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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019

Acupuncture Differentially Affects the High-Frequency Spectral Energy in Radial Pulse Positions Depending on Type of Lower Back Pain.

Hui-Ping Ng, Chin-Ming Huang, Wen-Chao Ho, Yu-Chen Lee

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hui-Ping NgInternational Master Program in Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung City 40402, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-1678
Chin-Ming HuangSchool of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City 40402, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4764-7878
Wen-Chao HoDepartment of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung City 40402, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-3335
Yu-Chen LeeDepartment of Acupuncture, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City 40402, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9510-3146
China Medical University · TWAsia University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acupuncture is a core discipline in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and has been practised in China for centuries. In traditional acupuncture, pulse palpation is an important clinical diagnostic technique that guides practitioners in their treatment strategies as they evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment. This paper provides the findings of our investigation of acupuncture's effect on specific radial pulse spectral energies in 41 individuals with lower back pain (LBP), in response to a single acupuncture treatment delivered bilaterally at acupoints BL23, BL25, and BL40. Baseline assessments (vital signs and radial pulse diagnoses), primary outcome measures (radial pulse diagnoses), and secondary outcome measures (the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) and fingertip-to-floor (FTF) tests) were performed at specified intervals before and after the intervention. Our study provides novel information about the effects of acupuncture on the radial pulse spectral energy in individuals with different types of LBP. Our findings suggest that the right

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