Research Article

A Transcontinental Pilot Study for Acupuncture Lifting-Thrusting and Twisting-Rotating Manipulations

Table 1

The influence of lifting-thrusting or twisting-rotating manipulation on BP and HR.

Lifting-thrustingTwisting-rotating
Before acupunctureAfter acupunctureBefore acupunctureAfter acupuncture

SBP (mmHg) 106.67 ± 7.75** 106.53 ± 9.52**
DBP (mmHg) 65.87 ± 8.61*
HR (1/min) 68.9 ± 6.0** 74.3 ± 10.3**

*P < 0.01; ** .