Supported by National Natural Science Foundation(No.81072760);Sino-Austrian Science and Technology Collaboration Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China(ZZ04007);Foundation for Excellent Returnees of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China,and Research on Specificity of Vasomotor Micrangium in Acupoints Transmitted along Meridians[National Program on Key Basic Research Project(973 Program),2012CB518502]
OBJECTIVE: To observe capillary blood flow at acupoints during acupuncture treatment of primary dysmenorrhea and gain new insights into its analgesic mechanism. METHODS: Patients with primary dysmenorrhea were enrolle...