11Īcupuncture has been found to increase blood flow in experimental models of animal injury as well as in trials in human subjects. 10Ī 2013 review outlined the effects of acupuncture stimulation on the release of neuropeptides and hormones, including β-endorphin, serotonin, oxytocin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, cholecystokinin, and acetylcholine, as well as insulin, resulting in immunomodulation, anti-inflammation, and changes in autonomic nerve activity. 9 Additionally, acupuncture has an effect on the limbic system, an important processing center for chronic pain sensing. 8 Adenosine, a neuropeptide with antinociceptive properties, has also been found to also mediate the effects of acupuncture. Signals from low-frequency acupuncture are processed in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (β-endorphinergic neurons), periaqueductal gray matter (PAG), medulla (enkephalinergic neurons), and the dorsal horn, to suppress nociceptive transmission while signals from high-frequency acupuncture activate a short parabrachial nucleus–PAG–medulla–spinal dorsal horn pathway. 8 The release of various neuropeptides is dependent on the frequency used in EA stimulation. The non–naloxone-responsive component is blocked by both serotonin and norepinephrine antagonists. Pain modulation has been shown to be mediated through complex interactions with the peripheral nervous system, spinal cord, and brain, with the release of endogenous opioidlike substances in the brain with acupuncture. 6 Specific acupuncture effects are mediated through the release of neurotransmitters, cytokines, and growth factors. Most evidence indicates that effects of acupuncture are mediated both through the stimulation of sensory/neural pathways and through the stimulation of the local connective tissues where needles are placed. Much has been elucidated on acupuncture's physiologic effects from the point of view of cell, tissue, and systems biology however, acupuncture's mechanism of action is understood incompletely. How Does Acupuncture Work? What Does the Research Say?
#Report findings of acupuncture healing skin
Itch modulation by acupuncture has been the focus of recent research as itch is a predominant symptom in allergic skin diseases and leads to serious impairment of quality of life.Ĭonclusions: Although more research is needed, acupuncture's use in cutaneous medicine is promising in the area of itch modulation, in treating atopic dermatitis and herpes zoster pain, and in promoting wound healing. Results: Trials and case reports of patients using acupuncture have been published in the areas of atopic dermatitis and urticaria, herpes zoster, psoriasis, acne, melasma, and hyperhidrosis, as well as in promoting wound healing.
Objective: The aim of this article was to review the evidence in the literature regarding the usefulness of acupuncture in managing dermatologic illness. Although dermatologic disease has received much less attention in worldwide acupuncture research than pain and musculoskeletal conditions, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting acupuncture's usefulness in this area.
It is a part of traditional medical practice and is used to treat the entire spectrum of human and veterinary disease. Background: In China, acupuncture has been used as a form of medical therapy for more than 2500 years.
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