ЭЛЕКТРИЧЕСКАЯ ЧРЕСКОЖНАЯ СТИМУЛЯЦИЯ ТОЧЕК АКУПУНКТУРЫ ПРИ ЛЕЧЕНИИ НЕКОТОРЫХ ОСЛОЖНЕНИЙ САХАРНОГО ДИАБЕТА 2 ТИПА

L.G. Agasarov; M.Yu. Gotovsky; T.V. Konchugova

doi:10.54296/18186173_2026_2_4

Authors

L.G. Agasarov National Medical Research Center for Rehabilitation and Balneology; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
M.Yu. Gotovsky Center of intellectual medical systems «IMEDIS» (Moscow, Russia)
T.V. Konchugova National Medical Research Center for Rehabilitation and Balneology; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54296/18186173_2026_2_4

Keywords:

type 2 diabetes mellitus, complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus, glucose level, acupuncture points, non-invasive electroacupuncture, transcutaneous electrical stimulation of acupuncture points

Abstract

Aim. To analyze and summarize publications concerning the use of electrical percutaneous stimulation of acupuncture points in the treatment of complications of type 2 diabetes, to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and characteristics of therapeutic effects.
Methods. A review of publications in Russian and foreign electronic libraries for the period from 2000 to 2025, with a selection of original articles and research results published in peer-reviewed journals on the results of the use of noninvasive (percutaneous) electrical stimulation of acupuncture points in the treatment of complications of type 2 diabetes in randomized trials with control groups.
Results. The studies included in the review indicate statistically significant improvements in glucose level as result of the use of electrical noninvasive percutaneous stimulation of acupuncture points in the treatment of complications of type 2 diabetes.
Conclusion. Noninvasive (percutaneous) electrical stimulation of acupuncture points can be considered as a method for reduction of glucose level in the treatment of complications of type 2 diabetes.

Author Biography

L.G. Agasarov, National Medical Research Center for Rehabilitation and Balneology; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

д.м.н., профессор, профессор кафедры восстановительной медицины, реабилитации и курортологии ФГАОУ ВО «Первый Московский государственный медицинский университет им. Сеченова» Минздрава России, главный научный сотрудник отдела физиотерапии и рефлексотерапии ФГБУ «НМИЦ РК» Минздрава России

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