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ArticleMedical acupuncture2022

Laser Acupuncture and Dynamic Pulse Reaction Quantified by Smartphone:Two Experimental Examples.

Gerhard Litscher, Ying-Ling Chen, Mark C Hou, Kun-Chan Lan

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Article in Medical acupuncture, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gerhard LitscherResearch Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine, Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, and TCM Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Ying-Ling ChenSchool of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Mark C HouDepartment of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Kun-Chan LanSchool of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
China Medical University · TWChienkuo Technology University · TWNational Cheng Kung University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dynamic pulse reaction (Nogier reflex), Reflex-Auriculo-Cardiac (RAC), or vascular autonomic signal is a physiologic phenomenon that is not fully accepted and widely understood in contemporary medical practice. In order to provide appropriate scientific evidence for better understanding, qualitative and-above all-quantitative research in this area is necessary. In this short report, 2 recordings of dynamic pulse reactions based on an analysis performed on a modified smartphone are demonstrated during laser acupuncture experiments using stimulation at ear acupuncture points.

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auricular medicinedynamic pulse reactionevidence-based complementary medicineNogier reflexReflex Auriculo-Cardiac (RAC)vascular autonomic signal (VAS)

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PMID36051410
PMCPMC9419925
OpenAlexW4288039998

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