Framework to quantify the needling sensation and effect of acupuncture.
- Author:
Jiang TU
1
Author Information
1. Evergreen Medicine, Pinole, CA 94530, USA. jiangtu@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
instrumentation;
methods;
Humans;
Needles;
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic;
Sensation;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2012;32(4):363-366
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
It is lack of perfection to use the quantitative description method to evaluate the needling sensations, which blocks the further study on quantity-effectiveness relation of acupuncture. According to the results and clinical experiences of the previous quantitative research of acupuncture, the author puts forwand the quantitative description rules of needling sensation (M-QNS) and questionnaire of quantity-effectiveness relation of acupuncture (F-QNS-E) is designed. And it is concluded that both of the M-QNS and the F-QNS-E can be applied to the randomized controlled trials and clinical practice of acupuncture.
