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Bilateral Hegu Acupoints Have the Same Effect on the Heart Rate Variability of the Healthy Subjects
Joint Authors
Zhang, Wei-Bo
Yuying, Tian
Zhou, Wenting
Jia, Shu-Yong
Wang, Guang-Jun
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The specificity of acupuncture points (acupoints) is one of the key concepts in traditional acupuncture theory, but the question of whether there is adequate scientific evidence to prove or disprove specificity has been vigorously debated in recent years.
Acupoint laterality is an important aspect of acupoint specificity.
Data is particularly scarce regarding the laterality of the same channel, namesake acupoint located on opposite sides of the body.
Our previous study results suggest that Neiguan acupoint (PC6) has the laterality.
The aim of this study was to investigate whether Hegu (LI4) also has laterality from the perspective of heart rate variability.
Methods.
A total of twenty-eight healthy female volunteers were recruited for this study and were randomly separated into the group I ( n = 14 ) and the group II ( n = 14 ) according to the register order.
In the group I, left LI4 was stimulated in the first epoch and the right LI4 was stimulated in the second epoch.
In the group II, right LI4 was stimulated in the first epoch and left LI4 was stimulated in the second epoch.
Electrocardiogram was recorded and heart rate variability was analyzed.
Results.
The results show that there were no significant differences of heart rate variablity between the group I and the group II in the time domain and in the frequency domain.
Conclusions.
Bilateral Hegu acupoints have the same effect on the heart rate variability of the healthy subjects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Guang-Jun& Yuying, Tian& Jia, Shu-Yong& Zhou, Wenting& Zhang, Wei-Bo. 2014. Bilateral Hegu Acupoints Have the Same Effect on the Heart Rate Variability of the Healthy Subjects. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035092
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Guang-Jun…[et al.]. Bilateral Hegu Acupoints Have the Same Effect on the Heart Rate Variability of the Healthy Subjects. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035092
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Guang-Jun& Yuying, Tian& Jia, Shu-Yong& Zhou, Wenting& Zhang, Wei-Bo. Bilateral Hegu Acupoints Have the Same Effect on the Heart Rate Variability of the Healthy Subjects. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035092
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1035092