Strong Manual Acupuncture Manipulation Could Better Inhibit Spike Frequency of the Dorsal Horn Neurons in Rats with Acute Visceral Nociception

Table 1

Parameter of four different MA manipulations.

MA manipulation	Frequency (Hz)	Operation of MA	Depth (mm)	Duration time (second)
Lifting-inserting manipulation	0.5; 1; 2; 3	Neutral reinforcement and reduction	5–7	120

MA, manual acupuncture. Neutral reinforcement and reduction (see [24]), needle body is perpendicular to the skin, and the force and amplitude of displacement of lifting and inserting are uniform and the distance of lifting and inserting is 2-3 mm.