Laser puncture on cerebral oxygenation
- [Article in German]
Litscher G, Wang L
- Universitatsklinik fur Anasthesiologie und Intensivmedizin Graz.
[email protected]
Biomed Tech (Berl) 2000 Jul-Aug;45(7-8):215-8
For the first time, we have studied the effects of manual acupuncture and of
laser puncture on cerebral oxygenation in three healthy male volunteers
using transcranial near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRO 300, Hamamatsu Photonics,
Japan). The results indicate that acupuncture of specific acupuncture points
leads to an increase in oxygenated haemoglobin and in the tissue oxygenation
index. However, needling and laser puncture at placebo points does not
produce the same effect on cerebral oxygenation. This fact provides further
proof of specific quantifiable effects of acupuncture on the brain.
PMID: 10975151, UI: 20430850
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