Laser Acupuncture: Past, Present and Future

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Life is seeking the submission of papers presenting research on laser acupuncture (LA) and photoacupuncture. It is divided into three parts, namely, Past, Present and Future.

The Past part welcomes review articles about LA in any field.

The Present part welcomes animal models and clinical studies focusing on the mechanisms of LA and diseases treated with LA.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following (research articles, case reports, technical notes, comments, etc., will all be considered):

• Diseases treated with LA;
• Combined therapy with LA;
• Animal models: the mechanisms of LA.

The Future part welcomes new applications of LA, including the combination of LA with chronobiology, wearable devices, or any real-time diagnosis system (for example, heart rate variability or meridian measurement system). The implementation of chronobiology into LA may enhance the therapeutic effects of LA on difficult-to-treat diseases, such as heart diseases. Wearable devices with LA or light (LED) acupuncture functions are life-changing technologies that allow easy accessibility to LA treatment. Furthermore, we welcome research on LA combined with autodiagnosis systems (which are based on traditional Chinese medicine, meridian measurement, pulsation measurement, and even face diagnosis) or other methods to evaluate organs’ condition or physiological state. With the increasing popularity and development of these systems, most of the diseases they target can be diagnosed and predicted early into their onset, leading to improved prevention measures. In addition, since LA opens up the avenue to treat many diseases at home promptly and continually, LA can reduce the patient burden on the healthcare system.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following (research articles, case reports, technical notes, review articles, comments, etc., will all be considered):

• The evidence of chronobiology;
• The combined treatment of LA and chronobiology;
• New wearable devices implemented with LA or light (LED) acupuncture;
• LA combined with autodiagnosis systems;
• LA applied to intractable diseases.

Prof. Dr. Jih-Huah Wu
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Litscher
Guest Editors

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