The Authors have explored a new complementary approach, employed in the last 40 years for, among other uses, medical purposes: oxygen-ozone therapy. Anecdotal works have highlighted interesting results obtained in disk herniation with infiltration of paravertebral muscles with oxygen-ozone.

To verify the existence of a nociceptive effect and investigate a possible mechanism of action, an experimental model of edema induction by subcutaneous capsaicin injection in the rat paw was employed. Leggi tutto...

The modality of needle stimulation in acupuncture is part of the concept of the ìintensityî of the stimulation, a variable indicating the ìdosageî of the treatment administered.

In this study we intend to compare the effect of superficial and deep needle insertion in the leg ipsilateral or contralateral to the paw treated with capsaicin. Leggi tutto...

Neurogenic inflammation, includes vasodilation, the increase of vasal permeability and edema due to the release of neuromediators from nerve endings.

A modulation of the release of neurotransmitters, from nerve endings and neurogenic inflammation related phenomena, was observed with the administration of drugs or of neurotransmitters inhibiting the release of neuropeptides from capsaicin-sensible neurons, among which morphine and other endogenous agonist opioids seem to be effective. Leggi tutto...

The aim of this study is to verify the response of auricular skin to interoceptive stimuli in two groups of patients suffering from a gastroenteral pathology.

Patients were submitted to a complete examination of auricle, in order to detect morphological alterations and painful points, and to a diagnostic digestive endoscopy.

A group of patients took benzodiazepines at the moment of auricular examination; the second group did not take any drug. Leggi tutto...

In questo lavo gli Autori propongono uno schema per una ricerca policentrica sul trattamento delle cefalee primarie mediante agopuntura.

In esso vengono riportate delle note classificative delle algie del capo, elementi per l’inquadramemo nosologico delle varie forme e cenni di diagnosi differenziale fra di esse. Leggi tutto...

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Ketamine, 2-(0-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)-cyclohexanone, is a general anesthetic which on awakening produces psychic disturbance correlated with the metabolism of serotonin.

Since it is know that acupuncture increases cerebral serotonin, the blood levels of total and free tryptophan, its precursor, were studied in healthy volunteers to find out if the anti-hallucinatory action of acupuncture is dependent on an increase in cerebral serotonin.

The authors studied the effects of acupuncture and pentazocine on post-operative respiratory function and pain management on patients hysterectomized by means of a subumbilical midline incision.

The acupunctural technique consisted of GB-26, St-36, Sp-6 and auricular Shen-Men bilateral electrostimulation for 40 minutes. Leggi tutto...

The Authors have investigated the antihallucinogenic and sedative effects of auricular points R and shen menn during surgery under ketamine anesthesia.

The results demonstrate that the insertion of the needle in point R is very efficient in reducing hallucinations of ketamine emergence, while the insertion of needle in auricular point shen menn causes only a brief period of sedation in the beginning of the emergence period.

The acupunctural technique employed by the Authors has been shown to increase considerably approbation of ketamine anesthesia.
 

Ceccherelli F, Gioioso L, Casale R, Gagliardi G, Ori C.
Department of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology, University of Padova A.I.R.A.S. (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca e l'Aggiornamento Scientifico), Padova Service of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Florence Rehabilitation Center of Montescano, Maugeri Foundation, Pavia, Italy. Leggi tutto...

Stimulation of the auricle is considered to be an effective analgesic technique. The aim of the present study is to establish whether there is a correspondence between somatic inflammation and the appearance of lower resistance points, and moreover, whether the stimulation of such points has an analgesic effect. Leggi tutto...