The Influence of Skin Microcirculation Blood Perfusion at Zusanli Acupoint by Stimulating with Lift-Thrust Reinforcing and Reducing Acupuncture Manipulation Methods on Healthy Adults

Table 3

Blood perfusion ratio of different manipulation groups at different periods.

Manipulation	Reinforcing	Reducing	Even	Acupuncture	Control
Time	(𝑁=15)	(𝑁=15)	(𝑁=15)	(𝑁=15)	(𝑁=15)
B N	1.0±0.0	1.0±0.0	1.0±0.0	1.0±0.0	1.0±0.0
1 min	2.08±0.29^⋆†	1.71±0.29^⋆●	1.47±0.22^⋆●†	0.99±0.20^●†	1.01±0.07^●†
5 min	2.14±0.38^⋆†	1.82±0.36^⋆●	1.47±0.2^⋆●†	1.34±0.13^⋆●†	0.98±0.07^●†
10 min	2.13±0.37^⋆†	1.73±0.34^⋆●	1.39±0.24^⋆●†	1.30±0.17^⋆●†	0.99±0.09^●†
15 min	2.03±0.35^⋆†	1.60±0.29^⋆●	1.34±0.26^⋆●†	1.29±0.17^⋆●†	0.97±0.09^●†
20 min	1.95±0.35^⋆†	1.51±0.29^⋆●	1.30±0.24^⋆●†	1.24±0.14^⋆●†	1.00±0.1^●†
25 min	1.85±0.35^⋆†	1.43±0.25^⋆●	1.25±0.3^⋆●†	1.24±0.14^⋆●†	0.98±0.1^●†
30 min	1.77±0.38^⋆†	1.39±0.24^⋆●	1.21±0.17^⋆●†	1.17±0.16^⋆●†	1.00±0.13^●†

⋆Significant difference from control group (𝑃<0.05); ^●significant difference from reinforcing group (𝑃<0.05); ^†significant difference from reducing group (𝑃<0.05).