The change of negative pressure in the cupping-cup and its influence on the depth of filiform-needle insertion / 生物医学工程学杂志
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
; (6): 71-74, 2010.
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en Zh
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to observe the negative pressure in the cup during cupping, and to investigate the influence of negative pressure on the depth of filiform-needle inserted and retained. In the beginning, the change of pressure after cupping on acupoint BL23 for a span of 20 minutes was recorded. Acupuncture on acupoint BL23 was performed; the filiform-needle was retained and followed by cupping at different levels of negative pressure, and the changes of the depth of needle insertion was measured. The results showed: the absolute value of the negative pressure in the cup goes down with time and is significantly lower after 20 minutes (P < 0.05); the negative pressure in the cup causes the retreat of the inserted needle; and under the same pressure, there is a greater length measurement in needle retreat for male than for female (P < 0.01). The length of needle retreat is related to the pressure in the cupping-cup and to gender.
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Asunto principal:
Presión
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Puntos de Acupuntura
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Terapia por Acupuntura
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Factores Sexuales
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Terapia Combinada
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Medicina Tradicional China
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Métodos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article