Acupuncture Points and Perforating Cutaneous Vessels Identified Using Infrared Thermography: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study
المؤلفون المشاركون
Santafé, Manel M.
Pecos-Martín, Daniel
Álvarez-Prats, D.
Carvajal-Fernández, O.
Valera Garrido, F.
García-Godino, A.
Medina-Mirapeix, F.
المصدر
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
العدد
المجلد 2019، العدد 2019 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2019)، ص ص. 1-9، 9ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2019-03-21
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
9
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Aims.
To evaluate the presence of perforating cutaneous vessels (PCV) in different lower limb acupuncture points (AP) using thermography.
Material and Methods.
An analytical cross-sectional study was performed on the two lower limbs (n=6) of volunteer subjects.
In total, 144 AP and 144 control points (CP) were analysed, one for each AP.
First, the AP and CP were located on each individual.
Subsequently, both the real and thermographic images were created.
In the real images, the location of the AP and the established CP were highlighted with boxes.
FLIR Tools Plus and Physio Thermal Imaging software were used to merge the real image with the AP and the CP and to merge the thermographic image with the PCV.
By superimposing both images, we were able to verify the presence of PCV among the AP and CP.
Results.
PCV were identified in 87.5% of the 144 AP examined and in 18.1% of the respective CP.
All the AP had a higher percentage of PCV compared to their respective CP, with statistically significant differences in all points, except for ST33 and ST34.
The probability of finding PCV in AP was 11 times higher than the probability of not finding it.
Discussion.
Thermography may serve as a useful tool in the assessment and treatment of patients using acupuncture.
The presence of PCV in the area of the acupuncture needle insertion could partially influence the effects generated by the acupuncture technique from the vascular autonomic point of view.
Conclusions.
There is a high proportion of PCV in the AP area located in the lower limb.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Álvarez-Prats, D.& Carvajal-Fernández, O.& Valera Garrido, F.& Pecos-Martín, Daniel& García-Godino, A.& Santafé, Manel M.…[et al.]. 2019. Acupuncture Points and Perforating Cutaneous Vessels Identified Using Infrared Thermography: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150752
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Álvarez-Prats, D.…[et al.]. Acupuncture Points and Perforating Cutaneous Vessels Identified Using Infrared Thermography: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150752
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Álvarez-Prats, D.& Carvajal-Fernández, O.& Valera Garrido, F.& Pecos-Martín, Daniel& García-Godino, A.& Santafé, Manel M.…[et al.]. Acupuncture Points and Perforating Cutaneous Vessels Identified Using Infrared Thermography: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150752
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1150752
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