BACKGROUND Chinese meridian system of acupuncture has recently been deciphered as the fractal continuum of neurovascular bundles and its smaller branches. The corresponding acupuncture mechanism of therapeutics has been attributed to the magneto-electric inductive effects of the meridian system via chaotic wave of nerve innervations and blood flow. Hence, based on the proposed theory, the impor...

background: pain originating from intramuscular (im) injection should not be underestimated, because it can damage the nurse–patient relationship. this research aimed at answering two main questions, whether acupressure is effective on pain severity dueto im injection or not and whether pain severity in two groups is different or not. materials and methods: this research was performed in govern...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This study evaluates the clinical effectiveness of a multicomponent aroma-massage with an acupressure treatment protocol and compared it to cognitive training for the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. BACKGROUND Pharmacological interventions have been unsatisfactory in managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia; thus, comple...

Nausea and vomiting are the common complication during and after spinal anesthesia antiemitic drugs reduce vomiting, but have some potential side effect. Acupressure is a nonagressive and without drug effect method that some the researcher suggest that this method can be used as a approach to reduce nausea and vomiting. Objective: This study is a clinical trial which is aimed to evaluate the ef...

BACKGROUND Auricular acupuncture at the relaxation point has been previously shown to be an effective treatment for anxiety in the preoperative setting. The purpose of this prospective, randomized, blinded study was to determine whether auricular acupressure can reduce stress and anxiety during ambulance transport. METHODS Patients who required ambulance transport secondary to medical conditi...

Paul F. White, MD, PhD, FANZCA* Acustimulation has been shown to produce sedation and to reduce preoperative anxiety levels and postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting in a variety of clinical settings. For example, Kober et al. (1) found auricular acupressure to be effective in reducing anxiety in patients being transported to the hospital. In elderly patients with hip fractures, this techniqu...

Physicians in traditional Chinese medicine have found that acupoints and meridians have effects on specific parts of the body. The aim of this study was to see how acupressure at distal acupuncture points of a specific meridian affects heart rate variability (HRV) and oxygenation of the trapezius muscle. Forty-one female participants were randomly allocated to three groups. Subjects in the Stom...

Background. Dysmenorrhea and accompanying symptoms can have a negative impact on academic achievement, physical activity and functioning, and quality of life. Unfortunately, stress increases the sensitivity and severity of pain, activating sympathetic responses while inhibiting parasympathetic responses. Objective. This study used objective, physiological measurements to evaluate the effects of...