Effect of Acupuncture Stimulation Combined with Extreme Infra-red Rays Radiation on Both Skin Surface and Deep Temperature.
10.3777/jjsam.47.42
- VernacularTitle:遠赤外線単独刺激とはり併用刺激との効果について 皮膚温度と深部温度による検討
- Author:
Kenichi KIMURA
;
Tadashi YANO
;
Ippei WATANABE
;
Masaki HIRO
;
Nobuyuki YAMADA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
extreme infra-red rays;
acupuncture treatment;
skin surface temperature;
deep temperature
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1997;47(2):42-48
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
To investigate the effect of acupuncture treatment combined with extreme infra-red rays radiation, we measured both skin surface and deep temperature at the stimulated area and peripheral site. The subjects were seven healthy volunteers with no problems involving the skin or autonomic nervous system. Acupuncture stimulation was performed on the Subject's back in combination with extreme infra-red rays radiation. The skin surface and deep temperature were measured at both the stimulated area and peripheral site (sole of the foot) using a thermistor temperature sensor and deep tissue thermometer during stimulation. We also measured temperature at those sites during extreme infrared rays radiation without acupuncture stimulation as a control study. Acupuncture stimulation combined with extreme infra-red rays radiation on the subject's back increases both surface and deep temperature at both the stimulated area and the peripheral site (sole of the foot), while the radiation alone had no effect on the temperature at the peripheral site. We suggested that acupuncture treatment combined with extreme infra-red rays radiation was useful to increase skin surface and deep temperature not only at the stimulated area but also at the peripheral site.
