The Research of the Effect of Acupoint Massage on Puerpera′s Dopamine Levels and the Analgesia.
- VernacularTitle:穴位按摩法对产妇多巴胺水平影响及镇痛作用的研究
- Author:
Yunjuan WU
;
Xiao TANG
;
Qiuyan JIANG
;
Linhong DONG
;
Yi GAO
;
Ni XIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupoint massage;
Dopamine;
Labor pain
- From:
Journal of Medical Research
2006;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of acupoint massage on labor analgesia efficacy and it's related clinical factors,so to definite the analgesia mechanism and the relationship between the neurotransmitter dopamine and analgesia mechanism.Methods We choosed patients who have been hospitalized in No.1 hospital from March 2009 to September 2009,and divided them into two groups randomly: observation group and control group.Patients in the observation group were treated with acupuncture massage when the production process went into the active phase.Control group indicated that childbirth was naturally without any treatment.We observed the analgesic effect of point massage and the impact of pressure on the uterine contractions.We tested the dopamine level in the blood by fluorescent spectrophotometry before and afte the acupoint massage.We explored the effects of the point massage on the dopamine level in the puerpera.Results The observation group′s pain decreased more than that of the control group.The intensity of contractions in observation group was decreased more obvious than that of the the control group.The serum dopamine levels was significantly lower than that pre-massage(P
