• DocumentCode
    2740006
  • Title

    Physiologic Responses to Acupuncture Point Stimulation: A Pilot Study to Evaluate Methods and Instrumentation

  • Author

    Tsunami, D. ; Colbert, A. ; Lu, Z. ; Pearson, S. ; McNames, J. ; Hammerschlag, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Biomedical Signal Processing Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Portland State University, Portland OR, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    1-5 Sept. 2004
  • Firstpage
    3611
  • Lastpage
    3614
  • Abstract
    The physiological responses to needle stimulation of an acupuncture point and a nearby control point were compared in six healthy participants. The electrocardiogram (ECG), respiration, and electrodermal response (EDR) were measured along with the times of needle insertion, interim needle stimulation and needle removal. In addition to the aforementioned, any relevant events such as movement of the subject, unexpected noise, etc were annotated.
  • Keywords
    Acupuncture stimulation; electrocardiogram; electrodermal response; physiologic response to acupuncture; Blood pressure; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Frequency; Hafnium; Heart rate variability; Instruments; Needles; Skin; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8439-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1404015
  • Filename
    1404015