Strong Twirling-Rotating Manual Acupuncture with 4 r/s Is Superior to 2 r/s in Relieving Pain by Activating C-Fibers in Rat Models of CFA-Induced Pain

<div>The diagram detailing the scheduled experiments and details of MA treatment. (a) The diagram of daily scheduled experiments. Adaptive training was conducted from day −4 to day −2. The CFA model was established on day 0. The PWL tests were conducted on day −4 to −1, day 1 (before and after MA), and day 2 to day 7 (after MA). MA was performed on days 1–7. Rats were sacrificed on day 7. (b) Locations of acupoints of ST36 and BL60 used in this study. (c) Rats were fixed with self-made wearing, the fixation, and the twirling direction and angle of MA on each acupoint. (d) Timeline of MA manipulation.</div>

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Figure 1: Strong Twirling-Rotating Manual Acupuncture with 4 r/s Is Superior to 2 r/s in Relieving Pain by Activating C-Fibers in Rat Models of CFA-Induced Pain 

Figure 1 | Strong Twirling-Rotating Manual Acupuncture with 4 r/s Is Superior to 2 r/s in Relieving Pain by Activating C-Fibers in Rat Models of CFA-Induced Pain 