The role of mechanoreceptors in acupuncture  

作　　者：Shu Han 

机构地区：[1]Beihang University,School of Engineering Medicine,Beijing,100191,China

出　　处：《Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices》2023年第1期81-85,共5页医学中新技术与新装备（英文）

基　　金：National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)81973967.

摘　　要：Acupuncture has been used for centuries to heal the body;it is essential to comprehend the mechanism of acupuncture within the modern medical framework.By far much research provided a modern scientific understanding of how acupuncture works,most of them indicated that nervous system is involved.However,few studies have been conducted on how acupuncture trigger the nervous system.When the thin needle inserts the acupoint,the mechanical stress generated by acupuncture is the key factor of acupuncture effect.The first peripheral receptors activated in this process are mechanoreceptors,which are sensitive to mechanical forces.The purpose of this review is to explore the connection between the mechanoreceptors located in the skin and subcutaneous tissues and the acupuncture therapy.It also attempts to clue the possible roles of mechanoreceptors in the skin surface and subcutaneous tissue during the acupuncture manipulation and electroacupuncture.

关 键 词：MECHANORECEPTORS ACUPUNCTURE Needle manipulation ELECTROACUPUNCTURE Connective tissue 

分 类 号：R246[医药卫生—针灸推拿学]