摘要
Objective: To demonstrate that acupuncture has an instant effect in equilibrating the imbalanced electrical conductivity of Yuan-Source acupoints after intervention on the Luo-Connecting acupoint(one-side) of the same channel.Methods: The experiment was designed as a randomized blinded control trial, with 56 volunteers. Reactive Electrical Permeable Points(REPP-mostly Yuan points) were measured in terms of electrical conductivity. Patients with a split-meridian(difference between left and right measurement) were randomly included in the control or experimental group. After five minutes of needle insertion in a Luo acupoint, the needle was removed and REPP were re-measured twice within a five minutes interval.Results: From the 56 volunteers, 32 had a valid Split-Meridian Difference(SMD > 20 μA) and were included in the study. The results indicate that after the third measurement(15 minutes-M3), 100% of the experimental group had SMD < 20 μA and 55% was with a SMD = 0 μA. In contrast, for the control group, 92% remained with a SMD >20 μA, at M3, when compared with the initial measurement(M1). Results obtained between the experimental and control group are significantly different(p< 0.001).Conclusions: The present exploratory work indicates that there is evidence of instant body response to acupuncture that can be detected by changes in the electro-conductivity of specific acupoints.
Objective: To demonstrate that acupuncture has an instant effect in equilibrating the imbalanced electrical conductivity of Yuan-Source acupoints after intervention on the Luo-Connecting acupoint(one-side) of the same channel.Methods: The experiment was designed as a randomized blinded control trial, with 56 volunteers. Reactive Electrical Permeable Points(REPP-mostly Yuan points) were measured in terms of electrical conductivity. Patients with a split-meridian(difference between left and right measurement) were randomly included in the control or experimental group. After five minutes of needle insertion in a Luo acupoint, the needle was removed and REPP were re-measured twice within a five minutes interval.Results: From the 56 volunteers, 32 had a valid Split-Meridian Difference(SMD > 20 μA) and were included in the study. The results indicate that after the third measurement(15 minutes-M3), 100% of the experimental group had SMD < 20 μA and 55% was with a SMD = 0 μA. In contrast, for the control group, 92% remained with a SMD >20 μA, at M3, when compared with the initial measurement(M1). Results obtained between the experimental and control group are significantly different(p< 0.001).Conclusions: The present exploratory work indicates that there is evidence of instant body response to acupuncture that can be detected by changes in the electro-conductivity of specific acupoints.
