Evaluation of the Effects of Acupuncture on Blood Flow in Humans with Ultrasound Color Doppler Imaging

Table 4

Hemodynamic parameters and resistive index of retrobulbar arteries in control and acupuncture therapy. The values represent the mean and SD. ^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01 versus rest or before acupuncture. ^†𝑃<0.05, ^††𝑃<0.01 versus control. Modified from [2].

Parameters	Control		Acupuncture
	Rest	After 1 hour	Before	After
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	116.4±10.0	119.8±7.6	124.5±12.9	122.6±9.7
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	69.8±6.5	68.6±3.9	74.5±5.4	72.0±2.9
Heart rate (beats/min)	61.5±7.3	60.1±8.1	61.7±8.5	60.3 ± 10.4
RI in OA	0.74±0.04	0.75±0.05	0.74±0.04	0.74±0.04
RI in CRA	0.75±0.09	0.72±0.03	0.72±0.05	0.68±0.04^∗
RI in SPCA	0.68±0.05	0.68±0.04	0.67±0.04	0.64±0.06^∗††