Korean Journal of Acupuncture

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The Experimental Study of the Effects of Continuous Traction Therapy in Meridian Sinews Therapy

경근 치료방법 중 지속적 견인요법의 효과에 관한 실험적 연구

  • Shin, Jeong-Hun (Dept. of Bio-Nano Chemistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Hwang, Sung-Yeoun (Korea Bio Medical Science Institute) ;
  • Keum, Kyung-Soo (Dept. of Oriental Medical Classics, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Hyo (Dept. of Meridian and Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Sohn, In-Chul (Dept. of Meridian and Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Ahn, Seong-Hun (Dept. of Meridian and Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 신정훈 (원광대학교 자연과학대학 생명나노학부) ;
  • 황성연 ((주)한국전통의학연구소) ;
  • 금경수 (원광대학교 한의과대학 원전학교실) ;
  • 김재효 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 손인철 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 안성훈 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실)
  • Received : 2012.07.06
  • Accepted : 2012.08.13
  • Published : 2012.09.27
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Abstract

Objectives : Meridian sinew theory was introduced in Miraculous Pivot, Huangdi's Internal Classic, to explain in relation with locations of meridian sinews, causes, mechanisms, and treatment of diseases. The meridian sinews are understood to include muscles, tendons and ligaments, or muscles in the superficial body made up with muscles, ligaments, tendons, fascia etc. This theory shows the similarity or organic relationship between the meridian sinews and muscles. From the Hippocrates(460-385 BC) ages, traction therapy was used as a treatment method on muscular diseases such as low back pain, scoliosis, etc in western medicine. The effects of traction therapy, however, were unclear so that this study was purposed to illustrate the effectiveness of continuous traction therapy and to develop meridian sinews treatment. Methods : We made 2 hypotheses to explain the cause of scoliosis occurrence, muscles contraction and relaxation. As the hypothesis, we made the spinal model having 3 joints with wood and rubber bands. Each of the three joints in the spinal model represents the case of normal(NT; control), contraction(AT 1)and relaxation(AT 2) condition, and distance between the vertebrae joints was measured. Results : Under normal circumstance models, the normal type 1(NT 1; muscle relax state) and normal type 2(NT 2; muscle contract state) all joints were being towed equally. But in an unusual contracted situation, regardless of the relationship of joint area, contracted part of joint was not released. And in a relaxed situation, regardless of joint areas, released parts of joint were further released. These observation results mean that the effects of traction might be different from the purpose of traction therapy of Hippocrates. Conclusions : To explain the effect of traction therapy for scoliosis, the spinal cord model and scoliosis model were made. After vertebral bodies were pulled with different tensile forces, we compared the observed length of the each joints pulled. The results suggested that there were no effects of traction in objected parts with traction method from Hippocrates' design, continuous traction method. Moreover, it may worsen the symptom in worst case. Of course, our results are just the result of experimental models and clinical results may be different. More careful studies, therefore, are required.

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