Body of Research

Acupoint therapy following the clinical approaches of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including manual acupuncture, electroacupuncture, moxibustion, external applications, and acupoint injection, have proved to have specific curative effect and notable advantages in the treatment of diabetes, and its common chronic complications —  neuropathy, nephropathy, and hepatopathy. As a stand-alone treatment, or combined with biomedical interventions, it has shown superior efficacy and less side e...

This review provides analysis of seven well-reported studies examining electrodermal activity (EDA) at acupuncture points, and highlights the heterogeneity of approaches to EDA assessments and the discrepancies between common clinical practice and the scientific evidence to support that practice. Link to review on PubMed. Citation: Colbert AP, Spaulding KP, Ahn AC, Cutro JA. Clinical utility of electrodermal activity at acupuncture points: a narrative review. Acupunct Med. 2011 Dec;29(4):270-...

Summary: Blood-sugar levels were assessed before and after 200 applications of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in 32 patients. The results were as follows: An average decrease of 1.54 mmol/lt in 70.5%; an average increase of 0.82 mmol/lt in 28%; and unchanged results in 1.5%. Longterm sugar HbA1c was reduced by an average of 1.23%. The most efficient application of LLLT was with the red intravascular laser using a frequency setting of 3323 Hz, the insulin frequency. Further studies are necessa...