Laserneedle-Acupuncture (eBook)

Science and Practice

Gerhard Litscher, Detlef Schikora (Hrsg.) (Herausgeber)

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2005 | 1. Auflage
237 Seiten
Pabst Science Publishers (Verlag)
978-3-89967-199-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The ability to heal illnesses and relieve pain with light is a fascinating vision. Scientists agree that the 21st Century will be the century of photons, as the past 20th Century was that of the electrons. The laserneedles described in this compendium are characteristic for modern advancements.For the first time, they allow painless and highly effective acupuncture treatment according to traditional rules. Why this is possible is discussed in this book.Laserneedles are products from interdisciplinary and international research. Their effects open up new therapeutic dimensions beyond acupuncture whose medical-technological foundations are described here by authors from Austria, China, Germany and Switzerland.

Inhalt

Preface 6
Contents 8
Editors (and authors): 14
1. Laserneedles in acupuncture 18
1.1 Introduction and motivation 18
1.2 Dose-effect relationships in acupuncture 21
1.3 Laserneedle acupuncture as a placebo method 24
1.4 Physical characteristics of laserneedles 28
1.5 Acknowledgements 33
1.6 References 33
2. Cerebral vascular effects of non invasive laserneedles measured by transorbital and transtemporal Doppler sonography 35
2.1 Introduction 35
2.2 Methods 37
2.2.1 Non invasive laserneedles 37
2.2.2 Multidirectional transorbital and transtemporal Doppler sonography 39
2.2.3 Participants 40
2.2.4 Acupuncture and procedure 40
2.2.5 Statistical Analysis 42
2.3 Results 42
2.4 Discussion 44
2.5 Conclusion 45
2.6 Acknowledgements 46
2.7 References 46
3. Near-infrared spectroscopy for objectifying cerebral effects of needle and laserneedle acupuncture 49
3.1 Introduction 49
3.2 Methods 49
3.2.1 Near-infrared spectroscopy 49
3.2.2 Laserneedle stimulation 50
3.2.3 Healthy volunteers, acupuncture, measurement procedure 51
3.2.4 Statistical analysis 53
3.3 Results 53
3.4 Discussion 55
3.5 Acknowledgements 58
3.6 References 58
4. Communication between acupoint and brain proved by ultrasound 60
4.1 Introduction 60
4.2 Methods and materials 60
4.2.1 TCD monitoring of the anterior and posterior cerebral arteries with a new probe holder 60
4.2.2 Participants 61
4.2.3 Laserneedle acupuncture 62
4.2.4 Statistical Analysis 65
4.3 Results 65
4.4 Discussion 70
4.5 Acknowledgements 72
4.6 References 72
5. Histological investigations regarding micromorphological effects of laserneedle illumination. Results of an animal experiment 74
5.1 Introduction 74
5.2 Methods 74
5.2.1 Procedure 74
5.2.2 Laserneedle stimulation 76
5.2.3 Laser Doppler flowmetry and temperature measurement 76
5.3 Results 77
5.4 Discussion 78
5.5 Acknowledgements 79
5.6 References 79
6. Effects of laserneedle stimulation on microcirculation and skin temperature 81
6.1 Introduction 81
6.2 Method and volunteers 81
6.2.1 Laser Doppler flowmetry 81
6.2.2 Volunteers and procedure 82
6.2.3 Statistical analysis 84
6.3 Results 84
6.4 Discussion 87
6.5 References 89
7. Effects of acupressure, manual acupuncture and laserneedle acupuncture on EEG bispectral index (BIS) and spectral edge frequency (SEF) in healthy volunteers 90
7.1 Introduction 90
7.2 Material and methods 90
7.2.1 Subjects 90
7.2.2 Procedure and study design 91
7.2.3 Evaluation parameters 93
7.2.4 Statistical analysis 94
7.3 Results 94
a b c d e f g 96
7.4 Discussion 98
7.5 Acknowledgements 102
7.6 References 102
8. Acupuncture using laserneedles modulates brain function: evidence from functional transcranial Doppler sonography (fTCD) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 104
8.1 Introduction 104
8.2 Methods 105
8.2.1 Painless laserneedles 105
8.2.2 Functional multidirectional transcranial Doppler sonography (fTCD) 105
8.2.3 Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 106
8.2.4 Participants 106
8.2.5 Experimental design and procedure 106
8.2.6 Evaluated parameters 108
8.2.7 Statistical analysis 109
8.3 Results 109
8.4 Discussion 113
8.5 Conclusions 115
8.6 Acknowledgements 115
8.7 References 115
9. Quantification of gender specific thermal sensory and pain thresholds before and after laserneedle stimulation 118
9.1 Introduction 118
9.2 Method 118
9.2.1 Volunteers 118
9.2.2 Measurement of thermal sensitivity and thermal pain thresholds 119
9.2.3 Laserneedle acupuncture and procedure 120
9.2.4 Statistical analysis 122
9.3 Results 122
9.4 Discussion 126
9.5 Acknowledgements 127
9.6 References 127
10. Biological effects of painless laserneedle acupuncture - a short summary of important scientific results 129
10.1 Introduction 129
10.2 Methods 129
10.2.1 Temperature and microcirculatory monitoring 129
10.2.2 Functional multi-directional transcranial Doppler-sonography (fTCD) 130
10.2.3 Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 130
10.2.4 Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) 130
10.2.5 Laserneedle stimulation 130
10.2.6 Healthy volunteers, animal experiment and procedures 131
10.2.7 Statistical analysis 131
10.2.8 Evaluation parameters 132
10.3 Results 132
10.4 Discussion 138
10.5 Conclusion 139
10.6 Acknowledgements 139
10.7 References 139
11. Increases in intracranial pressure and changes in blood flow velocity due to acupressure, needle and laserneedle acupuncture? 141
11.1 Introduction 141
11.2 Material and methods 141
11.2.1 Volunteers, patient, acupressure and procedure 141
11.2.2 Measurement techniques, evaluation parameters and statistical analysis 143
11.3 Results 144
11.4 Discussion 148
11.5 Acknowledgements 150
11.6 References 150
12. Laserneedle acupuncture - clinical studies 152
12.1 Introduction 152
12.2 Material, patients and methods 153
12.3 Results 156
12.3.1 Lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine syndromes as well as post cervical and lumbar intervertebral disk prolapse 156
12.3.2 Gonarthrosis, coxarthrosis, rhizarthrosis, periarthritis in the shoulder, epicondylitis, tendinitis, Morbus Bechterew and fibromyalgia-syndrome 157
12.3.3 Remaining paresis after stroke 158
12.3.4 Cephalgia, migraine and trigeminal neuralgia 159
12.3.5 Arterial obstruction disease 160
12.3.6 Gastropathy and bronchial asthma 160
12.3.7 Depression, anxiety, panic attacks, psychovegetative exhaustion 160
12.4 Discussion 161
12.5 References 162
13. Pain therapy with laserneedle acupuncture 164
13.1 Introduction 164
13.2 Case reports 164
13.3 Argumentation 165
13.4 Discussion 167
13.5 References 168
14. Pain therapy of osteoarthrosis / osteoarthritis-patients using the laserneedle system in a medical practice with emphasis on rheumatology and pain therapy 169
14.1 Introduction 169
14.2 Patients and method 169
14.3 Results 171
14.4 Discussion 171
14.5 References 172
15. Laserneedles in gynecology 173
15.1 Introduction 173
15.2 Material, test persons, technique 174
15.3 Case studies 175
15.3.1 Induction of labor with laserneedles 175
15.3.2 Carpal tunnel syndrome 177
15.3.3 Urogenital symptoms, back pain, hot flushes 178
15.3.4 Breast cancer with mastectomy, transmission in scars 179
15.3.5 Dysmenorrhoea, lack of energy 181
15.3.6 Childlessness, temperature curve, cycle regulation 182
15.4 Results and discussion 183
15.5 References 185
16. Laserneedles in gynecology - a study with questionnaires 186
16.1 Introduction 186
16.2 Test persons 186
16.3 Method 187
16.4 Results 188
16.5 Discussion 194
16.6 References 195
17. Laserneedle therapy in dentistry 196
17.1 Introduction 196
17.2 Methods and materials 196
17.3 Results 196
17.3.1 Oral surgery 196
17.3.2 Endodontology 197
17.3.3 Crown - bridges 198
17.3.4 Pain therapy 198
17.3.5 Myoarthropathy 198
17.3.6 Neuralgia 199
17.3.7 Sedation in case of dental phobias 199
17.3.8 Nausea during molding 199
17.4 Discussion 200
17.5 References 200
18. Laserneedle stimulation as a potential additive method for post operative pain treatment 202
18.1 Introduction 202
18.2 Method 202
18.2.1 Patients and procedure 202
18.2.2 Laserneedle acupuncture 203
18.2.3 Statistical analysis 204
18.3 Results 204
18.4 Discussion 205
18.5 Acknowledgements 206
18.6 References 206
19. Effects of laserneedle stimulation in the external auditory meatus on very early auditory evoked potentials 207
19.1 Introduction 207
19.2 Methods 207
19.2.1 Laserneedle stimulation in the external auditory meatus 207
19.2.2 Auditory evoked potentials of early latency 208
19.2.3 Volunteers and procedure 209
19.2.4 Statistical analysis 210
19.3 Results 210
19.4 Discussion 212
19.5 Acknowledgements 215
19.6 References 216
20. List of references 217
21. Websites 219
http://www.laserneedle.ch Laserneedle acupuncture http://www.laserneedle.de http://www.laserneedle.at http://litscher.info High-Tech Acupuncture 219
http://litscher.at Biomedical Engineering and 219

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2005
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde
• ISBN-10: 3-89967-199-6 / 3899671996
• ISBN-13: 978-3-89967-199-5 / 9783899671995