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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2003 Volume.20 No. 4 p.1 ~ p.16
Effects of Hyeong points¡¯ Acupuncture of Three Foot-eum Collaterals on Abdominal Thermography of Healthy Human Beings
Shin Jong-Keun

Kim Jae-Hyo
Park Sung-Sub
Park Gui-Jong
Kim Kyung-Sik
Sohn In-Chul
Abstract
Objectives : This study was examined for effects of acupuncture of Hyeong points¡¯ Acupuncture of Three Foot-eum Collaterals on the abdominal thermography of health subject.

Methods : The volunteers who participating in this study had taken rest for 20 - 30 minutes in room temperature (23-25¡É) before the examination and informed them what to prohibit smoking, drinking and administration of drug for the previous day. The thermography of abdomen including a below part of the chest was taken using Infra-Red Imaging System (IR 2000, MEDI-CORE Co., Korea) by time interval of 15 minutes at 15 minutes before, just before and 15 minutes after, 30 minutes after and 45 minutes after acupuncture stimulation.
Acupuncture was applied to the left Hyeong points¡¯ Acupuncture of Three Foot-eum Collaterals for 30 minutes.

Results : The results showed that acupuncture of Hyeong points had more potencies of changes on all the ROIs of abdominal thermography than those of control group. Also, it was observed that the quantities of thermal changes following acupuncture of Hyeong points been increased comparing that of control group at all the ROIs (region of interest). Observed the thermography classified by ROI, however, it was failed that acupuncture of Hyeong points could modulate the specific areas concerning to the abdominal pathway of Three Foot-eum Collaterals.

Conclusions : These results suggest that acupuncture of Hyeong points may modulate thermal distributions and changes of abdominal areas including the below of chest.
KEYWORD
Hyeong points, thermography, Infra-Red Imaging System
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