Musculoskeletal ultrasound to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture: a review.
J Tradit Chin Med
; 44(3): 629-632, 2024 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38767648
ABSTRACT
Acupuncture is a typical example of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has been used in China for hundreds of years to treat a wide range of illnesses. However, in the clinic, issues and deficiencies were primarily seen in four areas loss of accuracy in the operation process; difficulty understanding the depth of acupuncture; difficulty using reinforcing and reducing techniques; and lack of a clear dynamic effect of acupuncture points following acupuncture. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography may quantitatively evaluate the acupuncture location and display the distribution of small nerves near and within the fascia of the acupuncture point in real time. The subjects were asked how they felt about receiving Qi when the needle body reached different depths and different tissues. The Qi obtained from an acupuncture point and the connective tissue of the fascia can be further understood by combining the physiological response of the acupuncture point with the anatomical structure, which offers a new method for defining the nature of the acupuncture point and standardizing the acupuncture point.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Acupuncture Points
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Ultrasonography
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Tradit Chin Med
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J. tradit. chin. med
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Journal of traditional chinese medicine
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Country of publication:
China