Assessment of Qigong-related effects by infrared thermography: A case study

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 663-666

  Matos, Luís C ^a   Goncalves, Mário J ^a,b,c   Silva, António R ^a   Mendes, Joaquim G ^a   Machado, Jorge P ^a   Greten, Henry J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b German Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (Germany)

^c Heidelberg School of Chinese Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case reports; Infrared rays; Qigong; TCM theories; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; QIGONG; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREATHING EXERCISES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; THERMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863111920     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20120610     Document Type: Article

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