{"id":8880,"date":"2019-04-03T17:27:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T17:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=8880"},"modified":"2023-03-29T17:12:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:12:50","slug":"8880","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/8880\/","title":{"rendered":"Research for Acupuncture and its effects continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/8880\/#Mode_of_action_of_Acupuncture\" >Mode of action of Acupuncture<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Continuous research, in major university and research centers in Europe and the USA is being conducted to fully elucidate the mechanism and action of acupuncture. Government bodies subsidize the groups participating in these studies with large sums of money in order to evaluate the means that one can benefit from this therapeutic treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">For thousands of years it is known that <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acupuncture\/\">acupuncture<\/a> is effective. At the same time, it has been established that it is a simple, economical and free of side-effects therapeutic method. It is, thus, appreciated in today&#8217;s era of medical over-specialization.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11554\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11554\" class=\"wp-image-11554 size-medium\" title=\"Acupuncture effects.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/%CF%83%CF%8E%CE%BC%CE%B1.ent_-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Acupuncture effects.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acupuncture effects<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The clear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/health\/Neurophysiology-Nerve-Conduction-Studies.aspx\">neurophysiological<\/a> basis of its action and the fact that it can be perfectly combined with classical therapeutic treatments, resulted in its wide acceptance by the medical world and its inclusion in modern health care systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mode_of_action_of_Acupuncture\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Mode of action of Acupuncture<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Acupuncture points are located at sites where stimulation can affect the activity of multiple sensory neurons. These sites are also known as receptive fields.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The physical stimulation of needle insertion at these sites affects pain processing in the central nervous system and muscles and increases blood flow to certain parts of the body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">These biochemical changes caused by the needle insertion on acupuncture points, may stimulate the body&#8217;s natural healing abilities and promote physical and emotional well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Medical acupuncture is the only therapeutic method among more than 150 registered alternative methods, which is widely applied with excellent results even in Public Hospitals all over the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">References<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Yu B, Li M, Huang H, Ma S, Huang K, Zhong Z, Yu S, Zhang L. Acupuncture treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: An overview of systematic reviews. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2021 Jun;46(3):585-598.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">MacPherson H, Vertosick EA, Foster NE, Lewith G, Linde K, Sherman KJ, Witt CM, Vickers AJ; Acupuncture Trialists&#8217; Collaboration. The persistence of the effects of acupuncture after a course of treatment: a meta-analysis of patients with chronic pain. 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