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The Effects of Acupuncture on Cerebral and Muscular Microcirculation: A Systematic Review of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Studies
Joint Authors
Lo, Ming-Yu
Ong, Ming Wei
Chen, Wei-Yu
Lin, Jaung Geng
Sun, Wei-Zen
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acupuncture produces physiological effects via stimulating acupoints, proximal or distal to the region of effect.
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) noninvasively measures tissue-level hemodynamics in real time.
We review the literature investigating the effect of acupuncture on muscular and/or cerebral microcirculation.
As the basis, we queried PubMed in June 2014 for articles mentioning both acupuncture and NIRS in title/abstract.
The reviewed papers investigated either cerebral (n = 11) or muscular hemodynamics (n = 5) and, based on STRICTA for reporting acupuncture methodology, were overall poor in quality.
Acupuncture was found to influence regional oxygen saturation in cerebral and muscular tissue.
The cortical response in healthy subjects varied across studies.
For subjects with stroke or cerebrovascular dementia, findings suggest that acupuncture may modulate dysfunction in cerebral autoregulation.
The muscular response to pressure techniques was more intense than that to needling or laser.
Probe proximity could impact measurement sensitivity.
No one study simultaneously investigated the direct and remote responses.
Research utilizing NIRS to investigate the hemodynamics of acupuncture presently lacks in scope and quality.
Improved designs, for example, placebo-controlled, randomized trials, and standardized intervention reporting will raise study quality.
Exploiting NIRS in clinical settings, such as stroke, migraine, or other pain conditions, is worthwhile.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lo, Ming-Yu& Ong, Ming Wei& Chen, Wei-Yu& Sun, Wei-Zen& Lin, Jaung Geng. 2015. The Effects of Acupuncture on Cerebral and Muscular Microcirculation: A Systematic Review of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Studies. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063670
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lo, Ming-Yu…[et al.]. The Effects of Acupuncture on Cerebral and Muscular Microcirculation: A Systematic Review of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Studies. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063670
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lo, Ming-Yu& Ong, Ming Wei& Chen, Wei-Yu& Sun, Wei-Zen& Lin, Jaung Geng. The Effects of Acupuncture on Cerebral and Muscular Microcirculation: A Systematic Review of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Studies. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063670
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063670