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02/19/2019 / By Michelle Simmons

Electroacupuncture helps older people regain their cognitive function after surgery

Researchers suggest older people who are about to undergo surgery to consider receiving electroacupuncture prior to their operation. Their study, which was published in Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur, found that preconditioning with electroacupuncture could improve the cognitive function among older patients after surgery. Electroacupuncture does this by reducing inflammatory reaction and brain injury. Researchers at The […]

02/12/2019 / By Michelle Simmons

Electroacupuncture improves postoperative cognitive function among the elderly

A study has found that electroacupuncture can improve postoperative cognitive function in older people. The study, which was published in Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur, assessed the effects of preconditioning of electroacupuncture on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in the elderly. Electroacupuncture is a type of treatment that uses needles to be inserted into certain acupoints in the body […]

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