Acupuncture found to reduce nerve sensitivity

Acupuncture found to reduce nerve sensitivity

( Natural News ) Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicinal practice that has been used for centuries, even today. In a study published in the journal Acupuncture in Medicine , acupuncture was found to reduce the sensitivity of the median nerve . Animal studies show that acupuncture can reduce mechanosensitivity of peripheral nerves. In this study, researchers from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria ( Instituto Politecnico de Leiria ) and the University of Porto ( Universidade do Porto ) in Portugal investigated whether acupuncture would exhibit the same effect in humans. Mechanosensitivity of the nervous system is a normal protective mechanism that enables the nerves to respond to mechanical stresses imposed upon them during movement. Thirty-one individuals participated in this study. They received acupuncture either on the LU5 acupuncture point or PC5 acupuncture point. The LU5 acupuncture point is the local point for the elbow , while PC5 is located on the flexor aspect of the forearm . The researchers measured the participants’ mechanosensitivity of the median nerve by the elbow extension range-of-motion (EE–ROM) at pain onset and maximum tolerance during the upper limb neurodynamic test 1 (ULNT1). In addition, they examined the effects of two different acupuncture points – LU5 and PC5 – in ULNT1 responses. The results revealed that after acupuncture, the mean EE–ROM at pain onset and maximum tolerance increased with no differences between the LU5 and PC5 groups. Taken together, acupuncture immediately reduces the mechanosensitivity of the median nerve reduced as seen in the increase in EE–ROM during the ULNT1. Discover how to prevent and reverse heart disease (and other cardio related events) with this free ebook : Written by popular Natural News writer Vicki Batt, this book includes everything you need to know about preventing heart disease, reversing hypertension, and nurturing your cardiac health […]

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