Korean Journal of Acupuncture

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Differential Effects of Two Individual Acupuncture Points (BL62, KI6) on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Volunteers : A Randomized, Single-Blind, Self-Controlled Trial

건강한 지원자에서 두 경혈(신맥, 조해)이 심박변이도에 미치는 영향의 차이 : 무작위, 단일 맹검, 자기 대조군 임상시험

  • Lee, Ji-Hye (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Choi, Young-Joon (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Shin, Byung-Chul (Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Koo, Sung-Tae (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • 이지혜 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 경락구조의학부) ;
  • 최영준 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 경락구조의학부) ;
  • 신병철 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 임상의학부) ;
  • 구성태 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 경락구조의학부)
  • Received : 2010.11.11
  • Accepted : 2010.12.14
  • Published : 2010.12.27
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Abstract

목적 : 이 연구는 서로 다른 두 경혈이 심박변이도에 미치는 영향을 비교하고, 자율신경계에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 수행하였다. 재료 및 방법 : 13명의 지원자가 3개의 세션에 균등하게 무작위 배정되었다. 각 세션에서 지원자들은 신맥(BL62), 조해(KI6), 또는 비경혈에 각각 침처치를 받았다. 10분간 휴식을 한 후에 자침 전, 유침기간, 발침 후 기간에 5분 동안 심박변이도 측정을 하였다. 유침기간에는 2분 간격을 두고 2회 심박변이도를 측정하였다. 결과 : 신맥에 자침한 군에서는 자침후 기간에 total power(TP)와 standard deviation N-N interval(SDNN)이 유의하게 증가하였다. 유침기간 중 첫 5분 동안의 TP와 SDNN은 자침전 값과 유의한 차이가 없었으며 유침기간 중 마지막 5분 동안에는 다소 증가하는 경향은 있었지만 통계적인 유의성은 없었다. 반면에 조해와 비경혈에 자침한 군에서는 TP와 SDNN에 유의한 변화가 관찰되지 않았다. 발침 후에 신맥자침군에서는 조해와 비경혈 자극군과 비교해서 TP가 유의하게 변화하였다. 그러나 SDNN은 발침 후에 세 군 사이에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론 : 이 실험 결과는 조해와 비교했을 때 신맥에 자침한 경우 심장 기능 및 자율신경계와 관련이 있는 대체적인 활성이 증가한다는 것을 보여주었다. 이 결과는 신맥 자침이 자율신경계와 관계되어 있는 심장의 기능에 미치는 영향을 통해서 경혈의 특이성을 관찰할 수 있음을 의미한다.

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