different physical effects according to location."

02/01/2004 - "This randomised, placebo-controlled, patient and observer blinded trial was conducted to determine whether acupuncture at the acupuncture point P6 is effective in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) compared to placebo acupuncture. "
07/01/2012 - "Although acustimulation at the P6 acupoint has been demonstrated to be effective in preventing PONV, the effect of this nonpharmacologic therapy on the patient's recovery with respect to resumption of normal activities of daily living has not been previously assessed when it is used as part of a multimodal antiemetic regimen. "
06/01/2005 - "Stimulation of acupuncture points has been shown to be effective in the prevention as well as treatment of PONV. "
04/01/2014 - "This study compared the efficacy of two simultaneous acupuncture points with that of a single point in the prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting following general anesthesia through a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial involving 227 surgical patients undergoing general anesthesia who were randomly assigned into two groups. "
01/01/2013 - "Our study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of pericardium 6 (P6; also known as Neiguan) acupoint stimulation versus placebo, and versus routine antiemetic for the prevention of PONV after craniotomy, as well as to compare the efficacy of invasive acupuncture with non-invasive transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on P6. "

02/01/2010 - "The findings from this study suggest that the acupressure applied to P6 acupuncture point with wristbands may be effective in reducing chemotherapy-related nausea and may decrease the antiemetic use after chemotherapy. "
12/01/2004 - "The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the stimulation of the P6 acupoint on swallowing, nausea and retching during the gastroscopic procedure. "
08/01/2005 - "Acupoint stimulation had no effect on basal LES pressure, the residual LES pressure during TLESRs, the duration of TLESRs, or gastrointestinal symptoms of fullness, bloating, discomfort, or nausea. "
12/01/2004 - "Acustimulation of the Neiguan (P6) acupoint does not relieve patients of the nausea observed during gastroscopy, and its application does not facilitate the procedure."
12/01/2004 - "The Neiguan point (P6) is an acupuncture point that has been used for approximately 3,000 years to overcome gastric symptoms including nausea and retching. "

01/01/2015 - "We raised the possibility that acupuncture may be effective in lowering the risk of AMI in stroke patients aged 50-69 in this study, which was limited by a lack of information regarding stroke severity and acupuncture points. "
01/01/2005 - "The acupoint, GB34, located in the back of the knee, is known to be effective in recovering motor function after a stroke. "
01/01/2014 - "This study investigated the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) in inhibiting upper-extremity spasticity in chronic stroke patients, and also in mapping a unique preliminary acupoint-selection protocol. "
03/01/2007 - "Five hundred and seventy-eight cases of stroke were randomly divided into 4 groups: an improved acupoints and rehabilitation exercise group (group A, n = 148), a rehabilitation exercise group (group B, n = 142), a routine acupoints and rehabilitation exercise group (group C, n = 144), and a medication group (group D, n = 144). "
01/01/2014 - "The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of "Deqi" during needling "Wang's Jiaji" acupoints treating spasticity in the early stage of stroke. "

06/01/2013 - "Manual acupuncture stimulation of the local + distal body acupoints combined with otopoint-EA and bloodletting at Taiyang (EX-HN 5) + Ashi points is the best option for relieving migraine during attack."
01/01/2015 - "The efficacy of BoNTA for migraines in the acupoint-site group (93% improvement) was more significant than that in the fixed-site group (85% improvement) (p < 0.01). "
01/01/2012 - "Treatment of specific acupoints in Shaoyang meridians is more cost-effective than that of non-acupoints, representing a dramatic improvement in the quality of life of people with migraine and a significant reduction in cost. "
03/01/2006 - "Point-through-point acupuncture can be used for treatment of migraine, with a high cured rate and obvious therapeutic effect."
10/01/2013 - "Acupoint-sites BTX-A administration shows more efficacy for migraine than fixed-sites application."