Browse the latest research summaries in the field of alternative medicine for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 2022 • January 30, 2022
This review summarizes research on using Governor Vessel electro-acupuncture (GV-EA) combined with adult stem cell transplantation to repair spinal cord injuries (SCI). GV-EA improves the microenviron...
KEY FINDING: GV-EA can stimulate nerve endings, causing them to release substances that promote the survival and differentiation of transplanted stem cells at the injury site.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 • February 7, 2022
This Bayesian NMA of acupuncture-related techniques in treating urinary retention in SCI patients included 26 RCTs and found that EA combined with MOX, EA, MOX, and MA significantly increased treatmen...
KEY FINDING: Electroacupuncture combined with moxibustion ranks first in both CER (Clinical Effective Rate) and RUV (Residual Urine Volume).
Arq Neuropsiquiatr, 2022 • March 1, 2022
The study investigates the mechanism by which electroacupuncture (EA) provides analgesia for neuropathic pain, focusing on the role of ecto-5’-nucleotidase (5’-NT). Results indicate that EA upregulate...
KEY FINDING: Electroacupuncture (EA) increases the expression of ecto-5’-nucleotidase (5’-NT) in the spinal cord of rats with chronic constriction injury (CCI).
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2022 • February 14, 2022
The study aimed to explore the mechanisms through which EA ameliorates pain in a rat CRPS-I model, focusing on potential substances or biological processes affected during CRPS-I. The research identif...
KEY FINDING: Oxidative stress primarily occurs in local hindpaw tissues of CPIP rats and contributes to mechanical allodynia.
J Cent South Univ (Med Sci), 2022 • April 1, 2022
This study aimed to explore the mechanism of electroacupuncture in treating neurogenic urine retention, focusing on the AMPK/mTOR pathway and autophagy. The results showed that electroacupuncture coul...
KEY FINDING: Electroacupuncture can activate autophagy through AMPK/mTOR pathway, thereby reducing neurogenic urine retention caused by spinal cord injury.
Journal of Pain Research, 2022 • May 5, 2022
This study demonstrated that Z-guggulsterone significantly alleviated mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia induced by CCI in mice. The study observed that Z-guggulsterone inhibited astrocytes activatio...
KEY FINDING: Z-guggulsterone significantly reduced mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia (increased sensitivity to pain) in mice with CCI.
Front. Neurosci., 2022 • June 10, 2022
The study compared vocal intonation therapy (VIT) with respiratory phonation therapy for individuals with vocal dysfunction following cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI). Results indicated that VIT sig...
KEY FINDING: Sing-SPL (Sing-Loud Pressure Level) of the intervention group at T2 (after 12 weeks) was significantly improved compared to the control group (p < 0.0001).
Chinese Medicine, 2022 • July 5, 2022
This study investigates the neuroprotective effects of BSHX decoction on spinal cord injury recovery and the underlying mechanism. BSHX treatment could improve the microenvironment of the injured spin...
KEY FINDING: BSHX decoction improved motor function recovery in SCI mice.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022 • August 19, 2022
This meta-analysis evaluated the effect of acupuncture on SCI-induced neuropathic pain, including six studies, and indicated that acupuncture has a positive effect. Electroacupuncture (EA) may have be...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture shows a positive effect on pain severity.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 • August 24, 2022
This case report presents the successful rehabilitation of a patient with SCI using ultrasound-guided EA on S3 and S4 nerves, supplemented by a water-drinking plan and intermittent urethral catheteriz...
KEY FINDING: The patient's urinary retention improved with sacral nerve EA stimulation, allowing for a reduction in catheterization frequency and decreased residual urine volume.