• Conference summary of the First International Association of Neural Restoration Annual Conference published in the Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 532-540, sep. 2008. Albert Bohbot's research quoted p. 536. Link to the pdf article
   
• Narongpunt, Veerasak. Détection par thermographie infrarouge de la chaleur cutanée provoquée par la stimulation des points de méridien utilisés en acupuncture chinoise. Université de Paris 13, U.F.R. de Santé, Médecine et Biologie Humaine. Thèse soutenue le 26 septembre 2005.
   
• Narongpunt V ^(*), Cornillot P, Attali JR, et al."Infrared thermographic visualization of the traditional Chinese acupuncture meridian points." Journal of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture. 2004-2005.
  *Corresponding Author: +33-6-8670-2329, E-mail addresses: narongpunt@univ-paris12.fr, narongpunt_fr@yahoo.fr
   
• Pillault B. Conscience corporelle et paraplégie. Université Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, 2004.
   
• Bohbot A, Jame-Collet C. Restructuring of Limb Morphology by Laserponcture® and Preliminary Research to Understand its Mechanism of Action on Muscle Activity in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: Prospective Clinical Study of 22 Patients with Spinal Cord Injury, who Underwent Laserponcture®. 2004.
   
• Bohbot A. Le laserponcture® : un soin alternatif pour les blessures médullaires. 4th International Symposium on Experimental Spinal Cord Repair and Regeneration, Brescia, Italy, March 25-27, 2002.
   
• Jame-Collet C. Du dermatome au pibu, le lien : le laserponcture - Application clinique au travers de la para et de la tétraplégie. Université de Médecine Paris-Nord, Faculté Léonard de Vinci, U.F.R. Santé, Médecine, Biologie, 2001.
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• Livre CNS Neurorestoratology (2009)
  
  
   
• de P. Eduardo Fernanda (1), Bueno Daniela F. (2), de Freitas Patricia M. (3) et. al. Stem Cell Proliferation Under Low Intensity Laser Irradiation: A Preliminary Study. Lasers Surg. Med. 40:433-438, 2008.
  (1) Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Unit of Bone Marrow Transplantation, São Paulo 05651-901, SP, Brazil
  (2) Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Estudos do Genoma Humano, Universdade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, SP, Brazil
  (3) Laboratorio Especial de Laser na Odontologia (LELO), Faculdade de Odontologia
  
  Abstract
  Background and Objectives: Phototherapy with low intensity laser irradiation has shown to be effective in promoting the proliferation of different cells. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the potential effect of laser phototherapy (660 nm) on human dental pulp stem cell (hDPSC) proliferation.
  Study Design/Materials and Methods: The hDPSC cell strain was used. Cells cultured under nutritional deficit (10% FBS) were either irradiated or not (control) using two different power settings (20 mW/6 seconds to 40 mW/3 seconds), with an InGaAIP diode laser. The cell growth was inidrectly assessed by measuring the cell mitochondrial activity through the MTT reduction-based cytotoxicity assay.
  Results: The group irradiated with the 20 mW setting presented significantly higher MTT activity at 72 hours than the other two groups (negative control -- 10% FBS -- and lased 40 mW with 3 seconds exposure time). After 24 hours of the first irradiation, cultures grown under nutritional deficit (10% FBS) and irradiated presented significantly higher variable cells than the non-irradiated cultures grown under the same nutritional conditions.
  Conclusions: Under the conditions of this study it was possible to conclude that the cell strain hDPSC responds positively to laser phototherapy by improving the cell growth when cultured under nutritional deficit condition. Thus, the association of laser phototherapy and hDPSC cells could be of importance for future tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Moreover, it opens the possibility of using laser phototherapy for improving the cell growth of other types of stem cells.
   
• Medical breakthrough in Laser Medicine, King Faisal Hospital, Saudi Arabia 
  
   
• Spinal Cord Injury and Laserponcture® Treatment, Methodology and Results. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. Vol 25, nb 4: p. 316.
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• "Shining New Light on Neural Circuits". Science. 15 Dec 2006: 314: 1674-1676.
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• Low Level Laser Therapy AKA Low Power Laser, Cold Laser or Photomedicine
  Very interesting article explaining what is laser therapy and its application.
  Source: http://www.atlaschiro.com/laser.htm
   
• Zaghet, S, Le Laserponcture : l'espoir des paraplégiques, Haute Ecole André Vésale (Belgium), 2006. Diplome de kinésithérapie.
   
• Byrnes KR, Wu X, Waynant RW, Ilev IK and Anders JJ (2005). Low power laser irradiation alters gene expression of olfactory ensheathing cells in vitro. Lasers Surg Med.
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  Light Promotes Regeneration and Functional Recovery and Alters the Immune Response After Spinal Cord Injury
  Kimberly R. Byrnes, PhD,¹ Ronald W. Waynant, PhD,²Ilko K. Ilev, PhD,² Xingjia Wu, BS,¹ Lauren Barna, BS,¹ Kimberly Smith,¹ Reed Heckert, BS,¹ Heather Gerst, BS,¹ and Juanita J. Anders, PhD ¹. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 9999:1–15 (2005).
  1 Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
  2 Center for Devices and Radiological Health, ElectroOptics Branch, Food and Drug Administration, HFZ-134, Rockville, Maryland 20857
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  Follow the link to read the promising research of Prof. Anders and Dr. Kimberley Byrnes:
  http://www.editinternational.com/index.php?pag=stories.php?cat=40de34bf8fadb
   
• Schlebusch KP, Maric-Oehler W, Popp FA. "Biophotonics in the infrared spectral range reveal acupuncture meridian structure the body." J Altern Complement Med 2005 Feb: 11 (1): 171-3.
   
• Liverman, Catharyn T. et al. Spinal Cord Injury: Progress, Promise, and Priorities. Washington, 2005: The National Academies Press.
  Link where the book can be consulted for free: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11253.html
  ==> See Appendix F (p. 326) where laserponcture is mentioned.
   
• Office of Biological and Physical Research, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "Space Research Is Enhancing our Understanding of the Control of Muscle and Movement and Aiding Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries", 2000.
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• Dr Peduzzi-Nelson's testimony at the US Senate on 14 July 2004 highlights that "in May, at Dr. Albert Bohbot in France, Susan got more strength in these muscles and began walking on a walker with braces on legs. The graph below shows the changes in her ASIA scores."
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Last update: 14 May 2009