Specific Correlation between the Hegu Point (LI4) and the Orofacial Part: Evidence from an fMRI Study
Joint Authors
Tan, Qiwen
Kong, Su-ping
Liu, Ying
Huo, Yong-jun
Yang, Dian-hui
Nie, Bin-Bin
Jing, Xiang-Hong
Zhu, Bing
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acupoint specificity is a foundational concept in acupuncture theory.
It is closely related to the function of the acupoint.
In this study, we sought to probe the central mechanisms of the specific correlation between LI4 and orofacial part in Bell’s palsy patients.
In total, 36 patients with left Bell’s palsy were divided into three groups in random order, and each group received transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) at only one of three acupoints (LI4, ST6, and a sham point).
A single-block fMRI design paradigm was applied to separately detect neural activity related to different stages of TEAS (prestimulation resting state, stimulation, and poststimulation resting state).
Functional magnetic resonance imaging data were acquired during TEAS.
There were extensive neuronal activities in the LI4 and ST6 groups and significant differences between stimulation at real and sham points.
Brain regions were activated more by real acupoint TEAS than by sham point TEAS.
Brain regions that were activated with LI4 and ST6 were broadly overlapping and adjacent.
Our results provide supplementary neuroimaging evidence for the existence of acupoint specificity.
These results may confirm the central mechanisms of the specific correlation between the Hegu point and the orofacial part.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kong, Su-ping& Tan, Qiwen& Liu, Ying& Jing, Xiang-Hong& Zhu, Bing& Huo, Yong-jun…[et al.]. 2015. Specific Correlation between the Hegu Point (LI4) and the Orofacial Part: Evidence from an fMRI Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063353
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kong, Su-ping…[et al.]. Specific Correlation between the Hegu Point (LI4) and the Orofacial Part: Evidence from an fMRI Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063353
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kong, Su-ping& Tan, Qiwen& Liu, Ying& Jing, Xiang-Hong& Zhu, Bing& Huo, Yong-jun…[et al.]. Specific Correlation between the Hegu Point (LI4) and the Orofacial Part: Evidence from an fMRI Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063353
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063353