Visualized Characterization for Cerebral Response of Acupuncture Deqi : Paradox Underway
Joint Authors
Liu, Yan-Qin
Yang, Ming-Xiao
Liang, Fan-Rong
Zeng, Fang
Wu, Xi
Feng, Yue
Yang, Jie
Chen, Jiao
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acupuncture as an oriental natural healing therapy with prolonged history has been extensively utilized in the management of great numbers of disorders.
Deqi, a renowned acupuncture needling sensation, is profoundly regarded as the predictor and also the prerequisite of a preferable acupuncture treatment efficacy.
Till now, there is still no consistency being reached towards the mechanism of acupuncture Deqi as a result of the discrepancy for publicly acknowledged evidence.
Recent visualized research on Deqi using modern technologies has demonstrated possible central mechanism towards it.
However, there is a conspicuous paradox underway in the research of cerebral response to acupuncture Deqi.
This paper provided a view of up-to-date studies using visualized tools to characterize the brain response to acupuncture Deqi, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT).
The paradox was extruded to highlight certain reasons from a TCM view.
It is hypothesized that acupoints located at different dermal sites, state of participant, and needling manipulation can all contribute to the current paradox.
Hence, further studies on acupuncture Deqi should pay more attention to the strategy of experiment design with generalized measurement, valid sham control methods, and more to subjects in diseased condition.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yang, Jie& Yang, Ming-Xiao& Zeng, Fang& Wu, Xi& Chen, Jiao& Liu, Yan-Qin…[et al.]. 2013. Visualized Characterization for Cerebral Response of Acupuncture Deqi : Paradox Underway. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506126
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yang, Jie…[et al.]. Visualized Characterization for Cerebral Response of Acupuncture Deqi : Paradox Underway. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506126
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yang, Jie& Yang, Ming-Xiao& Zeng, Fang& Wu, Xi& Chen, Jiao& Liu, Yan-Qin…[et al.]. Visualized Characterization for Cerebral Response of Acupuncture Deqi : Paradox Underway. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506126
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506126