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• AUTHOR: 鄭 建 民• CHENG CHIEN MIN (JIMM

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THE STUDY OF CORRELATION BETWEEN SEASONS AND MERIDIAN POINT BIOENERGY

OF CHI-KUNG PRACTITIONERS

Chien Min Cheng1, Shin Tho Huang 2, Si Chen Lee 3

1 National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan2 National College of Physical Education and Sports, Taiwan3 National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Introduction

• Traditional Chinese medicine and health maintenance theories have indicated a close relationship between time periods and seasons, but there were not enough support of modern sciences.

• The exercise of the oriental prevention medicine accumulated over the years, together with the involvement of western medical sciences, have made a big breakthrough in this area.

Introduction

• The concept of time selection is deeply embedded in Chinese culture, especially in the fields of Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and Chi Kung (same as Chi Kong and Qigong).

• Chi Kung is an interdisciplinary method for health promotion that includes physical, mental, and breath training; it is similar to yoga or meditation as known by the western world.

(Jeng, 1999). .

Introduction

• It is a summary of our ancestor’s experience in combating with unfriendly environment and disease by self-regulating the bodies through their own consciousness.

Purpose

• The fundamental relationship between these two bodily structures, nonetheless, remains to be proved by empirical investigations.

• The current paper aims at examining the conditional change in bio-energy as a function of seasons.

Table 1 SS and AW group descriptive statistics

SS group (N=34) AW group (N=33)

Sex Age (ys) N Height (cm) Weight (kg) Age (ys) N Height (cm) Weight (kg)

Female 21.16 18 159.58 52.41 22.00 11 156.11 46.22

Male 22.12 16 169.00 62.33 22.90 22 172.00 68.13

Note: Spring-Summer = SS; Autumn-Winter= AW

Methods and procedure

• Subjects

Methods and procedure

• Practicing programs• Both SS group and AW group,• during 14 weeks,• subjects participated in Shiang Kung practice at

elementary and intermediate levels. • The first 10 weeks were allocated for elementar

y-level practice,• the last 4 for intermediate one.• Audio-video assisted instruction was provided t

o facilitate their practice, with individualized instruction also emphasized.

Procedure

• The theories on Ryodoraku by Yoshio Nakatani was chosen as the theoretical base for the study.

• the surface resistance measurement method to assess the subjects’ change in bio-energy.

• This method is combined with an A/D interface, a microcomputer, and an artificial intelligence on technology.

• It will be able to automatically calculate, analyze, and judge the conditional change in bio-energy value, which is a reflection of the meridian phenomena.

Methods and procedure• About two hours before the measurement process,

Subjects were requested to avoid acute exercise. They must took rest for at least 15 to 20 minutes before they were further measured with the other acupuncture points.

Figure 1 the 24 Meridian Points in both hands and feet

Methods and procedure

Process of measurement on the 24 Meridian Points in both hands and feet

Statistic analysis

• The data was analyzed by using independent t-test for this study.

• For all statistical analyses, a p value of 0.05 was accepted as the level of statistical significance.

• The statistical package of SAS 6.12 and Microsoft Excel were selected as the tool for analysis.

Results

• The main fining were as follows: • (1)There were significant difference in LF1 (SP,

Spleen Pancreas meridians) and LF3(KI, Kidney meridians) between two seasons;

• (2) There was significant difference in LF1 at autumn-winter group and there were significant difference in LF3 between genders;

• (3) There were significant difference in LF1, LF3, LF4 (BL, Bladder meridians) between two seasons.

Results

Table 2 the Bio-energy of Meridian Point LF1 t-test between Seasons

Group N MEAN (μA) SD TValue p Value

SS 34 56.58 24.14

-2.81 0.006*

AW 33 73.57 25.17

*p <.05

Results

73.57

25.17

56.5824.14

0

50

100

uA

MEAN SD

SS

AW

SSAW

Figure 2 the Shian Kung practicing effects of Bio-energy on Point LF1

Results

Table 3 the Bio-energy of Meridian Point LF3 t-test between Seasons

Group N MEAN (μA) SD TValue p Value

SS 34 44.82 29.82

2.45 0.017*

AW 33 30.66 15.35

*p<.05

Results

30.66

15.35

44.8229.82

0

20

40

60

uA

MEAN SD

SS

AW

SS

AW

Figure 3 the Shian Kung practicing effects of Bio-energy on Point LF3

Results

Table 4 the t-test of gender point bio-energy of AW group in LF3

Gender N Mean (μA) SD t Value p Value

Female 11 21.36 9.62

-3.1480 0.0037*

Male 22 35.31 15.71

*p <.05

Discussion

• This article reveals that the human bio-energy of points can be changed by the seasons, because the major factor is the outdoor temperature. It may affect the skin resistance of human body under the circumstance condition (Cheng, 2002; Cheng and Huang, 2003).

Discussion

• The second reason is the subjects’ Chi Kung practicing. In this study, the bio-energy of LF1 (SP, Spleen Pancreas meridians), LF3 (KI, Kidney meridians) and LF4 (BL, Bladder meridians) had changed between seasons; and there were significant difference in LF3 between genders.

Conclusions

The change of meridians bio-energy value likewise suggests the correlations between seasons and their joint influence health.

Implications related to health preservation and traditional Chinese medicine will be drawn.

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