(n.) The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.
(v. t.) To treat with acupuncture.
Example Sentences:
(1) Needle acupuncture did, however, increase the pain threshold compared with the initial value (alpha = 0.1%).
(2) Our previous study demonstrated that acupuncture increased pain threshold of the body, especially in the inflammatory area.
(3) The results showed the kind of needling sensation while acupuncture had close relation with the appearance of PSM and the acupuncture effect.
(4) This is Part I of a study whose purpose is two-fold, that is, to arrive at a classification of diseases under investigation according to their responsiveness to acupuncture therapy, and to discuss and identify the most effective loci for the diseases investigated.
(5) An experimental investigation of acupuncture's analgesic potency, separated from suggestion effects, is described, in which judgments of shock-elicited pain of the forearm were recorded along two separate scales: intensity and aversiveness.
(6) It may be observed that the release of 5-HT in these regions of the brain is accelerated during acupuncture analgesia.
(7) From this information, it would appear that it is possible that the mechanism for the prolonged effect of acupuncture in treating chronic pain is that the repeated activation of the physiological systems by which acupuncture inhibits pain, by the repeated acupuncture treatments, trains the body to continue this activity and thereby maintains the pain relief for a period of time after the last treatment.
(8) The effectiveness of acupuncture in managing the pain of primary dysmenorrhea was investigated in a randomized and controlled prospective clinical study.
(9) From a 24 person sample, two groups were tested one with Biofeedback and acupuncture, and, another with only Biofeedback.
(10) Following the cognitive orientation theory, we hypothesized that beliefs concerning goals, norms, oneself, and general beliefs would predict the extent of improvement following acupuncture.
(11) There were no significant differences between the effects of genuine and sham acupuncture either on exercise test variables or on subjective variables.
(12) The selection of acupuncture loci and the techniques of needle insertion and manipulation are discussed in detail.
(13) In a majority of the cases electro-acupuncture was found to be effective, and this treatment should be instigated as early as possible.
(14) With the recent popularity of acupuncture therapy and anesthesia in the United States, patients are having temporary needles placed in the external ear.
(15) Plasma ACTH, cortisol, and cyclic-AMP levels of eleven heroin addicts were dertermined before and after treatment with a fast detoxification procedure using acupuncture and electrical stimulation (AES) together with the administration of limited doses of naloxone.
(16) I have spent the two months since my last operation reducing my stress levels and having regular sessions of acupuncture to prepare for the second round.
(17) Acupunctured at "Neiguan" can anti-shock by increasing blood pressure and can decrease the ANP and AII in plasma.
(18) A more rapid return of consciousness, an absence of hypercapnia and a smaller decrease in pH were observed in patients who received acupuncture and transcutaneous stimulation (p less than 0.05).
(19) The "target" areas were within the part of the body that experienced acupuncturists predicted would be most affected by acupuncture of specified traditional points.
(20) Much confusion and frustration has been caused by the inability of workers in acupuncture to demonstrate the exact nature of acupuncture loci or to identify them in neuroanatomic terms.
Insertion
Definition:
(n.) The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.
(n.) The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as, the insertion of stamens in a calyx.
(n.) That which is set in or inserted, especially a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric.
(n.) The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; -- in contradistinction to its origin.
Example Sentences:
(1) We have examined the insertion of bovine 17 alpha-hydroxylase (P45017 alpha) into the endoplasmic reticulum of COS 1 cells to evaluate the functional role of its hydrophobic amino-terminal sequence and membrane insertion.
(2) This sling was constructed bu freeing the insertion of the pubococcygeus and the ileococcygeus muscles from the coccyx.
(3) Average fluoroscopy time per procedure was 27.8 minutes of which 15.1 minutes were for nephrostomy tube insertion and 12.7 minutes were for calculi extraction.
(4) The insertions of the sternocleidomastoid, the splenius capitis, the longissimus capitis and the obliquus capitis superior muscles were measured.
(5) The mean histamine level in the first 10-min sample following probe insertion was 39.4 nM.
(6) This unusual insertion could affect the interaction of cat CD4 with class II molecules, or with FIV, a feline homolog of HIV.
(7) It is concluded that selection against insertional mutations is unlikely to be the major factor involved in the containment of element abundance.
(8) We have examined the in vitro membrane assembly characteristics of a variety of leader peptidase mutants and found that domains required for insertion in vivo are also necessary for insertion in vitro.
(9) This has been accomplished by insertion of a desired gene into a pre-existing immortal cell or by immortalizing primary cells.
(10) 16 tube (usually a Baker tube) was inserted by gastrostomy and advanced distally into the colon.
(11) We isolated and characterized 22 strains with lambda placMu insertions in Lrp-regulated genes.
(12) For obstruction of greater than or equal to 50% of the pulmonary vascular cross-sectional area and pulmonary hypertension thrombolytic therapy should be given and insertion of an inferior caval filter can be considered.
(13) We have examined the initial events in myelin synthesis, including the insertion and orientation of PLP in the plasma membrane, in rat oligodendrocytes which express PLP and the other myelin-specific proteins when cultured without neurons (Dubois-Dalcq, M., T. Behar, L. Hudson, and R. A. Lazzarini.
(14) The glnD::Tn10 insertion has been mapped at min 4 on the E. coli chromosome and 98% contransducible by phage P1 with dapD.
(15) A fiberoptic flow-directed catheter inserted into the hepatic vein continuously measures hepatic venous oxygen hemoglobin saturation (ShvO2).
(16) The consequences of proved hypersensitivity in patients with metal-to-plastic prostheses, either present prior to insertion of the prosthesis or evoked by the implant material, are not known.
(17) In contrast, insertion of a pre-S(1) sequence between HBcAg residues 75 and 83 abrogated recognition of HBcAg by 5 of 6 anti-HBc monoclonal antibodies and diminished recognition by human polyclonal anti-HBc.
(18) The 500-bp element arose by duplication of one half of a 180-bp ancestor and insertion of a foreign segment between the two duplicated parts followed by amplification.
(19) Needle insertion close to the midline is the safest technique.
(20) Post-operative levels of C3 breakdown products were significantly higher in atheromatic patients than in controls, most likely due to the insertion of dacron arterial prostheses in the first group.