The changes of neuroactivity of Tui Na (Chinese massage) at Hegu acupoint on sensorimotor cortex in stroke patients with upper limb motor dysfunction: a fNIRS study
Chen YF, Mao MC, Zhu GY, Sun CC, Zhao JW, He HX, Chen YH, Xu DS · BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · 2023 September 21
DOI 10.1186/s12906-023-04143-0
Objective
To investigate changes in sensorimotor cortical neural activity during Tui Na at the Hegu acupoint in patients with post-stroke upper limb motor dysfunction and healthy controls using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.
Conclusions
The combination of Tui Na and functional near-infrared spectroscopy can reflect the functional status of sensorimotor neural circuits, and changes in sensorimotor cortical activity during Hegu acupoint Tui Na indicate a correlation between traditional Chinese medicine acupoints and neural circuits.
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