MODERN ACUPUNCTURE-LIKE STIMULATION METHODS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Modern acupuncture-like stimulation methods: a literature review

Acupuncture therapy has been proved to be effective for diverse diseases, symptoms, and conditions in numerous clinical trials.The growing popularity of acupuncture therapy has triggered the development of modern acupuncture-like stimulation devices (ASDs), which are equivalent or superior to manual acupuncture with respect to safety, decreased ris

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Active Women over 50 online information and support to promote physical activity behaviour change: study protocol for a pilot trial

Abstract Background Physical activity has many physical and mental health benefits and can delay the development of disability in older age.However, uptake of this health behaviour is sub-optimal in women in their middle and older age.This trial aims to establish the acceptability and feasibility of the Active Women over 50 programme involving onli

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Nesting box imager: Contact-free, real-time measurement of activity, surface body temperature, and respiratory rate applied to hibernating mouse models.

Noncontact methods to measure animal activity and physiology are necessary to monitor undisturbed states such as hibernation.Although some noncontact measurement systems are commercially available, they are often incompatible with realistic habitats, which feature freely moving animals in small, cluttered environments.A growing market of single-boa

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