Series Mind/Body Medicine in Occupational HealthSession 3. Treatment and Management in Mind/Body Medicine.

March 18, 2010

Series Mind/Body Medicine in Occupational HealthSession 3. Treatment and Management in Mind/Body Medicine.

Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi. 2010 Mar 17;

Authors: Nakao M

PMID: 20234117 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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March 17, 2010

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Could integrative cancer treatment be cost-saving and resuscitate a submerged medical system?

March 16, 2010

Could integrative cancer treatment be cost-saving and resuscitate a submerged medical system?

Integr Cancer Ther. 2009 Sep;8(3):205-7

Authors: Block KI

PMID: 19815590 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Neural correlates of focused attention and cognitive monitoring in meditation.

March 15, 2010

Neural correlates of focused attention and cognitive monitoring in meditation.

Brain Res Bull. 2010 Mar 8;

Authors: Manna A, Raffone A, Perrucci MG, Nardo D, Ferretti A, Tartaro A, Londei A, Del Gratta C, Belardinelli MO, Romani GL

Meditation refers to a family of complex emotional and attentional regulatory practices, which can be classified into two main styles – focused attention (FA) and open monitoring (OM) – involving different attentional, cognitive monitoring and awareness processes. In a functional magnetic resonance study we originally characterized and contrasted FA and OM meditation forms within the same experiment, by an integrated FA-OM design. Theravada Buddhist monks, expert in both FA and OM meditation forms, and lay novices with 10 days of meditation practice, participated in the experiment. Our evidence suggests that expert meditators control cognitive engagement in conscious processing of sensory-related, thought and emotion contents, by massive self-regulation of fronto-parietal and insular areas in the left hemisphere, in a meditation state-dependent fashion. We also found that anterior cingulate and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices play antagonist roles in the executive control of the attention setting in meditation tasks. Our findings resolve the controversy between the hypothesis that meditative states are associated to transient hypofrontality or deactivation of executive brain areas, and evidence about the activation of executive brain areas in meditation. Finally, our study suggests that a functional reorganization of brain activity patterns for focused attention and cognitive monitoring takes place with mental practice, and that meditation-related neuroplasticity is crucially associated to a functional reorganization of activity patterns in prefrontal cortex and in the insula.

PMID: 20223285 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Stop Smoking with Acupuncture

March 14, 2010

Qi Mail™

The
Acupuncture Newsletter

March
2010
Among current U.S. adult smokers, 70% report
that they want to quit smoking and millions try to quit every year. If
you have attempted to quit smoking, you know how difficult it can be.
Nicotine is a powerful addiction. In fact, research suggests that
nicotine is as addictive as heroin, cocaine, or alcohol.

It is estimated that most smokers will attempt to quit two or three
times, or more, before finally kicking the habit. When conventional
methods to quit smoking have failed, smokers often look outside
mainstream approaches and turn to alternative medicine.

Acupuncture as an alternative approach to smoking cessation has a
growing number of converts. In fact, acupuncture is often a court
mandated treatment for drug addicts because of its ability to reduce
cravings and alleviate withdrawal symptoms such as irritability,
anxiety and difficulty concentrating.

In This Issue

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Development of postdural puncture headache following therapeutic acupuncture using a long acupuncture needle.

March 14, 2010

Development of postdural puncture headache following therapeutic acupuncture using a long acupuncture needle.

J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2010 Feb;47(2):140-2

Authors: Jo DJ, Lee BJ, Sung JK, Yi JW

Acupuncture appears to be a clinically effective treatment for acute and chronic pain. A considerable amount of research has been conducted to evaluate the role that acupuncture plays in pain suppression; however, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the side effects of the acupuncture procedure. This case report describes a suspected postdural puncture headache following acupuncture for lower back pain. Considering the high opening pressure, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, and the patient’s history of acupuncture in the lower back area, our diagnosis was iatrogenic postdural puncture headache. Full relief of the headache was achieved after administration of an epidural blood patch.

PMID: 20224715 [PubMed - in process]

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The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Refugees: A Systematic Review.

March 13, 2010

The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Refugees: A Systematic Review.

J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Mar 12;

Authors: Macduff S, Grodin MA, Gardiner P

Little is known about the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) among refugees, despite the common practice of CAM in many non-Western countries. We performed a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature using nine electronic databases. We included articles pertaining to refugees and CAM (whole medical systems, mind body medicine, herbal remedies, manipulative therapies, energy medicine). Qualitative and quantitative data were compiled and analyzed through descriptive statistics and chi square distribution tables. We reviewed 237 abstracts, and 47 publications met our inclusion criteria. Twenty-six papers documented whole medical systems; 11 mind-body medicine; 5 biologically based practices; 4 manipulative and body-based therapies; and 1 study documented the use of energy medicine. There were 3 clinical trials, 20 surveys, 12 case reports, 2 participant-observer qualitative papers, and 10 review papers. Most studies focused on Asian refugee populations (66%; n = 31). Mental problems related to trauma accounted for 36% of CAM use (17). Among included articles, methodological quality was extremely low. Our results show evidence that type of CAM used by refugees may vary based on ethnicity, yet this is most likely due to a bias in the medical literature. Efforts are needed to further explore these results and expand research within this field.

PMID: 20224938 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Experience-Based, Body-Anchored Qualitative Research Interviewing.

March 12, 2010

Experience-Based, Body-Anchored Qualitative Research Interviewing.

Qual Health Res. 2010 Mar 10;

Authors: Stelter R

Two theoretical constructs that lay the foundation for experience-based, body-anchored interviewing are presented: the first-person perspective and the concept of meaning. These theoretical concepts are concretized, first, by means of a methodological framework for experience-based, body-anchored interviewing, and second, by an interview guide that explores a research participant’s personal experience with mindfulness meditation. An excerpt from an interview is discussed to illustrate the advantages of this interview form, namely its value as a methodological instrument for qualitative research in areas such as traditional and holistic medicine, Western alternative and complementary medicine, nursing, psychotherapy, coaching, physiotherapy, movement arts, and physical education.

PMID: 20220152 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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The Sticking Points of Acupuncture

March 11, 2010

In the interest of making 2010 our year of wellness—Daphne Oz is on the case to find the ultimate in total mind, body and spirit care. Here, she offers up some of what may be the most interesting, innovative and effective examples of holistic therapy today.

Just so everyone knows what acupuncture is, we’re talking about inserting needles of all different sizes into various points around the body ‘on purpose’ with the goal of healing by releasing blocked energy and restoring equilibrium.

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