Tanaka T H, Leisman G, Nishijo K
Pacific Wellness Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Int J Neurosci. 1997 Jun;90(1-2):45-58. doi: 10.3109/00207459709000625.
This study investigated the physiological effect of superficial acupuncture stimulation during a patient's exhalation phase in a sitting position (SES). The response to SES was compared to the stimulation applied continuously without considering the respiratory phase (CONT). It evaluated a chronic tension-type headache patient's static electromyographic (EMG) activity, pain response, heart rate, pulse height, and skin conductance level. The results indicated that SES stimulation significantly decreased headache intensity and demonstrated a strong trend towards decreasing static EMG activity compared to CONT stimulation. The study concluded that acupuncture, applied on the same point and at the same depth, produced different physiological effects, depending on whether the stimulation was applied during exhalation only or continuously applied. This suggests that the effect of acupuncture derives not only from point selection matching symptoms, but also from a consideration and utilization of the patient's respiratory phase during stimulation.
本研究调查了坐位呼气期浅刺刺激（SES）的生理效应。将SES的反应与不考虑呼吸时相持续施加的刺激（CONT）进行比较。研究评估了一名慢性紧张型头痛患者的静态肌电图（EMG）活动、疼痛反应、心率、脉压和皮肤电导水平。结果表明，与CONT刺激相比，SES刺激显著降低了头痛强度，并显示出静态EMG活动降低的强烈趋势。该研究得出结论，在相同穴位和相同深度进行针刺，根据刺激是仅在呼气期施加还是持续施加，会产生不同的生理效应。这表明针刺的效果不仅源于穴位选择与症状匹配，还源于刺激过程中对患者呼吸时相的考虑和利用。
