Objectives. This systematic review aimed to summarize and evaluate the findings of studies
investigating the local microcirculatory effects following acupuncture stimulation. Methods …

At the moment, modernization of acupuncture has a high priority. On the traditional side,
acupuncture has only recently been awarded the status of Intangible Cultural Heritage by …

Auricular acupuncture has been described in ancient China as well as Egypt, Greece, and
Rome. At the end of the 1950s, ear acupuncture was further developed by the French …

Objectives: Although the local response induced by acupuncture manipulation has been
considered to be among the important factors that induce the effects of acupuncture, this …

Introduction The ability to direct and maintain attention is a prerequisite for learning. Qigong
exercises are already commonly practiced in many developed countries to increase …

Basic and clinical research in traditional Chinese and Korean acupuncture has been
performed at the Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care …

Background Burning mouth syndrome is a chronic pathology of unknown
ethiopathogenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether acupuncture can produce …

BACKGROUND: Acupuncture stimulation and phototherapy have been reported to have
analgesic effects and improve the microcirculation. However, few studies have directly …

Since 1997, the Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care
Medicine of Graz Medical University has been dealing with the demystification of …

Up to now, it is still unknown whether microcirculation of deeper peripheral tissue (knee) can
be modulated by acupuncture or acupressure on a meridian acupoint. The goal of this pilot …