Korean Journal of Acupuncture
- Volume 22 Issue 4
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- Pages.9-27
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- 2005
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- 2287-3368(pISSN)
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- 2287-3376(eISSN)
A Study on the changes of electric charge induced by Apchim (押鍼) manipulation during acupuncture therapy
자침시(刺鍼時) 압침(押鍼)의 수기자극(手技刺戟)이 전위변화(電位變化)에 미치는 영향(影響)
- Song, Moon-Young (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
- Shim, Won-Bo (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
- Kim, Young-Tae (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
- Baek, Dae-Bong (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
- Ahn, Sung-Hun (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
- Kim, Kyoung-Sik (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
- Sohn, In-Cheul (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
- 송문영 (원광대학교 경혈학교실) ;
- 심원보 (원광대학교 경혈학교실) ;
- 김영태 (원광대학교 경혈학교실) ;
- 백대봉 (원광대학교 경혈학교실) ;
- 안성훈 (원광대학교 경혈학교실) ;
- 김경식 (원광대학교 경혈학교실) ;
- 손인철 (원광대학교 경혈학교실)
- Published : 2005.12.27
Abstract
Objective : hypothesis. First of all, there exists electric property in meridian and meridian point. Second of all, energy flowing in meridian is related with electric property. Third of all, there is electronic interaction between the operator who performs acupuncture therapy and the receiver who is given acupuncture therapy. Forth of all, acupuncture effects may depend on the electric capacity which is transferred between the operator and the receiver via acupuncture needle. Methods : Under the hypothesis, I studied the effects of electric charge in ST37(+) and ST39(-) generated by Apchim (押鍼) manipulation which was stimulated at ST36 point. And compared with data on the changes of electric charge from the hand of the operator during acupuncture stimulation. Electric charge induced via acupuncture needle from the operator may be important factor that causes the changes of electric charge in meridian and acupoint in the receiver. Therefore we investigated the changes of electric charge induced by the operator using Maclab 400 by the following methods. The one was in stable electric circle condition and the other was in unstable electric circle condition. In this experiments, the changes of electric charge from the stimulation type of Apchim manipulation performed in our lab condition in acupuncture therapy was induced at least three factor, one was the difference of bio-potentials between the operator and the receiver of acupuncture therapy, another was the depth of acupuncture insertion from the skin of the receiver the other was an electromyogram of the receiver. Results :The data imply that the first factor should make a capacitance current when the operator touched the acupuncture needle which was inserted in the receiver. Therefore, the results suggest that capacitance currents stimulus in electronic view may be important factor in acupuncture therapy between the operator and the receiver of acupuncture therapy.