Suggesting a mechanism for acupuncture as a global percutaneous needle fasciotomy that respects tensegrity principles for treating fibromyalgia

S Plaut - Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acupuncture is a minimally invasive therapeutic method that uses small caliber needles
while inserting them through the skin into various areas of the body. Some empirical studies …

Scoping review and interpretation of myofascial pain/fibromyalgia syndrome: An attempt to assemble a medical puzzle

S Plaut - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is a common, overlooked, and
underdiagnosed condition and has significant burden. MPS is often dismissed by clinicians …

[HTML][HTML] Fascial neuromodulation: an emerging concept linking acupuncture, fasciology, osteopathy and neuroscience

G Bianco - European journal of translational myology, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract According to Traditional Chinese Medicine “acupuncture is believed to restore the
balance between Yin and Yang” and this can be understood in the Western medicine …

Treatment of fibromyalgia with formula acupuncture: investigation of needle placement, needle stimulation, and treatment frequency

RE Harris, X Tian, DA Williams, TX Tian… - Journal of Alternative …, 2005 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate whether typical acupuncture
methods such as needle placement, needle stimulation, and treatment frequency were …

[PDF][PDF] Acupuncture and trigger point injections for fibromyalgia: east–west medicine case report

LB Taw, E Henry - Altern Ther Health Med, 2016 - alternative-therapies.com
Fibromyalgia is a clinical syndrome characterized by chronic widespread pain that is often
accompanied by≥ 1 concomitant symptoms (eg, fatigue, poor sleep, cognitive alterations …

Acupuncture for fibromyalgia: a review based on multidimensional evidence

D Han, Y Lu, R Huang, Z Yang, G Peng… - The American Journal …, 2023 - World Scientific
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complicated syndrome characterized by widespread chronic pain,
fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive dysfunction, and other complications. There is …

Treating myofascial pain

CC Gunn - Acupuncture in Medicine, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
Neuropathic pain invariably affects the musculoskeletal system, causing muscle contracture
and shortening:“Myofascial Pain”. Spondylosis, the universal outcome of age, wear and tear …

Are reviews based on sham acupuncture procedures in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) valid?

T Lundeberg, I Lund - Acupuncture in Medicine, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent reviews regarding the efficacy of acupuncture in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) it
has been concluded that acupuncture has no specific effect since the control procedure …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of acupuncture at tender points for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome: A case series

JLN Bastos, ED Pires, ML Silva, FLB de Araújo… - Journal of acupuncture …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Affecting more women than men, fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a
rheumatic disorder characterized by chronic, diffuse and widespread musculoskeletal pain …

Manual acupuncture in fibromyalgia: a long-term pilot study

M Sandberg, T Lundeberg, B Gerdle - Journal of Musculoskeletal …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: The aim of this cross-over designed pilot study was to investigate the short-term
and long-term effects on pain and other common symptoms present in fibromyalgia [FMS] of …