EFFECTS OF DIGITAL ACUPRESSURE ON THE CAPILLARY ARTERIOLAR FLOW IN CEREBRAL PlA MATER OF THE DOG

摘要

Effects of digital acupressure on the blood flowin the capillary arterioles of the cerebral pia matercovering the posterior sigmoidal gyrus in domesticdog(Canis familiaris)were observed.The speed ofblood flow was found increased to 185% after con-tinuous digital acupressure for 20 minutes.The in-crease was most prominent 15 minutes after the acu-pressure was completed;the effect subsided in 30minutes.It was also found that in cases of low basalspeed of flow before digital acupressure,the increasein the speed of blood flow after acupressure was morepronounced.