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  • P-ISSN 1010-0695
  • E-ISSN 2288-3339

The Clinical Effect of Manipulation of Acupuncture to Shen-men and Nei-kwan on Blood Pressure of Normal Subjects

Journal of Korean Medicine / Journal of Korean Medicine, (P)1010-0695; (E)2288-3339
2006, v.27 no.4, pp.61-65









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Abstract

Objectives:With an assumption of traditional oriental medical theory, to evaluate the effect of tonification/sedation manipulative acupuncture on blood pressure in male normotensives. Methods:This study was a randomized cross-over trial. We enrolled healthy male normotensive subjects, and assigned them randomly to group A or group B. Group A received acupuncture therapy on Shen-Men (He-7) and Nei-Kuan (EH-6) with tonification-manipulation, while group B received it with sedation-manipulation. Blood pressure was assessed every ten minutes for 2 hours. After 3 days of washout period, the subjects were crossed over to the other manipulation, and the same procedures were performed. Results:We observed that blood pressure stimulated by the sedation-manipulation had a tendency to decrease compared to that by the tonification-manipulation. Conclusions:We suggest the sedation manipulation has more synergic effect with the inhibitory effects of Shen-Men and Nei-Kuan on the sympathetic nervous system than the tonification-manipulation.

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Nei-Kuan, Shen-Men, blood pressure, tonification-manipulation, sedation-manipulation, Nei-Kuan, Shen-Men, blood pressure, tonification-manipulation, sedation-manipulation


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