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Journal Article
Blood Perfusion Effect of Acupuncture on Acute Facial Paralysis Observed by Laser Speckle Technique
2014
Overview
Objective： To observe effect of acupuncture for acute facial paralysis patients with ocular skin blood perfusion, and to explore the safety and effectiveness of acupuncture in treating acute facial paralysis. Methods： Thirty patients with acute facial paralysis were enrolled and acupunctured in facial points and bilateral Hegu （LI 14）, and the PeriCam laser speckle flow video monitoring system was used not only for recording ocular skin blood perfusion condition in both normal and affected sides before acupuncture, at 15 min after acupuncture and after removing needles immediately, but also for calculating reduction ratio of ocular skin average perfusion in the affected side face compared with the healthy side. Results： Compared with the healthy side of face, the ocular skin blood perfusion of the affected side after acupuncture was significantly different from that before intervention. The blood perfusion levels after 1S-minute acupuncture and at the time of remaining needles were significantly different from the basic line （all P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Acupuncture can significantly improve eve blood perfusion of the acute facial paralysis, enhance metabolic activity of the affected facial tissues, and promote the recovery of facial nerve function.
Publisher
Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian,Springer Nature B.V,Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, China%Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China%Shenzhen Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Shenzhen 518045, China
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