Acupuncture is an alternative therapy for tinnitus in clinical practice.The mechanism by which acupuncture can alleviate tinnitus is still unknown.Autonomic nervous system was reported to be responsible for tinnitus.T...Acupuncture is an alternative therapy for tinnitus in clinical practice.The mechanism by which acupuncture can alleviate tinnitus is still unknown.Autonomic nervous system was reported to be responsible for tinnitus.The aim of this study was to explore the effect of acupuncture on autonomic balance in adult tinnitus patients.Thirty patients were randomly assigned into either the deep acupuncture(DA)group or the shallow acupuncture(SA)group.Each patient received 6 acupuncture sessions(a-f phase)over three weeks.Measures of heart rate variability and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory(THI)were obtained at baseline and after the sixth acupuncture session in all patients.The results showed that the low frequency/high frequency(LF/HF)pattern was increased at b-f phase until the sixth acupuncture session when compared with that at the first acupuncture session in DA group.However,it continuously increased at b-f phase in SA group even at the sixth acupuncture session,which was not significantly different from that at the first acupuncture session.The decrease in THI in DA group was greater than that in SA group after 3-week treatment(P=0.043).Our preliminary study suggests three-week deep acupuncture can improve tinnitus symptoms in adult tinnitus patients,which may be related to the regulation of autonomic nervous system balance.展开更多
Using acupuncture instead of anesthetics to induce analgesia was performed in China many years ago in surgical anesthetization. Although many medical units in China's cities and rural areas are applying these tech...Using acupuncture instead of anesthetics to induce analgesia was performed in China many years ago in surgical anesthetization. Although many medical units in China's cities and rural areas are applying these techniques in operations, it should be pointed out that acupuncture anesthesia is still in the process of development and is of next to no practical and even less scientific value in the western world. However, acupuncture-assisted anesthesia can be useful also in countries other than China.展开更多
AIM： To provide the frst objective data to show that the electrical conditions of an acupuncture point and a non acupuncture point are different. METHODS： A newly developed multi-channel skin re-sistance measuring s...AIM： To provide the frst objective data to show that the electrical conditions of an acupuncture point and a non acupuncture point are different. METHODS： A newly developed multi-channel skin re-sistance measuring system is used to characterize the variability in electrical resistance measurements in and around an acupoint, a non-acupoint and a scar. The system measures the electrical skin resistance at 48 points, both absolutely and continuously. The study was performed at the Medical University of Graz in 10 male volunteers, aged between 20 and 30 years and of euro-caucasian descent. With software developed along with the hardware, both a high-resolution measurement and a graphical presentation of possible changes in electrical resistance in the region of interest are possible.RESULTS： Using the new electrodermal mapping system, differences in skin resistance of an acupoint, a non-acupoint and around a scar could be observed. The values varied within a range of up to 100-500 kOhm. Thermography measurements for control reasons in the same spot did not show these changes.CONCLUSION： Electrodermal mapping is an innova-tive method for highly precise skin resistance measure-ments.展开更多
Quality of control of Chinese herbal medicines is currently mainly based on specifications of pharmacopoeias.Challenges are the limited specificiity of some of these methods,the use of various grades and processed mat...Quality of control of Chinese herbal medicines is currently mainly based on specifications of pharmacopoeias.Challenges are the limited specificiity of some of these methods,the use of various grades and processed materials,which cannot easily be distinguished,and the increasing use of granules,which are so far not considered in most pharmacopoeias.For identity and purity testing,microscopy and TLC fingerprint analysis are展开更多
文摘Acupuncture is an alternative therapy for tinnitus in clinical practice.The mechanism by which acupuncture can alleviate tinnitus is still unknown.Autonomic nervous system was reported to be responsible for tinnitus.The aim of this study was to explore the effect of acupuncture on autonomic balance in adult tinnitus patients.Thirty patients were randomly assigned into either the deep acupuncture(DA)group or the shallow acupuncture(SA)group.Each patient received 6 acupuncture sessions(a-f phase)over three weeks.Measures of heart rate variability and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory(THI)were obtained at baseline and after the sixth acupuncture session in all patients.The results showed that the low frequency/high frequency(LF/HF)pattern was increased at b-f phase until the sixth acupuncture session when compared with that at the first acupuncture session in DA group.However,it continuously increased at b-f phase in SA group even at the sixth acupuncture session,which was not significantly different from that at the first acupuncture session.The decrease in THI in DA group was greater than that in SA group after 3-week treatment(P=0.043).Our preliminary study suggests three-week deep acupuncture can improve tinnitus symptoms in adult tinnitus patients,which may be related to the regulation of autonomic nervous system balance.
基金Supported by The Austrian Federal Ministries of Science,Research and Economy and of Health and by Eurasia-Pacific Uninet(project"Evidence-based high-tech acupuncture and integrative laser medicine for prevention and early intervention of chronic diseases")
文摘Using acupuncture instead of anesthetics to induce analgesia was performed in China many years ago in surgical anesthetization. Although many medical units in China's cities and rural areas are applying these techniques in operations, it should be pointed out that acupuncture anesthesia is still in the process of development and is of next to no practical and even less scientific value in the western world. However, acupuncture-assisted anesthesia can be useful also in countries other than China.
基金Financial support from Stronach Medical Group, the German Academy of Acupuncture,Department of Science of the City of Graz,and Laserneedle GmbH,Austria
文摘AIM： To provide the frst objective data to show that the electrical conditions of an acupuncture point and a non acupuncture point are different. METHODS： A newly developed multi-channel skin re-sistance measuring system is used to characterize the variability in electrical resistance measurements in and around an acupoint, a non-acupoint and a scar. The system measures the electrical skin resistance at 48 points, both absolutely and continuously. The study was performed at the Medical University of Graz in 10 male volunteers, aged between 20 and 30 years and of euro-caucasian descent. With software developed along with the hardware, both a high-resolution measurement and a graphical presentation of possible changes in electrical resistance in the region of interest are possible.RESULTS： Using the new electrodermal mapping system, differences in skin resistance of an acupoint, a non-acupoint and around a scar could be observed. The values varied within a range of up to 100-500 kOhm. Thermography measurements for control reasons in the same spot did not show these changes.CONCLUSION： Electrodermal mapping is an innova-tive method for highly precise skin resistance measure-ments.
文摘Quality of control of Chinese herbal medicines is currently mainly based on specifications of pharmacopoeias.Challenges are the limited specificiity of some of these methods,the use of various grades and processed materials,which cannot easily be distinguished,and the increasing use of granules,which are so far not considered in most pharmacopoeias.For identity and purity testing,microscopy and TLC fingerprint analysis are
