ArticleAcupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society2013
Changes in skin surface temperature at an acupuncture point with moxibustion.
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- Moxibustion Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Effectiveness and Safety of Moxibustion Robots on Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2021Trial
- Effects of moxibustion on autophagy and ferroptosis in a disease-syndrome combination rat model of rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Stimulation of High-Conductivity Points in Human Skin Reduces Biotin Levels to Modulate Intracellular Metabolism and Local Energy Production.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Hand acupuncture point localization method based on a dual-attention mechanism and cascade network model.Biomedical optics express · 2023Article
- Skin Temperature of Acupoints in Health and Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
- 3D Localization of Hand Acupoints Using Hand Geometry and Landmark Points Based on RGB-D CNN Fusion.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2022Article
- Numerical Simulation of Temperature Distribution during Mild Moxibustion.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Intra- and Interrater Reliability of Infrared Image Analysis of Facial Acupoints in Individuals with Facial Paralysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
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- The Effect of Moxibustion Stimulation on Local and Distal Skin Temperature in Healthy Subjects.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Article
- Safety of moxibustion: a systematic review of case reports.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Review
- Moxibustion Therapy at CV4 Prevents Postoperative Dysuria after Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study evaluates the thermographic changes associated with moxa burner moxibustion at the SP6 acupuncture point to establish an appropriate, safe distance of efficacy for moxibustion.
methodsBaseline temperature changes using a moxa burner were obtained for a paper substrate at various distances and times, and the tested with volunteers in a pilot study. A single-group trial was then conducted with 36 healthy women to monitor temperature changes on the body surface at the acupuncture point (SP6).
resultsBased on the temperature changes seen for the paper substrate and in the pilot study, a distance of 3 cm was chosen as the intervention distance. Moxibustion significantly increased the SP6 point skin surface temperature, with a peak increase of 11°C at 4 min (p <0.001). This study also found that during moxibustion the temperature of the moxa burner's rubber layer and moxa cautery were 56.9±0.9°C and 65.8±1.2°C, as compared to baseline values of 35.1°C and 43.8°C (p<0.001).
conclusionsWe determined 3 cm was a safe distance between the moxa burner and acupuncture point. Moxibustion can increase the skin surface temperature at the SP6 point. This data will aid traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners in gauging safer treatment distances when using moxibustion treatments.
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