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KMID : 0615720150320020169
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2015 Volume.32 No. 2 p.169 ~ p.185
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The Effects of Sa-am Acupuncture on Radial Pulse in Healthy Human Subjects: A Comparative Study of Liver Tonifying and Sedating
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Yuk Dong-Il
Jeon Ju-Hyun
Kim Young-Il
Kim Jung-Ho
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to find the effects of Sa-am liver tonifying and sedating acupuncture on radial pulse.
Methods: Sixty healthy people were divided into a liver tonifying acupuncture(LTA) group, liver sedating acupuncture(LSA) group, and control group. The LTA group and LSA group received acupuncture for 20 minutes with a supine position. The Control group took a rest without receiving acupuncture. Radial pulse was measured by three dimensional pulse imaging system(DMP-3000) at four different time points (before, right after, 30 minutes after, and 60 minutes after acupuncture). We compared the three groups and figure out determined the parameters which significantly changed after acupuncture treatment.
Results:
1.Pulse period, T1/T, T4/T, (T-T4)/T, T4/(T-T4), T5/T significantly changed after acupuncture.
2.H4, pulse area, systolic pulse area, diastolic pulse area, radial augmentation index(RAI), and pulse power volume / min significantly changed after acupuncture.
3.Frequency of Fourier components, ratio of frequencies of Fourier components, magnitude of Fourier components, and ratio of magnitudes of Fourier components significantly changed after acupuncture.
Conclusions: LTA and LSA have an effect on the radial pulse parameters. Further studies on radial pulse change using Sa-Am acupuncture are needed.
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KEYWORD
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Liver tonifying acupuncture, Liver sedating acupuncture, Radial pulse, Sa-am acupuncture
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