Evidence of Connective Tissue Involvement in Acupuncture
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- 10 April 2002
- journal article
- fj express-summaries
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 16 (8) , 872-874
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.01-0925fje
Abstract
Acupuncture needle manipulation gives rise to “needle grasp,” a biomechanical phenomenon characterized by an increase in the force necessary to pull the needle out of the tissue (pullout force). This...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (# RO1AT00133, R21 AT00300)
- National Institutes of Health (# M01RR00109)
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