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KMID : 0608520100160020125
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Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
2010 Volume.16 No. 2 p.125 ~ p.130
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A Comparative Study on the Location of Acupoints by Bone Proportional Cun and Body Cun - Acupoints in Upper Limb, Abdomen, and Lower Limb
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Lee Bong-Hyo
An Tteul-E-Bom
Lim Myung-A
Jeong Joon-Gil
Cho Jeong-Yoon
Hwang Min-Hyuk
Park Ji-Ha
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Abstract
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Objectives : The bone proportional cun and body cun have been used widely for the location of acupoints in oriental medical clinic. The aim of this study is to compare the two location methods.
Methods : 21 students were examined for the location of 6 acupoints (each 2 points in the 3 parts of upper limb, abdomen, and lower limb) using the twe methods. The data of location were analyzed with t-test.
Results : In the upper limb, the data from bone proportional cun and body cun were proved to be different significantly. However, there was no significant difference between the data from the two methods in the abdomen and lower limb.
Conclusion : The results of this study demonstrate that the oriental medical doctors should be more careful in the choice of appropriate method for the location of acupoints in the upper limb, while it is not important whether they use bone proportional cun and body cun in the abdomen and lower limb.
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KEYWORD
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bone proportional cun, body cun, Acupoint, Location
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