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Neuroimaging and Neuromonitoring Effects of Electro and Manual Acupuncture on the Central Nervous System: A Literature Review and Analysis
Joint Authors
Scheffold, Brigitte Elisabeth
Litscher, Gerhard
Hsieh, Ching-Liang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-29, 29 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
29
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the different effects of manual and electroacupuncture on the central nervous system in studies with different neuroimaging interventions.
The Database PubMed was searched from 1/1/2000 to 1/6/2014 with restriction to human studies in English language.
Data collection for functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) studies was restricted to the period from 1/1/2010 to 1/6/2014 due to a recently published review which included all published randomized and nonrandomized controlled clinical studies as well as observational studies with control groups, no blinding required.
Only studies comparing manual or electroacupuncture with sham acupuncture were eligible.
All participants were healthy adult men and women.
A majority of 25 studies compared manual versus sham, a minority of 7 trials compared electro versus sham and only 1 study compared electro versus manual acupuncture.
In 29 out of 33 studies verum acupuncture results were found to present either more or different modulation effects on neurological components measured by neuroimaging and neuromonitoring methods than sham acupuncture.
Only four studies reported no effects of verum in comparison to sham acupuncture.
Evaluation of the very heterogeneous results shows evidence that verum acupuncture elicits more modulation effects on neurological components than sham acupuncture.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Scheffold, Brigitte Elisabeth& Hsieh, Ching-Liang& Litscher, Gerhard. 2015. Neuroimaging and Neuromonitoring Effects of Electro and Manual Acupuncture on the Central Nervous System: A Literature Review and Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063420
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Scheffold, Brigitte Elisabeth…[et al.]. Neuroimaging and Neuromonitoring Effects of Electro and Manual Acupuncture on the Central Nervous System: A Literature Review and Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063420
American Medical Association (AMA)
Scheffold, Brigitte Elisabeth& Hsieh, Ching-Liang& Litscher, Gerhard. Neuroimaging and Neuromonitoring Effects of Electro and Manual Acupuncture on the Central Nervous System: A Literature Review and Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063420
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063420