Acupuncture Electro
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Acupuncture Electro · Jan 1997
Comparative StudyIncreased pain threshold following electroacupuncture: analgesia is induced mainly in meridian acupuncture points.
Pain thresholds were determined before and after electroacupuncture of the dorsal aspect acupuncture points (AP) of the hand and non acupuncture points (NAP) located 15 mm from the traditional acupuncture points to assess changes in pain threshold thus provoked. ⋯ The pain threshold increased significantly in all tested sites after electroacupuncture but the analgesic effect was predominant in those points lying along the acupuncture meridians.