Browse the latest research summaries in the field of alternative medicine for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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J Cent South Univ (Med Sci), 2022 • April 1, 2022
This study aimed to explore the mechanism of electroacupuncture in treating neurogenic urine retention, focusing on the AMPK/mTOR pathway and autophagy. The results showed that electroacupuncture coul...
KEY FINDING: Electroacupuncture can activate autophagy through AMPK/mTOR pathway, thereby reducing neurogenic urine retention caused by spinal cord injury.
Journal of Pain Research, 2022 • May 5, 2022
This study demonstrated that Z-guggulsterone significantly alleviated mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia induced by CCI in mice. The study observed that Z-guggulsterone inhibited astrocytes activatio...
KEY FINDING: Z-guggulsterone significantly reduced mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia (increased sensitivity to pain) in mice with CCI.
Front. Neurosci., 2022 • June 10, 2022
The study compared vocal intonation therapy (VIT) with respiratory phonation therapy for individuals with vocal dysfunction following cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI). Results indicated that VIT sig...
KEY FINDING: Sing-SPL (Sing-Loud Pressure Level) of the intervention group at T2 (after 12 weeks) was significantly improved compared to the control group (p < 0.0001).
Chinese Medicine, 2022 • July 5, 2022
This study investigates the neuroprotective effects of BSHX decoction on spinal cord injury recovery and the underlying mechanism. BSHX treatment could improve the microenvironment of the injured spin...
KEY FINDING: BSHX decoction improved motor function recovery in SCI mice.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022 • August 19, 2022
This meta-analysis evaluated the effect of acupuncture on SCI-induced neuropathic pain, including six studies, and indicated that acupuncture has a positive effect. Electroacupuncture (EA) may have be...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture shows a positive effect on pain severity.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 • August 24, 2022
This case report presents the successful rehabilitation of a patient with SCI using ultrasound-guided EA on S3 and S4 nerves, supplemented by a water-drinking plan and intermittent urethral catheteriz...
KEY FINDING: The patient's urinary retention improved with sacral nerve EA stimulation, allowing for a reduction in catheterization frequency and decreased residual urine volume.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 • September 1, 2022
This study protocol outlines a prospective functional neuroimaging and electrophysiological study to investigate the central-peripheral coupling effect of OAKT on post-stroke dyskinesia. The research ...
KEY FINDING: The study aims to clarify the neurological processing of acupuncture kinesitherapy covering the entire pathway from peripheral to central nervous system.
Journal of Immunology Research, 2022 • September 12, 2022
This paper argues that a miR-34a-3p/PDCD6 axis might be a candidate therapeutic target for treating SCI and that the therapeutic effect of EA is driven through this pathway. The results revealed that m...
KEY FINDING: miR-34a-3p might promote the in vitro differentiation of neural stem cell (NSC) through suppressing PDCD6 and regulating other important neural markers such as fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1), MAP1/2 (MAP kinase kinases 1/2), myelin basic protein (MBP), βIII-tubulin Class III β-tubulin (βIII tubulin), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP).
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 • September 15, 2022
This study conducted quantitative and qualitative analyses on 213 publications in the field of acupuncture for SCI in the WOS core database from 1979 to 2021. Quantitative analysis shows a fluctuating...
KEY FINDING: The number of publications related to acupuncture for SCI showed a fluctuating upward trend from 1979 to 2021.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019 • October 9, 2019
This case report presents a rare instance of cervical epidural hematoma and tetraplegia following spinal manipulation therapy in a 55-year-old male with no prior history of related conditions. The pat...
KEY FINDING: A 55-year-old man developed tetraplegia and spinal shock after cervical spinal manipulation for stiff neck pain, with no prior history of coagulation disorders or anticoagulant use.