Laser Acupuncture and Dynamic Pulse Reaction Quantified by Smartphone:Two Experimental Examples

Gerhard Litscher; Ying-Ling Chen; Mark C Hou; Kun-Chan Lan

doi:10.1089/acu.2022.0039

Laser Acupuncture and Dynamic Pulse Reaction Quantified by Smartphone:Two Experimental Examples

Med Acupunct. 2022 Aug 1;34(4):220-223. doi: 10.1089/acu.2022.0039. Epub 2022 Aug 17.

Authors

Gerhard Litscher^{1

2}, Ying-Ling Chen^{2

3}, Mark C Hou^{4

5}, Kun-Chan Lan^{2

6}

Affiliations

¹ Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine, Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, and TCM Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
² School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
³ Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Beauty Science, Chien-kuo Technology University, Changhua, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

Abstract

The dynamic pulse reaction (Nogier reflex), Reflex-Auriculo-Cardiac (RAC), or vascular autonomic signal is a physiologic phenomenon that is not fully accepted and widely understood in contemporary medical practice. In order to provide appropriate scientific evidence for better understanding, qualitative and-above all-quantitative research in this area is necessary. In this short report, 2 recordings of dynamic pulse reactions based on an analysis performed on a modified smartphone are demonstrated during laser acupuncture experiments using stimulation at ear acupuncture points.

Keywords: Nogier reflex; Reflex Auriculo-Cardiac (RAC); auricular medicine; dynamic pulse reaction; evidence-based complementary medicine; vascular autonomic signal (VAS).