| Autor: |
John D. Black, Fred S. Berlin, Robert L. Bartlett |
| Rok vydání: |
1975 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Anesthesiology. 42:527-530 |
| ISSN: |
0003-3022 |
| Popis: |
An experiment was performed to determine whether needles inserted into appropriate acupuncture points could delay onset of a pain-terminating response more than needles inserted as placebos into inappropriate points could. A heat source contained in a modified Hardy-Wolff-Goodell dolorimeter was used as a stimulus to produce pain on the posterolateral aspects of the left forearms of volunteer subjects. Subjects pressed a switch as soon as pain was experienced, and the latency between stimulus onset and response was measured to the nearest hundredth of a second. Response latencies were recorded before and after needling, which included electrical stimulation. Needles placed in specific acupuncture points called Ho-Ku and Wai-Kaun delayed onset of the pain-terminating response slightly more than needles inserted as placebos. Even with needles in appropriate acupuncture points, analgesia was slight and subjects still experienced pain. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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