Microcirculation And Temperature Monitoring During Acupuncture On Jiexi (St.41)

Abstract

Laser Doppler flowmetry as well as laser Doppler imaging and thermal imaging play an important role in the scientific of peripheral effects of acupuncture. Microcirculation and temperature monitoring was performed in four healthy volunteers (mean age  SD: 33.5  11.4 years; 3 female, 1 male) prior to, during and after insertion and stimulation of an acupuncture needle at the acupoint Jiexi (St.41). The average skin perfusion (Flux) increased significantly at the recording position Zhiyin (UB.67). This was not the case in a control point. It is supposed that similar effects are present as during stimulation of the acupoint Neiguan (Pe.6) at the wrist of the hand which showed a marked increase after 1 minute in microcirculation at the fingertip.