Current Progress of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Science-Review of Basic and Clinical ResearchReview of the Effects of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Brain Function and Cerebral Disorders
10.3777/jjsam.54.27
- VernacularTitle:ここまで分かったしん灸医学―基礎と臨床との交流 脳機能および中枢神経疾患に対するしん灸の効果と現状
- Author:
Sae UCHIDA
;
Ippei WATANABE
;
Tadashi YANO
;
Yuko SATO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupuncture;
moxibustion;
brain;
cerebral blood flow;
EEG;
stroke;
animal experiment;
human
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2004;54(1):27-51
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Review of the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on brain function and cerebral disorders in human and animals was presented. Firstly, in basic research on experimental animals, the change of cerebral blood flow induced by acupuncture and its mechanisms had been reviewed. Nextly, the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on human brain function that measured from fMRI, PET, magnetoencephalography (MEG), EEG (including event related potential) have documented in the review of basic research on humans. Finally, effectiveness of acupuncture and moxibustion on stroke was reviewed, and its possibility of QOL-improvement of the patients was discussed.
