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KMID : 0363620170380040041
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2017 Volume.38 No. 4 p.41 ~ p.54
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The Effects of Sa-Am Acupuncture on the Radial Pulse in Healthy Human Subjects: A Comparative Study of Pericardium jung-gyuck and Triple Energizer jung-gyuck
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Kim Tae-Min
Kim Jea-Hong
Lee Hyun-Suk
Yim Yun-Kyoung
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Sa-am acupuncture with Pericardium jung-gyuck (SA-acu-PC) and Triple Energizer jung-gyuck (SA-acu-TE) on the radial pulse in healthy human subjects.
Methods: Sixty healthy subjects participated in this study and divided into three groups randomly: Control group(C), Pericardium jung-gyuck group(PC), Triple Energizer jung-gyuck group(TE). Radial pulse was measured by 3 dimensional pulse imaging system (DMP-3000) before, right after, 30 minutes after, and 60 minutes after acupuncture.
Results: 1. The changes observed in periodic parameters are considered as the common effects of both SA-acu-TE and SA-acu-PC. SA-acu-TE was more effective than SA-acu-PC in these effects.
2. The effects of SA-acu-PC appeared in the pulse amplitude, pulse area, and pulse power volume mainly at the left chon position, and
3. The effects of SA-acu-TE appeared in the radial augmentation index and main peak angle mainly at the right gwan position.
Conclusions: The effects of SA-acu-PC and SA-acu-TE can be observed in the radial pulse. The increases in pulse amplitude, pulse area, and pulse power volume at the left chon may imply the effects of SA-acu-PC. And the decrease in the pulse power volume, the increases in radial augmentation index and main peak angle may imply the effects of SA-acu-TE.
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KEYWORD
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Radial pulse, Sa-am acupuncture, Pericardium jung-gyuck, Triple Energizer jung-gyuck
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