ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLING TORQUE SENSOR

针灸扭力传感器

• 批准号: 7605809
• 负责人: HELENE M LANGEVIN
• 金额: $ 3.21万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-03-01 至 2008-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7605809
• 关键词: Acupuncture procedure; Biomechanics; Characteristics; Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects Database; Connective Tissue; Education; Educational process of instructing; Feedback; Funding; Goals; Grant; Hand; Institution; Lead; Lifting; Measurement; Measures; Monitor; Movement; Needles; Patients; Perception; Procedures; Qi; Relative (related person); Research; Research Personnel; Resistance; Resources; Rotation; Source; Stimulus; Students; Tactile; Techniques; Testing; Therapeutic Effect; Thinking; Time; Torque; United States National Institutes of Health; grasp; improved; instructor; instrument; response; sensor; skills

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Acupuncture needle rotation (uni-or bi-directional) results in winding of connective tissue around the needle and increased resistance to further axial needle movements (such as lifting and thrusting). This biomechanical phenomenon, termed "needle grasp", is a component of the characteristic "de qi" response widely viewed as key to acupuncture's therapeutic effect. During needle rotation, the torque required to continue rotation progressively increases. Acupuncturists feel for this change in needle torque as they manipulate the needle. The perception of needle torque therefore constitutes an important form of tactile feedback used by acupuncturists to determine whether "de qi" has been achieved. Responding to this feedback by appropriate adjustments in needle technique is thought to be an important component of an acupuncturist's skill. An instrument capable of objectively measuring needle torque would have important applications in acupuncture research, teaching, and practice providing: A means for delivering reproducible needling procedures during acupuncture research, allowing control over the extent of needling stimulus delivered. An objective measure of needle manipulation technique so that students can compare their technique directly to that of their instructor. This would alleviate one of the major challenges in acupuncture education, which is to communicate to the student how much needle manipulation is "just right" for a given patient. A means for objectively comparing the wide variety of needling techniques currently in practice. This should lead to an improved understanding of the relative benefits of these various techniques. A permanent record of torque so that a patient's response to treatments can be monitored over time. Our overall goal in this grant is to develop and test a simple hand-held sensor capable of making such objective needle torque measurements.

该子项目是利用该技术的众多研究子项目之一 资源由 NIH/NCRR 资助的中心拨款提供。子项目及 研究者 (PI) 可能已从 NIH 的另一个来源获得主要资金， 因此可以在其他 CRISP 条目中表示。列出的机构是 对于中心来说，它不一定是研究者的机构。 针灸针旋转（单向或双向）导致结缔组织缠绕在针周围，并增加对进一步轴向针运动（例如提起和刺入）的阻力。 这种生物力学现象被称为“抓针”，是特征性“得气”反应的一个组成部分，被广泛视为针灸治疗效果的关键。 在针旋转期间，继续旋转所需的扭矩逐渐增加。 针灸师在操作针时会感觉到针扭矩的变化。 因此，对针扭矩的感知构成了针灸师用来确定是否已实现“得气”的重要触觉反馈形式。 通过适当调整针法来响应这种反馈被认为是针灸师技能的重要组成部分。 能够客观测量针扭矩的仪器将在针灸研究、教学和实践中具有重要的应用，提供： 一种在针灸研究期间提供可重复的针刺程序的方法，可以控制所提供的针刺刺激的程度。 针操作技术的客观测量，以便学生可以将他们的技术直接与教练的技术进行比较。 这将缓解针灸教育中的主要挑战之一，即向学生传达对于特定患者来说，多少针刺操作是“恰到好处”的。 一种客观比较当前实践中各种针刺技术的方法。 这应该会导致更好地理解这些不同技术的相对优势。 扭矩的永久记录，以便可以随时间监测患者对治疗的反应。 我们这笔拨款的总体目标是开发和测试一种简单的手持式传感器，能够进行此类客观的针扭矩测量。