This study presents the result of the studies explaining the effects of acupuncture on various
systems and symptoms. It has been determined that endomorphin-1, beta endorphin …

Acupuncture, an important branch of Chinese traditional medicine, has been practiced for
more than 2000 years and has been proved to be an effective weapon for combating pain. In …

Basics of Acupuncture shows that it is possible to integrate Western medicine and traditional
Chinese concepts. It starts with an updated review of the scientific bases of acupuncture and …

Low-frequency electroacupuncture effectively alleviated recurrent pain in 10 patients. Basal
levels of β-endorphin and met-enkephalin in the lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of these …

1. Connective tissue massage produces relief of pain and increases microcirculation in a
number of vascular beds. 2. The concentration of plasma beta-endorphins has been …

In recent years in the west, acupuncture analgesia (AA) has been restricted mainly to the
treatment of chronic pain and has not been used for surgical procedures except for …

Following an introduction to the philosophical and theoreti-cal background of traditional
Chinese medicine, the dia-gnostic system is presented: the Chinese system of channels and …

We previously reported the anti-hyperalgesia of electroacupuncture (EA) on persistent
inflammatory pain in an unrestrained, unsedated, and conscious rat model. Using this …

The antiemetic action of stimulation of the P6 (Neiguan) acupuncture (ACP) point has been
studied in women, premedicated with nalbuphine 10 mg, undergoing minor gynaecological …

Our purpose in this study was to investigate the effect of acupuncture therapy on body
weight and on levels of the serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein …