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Somato stimulation and acupuncture therapy

Journal

CHINESE JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Volume 22, Issue 5, Pages 394-400

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-015-2088-3

Keywords

somato stimulus; acupuncture; mechanism of action

Funding

  1. National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [012CB518503]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81130063]

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Acupuncture is an oldest somato stimulus medical technique. As the most representative peripheral nerve stimulation therapy, it has a complete system of theory and application and is applicable to a large population. This paper expounds the bionic origins of acupuncture and analyzes the physiological mechanism by which acupuncture works. For living creatures, functionally sound viscera and effective endurance of pain are essential for survival. This paper discusses the way in which acupuncture increases the pain threshold of living creatures and the underlying mechanism from the perspective of bionics. Acupuncture can also help to adjust visceral functions and works most effectively in facilitating the process of digestion and restraining visceral pain. This paper makes an in-depth overview of peripheral nerve stimulation therapy represented by acupuncture. We look forward to the revival of acupuncture, a long-standing somato stimulus medicine, in the modern medical systems.

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