Graduate School, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, China.
Depeartment of TCM Pediatric, Shijiazhuang Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China.
J Tradit Chin Med. 2022 Oct;42(5):825-832. doi: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20220707.004.
To explore the sensitization acupoints of women with primary dysmenorrhea (PD) by comparing infrared radiation temperatures between acupoints and non-acupoints.
We tested 10 acupoints of every woman with PD and healthy subjects on premenstrual, menstrual, and postmenstrual days using an infrared imaging device. The primary outcome was the absolute value of body surface temperature difference (AVTD) between the left and right sides of the same testing point.
A total of 58 PD patients and 57 healthy volunteers completed the test from May 2016 to May 2017. Compared with the healthy group, we observed a significant reduction and increase in the AVTD in Taichong (LR3) and Sanyinjiao (SP6), respectively, during menstrual days in the PD group (= 0.01; = 0.04); while during postmenstrual days, all AVTDs of Shuiquan (KI5), Diji (SP8), and Xuehai (SP10) were diminished in the PD group (= 0.01; = 0.03; = 0.01, respectively). No significant differences in AVTD were detected at any other points or testing times.
Compared with the healthy group, the AVTDs of Taichong (LR3), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Shuiquan (KI5), Diji (SP8), and Xuehai (SP10) at menstruation-relevant points of PD patients were sensitized, providing a reference for the selection of acupoints in the treatment of PD.
通过比较原发性痛经（PD）患者与健康女性穴位与非穴位的红外辐射温度，探讨 PD 患者的敏化穴位。
采用红外成像仪，于经前期、经期和经后期对 PD 患者和健康女性的每一个穴位进行测试。主要结局指标为同一测试点左右两侧体表温度差（AVTD）的绝对值。
共有 58 例 PD 患者和 57 例健康志愿者于 2016 年 5 月至 2017 年 5 月完成了该项测试。与健康组相比，PD 组在经期时，LR3 穴太冲和 SP6 穴三阴交的 AVTD 明显降低和升高（=0.01；=0.04）；而在经后期，PD 组的 KI5 穴水泉、SP8 穴地机和 SP10 穴血海的所有 AVTD 均降低（=0.01；=0.03；=0.01，分别）。在其他穴位或测试时间点，未发现 AVTD 有显著差异。
与健康组相比，PD 患者在与经期相关的穴位上，LR3 穴太冲、SP6 穴三阴交、KI5 穴水泉、SP8 穴地机和 SP10 穴血海的 AVTD 出现敏化，为 PD 的穴位选择提供了参考。
