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KMID : 0387420070180010143
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2007 Volume.18 No. 1 p.143 ~ p.151
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Effects of Hap-Kok(LI4) and Jok-Sam-Lee(ST36) Acupuncture on Cerebral Blood Flow in In-Young(ST9)
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Lee Chung-Sik
Park Bo-Ra
Seo Jong-Hoon
Kang Hyung-Won
Lyu Yeoung-Su
Kim Tae-Heon
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Abstract
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Objective:This study was performed to evaluate the effects of Hap-Kok(LI4) and Jok-Sam-Lee(ST36) acupuncture on blood flow in In-Young(ST9).
Method: Monitoring of TCD was examined in each 25’s healthy men and wemen in 20s before and after acupucture on both(right and left) Hap-kok(LI4) and was done on both(right and left) Jok-Sam-Lee(ST36) by different group with same condition. Mean velocity and Pulsatility index analyzed from TCD at both In-Young(ST9). Both group was acupuctured for 15-20 minutes laying at bed.
Results:The results showed a significant($p{\le}0.05:$ Paired T-test) decrease in mean velocity and increase in pulsatility index at both group.
Conclusion:These results suggest that acupuncture could have a specific effect on blood flow called In-Young acupoint.
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KEYWORD
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Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography(TCD), In-Young(ST9), Hap-Kok(LI4), Jok-Sam-Lee(ST36), Mean velocity, Pulsatility index
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