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KMID : 0363620100310040178
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2010 Volume.31 No. 4 p.178 ~ p.186
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Noninvasive Estimation of Moxibustion Effect on Peripheral Blood Flow by Doppler Ultrasound in Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia: Case Series
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Yoon Seung-Kyou
Lee Sang-Hoon
Jung Woo-Sang
Bae Young-Min
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was to investigate the effect of moxibustion on peripheral blood flow by Doppler ultrasound in post-stroke hemiplegia patients.
Methods: Moxibustion was applied on the points of LI4, TE3, TE5 and LI11 on the affected side, and blood flow of the radial artery was measured using the Minimax-Doppler-K device. Blood flow velocity and pulsation index were analyzed before, during, and after moxibustion.
Results: The mean value of blood flow velocity in 13 patients showed a tendency of increase during moxibustion, but there was no significant difference in blood flow velocity before and after moxibustion, or pulsation index during and after moxibustion. In addition, among the five patients who showed marked increase tendency on the blood velocity graph, there was significant increase in blood velocity during, and after moxibustion compared with before moxibustion.
Conclusions: This study suggests that moxibustion has an effect on peripheral blood flow in stroke patients with hemiplegia. Further validity tests with a larger scale sample are needed for the evidence of its practical use.
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KEYWORD
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Doppler ultrasound, blood flow, moxibustion, stroke, hemiplegia
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