Alteration in Infrared Thermal Imaging by Use of Acupuncture-like Electric Stimulation on Finger Control Gate

체열촬영으로 관찰한 전기수지자극의 효과

  • Lee, Sang-Hun (Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Kyu-Chang (Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Woo, Nam-Sik (Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Ye-Chul (Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Bok (Department of Biology, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Hyung-Hoan (Department of Biology, Konkuk University)
  • 이상훈 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 이규창 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 우남식 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 이예철 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 김선복 (건국대학교 이과대학 생물학과) ;
  • 이형환 (건국대학교 이과대학 생물학과)
  • Published : 1994.11.26

Abstract

Acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(ALTENS) on acupuncture site(dorsal and ventral side of finger) were compared with a placebo site(forearm) by infrared thermal imaging. Six disease-free volunteers underwent, on different days, an ALTENS treatment and a placebo treatment in a cross-over sequences of stimulation control and inhibition control in excess of 50 treatments. ALTENS treatments were given at 30Hz at an intensity just below pain threshold delivered to acupuncture points on fingers. Placebo stimulations were administered in similar manner. After every thirty minutes of ALTENS and placebo treatment with stimulation, inhibition control sequence and vice versa, we examined whole body infrared thermal imaging and checked changed skin temperature on frontal, anterior chest, upper and lower abdomen, dorsal and ventral aspect of hand, thoracic and lumbar area, anterior and posterior aspect of lower leg. There were significant skin temperature elevations with ALTENS treatment, especially finger control gate corresponding organ area. Placebo treatment revealed no skin temperature change. We concluded that ALTENS on finger control gate influence physiologic state as opposed to conventional electric stimulation.

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