Acupuncture Stimulation for Motor Cortex Activities: Evidence from 3T Functional MRI Study

  • Choe, Bo-Young (Departments of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kang, Sei-Kwon (Young-Dong Severance Hosp. Yonsei Univ.) ;
  • Chul, Myung-Ja (Departments of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jeun, Sin-Soo (Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Yoo, Seung-Schik (Departments of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School) ;
  • Park, Gi-Soon (Dong-Seo Hospital of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Park, Sang-Dong (Dong-Seo Hospital of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Lim, Eun-Chul (Dong-Seo Hospital of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Chung, Sung-Taek (Medinus Co. LTD.)
  • Published : 2002.11.01

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate whether or not acupuncture of GB34 produces a significant response of the modulation of somatomotor areas by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study. The acupoint, GB34, located in the back of the knee, is known to be effective in recovering motor function after stroke.

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