Acupuncture

Acupuncture at points like Jiuwei, Burong (right), Yanglingquan (right), and Zusanli (right) significantly influences the relaxation of the Oddi's sphincter and promotes contraction of the common bile duct. This effect is strong during needle manipulation, diminishes during needle retention, and subsides after needle removal. Additionally, needling these points stimulates bile secretion and provides analgesic effects, thereby aiding in stone expulsion. Gallstone Disease: Acupuncture Treatment Acupuncture is considered to have a regulating effect on the biliary system, including inhibiting the contractions of Oddi's sphincter, bi-directionally regulating the gallbladder pressure, promoting the secretion of hepatic bile, and changing the content of the cholesterol in plasma and bile, and in further to reduce the formation rate of cholelithiasis, the number of gallstones, and the huge gallstones. The cerebral mechanism underlying the acupoints with specific effect for gallbladder stone disease: protocol for a randomized controlled task-fMRI trial | Trials | Full Text Acupuncture is predominantly effective in alleviating biliary spasm and pain. Mechanisms Underlying the Prevention and Treatment of Cholelithiasis Using Traditional Chinese Medicine - PMC

Acupuncture points are identified by locating tender spots in the liver and gallbladder reflex area in the right upper abdomen, primarily distributed along a line from Riyue, Qimen, or Jiuwei to Fuai. Needling is typically oblique, aiming beneath the external oblique muscle. For intense pain, additional points on the lower limbs like Yanglingquan or Gallbladder point, or on the right side of the back like Dan Shu and Tianzong, can be used, with local tenderness as the criterion for point selection. During an acute biliary colic episode, acupuncture treatment should be administered at least once daily, continuing until the pain subsides or the stones are expelled. Gallstone Disease: Acupuncture Treatment

Excellent acupuncture points for gall bladder excess manifestations include Gb24, Gb34, Lr14, Ren12, Extra point Dannangxue, Du9, Ub19, Ub20, Li11, Sj6, Tung's Dan (11.13), Ganmen (33.11), Minghuang (88.12), Tianhuang (88.13), Qihuang (88.14), Mudou (66.07), Muliu (66.06). These points clear heat, drain damp, strengthen the spleen, regulate the middle jiao, and/or tonifies and regulates gallbladder qi. TCM Treatment Options for Gall Stones and Gallbladder Removal - Generations Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Massage Treatment commenced with patients in a supine position. After disinfection of the acupoint sites, a 0.30 mm x 40 mm disposable filiform needle was inserted into each acupoint with a high needle entry speed, until a deqi sensation arrived. Acupuncture Soothes Gallbladder Attacks

A course of treatment would be thirty days with pressure applied to the point using various kinds of pellets, especially vaccaria seeds (which have a sharp point and may be substituted by the small "ear tacks"). Pressure would be applied for 20-30 minutes after meals (about 15 minutes after eating). Treatment of Gallstones with Chinese Herbs and ...

An RCT (Wu, 1987; n=365) looked at auricular (ear) points for gallstones and looked at stool samples to see whether gallstones has been excreted, finding that they were more likely to have been passed by the acupuncture patients than the controls, hinting that the acupuncture had helped the excretion process. Checks with ultrasound confirmed this. Song et al (2006; n=120) compared 2 groups, acupuncture versus a Chinese medicine protocol, finding positive effects for acupuncture in gallstones and improving spasm and pain. Gallstones – Condition Resources | shaftesburyclinic

The drug control group achieved a total effective rate of 50.0%. The acupuncture plus drug treatment group achieved a total effective rate of 98.0%. The addition of acupuncture to the administration of cefodizime increases the total effective rate by 48%. Acupuncture Soothes Gallbladder Attacks One study showed that patients who were given cefodizime for chronic cholecystitis and also received acupuncture had a 98% effective rate, as opposed to patients who received the medication only, who had only a 50% effective rate. How to Treat Gallbladder Pain With Acupuncture and TCM » Art of Wellness Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) | Acupuncture in Los Angeles, CA; Acupuncture in West Los Angeles, CA; Acupuncture in Santa Monica, CA

Background: Electro-acupuncture (EA) is commonly used as an alternative treatment for gallstone disease. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of EA. If shown effective, patients could preserve their gallbladders from cholecystectomy. Methods: Within a treatment period of 10 weeks, 132 subjects with symptomatic gallstone diseases (size <=8mm) were randomly allocated into either treatment group (n=66), or control group (n=66). Treatment group was offered 20 EA sessions while the control group were clinically observed. A Clinical Trial of Electro-acupuncture for Treating Gallstone Diseases - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov