Correlation between the skin surface temperature at the related back-shu points and the pulmonary ventilation function in patients with chronic persistent asthma based on the theory of "lung governing the skin and hair".
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240820-0001
- Author:
Shaoqian ZHAO
1
;
Mengyu FU
2
;
Nanxin HUANG
1
;
Jipeng ZHOU
1
;
Jinglin HUANG
1
;
Wei LIU
1
;
Hesheng WANG
3
;
Lanying LIU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine/Jiangsu Province Hospital of CM, Nanjing 210029, China; First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province.
2. Institute of Health and Wellness of Jiangsu Open University.
3. Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine/Jiangsu Province Hospital of CM, Nanjing 210029, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupoint specificity;
back-shu points;
chronic persistent asthma;
infrared thermal imaging;
lung governing the skin and hair;
pulmonary ventilation function;
skin surface temperature
- MeSH:
Humans;
Female;
Male;
Asthma/therapy*;
Middle Aged;
Adult;
Skin Temperature;
Lung/physiopathology*;
Acupuncture Points;
Pulmonary Ventilation;
Aged;
Chronic Disease/therapy*;
Young Adult;
Hair
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2025;45(3):274-279
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To observe the skin surface temperature at the related back-shu points in the patients with the different levels of pulmonary ventilation function in chronic persistent asthma, and to explore the correlation between the skin temperature at the back-shu points and pulmonary ventilation function indexes based on "lung governing the skin and hair".
METHODS:Sixty-one patients with chronic persistent asthma, based on the level of pulmonary ventilation function, were assigned into a reduced pulmonary ventilation function group (reduced function group, 32 cases) and a normal pulmonary ventilation function group (normal function group, 29 cases). In the two groups, the skin surface temperature was measured in the sites of bilateral Feishu (BL13), Geshu (BL17), Pishu (BL20) and Shenshu (BL23); and the pulmonary ventilation function indexes (the percentage of predicted value of forced vital capacity [FVC%pred], the percentage of predicted value of forced expiratory volume in the first second [FEV1%pred], the percentage of predicted value of FEV1/FVC [FEV1/FVC%pred] and the percentage of predicted value of the peak expiratory flow [PEF%pred]) were recorded. The correlation between the skin surface temperature of acupoints and pulmonary ventilation function was analyzed.
RESULTS:Compared with the normal function group, the surface skin temperature at the bilateral Feishu (BL13), Geshu (BL17), Pishu (BL20) and Shenshu (BL23) was higher in the reduced function group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with the normal function group, FEV1%pred, FEV1/FVC%pred and PEF%pred were decreased in the reduced function group (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in FVC%pred between the two groups (P>0.05). The skin surface temperature at the bilateral Feishu (BL13), Geshu (BL17), Pishu (BL20) and Shenshu (BL23) was negatively correlated with FVC%pred, FEV1%pred, FEV1/FVC%pred and PEF%pred in 61 patients with chronic persistent asthma (P<0.001, P<0.01, P<0.05).
CONCLUSION:The skin surface temperature at back-shu points is elevated in line with the the decline of pulmonary ventilation function in the patients with chronic persistent asthma, presenting a negative correlation with pulmonary ventilation function indexes. It is preliminarily verified that back-shu point is characterized by reflecting the visceral disorders.
