Effects of Combined Far-Infrared Radiation and Acupuncture at ST36 on Peripheral Blood Perfusion and Autonomic Activities

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Changes in peripheral perfusion and LHR for four different treatments at different stages in the same group of testing subjects ().


Parameter	Treatment	Stage 1	Stage 2	value	Stage 3	value

Perfusion (aU)	Acupuncture	2.20 ± 0.35	2.33 ± 0.36	<0.001	2.29 ± 0.30	0.001
	Pseudoacupuncture	2.33 ± 0.30	2.41 ± 0.29	<0.001	2.38 ± 0.26	0.069
	FIR	2.30 ± 0.31	2.40 ± 0.35	0.020	2.42 ± 0.37	0.032
	Acupuncture-FIR	2.26 ± 0.45	2.37 ± 0.44	<0.001	2.38 ± 0.41	0.004

LHR	Acupuncture	1.84 ± 1.14	1.64 ± 0.83	0.442	1.62 ± 0.80	0.306
	Pseudoacupuncture	1.58 ± 0.89	1.80 ± 0.85	0.206	2.00 ± 1.17	0.045
	FIR	2.07 ± 0.97	1.72 ± 0.88	0.108	2.07 ± 1.89	0.601
	Acupuncture-FIR	2.42 ± 1.58	1.74 ± 0.93	0.041	2.15 ± 1.48	0.691

aU: arbitrary unit; FIR: far-infrared radiation; LHR: low frequency power to high frequency power ratio. Comparison between stages 1 and 2. Comparison between stages 3 and 1. Significance of difference determined by paired -test.

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Effects of Combined Far-Infrared Radiation and Acupuncture at ST36 on Peripheral Blood Perfusion and Autonomic Activities

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