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Neuroplasticity Changes on Human Motor Cortex Induced by Acupuncture Therapy: A Preliminary Study
Joint Authors
Yang, Yi
Wang, Shaosong
Eisner, Ines
Chen, Siqi
Zhang, Fan
Wang, Lin-Peng
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-02-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
While neuroplasticity changes measured by transcranial magnetic stimulation have been proved to be highly correlated to motor recovery and have been tested in various forms of interventions, it has not been applied to investigate the neurophysiologic mechanism of acupuncture therapy.
The aim of this study is to investigate neuroplasticity changes induced by a single session of acupuncture therapy in healthy adults, regarding the excitability change on bilateral primary motor cortex and interhemispheric inhibition.
Ten subjects took a 30-minute acupuncture therapy and the same length relaxing phase in separate days.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation measures, including resting motor threshold, amplitudes of motor-evoked potential, and interhemispheric inhibition, were assessed before and 10 minutes after intervention.
Acupuncture treatment showed significant changes on potential amplitude from both ipsilateral and contralateral hemispheres to acupuncture compared to baseline.
Also, interhemispheric inhibition from the contralateral motor cortex to the opposite showed a significant decline.
The results indicated that corticomotoneuronal excitability and interhemispheric competition could be modulated by acupuncture therapy on healthy subjects.
The following question about whether these changes will be observed in the same way on stroke patients and whether they correlate with the therapeutic effect on movement need to be answered by following studies.
This trial is registered with ISRCTN13074245.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yang, Yi& Eisner, Ines& Chen, Siqi& Wang, Shaosong& Zhang, Fan& Wang, Lin-Peng. 2017. Neuroplasticity Changes on Human Motor Cortex Induced by Acupuncture Therapy: A Preliminary Study. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1193026
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yang, Yi…[et al.]. Neuroplasticity Changes on Human Motor Cortex Induced by Acupuncture Therapy: A Preliminary Study. Neural Plasticity No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1193026
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yang, Yi& Eisner, Ines& Chen, Siqi& Wang, Shaosong& Zhang, Fan& Wang, Lin-Peng. Neuroplasticity Changes on Human Motor Cortex Induced by Acupuncture Therapy: A Preliminary Study. Neural Plasticity. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1193026
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1193026