Title :
Physiologic Responses to Acupuncture Point Stimulation: A Pilot Study to Evaluate Methods and Instrumentation
Author :
Tsunami, D. ; Colbert, A. ; Lu, Z. ; Pearson, S. ; McNames, J. ; Hammerschlag, R.
Author_Institution :
Biomedical Signal Processing Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Portland State University, Portland OR, USA
Abstract :
The physiological responses to needle stimulation of an acupuncture point and a nearby control point were compared in six healthy participants. The electrocardiogram (ECG), respiration, and electrodermal response (EDR) were measured along with the times of needle insertion, interim needle stimulation and needle removal. In addition to the aforementioned, any relevant events such as movement of the subject, unexpected noise, etc were annotated.
Keywords :
Acupuncture stimulation; electrocardiogram; electrodermal response; physiologic response to acupuncture; Blood pressure; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Frequency; Hafnium; Heart rate variability; Instruments; Needles; Skin; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8439-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1404015
