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KMID : 1129720080250030001
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2008 Volume.25 No. 3 p.1 ~ p.14
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Survey on Setting New Standards for Estimation of Acupoints in the Upper Limb of Normal Adults
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Sung Byoung-Sik
Kwon Oh-Sang
Jeon In-Sook
Kim Jae-Hyo
Ahn Seong-Hun
Sohn In-Chul
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Abstract
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Objectives: Weights and measures (ÓøÕáû¬) in Korean traditional medicine have been changed in many dynasties and countries. Thus, measurements of chon (õ») and cheok (ô©) have been considered as symbolical meaning in recent studies on meridians and acupoints. The present study was made to settle up standard measurement by surveying length of each parts of upper limb as follows.
Methods: To calculate length of 1 chon (õ»), the length of each part was divided into the numbers of chon (õ») as shwon in ¡¶Goldo ¡¤ Hwangjenaegyeong-yeongchu (çÏõÒ ¡¤ ÍéÓøø¹)¡·; the chon (õ») length in ¡¶Goldo ¡¤ Hwangjenaegyeong-yeongchu (çÏõÒ ¡¤ ÍéÓøø¹)¡·was compared with the chon (õ») length which is calculated by dividing human average hight into 75 chon.
Results: Increment of length of 1 chon (õ») did not change as increment of height in subjects. Length of 1 chon (õ») in height is representative of length of 1 chon (õ») in each parts of upper limb.
Conclusions: We suggest that most suitable length of 1 chon (õ»)for the standard measurement of acupoint
location is 2.20 ¡¾ 0.17 cm based on length of elbow joint to wrist joint.
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KEYWORD
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acupoint in the upper limb, acupoint, survey
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