scholarly journals Treating Grief with Saam Acupuncture / Meditation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Evan Mahoney ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Highly Effective ◽  
Pathological Grief

This is an introduction for the treatment of grief using a traditional Korean Acupuncture protocol. Saam Acupuncture / Meditation is use of meditation upon the acupuncture point prescription of Saam’s Lung channel to engage and direct the patient’s mind in channeling grief. The author has found this to be highly effective for remedying pathological grief as it gives control to the patient to meditate upon the acupuncture points both in and out of clinic when grief overwhelms.

Acupuncture Points of the Typical Spinal Nerves

1985 ◽  
Vol 13 (01n04) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.C. Dung
Keyword(s):  
Body Wall ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
The Body ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Spinal Nerves ◽  
Thoracic And Abdominal

Typical spinal nerves have six cutaneous branches which reach to the skin of the body wall in the thorax and abdomen. Each of these six cutaneous branches correlates to an acupuncture point. This communication describes acupuncture points found in the thoracic and abdominal walls using anatomic nomenclature relating to cutaneous branches of the spinal nerves.

Differential Innervation of Tissues Located at Traditional Acupuncture Points in the Rat Forehead and Face

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 408-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Wang ◽  
Jingjing Cui ◽  
Chen She ◽  
Dongsheng Xu ◽  
Zhiyun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Sensory Neurons ◽  
Motor Neurons ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Motor Nucleus ◽  
Neural Pathways ◽  
Trigeminal Motor Nucleus ◽  
Facial Motor Nucleus ◽  
Neural Tracing

Objectives To compare the neural pathways associated with the tissues located at different traditional acupuncture points in the rat forehead and face using the cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) neural tracing technique. Methods After injection of CTB into the tissues at GB14, ST2 and ST6 in the rat, the neural labelling associated with each acupuncture point was revealed by fluorescent immunohistochemistry of the nervous system, including the trigeminal ganglion (TRG), cervical dorsal root ganglia (DRG), spinal cord and brain. Results The CTB labelling included sensory neurons and their transganglionic axonal terminals, as well as motor neurons. The labelled sensory neurons associated with GB14, ST2 and ST6 were distributed in both the TRG and cervical DRG, and their centrally projected axons terminated in an orderly fashion at their corresponding targets in the spinal trigeminal nucleus and cervical spinal dorsal horn. In addition, labelled motor neurons were observed in the facial motor nucleus, trigeminal motor nucleus and cervical spinal ventral horn, in which facial motor neurons projected to the tissues located at all three acupuncture points. Trigeminal motor neurons innervated both ST2 and ST6, while spinal motor neurons only correlated with ST6. Conclusions These results indicate that the tissues located at each of these three traditional acupuncture points in the rat forehead and face has its own sensory and motor connection with the nervous system in a region-specific pattern through distinct neural pathways. Understanding the neuroanatomical characteristics of acupuncture points from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system should help inform acupuncture point selection according to the demands of the clinical situation.

scholarly journals Altered Impedance of Ear Acupuncture Point MT2 in Breast Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Observation

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yine Hu ◽  
Huayuan Yang ◽  
Pin Wang ◽  
Tangyi Liu ◽  
Wenchao Tang
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Preliminary Observation ◽  
Ear Acupuncture ◽  
Skin Impedance ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Healthy Humans

Skin impedance at acupuncture points (APs) has been used as a diagnostic aid for more than 50 years. In this study, we have a diagnostic tool (JXT-2008) to measure the skin impedance of ear APs of 30 breast cancer patients and the corresponding skin impedance of ear APs of 30 healthy humans, and then we compared these changes in ear AP impedance in breast cancer patients and healthy individuals.

scholarly journals WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Lim
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Western Pacific Region ◽  
Great Work ◽  
Team Meetings ◽  
Active Research ◽  
The Western Pacific

‘WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region(WHO Standard) was released in 2008. Initially, there were 92/361 controversial acupuncture points (acupoints). Through seven informal consultations and four task force team meetings, 86 points were agreed upon among the 92 controversial acupoints, leaving 6 remaining controversial acupoints, demanding active research in the future. This will enhance the reproducibility and validity of acupuncture studies. It will also lead to a better understanding of acupuncture mechanisms in order to optimize its clinical efficacy for a range of diseases and syndromes. This book has two parts: General Guidelines for Acupuncture Point Locations and WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations. First of all, familiarity with the General Guidelines for Acupuncture Point Locations in this book can help the reader to understand and use the contents of this book in depth. I would like to thank all of the participating experts and scholars for this great work, who have overcome the limits of previous acupuncture references. I also appreciate the dedicated effort and harmonious leadership of Dr Choi Seung-hoon, former Regional Adviser in Traditional Medicine of Western Pacific Office, WHO.

Study of Acupuncture Point Detection under General and Spinal Anaesthesia

1993 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-34
Author(s):  
Paul Hardy
Keyword(s):  
General Anaesthesia ◽  
Spinal Anaesthesia ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Point Detection ◽  
Point Detector

An electrical point detector was used to locate a series of acupuncture points prior to and during both spinal and general anaesthesia. The detection and presence of the points was not influenced by either type of anaesthetic.

Randomised Clinical Trial of Five Ear Acupuncture Points for the Treatment of Overweight People

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujung Yeo ◽  
Kang Sik Kim ◽  
Sabina Lim
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Ear Acupuncture ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Sham Control ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Overweight People

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of the five ear acupuncture points (Shen-men, Spleen, Stomach, Hunger, Endocrine), generally used in Korean clinics for treating obesity, and compare them with the Hunger acupuncture point. Methods A randomised controlled clinical trial was conducted in 91 Koreans (16 male and 75 female, body mass index (BMI)≥23), who had not received any other weight control treatment within the past 6 months. Subjects were divided randomly into treatment I, treatment II or sham control groups and received unilateral auricular acupuncture with indwelling needles replaced weekly for 8 weeks. Treatment I group received acupuncture at the five ear acupuncture points, treatment II group at the Hunger acupuncture point only and the sham control group received acupuncture at the five ear acupuncture points used in treatment I, but the needles were removed immediately after insertion. BMI, waist circumference, weight, body fat mass (BFM), percentage body fat and blood pressure were measured at baseline and at 4 and 8 weeks after treatment. Results For the 58 participants who provided data at 8 weeks, significant differences in BMI, weight and BFM were found between the treatment and control groups. Treatment groups I and II showed 6.1% and 5.7% reduction in BMI, respectively (p<0.004). There were no significant differences between the two treatment groups. Conclusions This finding suggests that the five ear acupuncture points, generally used in Korean clinics, and the Hunger point alone treatment are both effective for treating overweight people.

scholarly journals Distal Traditional Acupuncture Points of the Large Intestinal Meridian and the Stomach Meridian Differently Affect Heart Rate Variability and Oxygenation of the Trapezius Muscle

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiko Shiro ◽  
Young-Chang P. Arai ◽  
Tatsunori Ikemoto ◽  
Takashi Kawai ◽  
Masahiko Ikeuchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Trapezius Muscle ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Stomach Meridian ◽  
Frequency Components ◽  
Affect Heart Rate

Physicians in traditional Chinese medicine have found that acupoints and meridians have effects on specific parts of the body. The aim of this study was to see how acupressure at distal acupuncture points of a specific meridian affects heart rate variability (HRV) and oxygenation of the trapezius muscle. Forty-one female participants were randomly allocated to three groups. Subjects in the Stomach Meridian acupuncture point (ST) group received acupressure at ST 34, ST 36, and ST 41, subjects in the Large Intestinal Meridian acupuncture point (LI) group received acupressure at LI 4, LI 10, and LI 11, and subjects in the control group did not receive any stimuli. HRV and oxygenation of the trapezius muscles were measured. The high frequency components of HRV in the control and LI groups tended to be higher than those in the ST group. Total hemoglobin in the control and LI groups eventually reached significantly higher levels than in the ST group. While oxyhemoglobin (ΔO2Hb) in the control and LI groups did not change, ΔO2Hb in the ST significantly decreased temporarily.

An Evaluation of the Cun Measurement System of Acupuncture Point Location

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (05) ◽  
pp. 729-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Shik Yin ◽  
Hi-Joon Park ◽  
Jung-Chul Seo ◽  
Sabina Lim ◽  
Hyeong-Gyun Koh
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Point Location ◽  
Anthropometric Data ◽  
Obese Subjects ◽  
Acupuncture Research ◽  
Asian People

Locating acupuncture points reliably and reproducibly is indispensable for the scientific research of acupuncture and for assuring the best care of patients. Unreliable point location can produce confounding results for acupuncture research and clinical practice. Two traditional methods of point location are currently used, directional (F-cun) and proportional (B-cun) methods, which are collectively called the cun measurement system. Reports have been published on the validity of the cun measurement system in Australian subjects; however, as acupuncture originated in ancient East China, it is possible that anthropometric data may differ in Asian people and other races. Therefore, we measured anthropometric data according to the cun measurement system in contemporary Korean patients. The F-cun measurements were significantly different from the B-cun measurements and varied significantly according to the arbitrarily selected F-cun standard. In addition, we observed further differences of F-cun measurements in the extremities of obese subjects. We concluded that the F-cun method is unreliable and that further research should be conducted to determine a more accurate point-locating method primarily based on the B-cun method.

scholarly journals Increasing Quantity and Internal Quality of Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) Eggs by Shooting Laser Puncture at Reproductive Acupuncture Points

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Sunaryo Hadi Warsito ◽  
Tatang Santanu Adikara ◽  
Septiana Megasari ◽  
Ilham Radifan Pratama ◽  
Mirni Lamid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Japanese Quail ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Egg Quality ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Coturnix Japonica ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Coturnix Coturnix Japonica ◽  
Coturnix Coturnix ◽  
Haugh Unit

This study aims to determine the effect of laser puncture shooting on the reproductive acupuncture points of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) egg quantity (egg production) and internal egg quality (Haugh unit, yolk index, and yolk colour). This research was conducted for 30 days using a sample of Japanese quail aged 4 weeks because for the first 2 weeks, the quail did not produce and it was in production in the last 2 weeks. There were 4 treatments and 25 replications each. So, there were a total of 100 quails. Laser puncture shooting was carried out at 3-day intervals at the Ova point and 6-day intervals at Hu Men, Bei Ji, and Wei Gen points. So, on the first day, laser puncture shooting was carried out at 4 points, on the 4th day, only at 1 point, and then, on the 7th day, it returned to 4 points. And so, it was carried out for 4 weeks. T0 (−) was considered as a negative control because quails are not given laser puncture shooting; T0 (+) was considered as a positive control because quails are treated with laser puncture shooting which is deactivated or a dose of 0 Joule; T1 was a group treated with laser puncture shooting at a dose of 0.2 Joule, and T2 was a group treated with laser puncture shooting at a dose of 0.5 Joule. Then, the research results were analyzed using Analysis of Variance and followed by Duncan’s Multiple Range Test. Laser puncture shooting at the reproductive acupuncture point of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) can increase the quantity of eggs ( p < 0.05 ). While the results of the egg internal quality in the form of the Haugh unit value and the yolk index increased ( p < 0.05 ), the value of the yolk colour did not change compared to the control ( p > 0.05 ). Laser puncture shooting at the reproductive acupuncture point of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) can increase egg quantity (egg production) and internal egg quality (Haugh unit and yolk index) with the best dose of 0.5 Joule.

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