The Application of Laser Acupuncture in Animal Experiments: A Narrative Review of Biological Aspects
Experimental studies on animals are conducted in almost all areas of medical research. The experiments offer insights into diseases and expand biomedical knowledge. Animal experiments are also imperative for studying acupuncture treatment mechanisms and the exploration of innovative acupuncture tech...
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doaj-8e1f604213d74d20b278338b531a03962021-03-08T02:00:52ZengHindawi LimitedEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine1741-42882021-01-01202110.1155/2021/6646237The Application of Laser Acupuncture in Animal Experiments: A Narrative Review of Biological AspectsYan Yang0Gerhard Litscher1Zhongren Sun2Wen Sun3Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser MedicineResearch Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser MedicineHeilongjiang University of Chinese MedicineHeilongjiang Mental HospitalExperimental studies on animals are conducted in almost all areas of medical research. The experiments offer insights into diseases and expand biomedical knowledge. Animal experiments are also imperative for studying acupuncture treatment mechanisms and the exploration of innovative acupuncture techniques. Laser acupuncture (LA), as a promising alternative to traditional manual acupuncture (MA), has the characteristics of painless and controllable stimulation. Today, society is more aware of animal welfare than previous generations. The use of noninvasive LA as a substitute for invasive MA in basic experimental research of acupuncture should be encouraged. Thus, we conducted an overview of animal experiments in the research field of LA from January 1978 to April 2020. After careful research, 52 studies were included in the work. Among these studies, both single-point and multipoint LA studies have been reported. To make noninvasive LA better in replacing invasive MA in experimental animal research of acupuncture, further experiments should focus on exploring uniform criteria for selecting laser parameters and revealing the extent to which the curative effect of LA depends on the property of acupuncture points rather than the characteristics of photobiomodulation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6646237 |
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The Application of Laser Acupuncture in Animal Experiments: A Narrative Review of Biological Aspects |
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The Application of Laser Acupuncture in Animal Experiments: A Narrative Review of Biological Aspects |
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application of laser acupuncture in animal experiments: a narrative review of biological aspects |
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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Experimental studies on animals are conducted in almost all areas of medical research. The experiments offer insights into diseases and expand biomedical knowledge. Animal experiments are also imperative for studying acupuncture treatment mechanisms and the exploration of innovative acupuncture techniques. Laser acupuncture (LA), as a promising alternative to traditional manual acupuncture (MA), has the characteristics of painless and controllable stimulation. Today, society is more aware of animal welfare than previous generations. The use of noninvasive LA as a substitute for invasive MA in basic experimental research of acupuncture should be encouraged. Thus, we conducted an overview of animal experiments in the research field of LA from January 1978 to April 2020. After careful research, 52 studies were included in the work. Among these studies, both single-point and multipoint LA studies have been reported. To make noninvasive LA better in replacing invasive MA in experimental animal research of acupuncture, further experiments should focus on exploring uniform criteria for selecting laser parameters and revealing the extent to which the curative effect of LA depends on the property of acupuncture points rather than the characteristics of photobiomodulation. |
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