Modern Technology for Acupuncture Research: A Short Review from the Medical University of Graz

Lu Wang, Gerhard Litscher

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DOI: 10.4236/cm.2010.13012                

Abstract

This short review article gives a brief description of the TCM Research Center Graz, especially the part of high-tech acupuncture research. A new technology for non-invasive acupuncture stimulation using violet laser (405 nm, 110 mW, 500 µm) is described. With this kind of laser it is possible to induce a so-called Deqi sensation which is very important in Chinese acupuncture. The second part of the review paper describes the new teleacupuncture which has been performed for the first time between the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and the TCM Research Center Graz at the Medical University of Graz.

Keywords

Violet Laser Acupuncture, Teleacupuncture, Sino-Austrian Research, Biomedical Engineering

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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