Browse the latest research summaries in the field of alternative medicine for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Medicine, 2025 • January 1, 2025
This study investigates the role and efficacy of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy during the recovery phase of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury. Posttreatment assessments rev...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy led to significant improvements in residual urine volume and detrusor pressure compared to rehabilitation therapy alone.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2024 • December 31, 2024
This study uses visualization software VOSviewer and CiteSpace to provide the current status and trends in SNI of acupuncture over the past decade and predicts potential research frontiers and hot dir...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture combined with drug therapy, physical therapy, and rehabilitation training can comprehensively improve the treatment effect for sciatic nerve injury.
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 2025 • February 11, 2025
This study investigated the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats, focusing on the role of urocortin 2 (UCN2) and the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway. EA treatment improved...
KEY FINDING: EA treatment significantly improved behavioral scores and hind-limb locomotion in rats with SCI at 7, 14, and 28 days post-injury.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This study aimed to determine the effect and mechanism of acupuncture combined with moxibustion (AM) treatment on spinal cord injury (SCI) recovery in rats. The results demonstrated that AM treatment ...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture combined with moxibustion (AM) treatment significantly improved hindlimb motor function in SCI rats compared to the SCI group.
Brain and Behavior, 2021 • September 1, 2021
This study investigates the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on spinal cord injury (SCI) in mice, focusing on the roles of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf...
KEY FINDING: Electroacupuncture (EA) combined with exogenous ApoE significantly enhanced hindlimb locomotor function, reduced neural tissue loss and inflammatory response, and suppressed myelin degeneration and axonal demyelination in WT and ApoE–/– mice model of SCI.
Neural Regeneration Research, 2022 • May 1, 2022
This study evaluated the effects of vocal respiratory training (VRT) on respiratory function and neural plasticity in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI). The results indicated that VRT s...
KEY FINDING: Vocal respiratory training led to a substantial increase in respiratory function in the intervention group compared to the control group after 12 weeks.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This pilot study assessed the feasibility and potential benefits of a Clinical Meditation and Imagery (CMI) intervention for people with chronic pain after spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found th...
KEY FINDING: Pain interference decreased more in the control group, contrary to the initial hypothesis.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2021 • December 26, 2021
This study aimed to determine the ideal dosage of acupuncture therapy combined with rehabilitation training for SCI in improving neural function and daily living ability. Acupuncture improved ASIA Mot...
KEY FINDING: The CAT group had a higher motor score and MBI score increase than the control group.
Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2021 • October 21, 2021
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of music-assisted relaxation (MAR), facilitated by a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC), for addressing pain and anxiety i...
KEY FINDING: VAS scores for pain significantly improved after both music therapy sessions (P ≤ .02).
Journal of Ginseng Research, 2022 • June 18, 2021
This meta-analysis investigated the effects of ginseng extract and ginsenosides on neurological recovery and antioxidant efficacy in rat models of SCI. The review found that both low and high dosages ...
KEY FINDING: Ginseng extract and ginsenosides significantly improved neurological function, as measured by the BBB locomotor rating scale.