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July 13, 2025Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research

Effect of Acupuncture With Thermal Stimulation (Moxibustion) at BL 13 and LU 9 on Pulmonary Function in a Patient With Bronchial Asthma: A Case Report

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VSVenkatalakshmi SaravananMNMangaiarkarasi NarayanasamySGSathiyavathi Gopi

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Overview

Case report demonstrates improvement in pulmonary function in asthma patient after acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on pulmonary function in a patient with bronchial asthma.
  • Case report involving a 32-year-old male with bronchial asthma
  • Treatment included acupuncture and moxibustion at BL 13 and LU 9
  • Therapy was administered daily for 10 days
  • Pulmonary function was assessed using spirometry before and after treatment.
  • Improvement in forced vital capacity (FVC)
  • Improvement in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)
  • Increase in FEV1/FVC ratio
  • Enhanced mean forced expiratory flow (25%-75%)
  • Improvement in peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR)

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Saravanan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69255726c0ce034ddc35a360https://doi.org/10.1177/03601293251356845
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