Effect of Heat-Producing Needling Technique on the Local Skin Temperature: Clinical Dataset

The heat-producing needling technique is a special compound manipulating procedure on the acupuncture needle which has been recorded to produce a warm sensation in the body in ancient TCM literature. This randomized, subject-blinded clinical study was performed to examine the effect of heat-producing acupuncture treatment on the ST36 local skin temperature. A total of 30 healthy participants received four successive sessions of heat-producing acupuncture treatment, non-acupoint heat-producing acupuncture treatment, normal stable acupuncture treatment, and non-invasive sham acupuncture treatment at the ST36 acupoint in a random sequence. Within each session, the local ST36 skin temperature and basal body temperature of each participant were measured at 1 min before needle insertion, just after needle insertion and manipulation (if any), 5 min after needle insertion with needle removal immediately after temperature taking, and 5 min after needle removal. Furthermore, the participants were also required to declare their needling and heat sensation felt during the acupuncture needling treatment period using a visual analogue scale from 1 to 10 immediately after each treatment session. This data descriptor presents all the clinical data obtained in the above mentioned study.

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Relation of local skin temperature and local sweating to cutaneous blood flow

Journal of Applied Physiology ◽

10.1152/jappl.1963.18.4.781 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 781-785 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Leo C. Senay ◽

Leon D. Prokop ◽

Leslie Cronau ◽

Alrick B. Hertzman

Keyword(s):

Blood Flow ◽

Skin Temperature ◽

Sweat Gland ◽

Cutaneous Blood Flow ◽

Local Skin ◽

Cutaneous Vasodilatation ◽

Local Skin Temperature ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Cutaneous Blood

The relationship of local skin temperature and the onset of sweating to the local cutaneous blood flow was studied in the forearm and calf. The purpose of the investigation was to appraise the possible relation of sweat gland activity to the cutaneous vasodilatation which has been attributed to bradykinin or to intracranial temperatures. The onset of sweating was not marked by any apparently related increases in the rate of cutaneous blood flow. On the contrary, the onset of sweating was followed often by a stabilization or even a decrease in the level of cutaneous blood flow. The relations of the latter to the local skin temperature were complex, particularly in the forearm. There appeared to be additional unidentified influences, possibly vasomotor, operating on the skin vessels during transitional phases in the relation of skin temperature to blood flow. Submitted on October 15, 1962

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Effect of Siguan Acupuncture on Gastrointestinal Motility: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Crossover Trial

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2013/918392 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Kyung-Min Shin ◽

Ji-Eun Park ◽

Sanghun Lee ◽

Sun-Mi Choi ◽

Yo-Chan Ahn ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gastrointestinal Motility ◽

Acupuncture Treatment ◽

Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽

Sham Acupuncture ◽

The Body ◽

Acupuncture Group ◽

The Real ◽

Real Acupuncture ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Sham Acupuncture Group

Siguan acupoints have been used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms in acupuncture practices for a long time. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Siguan acupuncture on gastrointestinal motility under accelerated conditions using a randomized, sham-acupuncture-controlled, crossover study. Twenty-one healthy male subjects were hospitalized and randomized into either a real acupuncture group (at Siguan acupoints) or a sham acupuncture group. Subjects were administered with mosapride citrate (15 mg a day) for 2 days starting 24 hours before the first acupuncture treatment. Immediately after the administration of radio markers, acupuncture treatment was conducted 4 times at 12-hour intervals. Gastrointestinal motility was assessed using radiograph distribution of the radio-markers located in the small intestine, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, rectum, and outside the body immediately after the first acupuncture treatment and at 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours. After a 2-week washout period, the real acupuncture group in the first session was treated with sham acupuncture in the second session, and vice versa. Gastrointestinal motility was generally reduced in the real acupuncture group compared with the sham acupuncture group throughout the 4 different time points. A significant difference was observed at 24 hours following the first acupuncture treatment (P<0.05).

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The effect of environmental temperature on the growth of vertebrae in the tail of the mouse

Development ◽

10.1242/dev.24.2.405 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 405-410

Author(s):

Janet F. Noel ◽

E. A. Wright

Keyword(s):

Skin Temperature ◽

Environmental Temperature ◽

Tissue Temperature ◽

Local Skin ◽

Temperature Growth ◽

Peripheral Organs ◽

Hot Environment ◽

Caudal Vertebrae ◽

Local Skin Temperature ◽

C3h Mice

C3H mice were bred at 30°C and 22°C. At 28 days of age the lengths of the sacral and caudal vertebrae were measured from radiographs and related to the local skin temperature. Growth of the sacral and proximal caudal vertebrae was slightly retarded in the hot environment, but the distal caudal vertebrae showed increased growth which could be quantitatively related to an increase in skin temperature. This suggests that in hot climates the increased growth of peripheral organs of some mammals is due to local increases in tissue temperature.

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Effect of local skin blood flow during light and medium activities on local skin temperature predictions

Journal of Thermal Biology ◽

10.1016/j.jtherbio.2019.07.033 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 84 ◽

pp. 439-450

Author(s):

Stephanie Veselá ◽

Boris R.M. Kingma ◽

Arjan J.H. Frijns ◽

Wouter D. van Marken Lichtenbelt

Keyword(s):

Blood Flow ◽

Skin Temperature ◽

Skin Blood Flow ◽

Local Skin ◽

Local Skin Temperature

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Quantification of DeQi Sensation by Visual Analog Scales in Healthy Humans after Immunostimulating Acupuncture Treatment

The American Journal of Chinese Medicine ◽

10.1142/s0192415x07005247 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 35 (05) ◽

pp. 753-765 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Wei Kou ◽

Isabel Gareus ◽

John D. Bell ◽

Marion U. Goebel ◽

Günther Spahn ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Acupuncture Treatment ◽

Placebo Treatment ◽

Sham Acupuncture ◽

Treatment Session ◽

Therapeutic Effects ◽

Mediated Effects ◽

Healthy Humans ◽

Visual Analog Scales ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

Physiological Outcomes

Acupuncture is the most popular component of traditional Chinese medicine in Western countries. However, the mechanisms of its effects remain unclear. The therapeutic effect of acupuncture appears when a sensation of DeQi is achieved. We previously reported that repeated, but not single acupuncture treatment affected leukocyte circulation and blood pressure in healthy young humans. The objective of this study was to quantify DeQi sensation by using visual analog scales (VASs) and, to test whether DeQi induction is an important factor for the therapeutic effects of acupuncture in the same cohort. After either acupuncture or sham-acupuncture (placebo) treatment, a questionnaire containing five individual VASs was given to subjects to evaluate their DeQi sensation, including numbness, pressure, heaviness, warmth, and radiating paraesthesia, respectively. A separate VA S to measure their levels of anxiety during the treatment was also included. Our results showed that acupuncture significantly induced higher VA S values for numbness, pressure, warmth, and radiating paraesthesia, but not for heaviness than the placebo across three treatment sessions. Additionally, acupuncture did not induce higher anxiety levels than the placebo. These data confirm that VAS is an objective and reliable way to quantify DeQi sensation and, indicate that DeQi is unique to verum acupuncture treatment. Furthermore, either acupuncture-induced therapeutic effects or DeQi sensation should not be attributed to the stress-mediated effects. In summary, the induction of DeQi in each treatment session is an important factor for the physiological outcomes of repeated acupuncture treatment, and VASs offer objective, an easy and reliable way to assess it.

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Elevated local skin temperature impairs cutaneous vasoconstrictor responses to a simulated haemorrhagic challenge while heat stressed

Experimental Physiology ◽

10.1113/expphysiol.2012.068353 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 98 (2) ◽

pp. 444-450 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

J. Pearson ◽

R. A. I. Lucas ◽

C. G. Crandall

Keyword(s):

Skin Temperature ◽

Local Skin ◽

Local Skin Temperature

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Predicting indoor thermal sensation for the elderly in welfare centres in Korea using local skin temperatures

Indoor and Built Environment ◽

10.1177/1420326x16664563 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (8) ◽

pp. 1155-1167 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Chihye Bae ◽

Hyunjung Lee ◽

Chungyoon Chun

Keyword(s):

Field Study ◽

Skin Temperature ◽

Elderly People ◽

Thermal Sensation ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Body ◽

Elderly Subjects ◽

Climate Chamber ◽

Local Skin ◽

Skin Temperatures

This study aims to develop a method to predict thermal sensation in elderly people. To identify the point on the body where skin temperature can best predict thermal sensation in elderly people aged 65 or older and develop a thermal comfort measurement model that can replace the psychological scale, experiments were conducted in a stainless steel wall finish climate chamber and at the seven senior welfare centres in Korea. The results of the climate chamber experiment with 30 healthy elderly people (15 males, 15 females) showed that there was a correlation between thermal sensation and local skin temperature on the back of the hand, the upper arm, the top of the foot and the cheek. This developed thermal sensation prediction model was then applied in a field study at senior welfare centres to verify whether the model could be applied to a large number of elderly subjects in different locations. The field study with 294 elderly people (111 males, 183 females) shows that cheek and back of the hand skin temperatures were useful in predicting thermal sensation in the elderly, and predicted thermal sensation based on the skin temperature of the cheek had the strongest correlation with thermal sensation among the participants.

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The Effect of Pressure on Skin Temperature Measurements for a Disk Sensor

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering ◽

10.1115/1.3426255 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 101 (4) ◽

pp. 261-266 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

S. D. Mahanty ◽

R. B. Roemer

Keyword(s):

Skin Temperature ◽

Human Subjects ◽

Reactive Hyperemia ◽

Circular Disk ◽

Temperature Measurements ◽

Whole Body ◽

Local Pressure ◽

Local Skin ◽

Local Skin Temperature ◽

Skin Temperatures

In order to determine the effect of application pressure on the accuracy of skin temperature measurements for area contact sensors, low values of pressure (2-20 mm Hg) were applied to the mid-thigh and to the lateral aspect of the trochanter of human subjects using a thin, circular disk with a thermistor mounted in the base. From measurements of the local skin temperatures, it was determined that a pressure of 2 mm Hg is adequate to measure the skin temperature accurately. Applying larger pressure results in higher local skin temperatures with the thighs showing larger temperature increases than the trochanters. The results of a finite difference analysis indicate that the increases in skin temperature at higher pressures can be accounted for by the physical phenomena associated with the penetration of the sensor into the tissue. After the release of pressure, the local skin temperature immediately decreased for all subjects indicating little or no reactive hyperemia was occurring. A method of compensating for the changes in local skin temperature which are due to whole body transient thermal effects was also developed. Use of this method allows the effects of the local pressure application to be separated from the transient environmental effects.

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