Publisher： Cambridge University Press
E-ISSN： 1991-7120|18|4|850-867
ISSN： 1815-2406
Source： Communications in Computational Physics, Vol.18, Iss.4, 2015-10, pp. : 850-867
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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.
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