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Acupuncture Points and Perforating Cutaneous Vessels Identified Using Infrared Thermography: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

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    Identifier: imarina:5874009
    Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina5874009
  • Authors:

    Alvarez-Prats D
    Carvajal-Fernández O
    Valera Garrido F
    Pecos-Martín D
    García-Godino A
    Santafe M
    Medina-Mirapeix F
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Alvarez-Prats D; Carvajal-Fernández O; Valera Garrido F; Pecos-Martín D; García-Godino A; Santafe M; Medina-Mirapeix F
    Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    URV's Author/s: Santafé Martínez, Manuel
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    Abstract: © 2019 D. Álvarez-Prats et al. Aims. To evaluate the presence of perforating cutaneous vessels (PCV) in different lower limb acupuncture points (AP) using thermography. Material and Methods. An analytical cross-sectional study was performed on the two lower limbs (n=6) of volunteer subjects. In total, 144 AP and 144 control points (CP) were analysed, one for each AP. First, the AP and CP were located on each individual. Subsequently, both the real and thermographic images were created. In the real images, the location of the AP and the established CP were highlighted with boxes. FLIR Tools Plus and Physio Thermal Imaging software were used to merge the real image with the AP and the CP and to merge the thermographic image with the PCV. By superimposing both images, we were able to verify the presence of PCV among the AP and CP. Results. PCV were identified in 87.5% of the 144 AP examined and in 18.1% of the respective CP. All the AP had a higher percentage of PCV compared to their respective CP, with statistically significant differences in all points, except for ST33 and ST34. The probability of finding PCV in AP was 11 times higher than the probability of not finding it. Discussion. Thermography may serve as a useful tool in the assessment and treatment of patients using acupuncture. The presence of PCV in the area of the acupuncture needle insertion could partially influence the effects generated by the acupuncture technique from the vascular autonomic point of view. Conclusions. There is a high proportion of PCV in the AP area located in the lower limb.
    Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Psicología Odontología Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Integrative & complementary medicine Farmacia Ensino Engenharias iv Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Economia Complementary and alternative medicine Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração, ciências contábeis e turismo
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 1741427X
    Author's mail: manuel.santafe@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-5462-5108
    Record's date: 2023-02-18
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2019/7126439/
    Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Evidence-Based Complementary And Alternative Medicine. 2019 (7126439): 7126439-
    APA: Alvarez-Prats D; Carvajal-Fernández O; Valera Garrido F; Pecos-Martín D; García-Godino A; Santafe M; Medina-Mirapeix F (2019). Acupuncture Points and Perforating Cutaneous Vessels Identified Using Infrared Thermography: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary And Alternative Medicine, 2019(7126439), 7126439-. DOI: 10.1155/2019/7126439
    Article's DOI: 10.1155/2019/7126439
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2019
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Complementary and Alternative Medicine,Integrative & Complementary Medicine
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Saúde coletiva
    Química
    Psicología
    Odontología
    Nutrição
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicina iii
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Materiais
    Interdisciplinar
    Integrative & complementary medicine
    Farmacia
    Ensino
    Engenharias iv
    Engenharias ii
    Engenharias i
    Enfermagem
    Educação física
    Economia
    Complementary and alternative medicine
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Ciência de alimentos
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
    Astronomia / física
    Administração, ciências contábeis e turismo
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