Cerebral and peripheral effects of laserneedle®-stimulation

Abstract

This study comprises scientific-theoretic fundamental investigations of laserneedle® technology, a new and painless method of acupuncture stimulation. Laserneedles® are not inserted in the skin, but are merely placed on the surface of the acupuncture point. The study documents the significant changes in peripheral microcirculation (p = 0.005) and surface temperature of the skin (p = 0.02) induced by laser, in 22 healthy volunteers (mean age 24.4 ± 2.6 years). In addition, a randomised cross-over study to characterise the specific changes in cerebral blood flow velocity with laserneedle® acupuncture (p < 0.001) is presented. These results provide important information for characterising the effects of laserneedle® acupuncture.

Keywords:

• LASERNEEDLE ACUPUNCTURE
• HIGH-TECH ACUPUNCTURE
• COMPUTER-CONTROLLED LASERPUNCTURE
• TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY
• NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY
• LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY