Title :
Do acupuncture points have different absorption properties to laser light than surrounding skin?
Author :
Lazoura, Harry ; Cohen, Marc ; Lazoura, Eliada ; Cosic, Irena
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
Traditional Chinese Medicine suggests that acupuncture points are sites of energy exchange between the body and the environment. The authors examined the relative absorption of near infra-red laser light (3 mW, 780 nm) using different pulse repetition frequencies at acupuncture points compared to non-acupuncture points. Results revealed that at 1 Hz absorption was greater at acupuncture points compared to nearby nonacupuncture points. At higher pulse repetition rates this difference was reduced. This suggests that acupuncture points do in fact have different absorption properties to non-acupuncture points and that there is a correlation between the skins´ electrical conductivity and absorption of laser light
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; electrical conductivity; laser applications in medicine; light absorption; skin; 1 Hz; 3 mW; 780 nm; acupuncture points; energy exchange sites; laser light absorption properties; pulse repetition frequency; relative absorption; traditional Chinese medicine; Circuits; Diode lasers; Electric resistance; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Energy exchange; Frequency; Laser feedback; Medical treatment; Optical pulses; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Bioelectromagnetism, 1998. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3867-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICBEM.1998.666450