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Evaluation of the Effects of Acupuncture on Blood Flow in Humanswith Ultrasound Color Doppler Imaging
Joint Authors
Nakazawa, Toru
Yaegashi, Nobuo
Takayama, Shin
Kusuyama, Hiroko
Nagase, Satoru
Seki, Takashi
Watanabe, Masashi
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Color Doppler imaging (CDI) can be used to noninvasively create images of human blood vessels and quantitatively evaluate blood flow in real-time.
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of acupuncture on the blood flow of the peripheral, mesenteric, and retrobulbar arteries by CDI.
Statistical significance was defined as P values less than 0.05.
Blood flow in the radial and brachial arteries was significantly lower during needle stimulation on LR3 than before in healthy volunteers, but was significantly higher after needle stimulation than before.
LR3 stimulation also resulted in a significant decrease in the vascular resistance of the short posterior ciliary artery and no significant change of blood flow through the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) during acupuncture.
In contrast, ST36 stimulation resulted in a significant increase in blood flow through the SMA and no significant change in the vascular resistance of the retrobulbar arteries.
Additionally, acupuncture at previously determined acupoints in patients with open-angle glaucoma led to a significant reduction in the vascular resistance of the central retinal artery and short posterior ciliary artery.
Our results suggest that acupuncture can affect blood flow of the peripheral, mesenteric, and retrobulbar arteries, and CDI can be useful to evaluate hemodynamic changes by acupuncture.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Takayama, Shin& Watanabe, Masashi& Kusuyama, Hiroko& Nagase, Satoru& Seki, Takashi& Nakazawa, Toru…[et al.]. 2012. Evaluation of the Effects of Acupuncture on Blood Flow in Humanswith Ultrasound Color Doppler Imaging. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Takayama, Shin…[et al.]. Evaluation of the Effects of Acupuncture on Blood Flow in Humanswith Ultrasound Color Doppler Imaging. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Takayama, Shin& Watanabe, Masashi& Kusuyama, Hiroko& Nagase, Satoru& Seki, Takashi& Nakazawa, Toru…[et al.]. Evaluation of the Effects of Acupuncture on Blood Flow in Humanswith Ultrasound Color Doppler Imaging. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028371
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028371