You are seeing a free-to-access but limited selection of the activity Altmetric has collected about this research output.
Click here to find out more.
Mendeley readers
| Title |
Electrical impedance along connective tissue planes associated with acupuncture meridians
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, May 2005
|
| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-5-10 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew C Ahn, Junru Wu, Gary J Badger, Richard Hammerschlag, Helene M Langevin |
| Abstract |
Acupuncture points and meridians are commonly believed to possess unique electrical properties. The experimental support for this claim is limited given the technical and methodological shortcomings of prior studies. Recent studies indicate a correspondence between acupuncture meridians and connective tissue planes. We hypothesized that segments of acupuncture meridians that are associated with loose connective tissue planes (between muscles or between muscle and bone) visible by ultrasound have greater electrical conductance (less electrical impedance) than non-meridian, parallel control segments. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 112 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 104 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 19 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 12% |
| Other | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 25 | 22% |
| Unknown | 18 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 52 | 46% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Engineering | 5 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 14 | 13% |
| Unknown | 24 | 21% |