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Neuroanatomical Basis of Acupuncture Treatment for Some Common Illnesses

Neuroanatomical Basis of Acupuncture Treatment for Some Common Illnesses Letters Scientific Director, Chair in Central Pain, CONCLUSION Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral In conclusion, a case of the temporo- mandibular disorder in a Sydenham’s chorea Neurosciences and Anesthesia, McMaster patient responding to acupuncture is pre- University: sented. The acupuncture may be worth [Intramuscular stimulation] is based on trying as part of a comprehensive treatment Cannon’s hypotheses regarding home- approach for these patients since this condi- ostasis and the dysfunction that arises in tion is otherwise difficult to treat. a physiological system when this home- 1 2 Rodrigo Galo, Carolina P Torres, Marta M M ostasis is interrupted, such as by dener- 2 2 G Contente, Jaciara M Gomes da Silva, vation or withdrawal of normal neuronal Maria Cristina Borsatto function (spondylosis is a common Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials, School cause)—when a unit is destroyed in a of Dentistry of Ribeir˜ ao Preto, University of Sa ˜o Paulo, series of efferent neurons, an increased Ribeira ˜o Preto, Brazil; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, irritability to chemical agents develops School of Dentistry of Ribeir˜ ao Preto, University of Sa ˜o Paulo, in the isolated structure or structures, Ribeira ˜o Preto, Brazil the effect being maximal in the part Correspondence http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acupuncture in Medicine SAGE

Neuroanatomical Basis of Acupuncture Treatment for Some Common Illnesses

Gunn, C Chan
Acupuncture in Medicine , Volume 27 (4): 2 – Dec 1, 2009
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SAGE
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© 2009 British Medical Acupuncutre Society
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0964-5284
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10.1136/aim.2009.001644
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19942730
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Letters Scientific Director, Chair in Central Pain, CONCLUSION Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral In conclusion, a case of the temporo- mandibular disorder in a Sydenham’s chorea Neurosciences and Anesthesia, McMaster patient responding to acupuncture is pre- University: sented. The acupuncture may be worth [Intramuscular stimulation] is based on trying as part of a comprehensive treatment Cannon’s hypotheses regarding home- approach for these patients since this condi- ostasis and the dysfunction that arises in tion is otherwise difficult to treat. a physiological system when this home- 1 2 Rodrigo Galo, Carolina P Torres, Marta M M ostasis is interrupted, such as by dener- 2 2 G Contente, Jaciara M Gomes da Silva, vation or withdrawal of normal neuronal Maria Cristina Borsatto function (spondylosis is a common Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials, School cause)—when a unit is destroyed in a of Dentistry of Ribeir˜ ao Preto, University of Sa ˜o Paulo, series of efferent neurons, an increased Ribeira ˜o Preto, Brazil; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, irritability to chemical agents develops School of Dentistry of Ribeir˜ ao Preto, University of Sa ˜o Paulo, in the isolated structure or structures, Ribeira ˜o Preto, Brazil the effect being maximal in the part Correspondence

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Published: Dec 1, 2009

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