Do Changes in Electrical Skin Resistance of Acupuncture Points Reflect Menstrual Pain? A Comparative Study in Healthy Volunteers and Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients

Electrical skin resistance (ESR) measurements were performed with a four-electrode impedance detector at 10 points bilaterally on the first day of and the third day after menstruation in 48 healthy volunteers and 46 primary dysmenorrhea (PD) patients, to assess whether ESR changes of acupuncture poi...

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Main Authors: Yan-Fen She, Liang-Xiao Ma, Cong-Hui Qi, Yan-Xia Wang, Ling Tang, Chun-Hua Li, Hong-Wen Yuan, Yu-Qi Liu, Jia-Shan Song, Jiang Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/836026