Effects of acupuncture on skin and muscle blood flow in healthy subjects

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 114-119

  Sandberg, Margareta ^a   Lundeberg, Thomas ^c   Lindberg, Lars Göran ^b   Gerdle, Björn ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Axon reflex; Needle stimulation; Non invasive; Photoplethysmography (PPG); Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NEEDLE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECORDING; REST; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN STIMULATION; TIBIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0242720263     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0825-3     Document Type: Article

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