The Journal of Korean Medicine (대한한의학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine (대한한의학회)
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Study on Moxa density-related Changes in Warm Needle Temperature

온침(溫鍼)의 표준화를 위한 애주의 밀도에 따른 온도 측정 연구(硏究)

  • Kim, Yoon-Hong (Dept. of Applied Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Ho (WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Yeo, Su-Jung (Dept. of Meridian and acupuncture, Graduate School of Basic Eastern Medical Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Il-Hwan (Dept. of Applied Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Kon (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, In Je University) ;
  • Lim, Sabina (Dept. of Applied Korean Medicine, Graduate School, WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine, East-West Medical Research Institute, Dept. of Meridian and acupuncture, Graduate School of Basic Eastern Medical Science, Kyung Hee University)
  • 김윤홍 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한방응용의학과) ;
  • 이승호 (경희대학교 동서의학연구소) ;
  • 여수정 (경희대학교 기초한의학과 경혈학교실) ;
  • 최일환 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한방응용의학과) ;
  • 김영곤 (인제대학교 의용공학과) ;
  • 임사비나 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한방응용의학과, 경희대학교 동서의학연구소, 경희대학교 기초한의학과 경혈학교실)
  • Published : 2008.07.31
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Abstract

Objectives: Warm-needling is a method combining the effects of acupuncture with the effects of moxibustion. We need to standardize the characteristics of warm-needling in order to achieve consistency in its operational mechanisms and effects, which will improve clinical ability in the field of Eastern medicine. Methods: In this study, using the LabVIEW system on the warm-needling technique, we measured and compared partial temperature changes which varied according to the density of the moxa cone and the moxa cone's core peak temperature. Results& Conclusions: Examination of the warm-needle's partial temperature in relation to the cone density of the 0.8g moxa specimen suggests that a lower density of the moxa cone corresponds to a higher peak temperature and but with a shorter duration. During the effective stimulus time, the lower the density of the moxa cone, the shorter the duration of the effective stimulus time and the higher the mean temperature. Conversely, the higher the density of the moxa cone, the longer the effective stimulus time and lower the mean temperature.

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