Modeling and simulation of the interstitial medium deformation induced by the needle manipulation during acupuncture
Journal
Communications in Computational Physics
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
4
Pages
850-867
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Abstract
Abstract In this paper, we study the effects of inserted needle on the subcutaneous interstitial flow. A goal is to describe the physical stress affecting cells during acupuncture treatment. The model consists of the convective Brinkman equations to describe the flow through a fibrous medium. Numerical studies in FreeFem++ are performed to illustrate the acute physical stress developed by the implantation of a needle that triggers the physiological reactions of acupuncture. We emphasize the importance of numerical experiments for advancing in modeling in acupuncture.
Type
conference paper