【摘要】 中国传统针灸作为一种有效的治疗方法已广为接受,但其机制尚未完全阐明。为此,我们基于数字化虚拟人技术构筑了人体全身结缔组织筋膜网状支架,并对结缔组织的聚集部位进行标记,并将虚拟的经穴三维图像与传统针灸疗法的刺激部位进行对比分析。结果表明,由结缔组织构成的筋膜网络支架可能构成针灸穴位的解剖学基础。我们发现,穴位主要分布于结缔组织聚集的部位,该处富含敏感的神经末梢、活性细胞和淋巴管,针刺这些部位能产生较强的生物学效应。从生物种系发生和胚胎发育的角度来看,人体全身的结缔组织网状支架构成人体一个新的功能系统——支持与储备系统,对该系统的研究称为筋膜学。该假说能全面(形态、功能)的解释针灸的基础理论问题。更多还原

【Abstract】 Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion has been widely accepted as a useful therapeutics all over the world, but its mechanism has not been fully defined. For this purpose, a reticular framework of whole-body fascia and connective tissues has been established by means of digitized virtual human technique. The virtual acupoints represented three-dimensionally were compared with the sites for stimulation in practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) acupuncture therapy. The results showed that the fascial network constituted by the connective tissues may be the anatomical basis for acupuncture therapy. We found that the acupoints were mainly located where thick connective tissues were present. In this fascial network, sensitive nerve endings, active cells and lymphatic vessels abounded in the sites with thick connective tissue, and needling at these sites induced definite biological effects. In light of biological phylogeny and embryo development, we believe that the connective tissue network may constitute a new functional system in the human body, the Self-supervision and control system(Fasciology), which provides a theoretical base for acupuncture therapy.更多还原