Nasal Airway Resistance Measured by Rhinomanometry: a Novel Tool to Measure Acupuncture Effects  

作　　者：S Sertel D Gaugel A Choudhry K Giannakakis I Baumann I A Remppis M Goncalves Wendt HJ Greten P Plinkert 

机构地区：[1]Department of Otorhinolaryngology,Head & Neck Surgery,University of Heidelberg,Germany [2]German Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Heidelberg,Germany [3]German Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Heidelberg,Germany Porto University,ICBAS,Portugal

出　　处：《Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science》2008年第5期278-278,共1页针灸推拿医学（英文版）

摘　　要：Objective:Side effects of decongestants and antihistamines are frequently seen in patients with chronic nasal congestion.This leads to an increasing demand of alternative treatments likeObjective： Side effects of decongestants and antihistamines are frequently seen in patients with chronic nasal congestion. This leads to an increasing demand of alternative treatments like acupuncture. Future studies on acupuncture should aim at objectifying possible effects by both physical measuring and double-blind method. Methods： The author were therefore interested whether these effects can potentially be measured as decrease in NAR in ventus （wind） disease of TCM along with VAS and under the Heidelberg Acupuncture double blinding array. Patients were diagnosed according to the Heidelberg model of TCM; one group obtained treatment with specific verum acupuncture points Yingxiang （LI 20）, Hegu （LI 4） and Yintang （Ex-HN3）, while the other group obtained acupuncture at non-specific control points Baihui （GV 20）, Shaohai （HT 3）, and Xiguan （LR 7） that had no relation to the Chinese diagnosis of the patient. Results： First results show that NAR （rhinomanometry） is a routine lab parameter able to show acupuncture effects in vivo.

关 键 词：鼻腔测压 针刺 经络现象 中医治疗 

分 类 号：R245[医药卫生—针灸推拿学]