Eine echte Akupunktur verändert bei Patienten mit Karpaltunnelsyndrom die Verarbeitung von Nervenimpulsen im somatosensorischen Cortex des Gehirns. Dies zeigen die Ergebnisse einer Studie in Brain (2017; doi: 10.1093/brain/awx015). Die Forscher untersuchten 80 Patenten im Durchschnittsalter von 49 Jahren mit Karpaltunnelsyndrom. Sie wurden in drei Gruppen aufgeteilt: Die erste erhielt eine Elektro-Akupunktur an der betroffenen Hand, die zweite eine Elektro-Akupunktur an Knöchel und Ferse des gegenüberliegenden Beines und die dritte eine Schein-Elektroakupunktur an der betroffenen Hand – mit Nadeln, die nur in die Haut drückten und nicht stachen und keinen elektrischen Impuls übertrugen. Die Therapie dauert acht Wochen, in denen es...Weiterlesen

von Rainer Lüdtke, Quelle: www.carstens-stiftung.de Der Schlaganfall ist die dritthäufigste Todesursache in Deutschland. Mittlerweile gibt es eine erkleckliche Anzahl wissenschaftlicher Untersuchungen zu der Frage, ob die Akupunktur auch bei der Behandlung des Schlaganfalls sinnvoll ist. Unter einem Schlaganfall versteht man eine schlagartig einsetzende schwere Funktionsstörung des Gehirns, weil die Blutversorgung bestimmter Gehirnbezirke deutlich vermindert oder vollständig unterbrochen wird, entweder durch Blutungen oder durch Gefäßverschlüsse. Der Schlaganfall ist nach den koronaren Herzkrankheiten und bösartigen Tumorerkrankungen die dritthäufigste Todesursache in Deutschland. Man schätzt, dass jedes Jahr fast eine Millionen Bundesbürger einen Schlaganfall erleiden. Mehr als zwei Drittel davon sterben (meist sehr früh)...Weiterlesen

Adding acupuncture to a low dose of gabapentin is clinically useful for controlling the symptoms of restless legs syndrome (RLS), and has an additive therapeutic effect over gabapentin alone. Iranian investigators randomly allocated 46 RLS patients to receive either ten sessions of acupuncture (at bilateral Shenshu BL-23, Ganshu BL-18, Chengjin BL-56, Chenshan BL-57, Jinggu BL-64, Zusanli ST-36, Liangqiu ST-34, Shangqiu SP-5, Xuehai SP-10, Shanyijiao SP-6, Taixi KID-3, Yanglingquan GB-34 and Xuanzhong GB-39) plus gabapentin, or gabapentin alone over four weeks. Although both groups of patients showed significant improvements in symptom scores at the end of the treatment period and at...Weiterlesen

Adding acupuncture to routine care can improve cognitive status and daily living of patients with vascular dementia (VaD). A total of 68 patients received either acupuncture or usual care alone. The main acupoints used were: Baihui DU-20, Sishencong M-HN1, Shenting DU-24, Shanzhong REN-17, Neiguan P-6, Zhongwan REN-12, Qihai REN-6, Xuehai SP-10 and Zusanli ST-36, with Fengchi GB-20, Fenglong ST-40, Taichong LIV-3, Sanyinjiao SP-6 and Tianshu ST-25 included as auxiliary acupoints. Acupuncture point prescriptions were individualised to each patient at the discretion of the acupuncturist. Patients received up to 21 acupuncture sessions during a period of six weeks plus routine care....Weiterlesen

Quelle (15 MARCH 2018): http://www.healthcmi.com Researchers find acupuncture highly effective and that scalp acupuncture is particularly important for post-stroke patients. Scalp acupuncture significantly boosts the effectiveness of body style acupuncture for the treatment of post-stroke facial paralysis. In a randomized controlled trial, researchers determined that the addition of scalp acupuncture to a standard acupuncture therapeutic regimen increases positive patient outcomes by over 20%. In the investigation, body style acupuncture achieved a 71.4% total effective rate. The addition of scalp acupuncture to the treatment protocol increased the total effective rate to 93.1%. [1] Based on the data, the researchers conclude that...Weiterlesen

Acupuncture can reduce pain and medication use in patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN). In a longitudinal case-control study, Brazilian researchers compared 30 healthy subjects with 60 ITN patients, who were randomly assigned to receive acupuncture, sham acupuncture or drug treatment (carbamazepine). Patients in the acupuncture group underwent 10 weekly sessions of verum acupuncture. Needles were applied at Hegu 4 L.I.-4, Sanjian L.I.-3 and Neiting ST-44 for all patients, plus other points according to the trigeminal nerve branch affected in each individual (ophthalmic branch – Cuanzhu BL-2, Yangbai GB-14 and Yuyao M-HN-6; maxillary branch – Sibai ST-2, Juliao ST-3 and...Weiterlesen

Acupuncture results in both clinical and morphological improvement of the median nerve at the wrist in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) according to researchers from Turkey. Forty-five limbs of 27 female patients were randomly divided into acupuncture and control groups. All patients used a night wrist splint, and patients in the acupuncture group received additional needling at nine acupuncture points (Daling P-7, Ximen P-4, Neiguan P-6, Laogong P-8, Qingling HE-2, Shenmen HE-7, Shaofu HE-8, Taiyuan LU-9 and Quchi L.I.-11). Acupuncture treatment was applied two or three times a week for four weeks (a total of 10 sessions). While symptom...Weiterlesen

Quelle (12 MARCH 2018): http://www.healthcmi.com Acupuncture restores normal swallowing in post-stroke patients and investigators document an optimal approach to patient care. Researchers find low frequency electroacupuncture more effective than high frequency electroacupuncture for the relief of post-stroke dysphagia (difficulty or discomfort in swallowing). Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine researchers combined acupuncture with general health care and rehabilitation exercises into an integrated treatment protocol. [1] They conclude that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of post-stroke dysphagia and that patients receiving low frequency electroacupuncture had superior patient outcomes compared with patients receiving high frequency electroacupuncture. The total effective rate in...Weiterlesen

Acupuncture treatment can improve walking gait in patients with multiple sclerosis, report Portuguese investigators. Gait impairment was evaluated using the 25-foot walk test in 20 individuals with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, who were then randomised to either verum or sham acupuncture. Verum acupuncture was administered at Liangqiu ST-34 Weizhong BL-40 and Chengshan BL-57, while sham acupuncture consisted of needling at non-acupuncture points located two cun laterally to the verum points. Verum acupuncture led to a significant decrease in time taken to walk 25 feet. By contrast, differences in time to walk 25 feet were not statistically significant for sham acupuncture. Following...Weiterlesen

A pilot cohort study from Taiwan has demonstrated that acupuncture has a clinically significant and immediate effect on reducing dizziness and vertigo among hospital emergency department (ED) patients. A total of 60 participants who presented to the ED complaining of dizziness and vertigo, and for whom serious causes had been ruled out, were randomised to treatment and control groups. The treatment group received one 30-minute session of acupuncture at Zusanli ST-36 and Neiguan P-6. The control group underwent a sham procedure – acupressure seeds placed without stimulation at non-acupoints one centimetre from the real acupoints used in the study. Compared...Weiterlesen