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KMID : 0895820030130040001
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2003 Volume.13 No. 4 p.1 ~ p.18
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The Effect of Microcurrent Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation on Stress-related Hormones
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Kim Sung-Uk
Lee Jong-Soo
Kim Sung-Su
Shin Hyun-Dae
Chung Seok-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: Microcurrent Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation(MENS) has been used for accelerating healing wounds and relieving musculoskeletal pain, but it’s bio-engineering mechanism has been many questionable about clinical usefulness. In this study, I tried to examine the hypothesis that MENS theraphy is effective in changing the stress-related hormones. So, I investigated it’s relationship of mind-body medicine and oriental medicine.
Methods: 36 healthy students in university were divied into four groups; the first was MENS treatment in meridian point (Kyun-Jung, G21) after stress management, the second was MENS treatment in non-meridian point after stress management, the third was MENS treatment in meridian point with no stress management, the fourth was MENS treatment in non-meridian point with no stress management(all group’s n=9). We applied MENS in the form of electroacupuncture and stress two groups were restricted sleeping during 1 day and babel exercise using trapezius muscle for 1 hour. Blood sampling on the antecubital vein were performed and measured the ACTH, cortisol, beta-endorphin, epinephrine, norepinephrine by the time.
Result:
① Plasma ACTH concentrations markedly increased after stress in stress-meridian and nonmeridian groups(p<.01), and markedly decreased after MENS treatment in both groups(p<.05).
② β-endorphin was not significant, but decreased tendency after MENS treatment in stress two groups.
③ Plasma cortisol markedly increased after stress (p<.01, p<.05) in stress-meridian and nonmeridian groups, and markedly decreased after MENS treatment in stress-meridian and no-stress-nonmeridian group(p<.05).
④ Norepinephrine was decreased in all groups after MENS treatment(p<.01, p<.05 in stress-nonmeridian group).
⑤ Epinephrine was markedly increased after stress in stress-nonmeridian group(p<.05), and significantly decreased after MENS treatment in stress-nonmeridian group(p<.05).
Conclusions: MENS therapy was effective against stress with affecting HPA feedback system and inhibiting adrenocortical hormones, cathecholamins. Perhaps, it’s affective effect of hippocampus. Also, Selective effect of MENS related with mind-body connection in oriental medicine was certificated.
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KEYWORD
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MENS, Microcurrent, electroacupuncture, stress-related hormones, mind/body medicine
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