WANG Fu-min, XIONG Jing, ZENG Fang, et al. A fixation frame for acupuncture and moxibustion of Shu-Mu acupoint combination in rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 2022, 47(10): 938-940.
WANG Fu-min, XIONG Jing, ZENG Fang, et al. A fixation frame for acupuncture and moxibustion of Shu-Mu acupoint combination in rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 2022, 47(10): 938-940. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210256.
Shu-Mu acupoint combination is commonly employed in acupuncture and moxibustion treatment. In animal experiments
it is difficult to implement such combination because of the uncontrollable features of animals. Therefore
there is an urgent need to design an experimental device to facilitate the operation of acupuncture and moxibustion at Shu-Mu acupoints in rats. The present study designed a device equipped with a fixed plate and a moxibustion frame for rats. The fixed plate and the moxibustion frame with detachable connection can allow acupuncture on the back
chest
and abdomen of rats to meet the requirements of the Shu-Mu acupoint combination. The moxibustion frame is made of universal hose and equipped with moxa clip
which ensures moxibustion in any direction and performs moxibustion on acupoints in the back
chest
and abdomen simultaneously. This device is unique in structure and convenient in operation
with safety and reliability. It is beneficial to the development of animal experiments related to acupuncture and moxibustion of Shu-Mu acupoint combination in the future.