DOES ACUPUNCTURE INFLUENCE THE CARDIOVASC ULAR-SYSTEM VIA THE CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM

Authors
SUTER B KISTLER A
Citation
B. Suter et A. Kistler, DOES ACUPUNCTURE INFLUENCE THE CARDIOVASC ULAR-SYSTEM VIA THE CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM, Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 124(30), 1994, pp. 36-38
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift → ACNP
ISSN journal
00367672
Volume
124
Issue
30
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
62
Pages
36 - 38
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-7672(1994)124:30<36:DAITCU>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
It has been postulated and there are indications that acupuncture affe cts the cardiovascular system via the autonomic nervous system. The bl ood vessels of the hand skin have sympathetic constrictor nerves only. Therefore, the possible effect of acupuncture on the ANS can be inves tigated by measurements of microvascular perfusion and thermoregulatio n of the hands. Knowing the physiological effects of acupuncture may h elp to improve acceptance of this unconventional medical approach.