Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (대한한방신경정신과학회)
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Actual Measurement Study on Use of Bone Proportional Cun and Finger-Breadth Cun in Locating Acupoints at Head in Korean Adults

두부 경혈 취혈에서 골도분촌법(骨度分寸法)과 일부법(一扶法) 사용에 대한 한국인 성인에서 실측 연구

  • Kang, Su-Bin (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Kim, Jee-Won (College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Young (College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Park, Hyun-Chul (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Kim, Lakhyung (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University)
  • 강수빈 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 김지원 (우석대학교 한의과대학) ;
  • 이지영 (우석대학교 한의과대학) ;
  • 박현철 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 김락형 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실)
  • Received : 2021.11.19
  • Accepted : 2021.12.28
  • Published : 2021.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: To compare bone proportional cun and finger-breadth cun in the head area to clearly distinguish the anterior hairline. Methods: In this study, the head area was measured for 50 adult males and females in their 20s with normal hair condition. We compared bone proportional cun and finger-breadth cun in the head area and calculated the error by analyzing the difference between the actual location of the anterior hairline and the location measured with the two methods. Results: There was a significant difference between bone proportional cun and finger-breadth cun in the head area. The two methods showed significant difference from the actual location of the anterior hairline. In addition, as a result of calculating the error between the actual location of the anterior hairline and the location measured by the two methods, the finger-breadth cun had fewer errors than the bone proportional cun. Conclusions: The finger-breadth cun is better than the bone proportional cun as an alternative when it is difficult to find the anterior hairline.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (2020R1F1A1076185).

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