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KMID : 1123920090230051193
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2009 Volume.23 No. 5 p.1193 ~ p.1198
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Clinical Study of the Floating-Sinking Pulse Quantification Analysis on Ages, Left/Right, and Palpation Positions
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Kim Jae-Uk
Kim Sung-Hun
Jeon Young-Ju
Ryu Hyun-Hee
Lee Yu-Jung
Lee Hae-Jung
Kim Jong-Yeol
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Abstract
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Pulse diagnosis is a central diagnosis method used in traditional Oriental medicine. To standardize and modernize the pulse diagnosis method, it is essential to develop an instrument-based reinterpretation of the clinically used pulse images in terms of the physical quantities such as the strength, period, width, length, and depth of the pulse. As a step towards such standardization, we conducted a clinical study on the floating/sinking pulses based on an automated palpation instrument (3D-MAC, Daeyo Medi, Korea) for 213 female subjects in their 20s and 174 female subjects in their 60s. The floating/sinking pulses are the two representative pulse images depending only on the depth of the pulse, and can be conveniently scaled by the coefficient of the floating-sinking pulse (), which represents how strong one should apply the hold-down pressure to obtain the maximal pulse strength. As a result, primarily we found that it tends to appear more floating-like pulse () at Gwan and more sinking-like pulse () at Cheok, at both age groups and at both wrists. This result is consistent with a previous study on the geometrical structure of the blood vessel by an ultrasonograph. Second, the pulse tends to be more sinking-like in the age group of 60s than 20s. Finally, the pulses at the right palpation positions were found to be more sinking-like than the left, at both age groups.
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KEYWORD
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oriental medicine, pulse diagnosis, floating pulse, sinking pulse, coefficient of the floating-sinking pulse
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