Study on Ignition Position-related changes in Warm Needle Temperature

온침(溫鍼)의 표준화를 위한 점화부위별 온도(溫度) 측정 연구

  • Kim, Yoon-Hong (Dept. of Applied Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Ho (Research Group of Pain and Neuroscience, WHO Collaborating Center, East-West Medical Research institute) ;
  • Yeo, Su-Jung (Dept. of Meridian and acupuncture, Oriental Medical Science Center, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Il-Hwan (Dept. of Applied Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Young-Kon (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, In Je University, Gim-Hae, South Korea) ;
  • Lim, Sa-Bi-Na (Dept. of Applied Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Research Group of Pain and Neuroscience, WHO Collaborating Center, East-West Medical Research institute , Dept. of Meridian and acupuncture, Oriental Medical Science Center, Kyung Hee University)
  • 김윤홍 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한방응용의학과) ;
  • 이승호 (경희대학교 동서의학연구소) ;
  • 여수정 (경희대학교 한의학연구소) ;
  • 최일환 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한방응용의학과) ;
  • 김영곤 (인제대학교 의용공학과) ;
  • 임사비나 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한방응용의학과, 경희대학교 동서의학연구소, 경희대학교 한의학연구소)
  • Published : 2008.03.27

Abstract

Objectives : The warm needling technique is the method in combining the effects of acupuncture needle with the effects of moxibustion. We need to standardize the characteristics of the warm needling technique in order to get more systematic and objective result in operation mechanism and effects and then get more clinical abilities in these fields. Methods : In this study, using of labview system on the warm needling technique we studied about measurement and comparison with partial temperature changes according to the position of ignition. Results & conclusion : When we measured the warm needling's partial temperature according to the position of ignition, the bottom ignition method got the higher result on the peak temperature measured at 2cm below the head than the apex ignition method.

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