On neurophysiological mechanism of the puncture therapy

Chernavskii, D. S.; Karp, V. P.; Rodstat, I.V.

doi:10.1109/rnns.1992.268570

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“…When the disease being treated is surface wounds and skin diseases or arthritis, millimeter waves are applied at the site of the lesion. When the treatment deals with internal organs, some recommended sites of exposure in MMWT are the lower end of the sternum, tender sites on the body surface, or acupuncture points [Chernavsky et al, 1994; Rojavin and Ziskin, 1998]. The reason for using acupuncture points as exposure sites in MMWT has been unclear, as underlined in the review by Usichenko et al [2006]: “The most intriguing question for future research might be the evaluation of the role of the exposure site, especially in relation to the topography of the acupuncture meridian system”.…”

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“…MMWT has been shown to involve the peripheral nervous system, especially free nerve endings in the skin which appear to be primary targets of millimeter waves [Pakhomov et al, 1997; Radzievsky et al, 2001, 2004]. Also, acupuncture spots have been suggested to have a higher nerve density, potentially within the skin or at muscle interfaces [Chernavsky et al, 1994; Feng and Ifrim, 2004; Li et al, 2004; Zhao 2008], but other reports are conflicting [Wick et al, 2007]. …”

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Dielectric properties of human skin at an acupuncture point in the 50-75 GHz frequency range: A pilot study

Egot-Lemaire

Ziskin

2011

Bioelectromagnetics

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The reason for using acupuncture points as exposure sites in some applications of millimeter wave therapy has been unclear. Acupuncture points have been suspected to exhibit particular direct current (DC), low-frequency electrical and optical properties compared to surrounding skin. To assess if such a biophysical correlation could exist at millimeter wave frequencies used in the therapy, we investigated the dielectric properties of an acupuncture point on the forearm skin within the 50 -75 GHz range. These properties were compared with those of a neighboring ipsilateral control area and a corresponding contralateral control area. The complex reflection coefficient at the end of an open-ended rectangular waveguide loaded with a Teflon plug was measured with a vector network analyzer. A suitable model of the aperture admittance was used to calculate the dielectric properties of the skin at the measured spots. Statistical analyses were conducted with an ANOVA to compare the three sites. From these analyses, the dielectric properties of the acupuncture site were found to be somewhat different from those of surrounding non-acupuncture sites from 50 to about 61 GHz, in the case of the real part of the complex permittivity.

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