In recent years, the scientific community has increasingly turned its attention towards the potential benefits of electroacupuncture in managing various types of persistent pain. Research…
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Neural circuitry: latent, passive, and active acupoints
…acupuncture needling increases impulses from passive acupoints but calms signals from active acupoints. This electrophysiologic difference between passive and active acupoints has been confirmed by experimental data in rats (Y.-T. Ma, unpublished data).
Ma, S., & Sun, S. (2014). Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management: An Integrative Approach. Elsevier.
Exploring the Significance of Acupoint He Gu (Large Intestine 4): Bridging Traditional Acupuncture and Modern Neuroscience
I have begun reading a new text book, and I thought I would make a series of posts to highlight some interesting quotes: An interesting…
Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management
I have begun reading a new text book, and I thought I would make a series of posts to highlight some interesting quotes: In our…
Acupuncture relieves pain in emergency patients: Study: ScienceDaily
World’s largest randomized controlled trial of acupuncture in emergency departments finds it is a safe and effective alternative to pain-relieving drugs. Read the full article…
How To Induce Labor With Acupressure
I‘ve found that this site has a clear and friendly explanation of acupressure for labor induction, including images, descriptions, and videos. I am sharing the link…
Learn Acupuncture Point Names
When I was in school, we learned all the acupuncture points by numbers…their channel, and number, categories, anatomical location, indications, etc…and the names of only…
ITM articles on Multiple Sclerosis
Sabhuti Dharmananda is an amazing scholar and his experience is clearly transmitted through his writings. While studying in Portland I had the pleasure of hearing…
Glutamate-Glutamine
Glutamate is the most abundant neurotransmitter in the vertebrate system, and maintaining the correct levels necessary for normal function depends on the interaction of nerve…
How does acupuncture work?
This question often comes up in the clinic. Frequently, it seems to come up a few minutes after I have put the needles in…perhaps given…