In clinical practice, acupuncture anesthesia presents a multitude of advantages, pivotal among these being Body System Protection. This technique supports the body's natural defenses, reducing the physiological stress often associated with surgical procedures. By modulating the body's response to pain, acupuncture anesthesia allows for a lower Dosage of Medication, significantly reducing the potential for drug-related side effects. Furthermore, this approach plays a crucial role in Emotion Regulation, helping patients maintain a calm and stable emotional state, which is essential for a positive surgical outcome. The impact of acupuncture on the nervous system not only aids in Pain Relief but also promotes Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. Patients tend to experience faster recuperation times, attributed to the holistic nature of this method. Additionally, acupuncture anesthesia is associated with a Lower Incidence of Side Effects compared to conventional anesthetics. Its ability to modulate and balance the body's responses makes it an invaluable tool in the realm of modern medicine, offering a safer, more patient-centered approach to pain management and recovery.

           
Body System Protection
Brain Protection
Acupuncture anesthesia plays a vital role in brain surgeries, ensuring precise and safe anesthesia, reducing the risk of neurological complications, and supporting optimal cognitive function.
Lung Protection
Acupuncture anesthesia reduces post-operative lung complications, aiding in rapid lung function recovery, particularly beneficial for lung surgeries.
Neuroprotection
Acupuncture anesthesia is crucial for safeguarding the nervous system, reducing nerve injuries, and preventing the progression of neurological disorders.
Kidney
Acupuncture anesthesia alleviates stress on the kidneys, reducing the risk of kidney injury, particularly valuable in kidney surgeries.
Gastrointestinal Tract
Acupuncture anesthesia supports gastrointestinal health, reducing the risk of post-operative digestive issues, and ensuring a smoother recovery.
Cardiovascular
Acupuncture anesthesia eases the cardiovascular system's burden, reducing the risk of cardiovascular complications, especially in cardiac surgeries.
Myocardium
Acupuncture anesthesia aids in protecting the myocardium, minimizing adverse effects on heart muscle, ensuring cardiac health.
Cognitive Function
Through emotional stability and neuroprotection, acupuncture anesthesia helps preserve cognitive function, reducing the risk of post-operative cognitive impairment.
Motor Function
Acupuncture anesthesia improves motor function, aiding in post-operative mobility, and enhancing overall quality of life.
Language Function
Acupuncture anesthesia supports language function rehabilitation, assisting patients in regaining their communication skills.
Learning and Memory Ability
Acupuncture anesthesia, by reducing post-operative pain and emotional instability, enhances learning and memory ability, promoting a speedy recovery.

Acupuncture anesthesia for Body System Protection-Language Function


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20862949 However, acupuncture combined language training group was statistically superior to language training group on cured rate with [RR = 3.01, 95% CI (1.81, 5.01), P < 0.000 1], language function score with [WMD =10.54, 95% CI (7.86, 13.21), P < 0.000 01], oral expression with [WMD = 8.86, 95% CI (7.38, 10.35), P < 0.000 01. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2010 Jul;30(7):612-6. Language Function Review
31001680 OBJECTIVE: In this meta-analysis the authors evaluated the effectiveness of acupuncture in improving functional communication and language function in post-stroke aphasia (PSA) patients. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2019 May;131(9-10):221-232. doi: 10.1007/s00508-019-1478-5. Epub 2019 Apr 18. Language Function Review
31001680 CONCLUSION: Acupuncture seems to be effective in improving PSA functional communication and language function. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2019 May;131(9-10):221-232. doi: 10.1007/s00508-019-1478-5. Epub 2019 Apr 18. Language Function Review
34456996 Furthermore, several clinical research and systematic reviews revealed that acupuncture, as a promising intervention, could improve motor and language function and daily living activities. Neural Plast. 2021 Aug 19;2021:2662585. doi: 10.1155/2021/2662585. eCollection 2021. Language Function Review
35494482 Recent studies reported the effectiveness pathways of acupuncture on language function. Neural Plast. 2022 Apr 21;2022:5635596. doi: 10.1155/2022/5635596. eCollection 2022. Language Function Review
35494482 For the studies focused on the effect of constant acupuncture therapy, by observing the signal power of neural activities, studies that used tongue acupuncture and scalp acupuncture reported enhanced activation in Broca's area on poststroke Broca's aphasia patients, compared with participants who received language rehabilitation or conventional treatment; another study with the intervention of scalp acupuncture (MS6 and MS7) found more activated voxels in the projection area of scalp acupuncture, which was located in Broca's area as well as was associated with language function. Neural Plast. 2022 Apr 21;2022:5635596. doi: 10.1155/2022/5635596. eCollection 2022. Language Function Review
35527577 Does acupuncture therapy improve language function of patients with aphasia following ischemic stroke? NeuroRehabilitation. 2022;51(2):231-245. doi: 10.3233/NRE-220007. Language Function Review
35527577 However, the effect of acupuncture on language function in patients with ischemic stroke is still controversial. NeuroRehabilitation. 2022;51(2):231-245. doi: 10.3233/NRE-220007. Language Function Review
35527577 The present study suggests that acupuncture may improve the language function of patients with aphasia following ischemic stroke, especially during the sub-acute phase. NeuroRehabilitation. 2022;51(2):231-245. doi: 10.3233/NRE-220007. Language Function Review
35527577 Due to insufficient sample sizes, it is still unclear whether acupuncture therapy can improve the language function of patients with aphasia following ischemic stroke. NeuroRehabilitation. 2022;51(2):231-245. doi: 10.3233/NRE-220007. Language Function Review
35527577 No previous systematic reviews conducted the subgroup analysis based on acute and sub-acute ischemic stroke to assess the improvement in language functioning between acupuncture plus SLT and SLT alone. NeuroRehabilitation. 2022;51(2):231-245. doi: 10.3233/NRE-220007. Language Function Review
35527577 The present study suggests that acupuncture may improve the language function of patients with aphasia following ischemic stroke, especially during the sub-acute phase. NeuroRehabilitation. 2022;51(2):231-245. doi: 10.3233/NRE-220007. Language Function Review
36291216 Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rehabilitation effects of four common interventions (BA: body acupuncture, SA: scalp acupuncture, TA: tongue acupuncture, SLT: speech and language training) used singly or in combination with language function in patients with post-stroke aphasia (PSA). Brain Sci. 2022 Sep 23;12(10):1282. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12101282. Language Function Review
36291216 Conclusions: Results of our network meta-analysis and SUCRA ranking showed that tongue acupuncture, body acupuncture + tongue acupuncture, and body acupuncture + scalp acupuncture seem to offer better advantages than other interventions for improving the language function in PSA patients. Brain Sci. 2022 Sep 23;12(10):1282. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12101282. Language Function Review
36291216 (6) The standardized Aphasia Battery of Chinese (ABC) scale was used to reflect whether acupuncture improves language function in PSA patients objectively. Brain Sci. 2022 Sep 23;12(10):1282. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12101282. Language Function Review
36291216 Our NMA results showed that all the intervention measures were statistically significant, indicating that acupuncture has a significant effect on improving language function. Brain Sci. 2022 Sep 23;12(10):1282. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12101282. Language Function Review
36291216 In this study, we compared the effects of different acupuncture interventions on improving language function in people with post-stroke aphasia. Brain Sci. 2022 Sep 23;12(10):1282. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12101282. Language Function Review
36291216 This was also confirmed by the review of Sun et al., which indicated that combination acupuncture therapies such as body acupuncture plus tongue acupuncture were more effective than body acupuncture in improving language ability. Brain Sci. 2022 Sep 23;12(10):1282. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12101282. Language Function Review
36291216 Some clinical studies have shown that scalp acupuncture has certain benefits in enhancing the language function and behavior of autistic children. Brain Sci. 2022 Sep 23;12(10):1282. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12101282. Language Function Review
36291216 Results of our network meta-analysis and SUCRA ranking showed that tongue acupuncture, body acupuncture + tongue acupuncture, and body acupuncture + scalp acupuncture seem to offer better advantages than other interventions for improving the language function in PSA patients. Brain Sci. 2022 Sep 23;12(10):1282. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12101282. Language Function Review
36823586 Based on the ts-fMRI studies, nine neuroimaging studies reported that the activated brain areas after acupuncture concerned the processing of cognitive function, including the memory regions (e.g., the hippocampus, inferior frontal gyrus, superior frontal gyrus, and superior temporal gyrus), auditory speech area (e.g., the superior temporal gyrus, transverse temporal gyrus, and inferior parietal lobule), language function region (e.g., the middle frontal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus, and cerebellum), spatial attention region (e.g., the superior parietal lobule), affective-emotional processing areas of cognitive function (e.g., the insula, cingulate cortex, and thalamus), motor function region (e.g., the precentral gyrus), and sensory function region (e.g., the postcentral gyrus). BMC Complement Med Ther. 2023 Feb 23;23(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12906-023-03888-y. Cognitive Function Mood Language Function Motor Function Review
36875696 Conversely, one study revealed that ReHo decreased after acupuncture therapy in brain areas involved in processing cognitive function, including memory regions (e.g., the inferior frontal gyrus, temporal lobe) and executive/language function regions (e.g., the posterior cerebellar lobe, inferior temporal gyrus). Front Aging Neurosci. 2023 Feb 15;15:1007436. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1007436. eCollection 2023. Cognitive Function Language Function Review
36875696 In addition, two articles reported increased ReHo or ALFF after instant acupuncture in brain areas involved in the processing of cognitive function, including the memory regions (e.g., the parahippocampal gyrus, precuneus), affective-emotional processing areas of cognitive function (e.g., the cingulate cortex, thalamus), and executive/language function region (e.g., the middle frontal gyrus). Front Aging Neurosci. 2023 Feb 15;15:1007436. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1007436. eCollection 2023. Cognitive Function Mood Language Function Review
37091130 Synaptic plasticity and GM and WM plasticity may be one of the ways that acupuncture improves language function in PSA patients. Behav Neurol. 2023 Apr 12;2023:9445381. doi: 10.1155/2023/9445381. eCollection 2023. Language Function Review
37091130 Acupuncture stimulation supports the modulatory effect of acupoints on neural matrix activity of the brain and improves language function by activating the language function mirror regions of specific language regions (homologous language regions in the right brain hemisphere) (Table 1). Behav Neurol. 2023 Apr 12;2023:9445381. doi: 10.1155/2023/9445381. eCollection 2023. Language Function Review
37091130 Therefore, acupuncture can promote the recovery of language function in patients with PSA by affecting hemorheology. Behav Neurol. 2023 Apr 12;2023:9445381. doi: 10.1155/2023/9445381. eCollection 2023. Language Function Review
37091130 Therefore, we can speculate that acupuncture treatment can promote the expression of BDNF protein in the cerebral ischemic region of stroke patients, thus promoting the survival of brain cells and the reconstruction of neuronal circuits to increase the number of dendritic spines in hippocampal neurons, promoting synaptic remodeling, and enhance synaptic plasticity to promote the recovery of language function. Behav Neurol. 2023 Apr 12;2023:9445381. doi: 10.1155/2023/9445381. eCollection 2023. Language Function Review
37091130 Therefore, acupuncture improvement of language function in PSA patients may be due to the upregulation of GABA expression by acupuncture treatment, activating the cAMP/PKA/CREB signaling pathway, and inhibiting excitotoxic effects. Behav Neurol. 2023 Apr 12;2023:9445381. doi: 10.1155/2023/9445381. eCollection 2023. Toxic Side Effects Language Function Review
37091130 Nevertheless, acupuncture can improve impaired language function by improving the microstructure of WM conduction bundles related to language and memory and enhancing cortical information communication. Behav Neurol. 2023 Apr 12;2023:9445381. doi: 10.1155/2023/9445381. eCollection 2023. Language Function Review
37091130 Overall, the mechanism of language function recovery caused by acupuncture treatment may reduce the volume of GM damage and promote the repair of the structural integrity of the WM fiber bundle (Figure 4). Behav Neurol. 2023 Apr 12;2023:9445381. doi: 10.1155/2023/9445381. eCollection 2023. Language Function Review
37091130 Acupuncture has become an important therapeutic tool for PSA, and its improvement of poststroke language function has shown its unique advantages clinically. Behav Neurol. 2023 Apr 12;2023:9445381. doi: 10.1155/2023/9445381. eCollection 2023. Language Function Review
37091130 We analyze the literature and propose that the language recovery mechanism under acupuncture may involve two points: (1) glutamate receptors and neurotransmission of neurotransmitters may play a key role in the normal physiological process of language and the transmission of language information; (2) astrocytes exert an effect on neural plasticity through cellular homeostasis, and therefore intervene in the recovery of language function. Behav Neurol. 2023 Apr 12;2023:9445381. doi: 10.1155/2023/9445381. eCollection 2023. Language Function Review
38013378 The results of this meta-analysis indicate that acupuncture combined with language rehabilitation training can effectively improve the language function of post-stroke aphasia patients and increase clinical effectiveness. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Nov 24;102(47):e36160. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036160. Language Function Review
38013378 Acupuncture can stimulate hard-to-reach locations with greater accuracy compared to rehabilitation training, and according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, acupuncture and moxibustion can unblock Qi and blood flow, promoting the recovery of language function. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Nov 24;102(47):e36160. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036160. Blood Flow Language Function Review
30381011 The eligibility criteria were as follows: (1) patients who provided consent; (2) patients aged more than 18 years; (3) patients with an American Society of Anesthesiology physical status classification grade I or II; and (4) patients with sufficient cognitive function and language skills for the study. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2018 Jan 1;17:1533033818806477. doi: 10.1177/1533033818806477. Cognitive Function Language Function Clinic