Relationship of acupuncture points and meridians to connective tissue planes.
Relationship of acupuncture points and meridians to connective tissue planes.
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DOI：
10.1002/ar.10185
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发表时间：
2002-12-15
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通讯作者：
Yandow, Jason A.
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作者：
Langevin, Helene M.;Yandow, Jason A.
针灸经络传统上被认为是构成连接身体表面到内部器官的通道。我们假设，穴位和经络的网络可以被看作是由间质结缔组织形成的网络的代表。这一假设得到了超声图像的支持，超声图像显示了正常人受试者穴位处的结缔组织分裂平面。为了验证这一假设，我们绘制了人体手臂上连续大体解剖切片的穴位图，发现穴位位置与死后组织切片中肌间或肌内结缔组织平面的位置有80%的对应关系。我们建议，穴位和经络结缔组织平面的解剖关系是有关针灸的作用机制，并建议一个潜在的重要的整合作用间质结缔组织。
Acupuncture meridians traditionally are believed to constitute channels connecting the surface of the body to internal organs. We hypothesize that the network of acupuncture points and meridians can be viewed as a representation of the network formed by interstitial connective tissue. This hypothesis is supported by ultrasound images showing connective tissue cleavage planes at acupuncture points in normal human subjects. To test this hypothesis, we mapped acupuncture points in serial gross anatomical sections through the human arm. We found an 80% correspondence between the sites of acupuncture points and the location of intermuscular or intramuscular connective tissue planes in postmortem tissue sections. We propose that the anatomical relationship of acupuncture points and meridians to connective tissue planes is relevant to acupuncture's mechanism of action and suggests a potentially important integrative role for interstitial connective tissue.