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-thrusting | Twisting-rotating | | Before acupuncture | After acupuncture | Before acupuncture | After 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** |
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*P < 0.01; **.
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