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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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