title: Investigation of the electrical impedance of acupuncture points and non-acupuncture points before and after acupuncture, using a four-electrode device.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on skin electrical impedance of selected points, before and after acupuncture on one acupuncture point (PC6), using a four-electrode device.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six acupuncture and non-acupuncture points on both sides of the body were selected to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on electrical properties of these points.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no results significant differences of electrical impedance before and after acupuncture in the selected points.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to our experimental set-up, acupuncture at one point without stimulation does not alter skin electrical impedance in healthy volunteers and there is no difference between acupuncture points and non-acupuncture points.
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China Department of Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khorsand
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bahrami-Taghanaki
authors.affiliation: Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baghani
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Liangxiao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Shima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rezaei
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000737:chemistry*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ACUPUNCTURE