The effect of electrical acupuncture-stimulation therapy using thermography and plasma endothelin (ET-1) levels in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS)

Maeda, Manabu; Kachi, Hideki; Ichihashi, Naoki; Oyama, Zuiei; Kitajima, Yasuo

doi:10.1016/s0923-1811(97)00078-9

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“…2c, d ). This interesting increase in blood circulation in the untreated tissue after removal of the acupuncture needle has already been reported [7,19] . Ernst and Lee [7] showed that the skin temperature corresponding to the blood fl ow in the non-treated face and foot as well as the treated hand increased for a long time after the needle removal.…”

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Changes in Blood Circulation of the Contralateral Achilles Tendon During and After Acupuncture and Heating

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of acupuncture and heating (application of hot pack) treatments on blood circulation in the contralateral Achilles tendon. During the treatments (10 min for acupuncture, 20 min for heating) and recovery period (40 min), the blood volume (THb) and oxygen saturation (StO2) of the treated and the non-treated tendons were measured using red laser lights. During both treatments, THb and StO2 of the treated tendon increased significantly from the resting level. The increased THb and StO2 of the treated tendon were maintained until the end of the recovery period after removal of the acupuncture needle, although these values decreased after removal of the hot pack. Although THb of the non-treated sides did not change during both acupuncture and heating treatments, it increased gradually after removal of the acupuncture needle or the hot pack. For both treatments, the amount of increase in THb of the non-treated tendon was significantly correlated to that of the treated tendon during the last phase of recovery period. These results obtained from the healthy subjects imply that blood circulation in the injured tendon in a plaster cast may be improved by applying acupuncture or heating treatments to the contralateral healthy limb.

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Changes in Blood Circulation of the Contralateral Achilles Tendon During and After Acupuncture and Heating

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“…These effects in the central nervous system are most likely induced during training sessions by the exercise-inherent somatosensory nerve traffic: evidence for this hypothesis can be found in several studies about the effects of periodic electrical somatosensory stimulation (hence, without any actual exercise), often of the peroneal or sciatic nerve, often in a 2-persecond rhythm (actually: marching pace). Indeed, the observed effects parallel strikingly those of exercise: activation of the hypothalamic-endorphinergic system that exerts a direct inhibiting action on sympathetic outflow [12,13]; generalised peripheral vasodilation [14]; reduction of plasma renin activity [15], reduction of plasma endothelin-1 levels [16,17], increased bioavailability of nitric oxide [18], blood pressure reduction [19] and increased BRS [20,21].…”

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Neurocardiological differences between musicians and control subjects

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Background Exercise training is beneficial in health and disease. Part of the training effect materialises in the brainstem due to the exercise-associated somatosensory nerve traffic. Because active music making also involves somatosensory nerve traffic, we hypothesised that this will have training effects resembling those of physical exercise. Methods We compared two groups of healthy, young subjects between 18 and 30 years: 25 music students (13/12 male/ female, group M) and 28 controls (12/16 male/female, group C), peers, who were non-musicians. Measurement sessions to determine resting heart rate, resting blood pressure and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) were held during morning hours.

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“…Numerous studies have reported successful results with acupuncture treatment in these inflammatory diseases. Nevertheless, the number of studies investigating the effects of acupuncture in the treatment of SS patients is limited [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Three studies that were published 20 years ago in languages other than English do not provide sufficient data in their abstracts [10,12,13].…”

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“…Three studies that were published 20 years ago in languages other than English do not provide sufficient data in their abstracts [10,12,13]. In three recent studies, only a few acupuncture points and gastric effects were evaluated [14][15][16]. Moreover, in these studies, rather than classical acupuncture application, TENS or acupressure was applied on acupoints.…”

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Beneficial Acupuncture Treatment For Systemic Sclerosis which was Non-Responsive To Medications

Karatay¹,

Uzkeser²

2015

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Although various drugs have been used in the treatment of systemic sclerosis, a disease-modifying drug that can be a gold standard is yet to be defined. The effects of acupuncture treatment used in inflammatory diseases on systemic sclerosis patients are not clearly known. This report presents the successful outcome of acupuncture treatment applied to two female systemic sclerosis patients who had suffered from the disease for seven years (aged 54 years) and 30 years (aged 65 years), despite the use of various drugs.

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The effect of electrical acupuncture-stimulation therapy using thermography and plasma endothelin (ET-1) levels in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS)

Cited by 29 publications

References 8 publications

Changes in Blood Circulation of the Contralateral Achilles Tendon During and After Acupuncture and Heating

Changes in Blood Circulation of the Contralateral Achilles Tendon During and After Acupuncture and Heating

Neurocardiological differences between musicians and control subjects

Beneficial Acupuncture Treatment For Systemic Sclerosis which was Non-Responsive To Medications

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