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KMID : 1129720120290010083
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2012 Volume.29 No. 1 p.83 ~ p.92
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Evaluation of Muscle Fatigue Recovery Effect and Meridian Potential Change using Magnetic Acupuncture System
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Kim Soo-Byeong
Park Sun-Woo
Ahn Soon-Jae
Lee Na-Ra
Lee Seung-Wook
Min Se-Eun
Kim Young-Ho
Lee Yong-Heum
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this research was to develop the magnetic acupuncture system which used solenoid coil for magnetizing acupuncture needle. The system could generate the meridian electric potential (MEP) similar to the potential by manual acupuncture. Thus, we tried to confirm the therapeutic effect that is caused by the MEP generation.
Methods: To confirm the MEP, we stimulated the magnetic acupuncture with at 2Hz, 92.7±2mT, PEMFs (Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Fields) at ST37 and measured the evoked potential between ST36 and ST41. Also, we conducted a fatigue recovery test using isokinetic exercise in order to identify the therapeutic effect on musculoskeletal disorders. We chose LR9 as a stimulation point. To observe the state of fatigue, we measured the EMG and analyzed median frequency and peak torque for 20minutes.
Results: We observed that MEP which incurred from magnetic acupuncture was higher than he reported MEP induced by manual acupuncture. Moreover, its modes were divided into two types by the direction of magnetic flux. When generating magnetic flux in the direction of acupoint, the positive peak voltage of the MEP was generated. In contrast, negative peak voltage of the MEP was generated whenever meganetic flux generated in the outward direction. As a result of fatigue recovery, the median frequency (MF) of the magnetic acupuncture group were recovered faster than that of the non-stimulation group. However, the peak torques of both groups were not restored until after 20 minutes.
Conclusions: We confirmed that the magnetic acupuncture system can lead to the MEP similar to manual acupuncture. Moreover, the MEP had a therapeutic effect on the musculoskeletal disorders.
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KEYWORD
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magnetic acupuncture, pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs), meridian electric potential(MEP), muscle fatigue
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