Changes of Locoregional Skin Temperature in Neonates Undergoing Laser Needle Acupuncture at the Acupuncture Point Large Intestine 4
Laser acupuncture bears a potential risk for the skin surface, especially in neonates whose skin has histological and physiological peculiarities. We evaluated thermal changes of skin temperature in neonates during laser acupuncture by using a thermal camera (Flir i5, Flir Systems Inc., Portland, US...
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doaj-2b4b845afcf14ba9903cbf619962c3212020-11-24T21:03:17ZengHindawi LimitedEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine1741-427X1741-42882015-01-01201510.1155/2015/571857571857Changes of Locoregional Skin Temperature in Neonates Undergoing Laser Needle Acupuncture at the Acupuncture Point Large Intestine 4Stefan Kurath-Koller0Gerhard Litscher1Anna Gross2Thomas Freidl3Martin Koestenberger4Berndt Urlesberger5Wolfgang Raith6Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, AustriaResearch Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine, Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and TCM Research Center Graz, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, AustriaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, AustriaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, AustriaDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, AustriaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, AustriaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, AustriaLaser acupuncture bears a potential risk for the skin surface, especially in neonates whose skin has histological and physiological peculiarities. We evaluated thermal changes of skin temperature in neonates during laser acupuncture by using a thermal camera (Flir i5, Flir Systems Inc., Portland, USA). Laserneedles (Laserneedle GmbH, Glienicke/Nordbahn, Germany) were fixed to the skin at Large Intestine 4 (LI 4, Hegu), bilaterally. Before application of laser acupuncture (685 nm, 15 mW, 500 μm), as well as after 1, 5, and 10 min, thermographic pictures of both hands were taken. The measuring was carried out on the 23rd day after birth (20 neonates, mean postmenstrual gestational age 38 + 2, mean weight 2604 g). Compared to the initial temperature of 34.2°C on the right hand, the skin temperature had increased to 35.3°C (P<0.05) after 5 min and up to 36.1°C (P<0.05) after 10 min of stimulation. Equally, on the left hand, an increase of the skin temperature from 34.5°C to 35.9°C (P<0.05) and 35.9°C (P<0.05) was measured. The highest measured skin temperature after 10 min of stimulation amounted to 38.7°C, without any clinically visible changes on the skin surface.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/571857 |
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Stefan Kurath-Koller Gerhard Litscher Anna Gross Thomas Freidl Martin Koestenberger Berndt Urlesberger Wolfgang Raith Changes of Locoregional Skin Temperature in Neonates Undergoing Laser Needle Acupuncture at the Acupuncture Point Large Intestine 4 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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Stefan Kurath-Koller Gerhard Litscher Anna Gross Thomas Freidl Martin Koestenberger Berndt Urlesberger Wolfgang Raith |
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Changes of Locoregional Skin Temperature in Neonates Undergoing Laser Needle Acupuncture at the Acupuncture Point Large Intestine 4 |
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Changes of Locoregional Skin Temperature in Neonates Undergoing Laser Needle Acupuncture at the Acupuncture Point Large Intestine 4 |
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Changes of Locoregional Skin Temperature in Neonates Undergoing Laser Needle Acupuncture at the Acupuncture Point Large Intestine 4 |
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Changes of Locoregional Skin Temperature in Neonates Undergoing Laser Needle Acupuncture at the Acupuncture Point Large Intestine 4 |
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Changes of Locoregional Skin Temperature in Neonates Undergoing Laser Needle Acupuncture at the Acupuncture Point Large Intestine 4 |
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changes of locoregional skin temperature in neonates undergoing laser needle acupuncture at the acupuncture point large intestine 4 |
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Laser acupuncture bears a potential risk for the skin surface, especially in neonates whose skin has histological and physiological peculiarities. We evaluated thermal changes of skin temperature in neonates during laser acupuncture by using a thermal camera (Flir i5, Flir Systems Inc., Portland, USA). Laserneedles (Laserneedle GmbH, Glienicke/Nordbahn, Germany) were fixed to the skin at Large Intestine 4 (LI 4, Hegu), bilaterally. Before application of laser acupuncture (685 nm, 15 mW, 500 μm), as well as after 1, 5, and 10 min, thermographic pictures of both hands were taken. The measuring was carried out on the 23rd day after birth (20 neonates, mean postmenstrual gestational age 38 + 2, mean weight 2604 g). Compared to the initial temperature of 34.2°C on the right hand, the skin temperature had increased to 35.3°C (P<0.05) after 5 min and up to 36.1°C (P<0.05) after 10 min of stimulation. Equally, on the left hand, an increase of the skin temperature from 34.5°C to 35.9°C (P<0.05) and 35.9°C (P<0.05) was measured. The highest measured skin temperature after 10 min of stimulation amounted to 38.7°C, without any clinically visible changes on the skin surface. |
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