Electrical impedance along connective tissue planes associated with acupuncture meridians
Author: Andrew C Ahn AC 1//Wu J 2//Badger GJ 3//Hammerschlag R 4//Langevin HM 5
Affiliation:
Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA [1]//Departments of Physics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA [2]//Department of Medical Biostatistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA [3]//Research Department, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland OR, USA [4]//Department of Neurology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA [5]
Conference/Journal: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Date published: 2005
Other:
Volume ID: 5 , Issue ID: 10 , Word Count: 62
Tissue impedance was lower along the Pericardium meridian (compared with control) but not along the Spleen meridian. Ultrasound imaging of meridian and control segments suggest that (1) lack of difference at the Spleen location may have been due to both control and meridian needles penetrating connective tissue and (2) tissue impedance may be influenced by needle penetration of connective tissue, whether meridian-associated or not.
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