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Putative Primo-vascular System in Rabbit Placenta
Publication date: Available online 23 January 2019Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesAuthor(s): Fatma El-Zahraa A. MustafaAbstractThe primo vascular system (PVS) was a very important topic nowadays due to their function in transport, regeneration of tissue and help in cell migration and cancer metastasis. The PVS were detected in the different organ of the rabbit but not in the placenta. In this work, we observe the PVS inside the blood vessels of the placenta for the first time. The main characteristic futures of the primo vessels (PVs) from the rabbit placenta were in agreement with the PVS in different o...
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - January 24, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Laser Acupuncture in Open-Angle Glaucoma Treatment: A Retrospective Study of Eye Blood Flow
Publication date: Available online 7 December 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesAuthor(s): Marzio Vanzini, Michele GallaminiAbstractGlaucoma patients can show blood flow anomalies at the eye vessels’ level. A causal relationship is reasonably expected, but, so far, it has not been demonstrated. Traditional Chinese Medicine indicates that acupuncture can promote specific blood perfusion in specific body districts. Ninety-eight patients with open-angle glaucoma were treated with an ultralow light-level laser, according to a specific acupuncture protocol, and their blood flow was measured before and aft...
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - December 25, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Erratum to “English Translation of Bonghan Kim's 5th Report, <<Bonghan Sanal–Cell Cycle>> of Blood Cells” [J Acupuncture and Meridian Stud 9 (2016) 335–342]
Publication date: December 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, Volume 11, Issue 6Author(s): Kyung Aih Kang (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - December 20, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Editorial Board
Publication date: December 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, Volume 11, Issue 6Author(s): (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - December 20, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Comment on the article “Comparison of the Cost-Utility Analysis of Electroacupuncture and Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain”
Publication date: December 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, Volume 11, Issue 6Author(s): Zumi Mehta, Margaret English, Cecelia Trybus, Valerie Magda, Khalid Kamal (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - December 20, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Laser Acupuncture in Open-Angle Glaucoma Treatment A Retrospective Study of Eye Blood Flow
Publication date: Available online 7 December 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesAuthor(s): Marzio Vanzini, Michele Gallamini EngAbstractGlaucoma patients can show blood flow anomalies at the eye vessels’ level. A causal relationship is reasonably expected but, so far, it has not been demonstrated. Traditional Chinese medicine indicates that acupuncture can promote specific blood perfusion in specific body districts. Ninety-eight patients with open-angle glaucoma were treated with an ultralow light–level laser, according to a specific acupuncture protocol, and their blood flow was measured before an...
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - December 8, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Erratum to “English Translation of Bonghan Kim's 5th Report ‘<<Bonghan Sanal–Cell Cycle>> of Blood Cells’” [J Acupuncture and Meridian Stud 9 (2016) 335–342]
Publication date: Available online 3 December 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesAuthor(s): Kyung Aih Kang (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - December 4, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Acupuncture improves the facial muscular function in a case of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Publication date: Available online 1 December 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesAuthor(s): Yutan Liu, Fei Xiao, Xibin LiangAbstractFacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a genetic muscle disorder in which muscles of the face, shoulder blades and upper arms develop gradual and progressive weakness. There is no effective pharmacological treatment currently available for this disorder so far. We had an opportunity to treat a patient with FSHD using acupuncture. The patient was a 62-year-old female, who presented to us with symptoms as weakness in her eyes, mouth, shoulder, the upper and lower li...
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - December 1, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Differential Gene Expression by RNA-Seq Analysis of the Primo Vessel in the Rabbit Lymph
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesAuthor(s): Jun-Young Shin, Sang-Heon Choi, Da-Woon Choi, Ye-Jin An, Jae-Hyuk Seo, Jong-Gu Choi, Min-Suk Rho, Sang-Suk LeeAbstractFor the connectome of primo vascular system, some long-type primo vessels dyed with Alcian blue injected into inguinal nodes, abdominal node, and axially nodes were visualized, which passed over around the vena cava of the rabbit. The Alcian blue dye revealed primo vessels and colored blue in the rabbit lymph vessels. The length of long-type primo vessels was 18 cm on average, of which diameters ...
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - November 16, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Interaction of Energetic Points, Tendinomuscular Meridian, and Five Elements in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee in Patients Aged Above 45 Years: A Randomized Controlled Trial
ConclusionsEnergetic points of tendinomuscular meridian and the five elements related are equal or better than local acupuncture in the treatment of pain, quality of life, and function in osteoarthritis of the knee. However, more research with more tracing and poblation is necessary to improve the quality of the results. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - November 6, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Accuracy and Precision in Acupuncture Point Location: A Critical Systematic Review
Publication date: Available online 3 November 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesAuthor(s): Debra R. Godson, Jonathan L. Wardle (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - November 3, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Differential Gene Expression of RNA-Seq Experiments of Primo Vessel in Rabbit Lymph
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesAuthor(s): Jun-Young Shin, Sang-Heon Choi, Da-Woon Choi, Ye-Jin An, Jae-Hyuk Seo, Jong-Gu Choi, Min-Suk Rho, Sang-Suk LeeAbstractFor the connectome of primo vascular system some long-type primo vessels dyed with Alcian blue injected into inguinal nodes, abdominal node, and axially nodes were visualized, which passed over around the vena cava of rabbit. The Alcian blue dye revealed primo vessels and colored blue in the rabbit lymph vessels. The length of a long-type primo vessels was an 18 cm average, of which diameters were...
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - October 29, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

The Influence of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Parameters on the Level of Pain Perceived by Participants With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: A Crossover Study
Publication date: October 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, Volume 11, Issue 5Author(s): G.A. Upton, P. Tinley, H. Al-Aubaidy, R. Crawford (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - October 25, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Central and Peripheral Effects of Transcutaneous Acupuncture Treatment for Nausea in Patients With Diabetic Gastroparesis
Publication date: October 2018Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, Volume 11, Issue 5Author(s): I. Sarosiek, G. Song, Y. Sun, H. Sandoval, S. Sands, J. Chen, R.W. McCallum (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - October 25, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research