Acupuncture at Waiguan (SJ5) and sham points influences activation of functional brain areas of ischemic stroke patients: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Ji Qi¹, Junqi Chen², Yong Huang¹, Xinsheng Lai³, Chunzhi Tang³, Junjun Yang⁴, Hua Chen⁵, Shanshan Qu^1
1 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
² Department of Rehabilitation, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
³ School of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
⁴ School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
⁵ School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Correspondence Address:
Xinsheng Lai
School of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province
China
Yong Huang
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province
China

Source of Support: This study was supported by the State Plan for Development of Basic Research in Key Areas (973 Program) in China, No. 2006CB504505, 2012CB518504; the Key Subject Construction Project of "211 Engineering" III Stage of Guangdong Province in China; the Guangdong Provincial "College Students' Innovative Experiment Plan" Project in China, No. 1212112038., Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.128227