Stimulated by Yu et al 2023.[1] Image from part of Figure 1 in Yu et al 2023.[1] EA β electroacupunctureWDR β wide dynamic range (neurones that respond to non-noxious and noxious inputs)SDH β spinal dorsal hornHS β hypertonic salineRF β receptive field key to acronyms This paper comes from Professor Jingβs team in Beijing and … Continue reading Pre-EA on spinal WDRs
Stimulated by Yao et al 2023.[1] PSD β post-stroke dysphagiaIF β impact factorEA β electroacupunctureaka β also known asROS β reactive oxygen speciesM1 β primary motor cortexPBN β parabrachial nucleusNTS β nucleus tractus solitarius key to acronyms I am pretty selective about choosing laboratory studies to highlight on the blog. I do not have direct … Continue reading EA for PSD
Inspired by Cozacov et al 2022 and others.[1β3] Photo by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas on Pexels.com LBP β low back painQL β quadratus lumborumHC β healthy controlUS β ultrasoundNRS β numerical rating scaleLTR β local twitch responseFM β fibromyalgiaOA β osteoarthritisDOMS β delayed onset muscle soreness key to acronyms This is a small but interesting … Continue reading Muscle vs fascia in LBP
Inspired by Lv et al 2022.[1] MC's favourite protocol for prophylaxis of systemic inflammation. Frequencies vary with the device used: Cefar Acus 4 β 2Hz burst; AS Super 4 Digital β 2/15Hz dense dispersed; ITO ES130 β 10Hz. EA β electroacupunctureLPS β lipopolysaccharide (derived from bacterial cell membranes)TNFΞ± β tumour necrosis factor alphaIL-1Ξ² β interleukin … Continue reading ST36 EA and T cells in sepsis
Inspired by Wu et al, Yang et al, & Li et al 2022.[1β3] Image by PaweΕ CzerwiΕski on Unsplash. EA β electroacupunctureFD β functional dyspepsia or functional diarrhoeaFDys β functional dyspepsia (in this blog)FDr β functional diarrhoea (in this blog)IBS β irritable bowel syndrometid β ter in die (3 times a day)tds β ter die sumendus (to be … Continue reading EA in FD 2022
Inspired by Ke et al 2021 and Shih et al.[1,2] Looking into the destruction chamber of a proteasome. Image by Thomas Splettstoesser (www.scistyle.com), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. EA β electroacupunctureMM β multiple myelomaLC-MS β liquid chromatography mass spectrometryUHPLC-MS β ultra high performance LC-MSMA β manual acupunctureSR β systematic reviewkey to acronyms For the … Continue reading Adjuvant acupuncture in cancer treatment 2021
Inspired by Chao et al 2021.[1] MC experiencing random frequency EA from the EL608 at ST36βZP and 10mA intensity, thanks to Professor Ari MorΓ© at UFSC FlorianΓ³polis. Random β refers to random frequency EA (in this case from 2Hz to 10Hz)DD β dense dispersed (in this case 2/10Hz for 5s each)EA β electroacupunctureMA β manual … Continue reading Random vs DD EA
Inspired by Lui et al 2021.[1] Diagramatic representation of the genetic manipulation used to make cells expressing both prokineticin receptor 2 and advillin produce and thus fluoresce with tdTomato β redrawn by MC on Adobe Illustrator. EA β electroacupunctureIF β impact factor (2-year)Prokr2Adv β a set of nerves expressing both Prokr2 and advillinProkr2 β prokineticin … Continue reading A neuroanatomic basis for EA
Inspired by Yu et al 2021.[1] Photo by Dylann Hendricks | λλ on Unsplash. PoPS β principles of point selectionOA β osteoarthritisVAS β visual analogue scaleROM β range of movementHNCS β heterotopic noxious conditioning stimulationDNIC β diffuse noxious inhibitory controlkey to acronyms I will immediately admit that I am always biased in this debate in … Continue reading Distant vs local needling
Inspired by Sokal et al 2021.[1] Photo by Mark Stebnicki on Pexels.com IF β impact factorVNS β vagal nerve stimulationSpNS β splenic nerve stimulationNVB β neurovascular bundleSpN β splenic nerveSpA β splenic arterySpV β splenic veinIPG β implanted pulse generatoreCAP β evoked compound action potentialLPS β lipopolysaccharide (usually derived from E coli)mABP β mean arterial … Continue reading Implanted pigs
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