Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine (한국한의학연구원논문집)

Korean Institute of Oriental Medicine (한국한의학연구원)
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Measuring the Location of PC8 Acupuncture Point Using X-ray Radiography in Healthy Adults

X선 촬영을 통한 노궁(勞宮)의 혈위에 대한 고찰

  • Koo, Sung-Tae (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Chul (Dept. of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Suk (Dept. of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kang, Sung-Keel (Dept. of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Choi, Sun-Mi (Standard Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
  • 구성태 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 경락구조의학부) ;
  • 김성철 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 김용석 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 강성길 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 최선미 (한국한의학연구원 표준화연구본부)
  • Received : 2010.11.01
  • Accepted : 2010.11.29
  • Published : 2010.12.31
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Abstract

Objective : There are controversial opinions on the location of PC8 (Nogung). The one is to localize the point between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bone, the other is to localize the point between the 3rd and 4th metacarpal bone. The study was performed to provide an experimental evidence to standardize the location of PC8 point. Methods : We employed 30 healthy adults evenly in sex. To identify the location of PC8 in the hand, we took X-ray photograph in both hands of participants. Thin layer of leads were pasted on to PC7 and tip of middle finger prior to take X-ray photograph. The line connecting two points corresponding to the leads in X-ray film was read by a radiologist to decide that the line passes which side between the 2nd metacarpal space and the 3rd one. Results and Conclusions: The line passed the 3rd metacarpal space in 49 cases out of 60 hands (82 %). Data suggest that PC8 could be localized at the point between the 3rd and 4th metacarpal bone.

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