FMRI study of effect on brain activity according to stimulation method at LI11, ST36: Painful pressure and acupuncture stimulation of same acupoints

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 489-495

  Cho, Seung Yeon ^a   Jahng, Geon Ho ^b   Park, Seong Uk ^a   Jung, Woo Sang ^c   Moon, Sang Kwan ^c   Park, Jung Mi ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUBICULUM; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX; ACUPRESSURE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRESSURE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PAIN; PRESSURE;

EID: 77951957956     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0395     Document Type: Article

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