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Acupuntura
Revista Internacional de
Ciencia e Investigación
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En colaboración con Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur,
Revista Alemana de Acupuntura y Técnicas Relacionadas
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the phe- Results: A total of 631 ESRMs was evaluated: In 62.8 % of
nomenon of electrical skin resistance (ESR) changes at di- the measured APs, no significant ESR difference was found.
fferent acupuncture points (APs). In 234 (37.2 %) of the ESRMs, the ESR at the AP was sig-
Setting: This single-blinded study was performed at the nificantly different from the surrounding skin area, with
hospital of the University of Munich. 163 (25.9 %) points showing a lower and 71 (11.3 %) points
Design: Six common APs were measured (TE5, PC6, LU6, showing a higher ESR. Reproducibility was extremely high
ST36, SP6, GB39) in 53 subjects. Subgroups were formed after 1 minute but was low after 1 hour and 1 week.
with varying time intervals for follow-ups (1 minute, 1 Conclusions: This study shows that electrical skin resis-
hour, 1 week) and a varying grade of reduction of the stra- tance at APs can either be lower or higher compared to
tum corneum. the surrounding area. The phenomenon is characterized by
Methods: Electrical skin resistance measurements (ESRMs) high short-term and low long-term reproducibility. There-
were taken from a skin area of 6 × 6 cm using an array fore, we conclude that APs might possess specific transient
consisting of 64 (8 × 8) electrodes. The electrodes corres- electrical properties. However, as the majority of the mea-
ponding to the AP were located and the ESRM results were sured APs did not show a changed ESR, it cannot be con-
compared to those of the surrounding electrodes. The me- cluded from our data that electrical skin resistance measu-
thodological setting made it possible to minimize major in- rements can be used for acupuncture point localization or
fluence factors on electrical skin impedance measurements. diagnostic/therapeutic purposes.
Ciencia e Investigación
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