Study on acupoint laterality: the important supplement to acupoint specificity.
- Author:
Guang-Jun WANG
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. tjuwgj@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Functional Laterality;
Humans;
Species Specificity
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2012;32(8):709-712
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Acupoint laterality is defined as the non-equivalence effect and the diversity of intermediate links resulted from stimulating isonym acupoints on the different side respectively. This kind of study is the important supplement to acupoint specificity and can provide the basis for acupoint selection in clinical practice. On the other side, acupoints relevance deduced by acupoint laterality (symmetry/symmetry breaking) can be reference for acupoint diagnosis and the changes of acupuncture treatment model in clinic.
