Flashcards in Acupuncture in dentistry Deck (4)
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The term acupuncture can include (6)
(1) Traditional body needling
(2) Moxibustion
(3) Photo acupuncture
(4) Electroacupuncture (EA)
(5) Microsystem acupuncture, such as ear, face, hand,
and scalp acupuncture
(6) Acupressure (the application of pressure at selected sites on the body)
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Mechanism of action (3)
Simulates body at certain points by insertion and manipulation of thin steel needles either by hand or light electrical stimulation
These points can be presses (acupressure) or warmed (moxibustion)
Stimulates nervous system, changing way nervous system processes pain signals and releasing natural painkillers, such as serotonin and endorphins in nervous system
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Actions of acupuncutre
Regulating various physiologic functions
Inducing analgesia
Modulating limbic-paralimbic-neocortical network
Increasing local microcirculation
Protecting body from infections
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