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KMID : 1129720030200030029
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2003 Volume.20 No. 3 p.29 ~ p.34
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Effect of Acupuncture ST36 on Skin Temperature, Galvanic Skin Response and Heart Rate in Humans
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Youn Dae-Hwan
Na Chang-Su
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effect of Acupuncture Chok-samni(ST36) on Skin temperature(ST), Galvanic skin response(GSR) and Heart rate(HR) in humans. ST36 is used in uneasiness, high fever, stroke, paralysis on oriental medicine.
Methods : Subjects were 18 healthy oriental medical students volunteers(15male, 3female, meanage-28). Under sequence of ST36 acupuncture, the first group was observed ST, the second group was observed GSR and the third group was observed HR. Skin temperature was measured on Haegye acupoint(ST41) before and after acupuncture stimulation. Each test took 15minutes. This test was performed twice in order to increase the statistical authenticity.
Results : Our result indicates that acupuncture stimulation of ST36 statistically decreased skin temperature on ST41. Also statistically decreased in HR. The change of GSR after ST36 acupuncture was decreased, but there is no statistical.
Conclusions : These results suggested that acupuncture stimulation of ST 36 has effect on ST and HR in human body, and may be used by treatment as control the nerve system.
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KEYWORD
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Skin temperature, Galvanic skin response, Heart rate, Acupuncture, Acupoint ST36
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