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KMID : 0363620070280040069
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2007 Volume.28 No. 4 p.69 ~ p.73
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The Clinical Effect of Manipulation of Acupuncture to Shen-Men and Nei-Kuan on Autonomic Nervous Function of Healthy Subjects
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Jung Woo-Sang
Choi Chang-Min
Hong Jin-Woo
Park Sung-Wook
Moon Sang-Kwan
Park Jung-Mi
Ko Chang-Nam
Cho Ki-Ho
Kim Young-Suk
Bae Hyung-Sup
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Abstract
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Objectives : With an assumption of the traditional oriental medical theory, we were to evaluate the effect of tonification/sedation-manipulated acupuncture on autonomic nervous activity in healthy subjects.
Methods : This study is a randomized cross-over trial. We enrolled healthy subjects, and assigned them randomly into group A or group B. Group A received acupuncture therapy on Shen-Men (He-7) and Nei-Kuan (EH-6) with tonification-manipulation, while Group B received it with sedation-manipulation. Their heart rate variability was monitored for 2 hours. After 3 days of washout period, the subjects were crossed over to the other manipulation method, and the same procedures were performed.
Results : There was no statistical significance in the change of RR, SDNN, LF, HF, and LF/HF ratio between the tonification-manipulated and the sedation-manipulated groups. However, HF curve in the tonification manipulated group showed increasing tendency for 15 minutes after acupuncture.
Conclusions : We suggest that the traditional tonification-manipulated acupuncture on Shen-Men and Nei-Kuan could increase parasympathetic activity shortly after acupuncture, but further evaluation on a larger sample size is needed to confirm this suggestion.
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KEYWORD
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Nei-Kuan, Shen-Men, autonomic nervous function, tonification-manipulation, sedation-manipulation, heart rate variability
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