Journal of Acupuncture Research
- Volume 19 Issue 5
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- Pages.176-188
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- 2002
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- 2586-288X(pISSN)
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- 2586-2898(eISSN)
Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Sono-acupoint Therapy
초음파경혈요법의 진통소염효과 연구
- Lim, Sabina (Department of Meridianopointology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
- Son, Yang-sun (Department of Meridianopointology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
- Jin, Soo-hee (Department of Meridianopointology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
- Received : 2002.09.03
- Accepted : 2002.09.16
- Published : 2002.10.20
Abstract
Objective : Sono-acupoint (SA) therapy is a new therapeutic technique that combined with acupuncture points, herbal medicine and ultrasound therapy. This study was carried out to investigate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of sono-acupoint therapy. Methods : We performed the tail-flick test with normal rats to examine the tail-flick latency (TFL), and the Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis rat model to examine the edema, skin temperature and serum concentration of c-reactive protein and rheumatoid factor (RF). Herbal SA (HSA) treatment was performed at bilateral Zusanli (ST36) with the hanbang-gel made of several selected herbal drugs in Sprague-Dawley rats (male,