DocumentCode
2240935
Title
Do acupuncture points have different absorption properties to laser light than surrounding skin?
Author
Lazoura, Harry ; Cohen, Marc ; Lazoura, Eliada ; Cosic, Irena
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
fYear
1998
fDate
15-18 Feb 1998
Firstpage
171
Lastpage
172
Abstract
Traditional Chinese Medicine suggests that acupuncture points are sites of energy exchange between the body and the environment. The authors examined the relative absorption of near infra-red laser light (3 mW, 780 nm) using different pulse repetition frequencies at acupuncture points compared to non-acupuncture points. Results revealed that at 1 Hz absorption was greater at acupuncture points compared to nearby nonacupuncture points. At higher pulse repetition rates this difference was reduced. This suggests that acupuncture points do in fact have different absorption properties to non-acupuncture points and that there is a correlation between the skins´ electrical conductivity and absorption of laser light
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; electrical conductivity; laser applications in medicine; light absorption; skin; 1 Hz; 3 mW; 780 nm; acupuncture points; energy exchange sites; laser light absorption properties; pulse repetition frequency; relative absorption; traditional Chinese medicine; Circuits; Diode lasers; Electric resistance; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Energy exchange; Frequency; Laser feedback; Medical treatment; Optical pulses; Skin;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioelectromagnetism, 1998. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3867-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICBEM.1998.666450
Filename
666450
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