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Acupuncture
Definition:
(n.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
(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.