OBJECTIVE: Acupuncture is known to enhance gastric motility. Electrical acustimulation has been shown to reduce @entity356 in vection-induced @entity11535 . The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of electrical stimulation of acupuncture points on gastric myoelectrical activity in healthy @entity1 . METHODS: Nine healthy native Chinese were studied. Gastric myoelectrical activity was recorded using surface electrogastrography (EGG). The EGG recording was made in the fasting state, in a study period during which acupuncture points were electrically stimulated continuously, and in a recovery period after stimulation. The percentage of regular slow waves was assessed by computing the percentage of 2 to 4 cycles per minute slow waves in the EGG. RESULTS: Electrical stimulation significantly increased the percentage of regular slow waves, which was sustained in the recovery period. The increase of the regular slow wave activity resulted from the normalization of @entity943 . CONCLUSION: Electrical stimulation of acupuncture points may enhance the regularity of gastric myoelectrical activity and may be an option for treatment of @entity943 .

Electrical stimulation of acupuncture points enhances gastric myoelectrical activity in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['humans'] @entity943 :: ('MESH:D001145', 'Disease') :: ['gastric dysrhythmia', 'arrhythmia'] @entity11535 :: ('MESH:D009041', 'Disease') :: ['motion sickness'] @entity356 :: ('MESH:D013274', 'Disease') :: ['gastric tachyarrhymia']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['humans']
