The Future of Acupuncture Moxibustion: A Transcontinental Three-Center Pilot Study Using High-Tech Methods
The Future of Acupuncture Moxibustion: A Transcontinental Three-Center Pilot Study Using High-Tech Methods
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DOI：
10.1089/acu.2009.0665
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发表时间：
2009-06-01
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Wang, Guang Jun
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作者：
Litscher, Gerhard;Zhang, Weibo;Wang, Guang Jun
背景：艾灸是一种亚洲治疗方法，能够在穴位达到特定的温热效果。我们讨论了一个新的日本针艾system.Objective：要评估这种新的系统在洲际研究中使用高科技measurementmethods.Design，设置和参与者的影响：这项研究是在3个中心（格拉兹，奥地利，北京，中国和首尔，韩国）进行。除了在首尔进行基本的技术体温测量外，还使用不同的方法（热成像、激光多普勒血流仪、激光多普勒成像和心率变异性）对6名健康志愿者（3名女性，3名男性;平均[SD]年龄，27.2 [5.7]岁）进行了9项研究。方法：在格拉兹检查4例，在北京检查2例。此外，在格拉兹进行了生物信号注册过程中无痛激光针灸穴位CV 12（中湾）。主要结果测量：温度，微循环，和heartrate.Results的变化：温度分布，微循环的变化（在孤立的点，并作为一个大面积的图像），和心率变异性的趋势进行了登记。结论：现代测量设备可以可靠地量化新艾灸方法的效果。使用该系统，可以在标准条件下进行艾灸，烟雾排放量最小，安全性高。
Background: Moxibustion is an Asian healing method that is able to achieve specific warming effects at acupoints. We discuss a new Japanese needle-moxa-system.Objective: To evaluate the effects of this new system in a transcontinental study using high-tech measuring methods.Design, Setting, and Participants: The study was conducted in 3 centers (Graz, Austria; Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea). Beside basic technical temperature measurements in Seoul, 9 investigations were carried out in 6 healthy volunteers (3 women, 3 men; mean [SD] age, 27.2 [5.7] years) using different methods (thermography, laser Doppler flowmetry, laser Doppler imaging, and heart rate variability). Four persons were examined in Graz, 2 in Beijing.Intervention: Moxibustion was always applied at acupoint CV 6 (Qihai). In addition, biosignal registrations were carried out in Graz during painless laser acupuncture of acupoint CV 12 (Zhongwan).Main Outcome Measures: Changes in temperature, microcirculation, and heart rate.Results: Temperature distributions, changes in microcirculation (at isolated spots and as a large-area image), and trends of heart rate variability were registered. The dimensions of local and temporal effects of heat stimulation could be visualized objectively.Conclusions: Effects of the new moxibustion method can be quantified reliably by modern measuring equipment. Using this system, moxibustion under standardized conditions can be performed with a minimum of smoke emission and high degree of safety.