MacPherson, Hugh
Full Name: Hugh MacPherson
Department: Health Sciences
University: University of York
Date of appointment: 1st June 2003
Present Position: Senior Research Fellow
Previous posts:
1983 – present Registered acupuncturist, York Clinic for Complementary Medicine
1986 – ... [mehr]
Department: Health Sciences
University: University of York
Date of appointment: 1st June 2003
Present Position: Senior Research Fellow
Previous posts:
1983 – present Registered acupuncturist, York Clinic for Complementary Medicine
1986 – ... [mehr]
Panel Wissenschaft: Chair: Prof. Benno Brinkhaus
Kongress: 5. SMS-Kongress - Chinesische Medizin im klinischen Alltag (SMS17) 90 min Inhalt / abstract Prof. Hugh MacPherson: Acupuncture for chronic pain: from trials and tribulations to definitive data Synopsis: The Acupuncture Triallists Collaboration published a seminal paper on acupuncture for chronic pain in 2012, which already has been cited over 500 times. The chronic pain conditions included back and neck pain, shoulder pain, osteoarthritis and headache and migraine. In this presentation I will provide an update of the results, with the addition of data from 10 more trials published between 2008 and 2015, totalling of 39 trials and over 20,000 patients. The findings reinforce the message of the original meta-analysis, namely that acupuncture has a moderate effect when compared to non-acupuncture controls and a small effect when compared to sham acupuncture. The main criticism of the study, that the difference between acupuncture and sham is too small to be meaningful, will be addressed by comparing effect sizes across a range of interventions vs. sham or placebo. Also new data will be presented on the trajectory of reported outcomes, showing that only 15 % of the benefit is lost at 12 months after treatment. Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner: Vegetativ vermittelte Effekte der Akupunktur Das vegetative Nervensystem steuert gemeinsam mit dem neuro- endokrinen System sämtliche Organ-Funktionen des menschlichen Körpers und koordiniert dabei so zentrale Vorgänge wie Kreislauf, Verdauung, Stoffwechsel und Immunabwehr. Während sich die Wissenschaft lange Zeit auf die Erforschung der schmerzlindernden Akupunkturwirkung fokussiert hat, betreffen einige der am besten untersuchten Akupunkturwirkungen jedoch das vegetative Nervensystem. Hierzu zählt die Behandlung von Übelkeit und Erbrechen, Migräne und Bluthochdruck, aber auch die Therapie von Entzündungen mittels Akupunktur. Während eine Hemmung des sympathischen Nervensystems durch Akupunktur bereits vor 30 Jahren erstmals demonstriert wurde, haben in den letzten Jahren vor allem Studien zur vegetativ vermittelten Beeinflussung des Immunsystems durch Akupunktur für Furore gesorgt. In diesem Vortrag gebe ich einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Ergebnisse der letzten Jahre und das sich daraus formende Bild. Dieses zeigt eindeutig, dass dem vegetativen Nervensystem eine zentrale Rolle bei der Vermittlung fast aller Akupunktureffekte zukommt. Prof. Benno Brinkhaus: Pulsatiles Schröpfen bei chronischen Schmerzen der Wirbelsäule und bei Gonarthrose — Ergebnisse zweier randomisierter klinischer Studien (RCT) | ||
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Complexity in the study of acupuncture
Kongress: 3rd Scandinavian TCM Congress - Chinese Medicine and the Fertile Spirit 90 min, english Inhalt / abstract Complexity in the study of acupuncture | ||
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Research on acupuncture - the state of play and challenges facing the field
Kongress: 3rd Scandinavian TCM Congress - Chinese Medicine and the Fertile Spirit 210 min, english | ||
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TCM Wissenschaftstag, englisch
Kongress: TCM Kongress 2009 - 40.Internationaler 360 min Inhalt / abstract The future of traditional Chinese medicine both in the western world and in China depends, for socio-cultural and political rea- sons, increasingly on a scientific evaluation of the techniques used to treat patients. Despite a plethora of studies, many practitioners and potential researchers remained puzzled and confused by the unclear results that the studies have sometimes generated. Because of the ever-increasing interest and demand over the past years, for the first time in the congress’ history, the tcm and Science Session will take place over an entire day. Subtitled “ Authentic practice and the developing evidence mosaic” the day will be an ongoing dialogue among the invited speakers and with active audience participation and input. Designed and moderated by the British researcher and teacher Hugh MacPherson and the Mexican physician Velia Wortman, this day will be a unique opportunity not only to hear about the latest developments in tcm research from an anthropological, historical, clinical and basic research points of view, but also to engage in conversation with leading exponents from Germany and across Europe. | ||
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