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KMID : 1129720090260010051
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2009 Volume.26 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.60
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Development and Evaluation of Body Surface Electric Energy Measurement System for Oriental Medical Diagnosis
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Kim Soo-Byung
Yim Yun-Kyoung
Lee Yong-Heum
Kang Hee-Jung
Kwon Sun-Min
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Abstract
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Objectives: It is considered not easy to diagnose the condition of acupoints or meridians. Oriental Medical instruments have rarely complied with Oriental Medical diagnostic/therapeutic theories. The aim of this study was to develop a system which measures meridian electric potential(MEP) in proportion to bio-electric charge for the purpose of Oriental Medical diagnosis.
Method: To evaluate a meridian energy measurement system(MEMS), we carried out a performance test. For significance test, we conducted a clinical trial which measured the MEP of ST36(Chok-samni) on Stomach Meridian(ST).
Results & Conclusions: We could evaluate the balance or the imbalance of the MEPs on the left/right ST36. Also, through the comparison of MEPs before and after meals, we could identify the correlation between the MEP and the condition of internal organs. Namely, MEP reflects the condition of acupoints/meridians and internal organs, therefore, we propose this new method for measuring and analyzing the condition of meridians and acupoints for Oriental Medical diagnosis.
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KEYWORD
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acupoint and meridian, Oriental Medical instrument, bio-electric charge, meridian electric potential(MEP), balance and imbalance of MEP
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