Effects of Needle Stimulation of Acupuncture Loci Nei-Kuan (EH-6), Tsu-San-Li (St-36), San-Yin-Chiao (Sp-6) and Chu-Chih (LI-11) on Cutaneous Temperature and Pain Threshold in Normal Adults

1981 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 305-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mao-Tsun Lin ◽  
Andi Chandra ◽  
Sou-Mei Chen-Yen
Keyword(s):  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Pain Threshold ◽  
Evaporative Heat Loss ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Cutaneous Temperature ◽  
Cutaneous Circulation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Normal Adults ◽  
Needle Stimulation ◽  
Stimulation Of

The effects of stimulation of acupuncture loci Nei-Kuan (EH-6), Tsu-San-Li (St-36), San-Yin-Chiao (Sp-6) and Chu-Chih (LI-11) on cutaneous circulation and/or pain threshold were assessed in eight normal adults. Stimulation of acupuncture locus San-Yin-Chiao (located in the right leg) produced vasoconstriction in the right leg skin temperature (Tright leg) and in the left leg skin temperature (Tleft leg). There was no change in either right arm skin temperature (Tright arm), left arm skin temperature (Tleft arm), metabolic rate, or respiratory evaporative heat loss. Stimulation of Nei-Kuan (located in the right arm) produced vasoconstriction only in both Tright arm and Tleft arm without changes in Tright leg and Tleft leg. Stimulation of acupuncture locus Tsu-San-Li (located in the left leg) produced vasoconstriction in both Tleft leg and Tright leg without changes in either Tright arm or Tleft arm. Stimulation of acupuncture locus of Chu-Chih (located in the left arm) produced vasodilatation in both Tleft arm and Tright arm without changes in either Tright leg and Tleft leg. On the other hand, stimulation of acupuncture locus San-Yin-Chiao (right side) produced analgesia only in the right foot sole, while stimulation of acupuncture locus Chu-Chih (left side) produced analgesia only in the left hand palm. Thus, the data indicate that each acupuncture locus may have its own way topographical representation with special reference to both cutaneous circulation and pain threshold in normal adults.

Needle Stimulation of Acupuncture Loci Chu-Chih (LI-11) and Ho-Ku (LI-4) Induces Hypothermia Effects and Analgesia in Normal Adults

1981 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 74-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mao-Tsun Lin ◽  
Andi Chandra ◽  
Sou-Mei Chen-Yen ◽  
Yun-Feng Chern
Keyword(s):  
Heat Production ◽  
Hot Plate ◽  
Hot Plate Test ◽  
Plate Test ◽  
Metabolic Heat ◽  
Cutaneous Vasodilatation ◽  
Cutaneous Temperature ◽  
Normal Adults ◽  
Needle Stimulation ◽  
Stimulation Of

The effects of acupuncture stimulation on the Chu-Chih (LI-11) and Ho-Ku (LI-4) loci on both thermoregulatory and analgesic activity were assessed in normal adults. stimulation of Chu-Chih and Ho-Ku each produced both hypothermia and analgesia. The hypothermia was brought about by decreased metabolic heat production and cutaneous vasodilatation (as estimated by an increase in cutaneous temperature). The analgesic effect was shown by an increase in the latency to palm lift in the hot plate test. Thus, the data indicate that stimulation of acupuncture loci Chu-Chih and Ho-Ku is an ideal treatment for both the fever and painful syndromes.

Increase in Cutaneous Temperature Induced by Hypnotic Suggestion of Pain

1992 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 737-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Hájek ◽  
B. Jakoubek ◽  
K. Kýhos ◽  
T. Radil
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Atopic Eczema ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Pain Threshold ◽  
Central Mechanism ◽  
Local Change ◽  
Local Increase ◽  
Hypnotic Suggestion ◽  
Cutaneous Temperature

Eight patients with atopic eczema and six healthy subjects were given hypnotic suggestion to feel pain in the upper part of the back and in one case on the palm. An average local increase in skin temperature of 0.6° C (detected by thermovision) occurred under this condition. For some patients cutaneous pain threshold was increased before the experiment by means of repetitive hypnotic suggestion of analgesia. These subjects reported feeling no pain subjectively, but the local change in skin temperature was equal in both cases. The results suggest a central mechanism induced by measuring changes in pain threshold in the skin, which changes are independent of local changes in blood flow.

Laterality Differences for Speed but Not for Control in Sequential Finger Tapping

1988 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 927-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Z. Podbros ◽  
Maria A. Wyke
Keyword(s):  
Motor Activity ◽  
Finger Tapping ◽  
Cerebral Function ◽  
Sequential Order ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Right Hand ◽  
The Right ◽  
And Control ◽  
Normal Adults ◽  
Complex Movement

Multiple or sequential finger tapping is preferential to the dominant right hand with respect to speed. However, in more complex movement, variables other than speed become important. The present investigation uses a sequential finger-rapping task which permits assessment of between-hands differences with respect to rate and control of movement, with and without vision. 36 right-handed normal adults rapidly tapped their fingers in sequential order on a block (2.54 cm. sq.), trying not to move the block. Analyses of variance (mode × hand) performed for taps and shift of the block show the right hand to be faster than the left hand with and without vision, adding further to the notion that the left hemisphere predominates in increases in rapid movement and in sequencing aspects of motor activity. However, while both hands were steadier with vision than without, there were no between-hand differences with regard to control, suggesting equivalency of cerebral function for factors of manual sequencing other than speed.

scholarly journals Changes of Locoregional Skin Temperature in Neonates Undergoing Laser Needle Acupuncture at the Acupuncture Point Large Intestine 4

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Kurath-Koller ◽  
Gerhard Litscher ◽  
Anna Gross ◽  
Thomas Freidl ◽  
Martin Koestenberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Large Intestine ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Skin Surface ◽  
Laser Acupuncture ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Thermal Changes ◽  
Laser Needle ◽  
The Right ◽  
Needle Acupuncture

Laser acupuncture bears a potential risk for the skin surface, especially in neonates whose skin has histological and physiological peculiarities. We evaluated thermal changes of skin temperature in neonates during laser acupuncture by using a thermal camera (Flir i5, Flir Systems Inc., Portland, USA). Laserneedles (Laserneedle GmbH, Glienicke/Nordbahn, Germany) were fixed to the skin at Large Intestine 4 (LI 4,Hegu), bilaterally. Before application of laser acupuncture (685 nm, 15 mW, 500 μm), as well as after 1, 5, and 10 min, thermographic pictures of both hands were taken. The measuring was carried out on the 23rd day after birth (20 neonates, mean postmenstrual gestational age 38 + 2, mean weight 2604 g). Compared to the initial temperature of 34.2°C on the right hand, the skin temperature had increased to 35.3°C (P<0.05) after 5 min and up to 36.1°C (P<0.05) after 10 min of stimulation. Equally, on the left hand, an increase of the skin temperature from 34.5°C to 35.9°C (P<0.05) and 35.9°C (P<0.05) was measured. The highest measured skin temperature after 10 min of stimulation amounted to 38.7°C, without any clinically visible changes on the skin surface.

A Segmental Effect Involved in the Changes of Skin Blood Flow Induced by Acupuncture in Normal Health Human

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (03) ◽  
pp. 441-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Min Jan ◽  
Tsai-Chung Li ◽  
Ching-Liang Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Skin Blood Flow ◽  
Spinal Nerve ◽  
Dorsal Part ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Calcitonin Gene ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Right ◽  
Adult Volunteers

Our previous studies found that segmental effect of spinal nerve plays an important role in acupuncture stimulation (AS) on nail-fold microcirculation. Calcitonin-gene related peptide (CGRP) is a potent endogenous vasodilator. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of AS on skin blood flow (SBF) and skin temperature (ST), and the involvement of spinal nerve segment and CGRP. A total of 17 healthy adult volunteers were studied, and all of them accepted three assessments as follows: (1) left Waiguan (SJ5) assessment (LW), AS applied to Waiguan acupoint of the left hand with obtaining qi; (2) right Waiguan assessment (RW), AS applied to Waiguan acupoint of the right hand with obtaining qi; (3) sham assessment, AS applied to the cutaneous portion of Waiguan acupoint of the left hand only. Each assessment was divided into before acupuncture period (BP), acupuncture period (AP) and post acupuncture period (PP). Both SBF and skin temperature (ST) were recorded simultaneously for 20 min at central dorsal part of the left hand in each period. Besides, the levels of CGRP in the blood were measured before AS, and at 20 min after AS in the LW assessment. Results indicated that the SBF was less in the PP than that in the BP, but SBF did not significantly vary between AP and BP, and between AP and PP in the LW assessment; SBF is similar among BP, AP, and PP in the sham and RW assessments; the difference of SBF between AP and BP was greater in the LW assessment than that in the sham assessment; the difference of SBF between AP and BP, and between PP and BP was greater in the LW assessment than that in the RW assessment. The levels of CGRP in the BP were similar to that at 20 min after AS; ST was similar among BP, AP and PP in the sham, LW and RW assessments. These results suggested that a segmental effect of spinal nerve is involved in the changes of SBF induced by AS since both the cutaneous part of left Waiguan acupoint and central dorsal part of the left hand belong to the 7th segment of cervical nerve.

Strategies for Autoregulation of Peripheral Skin Temperature

1995 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 675-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renaud van Quekelberghe
Keyword(s):  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Temperature Difference ◽  
Warm Water ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Main Study ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
The Right

The present study examined different mental strategies for effective and rapid regulation of skin temperature in adjacent areas. In the main study, subjects ( N = 10) were asked to achieve mentally a maximal temperature difference between the right index and the right little fingers within 25 minutes. In a control group ( N = 10), possible effects of a temperature-influencing device (cold and warm water bags on the left hand) on the right index and little fingers were examined. Because results were impressive, a series of similar studies was conducted. The results demonstrate the efficacy of mental strategies for a differential thermoregulation of adjacent skin areas (between 1 and 3 cm). Possible explanations and implications are discussed.

Effects of Stimulation of Acupuncture Loci Ta-Chuei (Go-14), Nei-Kuan (EH-6) and Tsu-San-Li (St-36) on Thermoregulatory Function of Normal Adults

1979 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 324-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mao-Tsun Lin ◽  
Guo-Guan Liu ◽  
Jyh-Jian Soong ◽  
Yun-Feng Chern ◽  
Kuei-Mon Wu
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Temperature Regulation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Body Temperature Regulation ◽  
Acupuncture Stimulation ◽  
Cutaneous Circulation ◽  
Thermoregulatory Function ◽  
Normal Adults ◽  
Stimulation Of

The effects of acupuncture stimulation on the Ta-Chuei (Go-14), Nei-Kuan (EH-6) and Tsu-San-Li (St-36) loci on thermoregulatory function were assessed in normal adults. Stimulation of acupuncture locus Ta-Chuei produced hypothermia. The hypothermia was brought about by a decrease in metabolic rate, an increase in cutaneous circulation (the back region) and perspiration. On the other hand, acupuncture stimulation of either the Nei-Kuan or Tsu-San-Li loci produced a sligh hyperthermia. The hyperthermia was due to a decrease in cutaneous circulation. The data indicate that each acupuncture locus may have its own function with special reference to body temperature regulation.

Editorial Note

1946 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-2
Keyword(s):  
Editorial Note ◽  
Speech Sounds ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Hand Column ◽  
Right Hand ◽  
Infant Speech ◽  
The Right

In the article “Infant Speech Sounds and Intelligence” by Orvis C. Irwin and Han Piao Chen, in the December 1945 issue of the Journal, the paragraph which begins at the bottom of the left hand column on page 295 should have been placed immediately below the first paragraph at the top of the right hand column on page 296. To the authors we express our sincere apologies.

Is the Future the Right Time?

2010 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Ouellet ◽  
Julio Santiago ◽  
Ziv Israeli ◽  
Shai Gabay
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Task ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Visual Modality ◽  
Opposite Pattern ◽  
Time Line ◽  
Temporal Reference ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Reading Direction ◽  
Mental Time Line ◽  
The Right

Spanish and English speakers tend to conceptualize time as running from left to right along a mental line. Previous research suggests that this representational strategy arises from the participants’ exposure to a left-to-right writing system. However, direct evidence supporting this assertion suffers from several limitations and relies only on the visual modality. This study subjected to a direct test the reading hypothesis using an auditory task. Participants from two groups (Spanish and Hebrew) differing in the directionality of their orthographic system had to discriminate temporal reference (past or future) of verbs and adverbs (referring to either past or future) auditorily presented to either the left or right ear by pressing a left or a right key. Spanish participants were faster responding to past words with the left hand and to future words with the right hand, whereas Hebrew participants showed the opposite pattern. Our results demonstrate that the left-right mapping of time is not restricted to the visual modality and that the direction of reading accounts for the preferred directionality of the mental time line. These results are discussed in the context of a possible mechanism underlying the effects of reading direction on highly abstract conceptual representations.

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