Browse the latest research summaries in the field of alternative medicine for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Medicine, 2022 • October 7, 2022
This study used network pharmacology and molecular docking to investigate the mechanism of Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BYHWD) in treating spinal cord injury (SCI). The study identified key active compoun...
KEY FINDING: The study identified 109 active compounds and 5440 prediction targets from Buyang Huanwu Decoction, with 98 active components and 49 related prediction targets being strongly linked to Spinal Cord Injury.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022 • October 7, 2022
This study investigates the analgesic effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on neuropathic pain in a chronic constriction injury (CCI) rat model. The research focuses on the role of GABAA receptors and m...
KEY FINDING: EA treatment relieves mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in CCI rats, as demonstrated by increased MWT and TWL values compared to the CCI group.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 • October 19, 2022
The authors found that the NLRP3 inflammasome plays an important role in the treatment of some diseases by electroacupuncture. The main mechanism is that electroacupuncture reduces the inflammatory resp...
KEY FINDING: Electroacupuncture can alleviate diseases by targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome.
International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, 2022 • December 1, 2022
This case study examined the effects of massage therapy as a complementary treatment to a patient’s post-SCI care. Symptoms were primarily left-arm numbness, paresthesia, and stiffness. Over the cours...
KEY FINDING: There was a slight decrease over time in left-arm and back numbness, as well as neck and upper body stiffness.
Toxins, 2015 • July 10, 2015
This study demonstrated that repetitive injections of DBV into the Joksamli acupuncture point during the induction phase (one to five days after SCI) of below-level neuropathic pain significantly prod...
KEY FINDING: Repetitive DBV stimulation during the induction period suppressed pain behavior in the ipsilateral hind paw.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • July 1, 2017
This pilot study investigated the effects of Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) on neuropathic pain in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found that participants who received BFA reported...
KEY FINDING: The BFA group reported significantly more pain reduction than the delayed entry group (average change in NRS at eight weeks –2.92 ± 2.11 vs. −1.13 ± 2.14, P = 0.065).
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015 • December 29, 2015
This study explored the effects of sitting Tai Chi on muscle strength, sitting balance, and QOL in people with SCI. The results showed that twelve weeks of sitting Tai Chi training could improve the d...
KEY FINDING: Tai Chi practitioners showed significant improvements in reaction time, maximum excursion, and directional control in the limits of stability test after the training.
Neural Regeneration Research, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study compares the efficacy of electroacupuncture at local meridian acupoints alone with acupuncture at Governor vessel and local meridian acupoints combined for treating peripheral nerve injury....
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture at Governor vessel and local meridian acupoints combined (GV/LM) showed better clinical response (80%) compared to acupuncture at local meridian acupoints alone (LM) (38.5%).
Acupunct Med, 2017 • October 24, 2016
This study investigated whether ‘Governor Vessel’ (GV) electroacupuncture (EA) would promote the differentiation of endogenous OPCs into oligodendrocytes by activating the retinoid X receptor γ (RXR-γ...
KEY FINDING: EA increased the numbers of both OPCs and oligodendrocytes expressing RXR-γ and RALDH2, and promote remyelination in the remyelinated spinal cord.
EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE, 2015 • May 21, 2015
This study investigates the antioxidative effects of Gua Lou Gui Zhi decoction (GLGZD) on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced oxidative stress in rat pheochromocytoma cells (PC12 cells). The results demo...
KEY FINDING: GLGZD pretreatment alleviates H2O2-induced damage in PC12 cells, as evidenced by morphological observations and increased cell viability.