The acupoint Yanglingquan (GB 34) has the effects of normalizing the functions of the liver and gallbladder, clearing away damp-heat, and strengthening the muscles and tendons. In clinic, it is commonly used for treat...The acupoint Yanglingquan (GB 34) has the effects of normalizing the functions of the liver and gallbladder, clearing away damp-heat, and strengthening the muscles and tendons. In clinic, it is commonly used for treating hemiplegia, paralysis,pain and numbness in the lower limbs, swelling and pain in the knee, and hypochondriac pain. Through clinical practice, the author has found that this point has satisfactory therapeutic effects for treating shoulder arthritis, involuntary shaking of the head due to attack of the pathogenic wind in the craniofacial region, acute lumbar pain, and hysteric paralysis and others. These are reported in the following.展开更多
Few studies have examined the effects of different stimuli at a single acupoint using functional magnetic resonance imaging.The present study applied acupuncture at the Neiguan（PC 6）,Waiguan（SJ 5）,Zhigou（SJ 6） a...Few studies have examined the effects of different stimuli at a single acupoint using functional magnetic resonance imaging.The present study applied acupuncture at the Neiguan（PC 6）,Waiguan（SJ 5）,Zhigou（SJ 6） and Yanglingquan（GB 34） acupoints in healthy volunteers.fMRI was used to examine the activation of brain areas in response to different types of acupuncture（cutaneous or routine acupuncture） at each acupoint.There were no significant differences in the distribution of activation in the regions of interest between cutaneous and routine acupuncture at the Neiguan,Waiguan,and Zhigou acupoints,but some differences were observed between the two methods of acupuncture at the Yanglingquan acupoint.There were no significant differences in the intensity of induced activation between cutaneous and routine acupuncture at the Neiguan,Zhigou and Yanglingquan acupoints,but the activation intensity in the right cerebellum induced by routine acupuncture at the Waiguan acupoint was greater than that induced by cutaneous acupuncture.Results confirmed that cutaneous and routine acupuncture at the Neiguan,Waiguan,Zhigou and Yanglingquan acupoints activated different functional brain areas,and caused activation of different intensities in some areas.展开更多
文摘The acupoint Yanglingquan (GB 34) has the effects of normalizing the functions of the liver and gallbladder, clearing away damp-heat, and strengthening the muscles and tendons. In clinic, it is commonly used for treating hemiplegia, paralysis,pain and numbness in the lower limbs, swelling and pain in the knee, and hypochondriac pain. Through clinical practice, the author has found that this point has satisfactory therapeutic effects for treating shoulder arthritis, involuntary shaking of the head due to attack of the pathogenic wind in the craniofacial region, acute lumbar pain, and hysteric paralysis and others. These are reported in the following.
基金the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), No. 2006CB504505the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 90709027
文摘Few studies have examined the effects of different stimuli at a single acupoint using functional magnetic resonance imaging.The present study applied acupuncture at the Neiguan（PC 6）,Waiguan（SJ 5）,Zhigou（SJ 6） and Yanglingquan（GB 34） acupoints in healthy volunteers.fMRI was used to examine the activation of brain areas in response to different types of acupuncture（cutaneous or routine acupuncture） at each acupoint.There were no significant differences in the distribution of activation in the regions of interest between cutaneous and routine acupuncture at the Neiguan,Waiguan,and Zhigou acupoints,but some differences were observed between the two methods of acupuncture at the Yanglingquan acupoint.There were no significant differences in the intensity of induced activation between cutaneous and routine acupuncture at the Neiguan,Zhigou and Yanglingquan acupoints,but the activation intensity in the right cerebellum induced by routine acupuncture at the Waiguan acupoint was greater than that induced by cutaneous acupuncture.Results confirmed that cutaneous and routine acupuncture at the Neiguan,Waiguan,Zhigou and Yanglingquan acupoints activated different functional brain areas,and caused activation of different intensities in some areas.
