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KMID : 0615720120290040043
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2012 Volume.29 No. 4 p.43 ~ p.53
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The Effect of Moxibustion at Jeonjung() on the Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Adults
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Lee Jeong-Ju
Kim Seong-Joung
Park Ok-Ju
Lee Sang-Mi
Park Min-Chul
Jo Eun-Heui
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was accomplished to investigate the effects of moxibustion at Jeonjung() on the heart rate variability(HRV) in healthy adults. And based on that, we tried to find out how moxibustion at Jeonjung() effects on the activity and balance of the autonomic nervous system
Methods: We investigated on 50 healthy volunteers consisted of 24 subjects in moxibustion group and 24 subjects in control group. On the other hand, two volunteers were ruled out by standard of elimination. The study was established by randomized trial. Moxibustion was applied at Jeonjung() and rested during 10 minutes in moxibustion group. No treatment was executed in control group. We measured HRV 3 times : baseline measurement and after treatment in moxibustion group(after rest in control group) twice. The SPSS 12.0 for windows was used to analyze the data by paired t-test, Wilcoxon signed ranks test(in group) and Independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U-test (between the groups).
Results: 1. In moxibustion group, mean HRT decreased significantly. Ln(VLF) increased significantly. Ln(TP) decreased significantly at time and increased significantly at time. SDNN, RMSSD, PSI, Ln(LF), Ln(HF), Normalized LF, Normalized HF and LF/HF ratio were not affected. 2. In control group, PSI and normalized HF decreased significantly. SDNN, Ln(TP), Ln(VLF), normalized LF and LF/HF ratio increased significantly. Mean HRT, RMSSD, Ln(LF) and Ln(HF) were not affected.
Conclusions: This study suggest that moxibustion at Jeonjung() makes no effects on the balance of the autonomic nervous system.
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KEYWORD
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HRV, Jeonjung, , Moxibustion, Autonomic nervous system
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