title: [Single-acupoint electroacupuncture based on traditional acupuncture becomes true].
abstract: [ In current clinical acupuncture practice, many exiting problems including changes in the treated region, simultaneous covering two meridians of the two stimulating electrodes (acupuncture needles), inability to realize the reinforcing-reducing functions of the traditional acupuncture, etc. during application of electroacupuncture (EA) could be found, which may affect the therapeutic results or lead to failure in playing EA's functions. For this reason, the authors of the present paper put forward a concept of "single acupoint EA". Base on the design of "double electrodes of two acupuncture needles" of the conventional EA therapeutic apparatus, a "single acupoint EA therapy" was put forward and a single acupoint EA electronic apparatus (stimulating needle electrode) was manufactured. It not only realizes single acupoint stimulation, but also corresponds to the features of traditional EA therapy, avoiding some problems in currently-used EA therapy. It may be helpful to raising clinical therapeutic effect.
authors.affiliation: College of Acu-moxibustion and Massage, Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China. ltyabc@sina.com
authors.forename: Tang-Yi
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hua-Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wen-Chao
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015671:Electroacupuncture / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans