Dr Lindon Garske
BSc MChiro Cert.Acu DIANM
Acupuncture releases stem cells to relieve pain, promote tissue repair and promotes collagen.
A study led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers demonstrates how Acupuncture triggers a neurological mechanism that can help promote tissue repair and relieve injury-induced pain.
Their findings, published online March 16 in the journal Stem Cells, provide the most comprehensive picture yet of how Acupuncture stimulates the brain to facilitate the release of stem cells and adds new insight relating to the cells' healing properties.
Acupuncture led to activation of the hypothalamus - a part of the brain that controls the nervous system and involuntary bodily functions such as heart rate and digestion, within 9 to 22 minutes. The stem cells were mobilised within two hours.
The acupuncture stimulus was shown to have a rapid effect on neuroanatomical pathways that connect the stimulus point in the arm to responsive neurons in the spinal cord and into a region in the brain called the hypothalamus. In turn, the hypothalamus directs outgoing signals to stem cell niches resulting in their release.
The researchers found acupuncture treatments resulted in higher thresholds for injury-induced pain, as well as considerable increases in the presence of a type of collagen that promotes tendon repair and anti-inflammatory cells known to be predictors of faster healing time.
The researchers showed that they could potentially capture the stem cells from an individual's blood following acupuncture and save the cells for future re-introduction in the patient post-surgery or to treat chronic pain due to an injury.
These findings could lead to new strategies for tissue repair and pain management related to injuries.
A study led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers demonstrates how Acupuncture triggers a neurological mechanism that can help promote tissue repair and relieve injury-induced pain.
Their findings, published online March 16 in the journal Stem Cells, provide the most comprehensive picture yet of how Acupuncture stimulates the brain to facilitate the release of stem cells and adds new insight relating to the cells' healing properties.
Acupuncture led to activation of the hypothalamus - a part of the brain that controls the nervous system and involuntary bodily functions such as heart rate and digestion, within 9 to 22 minutes. The stem cells were mobilised within two hours.
The acupuncture stimulus was shown to have a rapid effect on neuroanatomical pathways that connect the stimulus point in the arm to responsive neurons in the spinal cord and into a region in the brain called the hypothalamus. In turn, the hypothalamus directs outgoing signals to stem cell niches resulting in their release.
The researchers found acupuncture treatments resulted in higher thresholds for injury-induced pain, as well as considerable increases in the presence of a type of collagen that promotes tendon repair and anti-inflammatory cells known to be predictors of faster healing time.
The researchers showed that they could potentially capture the stem cells from an individual's blood following acupuncture and save the cells for future re-introduction in the patient post-surgery or to treat chronic pain due to an injury.
These findings could lead to new strategies for tissue repair and pain management related to injuries.
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