Neuroimaging and Neuromonitoring Effects of Electro and Manual Acupuncture on the Central Nervous System: A Literature Review and Analysis

Table 7

Results EEG.

Author

Methodology

Needling details

Control intervention

Technology

Participants

Handedness

Groups

Sessions

Points; (uni-/bilateral)

Needling depth

Manipulation

deqi

Retention time

Intervention 1

Group 1

Intervention 2

Group 2

Intervention 3

Group 3

Imaging

Technical device

Software

Cabrini et al. [38]

10

n/a

1

2

PC6, LR3, HT7, Yintang, ear Shenmen (bil)

n/a

n/a

Yes

20 min

Manual

10

NAP

20

BIS

n/a

n/a

Hsu et al. [39]

24

n/a

2

1

TH5 (l)

15 mm

n/a

Yes

20 min

Manual

12

NAP

12

EEG

Biopac brain wave detection helmets

IOPAC

Kim et al. [40]

10

n/a

1

3

PC6

5–10 mm

n/a

n/a

15 min

Manual

10

NAP

10

EEG

Biopac Systems

Daubechies

Kim et al. [43]

10

n/a

2

1

PC5 (bil) versus PC6 (bil)

0.3 mm

20 Hz

n/a

5 min

Electro

n/a

NAP

n/a

EEG

n/a

ADC

Litscher [41]

25

n/a

1

4

Yintang

5 mm

4 × 20 sec

n/a

10 min

Manual

25

NAP acupressure

25

Laser

25

EEG + BIS

Zipprep Electrodes, Aspect A-1000

n/a

Streitberger et al. [42]

20

n/a

1

2

LI4 (bil)

1 mm

15 sec

Yes

10 min

Manual

10

Streitberger at NAP

10

EEG

CATEEM

Vision Analyzer