title: The Study of Dynamic Characteristic of Acupoints Based on the Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients with the Tenderness Reflection on Diji (SP 8).
abstract: In TCM theory, acupoint is not a fixed point but a portal with dynamic characteristics where the channel qi enters and flows out. The dynamic characteristics have been verified primarily by detecting the tenderness reaction on Diji (SP 8) in primary dysmenorrhea patients. In this study, finger pressing and algometer were applied in Diji (SP 8) area of participants in menstrual period and nonmenstrual period, respectively, to detect the tenderness occurrence rate, the VAS score of the tenderest point, the tenderness threshold of the tenderest point, and the location of the tenderest point. The result suggests that the acupoint may not be a fixed location but a point in a dynamic state within a certain range in time and space varying with different physiological and pathological status.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 5 Haiyuncang, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, China.
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 13 of the North 3rd East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Yanhuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.affiliation: International Medical Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, No. 2 Yinghua East Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Yinan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nan
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 13 of the North 3rd East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Yanping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 5 Haiyuncang, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 5 Haiyuncang, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, China.
authors.forename: Enhui
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 5 Haiyuncang, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, China.
authors.forename: Yini
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 5 Haiyuncang, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, China.
authors.forename: Jiping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao