ObjectiveThis trial was to examine the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on postoperative cognitive function in older patients who underwent thoracoscopic pulmonary resection.MethodsThis a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. 128 scheduled for surgery were randomly assigned TEAS group and sham-TEAS group. A standardized intervention or a...

Background. The specificity of acupuncture points (acupoints) is one of the key concepts in traditional acupuncture theory, but the question of whether there is adequate scientific evidence to prove or disprove specificity has been vigorously debated in recent years. Acupoint laterality is an important aspect of acupoint specificity. Data is particularly scarce regarding the laterality of the s...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of laser acupuncture on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) of the night shift worker. BACKGROUND DATA Many articles have demonstrated that levels of affective disorders and stress are high in night shift workers. We applied laser energy to the Neiguan point (PC6) to examine the impact of laser acupuncture on the ANS of 45 healthy youn...

The purpose of this project is to identify factors that are present in scientific studies related to the use of acupuncture as a treatment for cardiovascular disease, with specific focus on the pericardium needling point (PC6). One in every four deaths in the United States is from heart disease. Coronary heart disease alone in the (US) costs $108.9 billion each year including both direct and in...