[Skin resistance measurement in chronic gastrointestinal disorders and its correlation with visceral referred pain].

Authors

Xuezhi Rao, Kun Liu, Xun He, Xinyan Gao, Xiang Cui, Bing Zhu

Published in

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion. Volume 46. Issue 10. Pages 1640-1644. Oct 12, 2026. Epub Aug 17, 2026.

Abstract

To observe the body surface reaction points in patients with chronic gastrointestinal disorders, and analyze the correlation between their resistance values and the severity of visceral referred pain.
A total of 103 patients with chronic gastritis and 38 patients with inflammatory bowel disease were enrolled in the clinical study, and were subsequently divided into three groups based on the severity of visceral referred pain, including a mild pain group, a moderate pain group, and a severe pain group. The finger-pressure method was employed to perform exploratory palpation over the trunk and extremities, so as to identify reaction points and control points, as well as observe the distribution of these reaction points; and they were subsequently marked on the human nerve dermatome distribution map. Using a meridian and acupoint dynamic characteristic analyzer, the resistance values at the reaction points and control points were measured, and the correlation was analyzed between the resistance change rate and the severity of visceral referred pain.
In the patients with chronic gastritis, the reaction points were primarily distributed in the T₈ to T₉ nerve segments on the right, whereas in the patients with inflammatory bowel disease, the reaction points were predominantly concentrated in the T₁₀ to T₁₂ nerve segments on the right. Patients with chronic gastritis and inflammatory bowel disease exhibited lower resistance values at the reaction points compared with the control points (P<0.05). The resistance values at control points in the severe pain group were lower than those in the mild pain group (P<0.05), and the resistance change rate in both the moderate pain group and the severe pain group was higher than that in the mild pain group (P<0.05). The resistance change rate in female patients was positively correlated with the severity of visceral referred pain (P<0.01).
The reaction points of chronic gastrointestinal disorders are primarily distributed at the body surface sites innervated by the nerve segments corresponding to their respective organs, and these reaction points exhibit reduced resistance, and the resistance change rate at these reaction points can be utilized to distinguish between mild and severe pain.

PMID:
42864288
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 13 Oct 2026.

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