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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015

Fascia and Primo Vascular System.

Chun Yang, Yi-Kuan Du, Jian-Bin Wu, Jun Wang, Ping Luan, Qin-Lao Yang, Lin Yuan

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chun YangKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China ; School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518052, China.
Yi-Kuan DuDepartment of Anatomy, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Jian-Bin WuDepartment of Anatomy, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Jun WangSchool of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518052, China.
Ping LuanSchool of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518052, China.
Qin-Lao YangKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Lin YuanSchool of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518052, China ; Department of Anatomy, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Shenzhen University · CNSouthern Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The anatomical basis for the concept of acupuncture points/meridians in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has not been resolved. This paper reviews the fascia research progress and the relationship among acupuncture points/meridians, primo vascular system (PVS), and fascia. Fascia is as a covering, with common origins of layers of the fascial system despite diverse names for individual parts. Fascia assists gliding and fluid flow and holds memory and is highly innervated. Fascia is intimately involved with nourishment of all cells of the body, including those of disease and cancer. The human body's fascia network may be the physical substrate represented by the meridians of TCM. The PVS is a newly found circulatory system; recent increased interest has led to new research and new discoveries in the anatomical and functional aspects of the PVS. The fasciology theory provides new insights into the physiological effects of acupuncture needling on basic cellular mechanisms including connective tissue mechanotransduction and regeneration. This view represents a theoretical basis and means for applying modern biomedical research to examining TCM principles and therapies, and it favors a holistic approach to diagnosis and treatment.

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PMID26379741
PMCPMC4561979
OpenAlexW1893025289

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