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The effects of acupuncture on addictive behaviours
Abstracts / European Journal of Integrative Medicine 8S (2016) 1–66
81 The effects of acupuncture on addictive behaviours Konstantina Theodoratou President of ICMART, President of SAMAG, Lecturer at ATC, Acupuncture Training Center, Fellowship Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques, Scientific Association of Medical Acupuncture in Greece, 69 Poseidonos Ave., 17456 Athens, Greece E-mail address: [email protected]. Introduction: Addiction is nowadays understood in a multifactorial etiological model, which includes psychological, neurobiological, social and environmental factors. Substance abuse, obesity, shopping, learning, gambling, use of internet, all may start as a pleasurable experience and become an addictive behavior. All these behaviors have something in common: a pain-stress avoidance. Addiction is a biological, pathological process that alters the way in which the pleasure center, as well as other parts of the brain, functions. These brain changes can be long lasting, and can lead to the harmful behaviors. In recent years significant progress has been made delineating the psychological components of pleasure, reward and their underlying neural mechanisms and also the psychological components of reward: liking, wanting, and learning. Most findings support that addictive behavior share the common property of enhancing the effect of midbrain DA function. Methods: Acupuncture is being integrated into Western medicine for treatment of pain and other conditions. Acupuncture has been used in the treatment of addictions. The mechanism of acupuncture is associated with an increase in the level of neurobiologically active substances. There are also data indicating that acupuncture induces the release of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine in the central nervous system and plasma. Results: These research findings can explain the potential clinical application to disease states including addictive behaviors and the potential effects of acupuncture treatment for different addictive stages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2016.08.084 82 The influence of functional diagnosis on the safety of the patient Jan Kersschot Private Practice: Antwerpsestraat 72, 2850 Boom, Belgium E-mail address: [email protected]. For conventional doctors, the diagnosis is based on, for example, questioning, physical examination, blood samples, X-Rays,
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Ultrasound, CT-scan and MRI-scan. For health care providers who practice integrative medicine, an additional toolbox of diagnostic approaches is available, such as additional questioning (e.g., to identify patient type), pulse diagnosis, and specific examination techniques. A simple diagnostic tool consists of looking for pain points and trigger points in muscles and ligaments. Even conventional doctors could reassess their approach of patients with acute or chronic pain using this examination technique, and by doing so reduce the risks of the subsequent therapeutic approach. When there are signs of a muscular component such as pain, stiffness, muscular weakness and limited range of motion, one can look for muscular pain points or muscular trigger points and treat these. When there are signs of a ligamentous component such as pain after a traumatic event, one can look for ligamentous trigger points and treat these. For example, patients with pain in the leg who are diagnosed with a herniated disc on the MRI-scan, may be referred to surgery because the disc is accepted as the cause of the pain in the leg (conventional diagnosis). However, physical examination may reveal trigger points in the Gluteus Minimus muscle or trigger points in the Posterior Sacroiliac ligament (functional diagnosis). Local treatment of these trigger points (e.g., dry needling, injections) may lead to disappearance of the pain, without the costs and side effects of conventional approaches such as surgery. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2016.08.085 83 The relationship of Awareness Under Conscious Hypnosis (AUCH© ) method with Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) and Soliman’s Hand Acupuncture Ali Özden Öztürk 1,2,∗ , Gizemnur Öztürk 1,2 1 Turkish
Society of Medical Hypnosis (THD), Istanbul 2 Kosuyolu Cad As Camlik Sit B1 Bl 77/7 34718 Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail address: [email protected] (A.Ö. Öztürk). Introduction: “Awareness Under Conscious Hypnosis (AUCH© ) Method” can be used integratively with acupuncture in many different fields of medicine. In this workshop, this integrative approach will be illustrated by elaborating the correlations between AUCH© method and Soliman, TCM, Su-jok, and Yamamoto acupoints and meridians. Methods: AUCH© is a state of consciousness created by specific induction techniques and suggestions; and it aims to make changes in attention, perception, memory, emotions and senses of the patient. To create these aimed changes in order to regulate, maintain and improve the patient’s psychological, physiological and social wellbeing, AUCH© has a treatment protocol consisting of three steps: “(1) MAYA© (Making Acceptance with Your Awareness), (2) Induction and (3) Autohypnosis”. Microsystems acupoints and meridians are inducted to increase the efficiency of the treatment with the active use of
81 The effects of acupuncture on addictive behaviours Konstantina Theodoratou President of ICMART, President of SAMAG, Lecturer at ATC, Acupuncture Training Center, Fellowship Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques, Scientific Association of Medical Acupuncture in Greece, 69 Poseidonos Ave., 17456 Athens, Greece E-mail address: [email protected]. Introduction: Addiction is nowadays understood in a multifactorial etiological model, which includes psychological, neurobiological, social and environmental factors. Substance abuse, obesity, shopping, learning, gambling, use of internet, all may start as a pleasurable experience and become an addictive behavior. All these behaviors have something in common: a pain-stress avoidance. Addiction is a biological, pathological process that alters the way in which the pleasure center, as well as other parts of the brain, functions. These brain changes can be long lasting, and can lead to the harmful behaviors. In recent years significant progress has been made delineating the psychological components of pleasure, reward and their underlying neural mechanisms and also the psychological components of reward: liking, wanting, and learning. Most findings support that addictive behavior share the common property of enhancing the effect of midbrain DA function. Methods: Acupuncture is being integrated into Western medicine for treatment of pain and other conditions. Acupuncture has been used in the treatment of addictions. The mechanism of acupuncture is associated with an increase in the level of neurobiologically active substances. There are also data indicating that acupuncture induces the release of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine in the central nervous system and plasma. Results: These research findings can explain the potential clinical application to disease states including addictive behaviors and the potential effects of acupuncture treatment for different addictive stages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2016.08.084 82 The influence of functional diagnosis on the safety of the patient Jan Kersschot Private Practice: Antwerpsestraat 72, 2850 Boom, Belgium E-mail address: [email protected]. For conventional doctors, the diagnosis is based on, for example, questioning, physical examination, blood samples, X-Rays,
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Ultrasound, CT-scan and MRI-scan. For health care providers who practice integrative medicine, an additional toolbox of diagnostic approaches is available, such as additional questioning (e.g., to identify patient type), pulse diagnosis, and specific examination techniques. A simple diagnostic tool consists of looking for pain points and trigger points in muscles and ligaments. Even conventional doctors could reassess their approach of patients with acute or chronic pain using this examination technique, and by doing so reduce the risks of the subsequent therapeutic approach. When there are signs of a muscular component such as pain, stiffness, muscular weakness and limited range of motion, one can look for muscular pain points or muscular trigger points and treat these. When there are signs of a ligamentous component such as pain after a traumatic event, one can look for ligamentous trigger points and treat these. For example, patients with pain in the leg who are diagnosed with a herniated disc on the MRI-scan, may be referred to surgery because the disc is accepted as the cause of the pain in the leg (conventional diagnosis). However, physical examination may reveal trigger points in the Gluteus Minimus muscle or trigger points in the Posterior Sacroiliac ligament (functional diagnosis). Local treatment of these trigger points (e.g., dry needling, injections) may lead to disappearance of the pain, without the costs and side effects of conventional approaches such as surgery. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2016.08.085 83 The relationship of Awareness Under Conscious Hypnosis (AUCH© ) method with Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) and Soliman’s Hand Acupuncture Ali Özden Öztürk 1,2,∗ , Gizemnur Öztürk 1,2 1 Turkish
Society of Medical Hypnosis (THD), Istanbul 2 Kosuyolu Cad As Camlik Sit B1 Bl 77/7 34718 Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail address: [email protected] (A.Ö. Öztürk). Introduction: “Awareness Under Conscious Hypnosis (AUCH© ) Method” can be used integratively with acupuncture in many different fields of medicine. In this workshop, this integrative approach will be illustrated by elaborating the correlations between AUCH© method and Soliman, TCM, Su-jok, and Yamamoto acupoints and meridians. Methods: AUCH© is a state of consciousness created by specific induction techniques and suggestions; and it aims to make changes in attention, perception, memory, emotions and senses of the patient. To create these aimed changes in order to regulate, maintain and improve the patient’s psychological, physiological and social wellbeing, AUCH© has a treatment protocol consisting of three steps: “(1) MAYA© (Making Acceptance with Your Awareness), (2) Induction and (3) Autohypnosis”. Microsystems acupoints and meridians are inducted to increase the efficiency of the treatment with the active use of