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Theoretical basis, application, reliability, and sample size estimates of a Meridian Energy Analysis Device for Traditional Chinese Medicine Research

Tsai, Ming-Yen; Chen, Shih-Yu; Lin, Chung-Chun

Clinics; v. 72 n. 4 (2017); 254-257

Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo 2017-04-01

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  • Título:
    Theoretical basis, application, reliability, and sample size estimates of a Meridian Energy Analysis Device for Traditional Chinese Medicine Research
  • Autor: Tsai, Ming-Yen; Chen, Shih-Yu; Lin, Chung-Chun
  • Assuntos: Meridian Analysis; Electrical Conductance; Application; Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • É parte de: Clinics; v. 72 n. 4 (2017); 254-257
  • Descrição: OBJECTIVES: The Meridian Energy Analysis Device is currently a popular tool in the scientific research of meridian electrophysiology. In this field, it is generally believed that measuring the electrical conductivity of meridians provides information about the balance of bioenergy or Qi-blood in the body. METHODS AND RESULTS: PubMed database based on some original articles from 1956 to 2014 and the authoŕs clinical experience. In this short communication, we provide clinical examples of Meridian Energy Analysis Device application, especially in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, discuss the reliability of the measurements, and put the values obtained into context by considering items of considerable variability and by estimating sample size. CONCLUSION: The Meridian Energy Analysis Device is making a valuable contribution to the diagnosis of Qi-blood dysfunction. It can be assessed from short-term and long-term meridian bioenergy recordings. It is one of the few methods that allow outpatient traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis, monitoring the progress, therapeutic effect and evaluation of patient prognosis. The holistic approaches underlying the practice of traditional Chinese medicine and new trends in modern medicine toward the use of objective instruments require in-depth knowledge of the mechanisms of meridian energy, and the Meridian Energy Analysis Device can feasibly be used for understanding and interpreting traditional Chinese medicine theory, especially in view of its expansion in Western countries.
  • Títulos relacionados: https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/132854/128900
  • Editor: Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo
  • Data de criação/publicação: 2017-04-01
  • Formato: Adobe PDF
  • Idioma: Inglês
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