본 연구는 『수슈루따 상히따』의 마르마와 『침구갑을경』 경혈의 비교연구로 인체에 대한 이해, 그리고 마르마와 경혈을 비교하여 정신적 장애 치료와 상담현장의 기초자료를 제공 하고자 함이다. 본 연구의 연구결과는 첫째, 아유르베다는 생활습관, 체질 건강법과 신체적 건강에서 마음, 영혼의 건강을 중시하고 깨달음을 목표로 하는 삶의 생명과학이다. 중국전 통의학은 침구학, 중약학을 중심으로 한 생활 의학이라는 점에서 차이를 보인다. 둘째, 마르 마와 경혈의 운용체계에서, 마르마는 몸의 표면에 있는 중요한 에너지 지점으로 민감 점이 고, 경혈은 경락의 기가 체표로 발현되는 틈, 공간이다. 셋째, 마르마는 『수슈루따 상히따』 에서 해부학적 요소와 유형에 따라 근육에 있는 마르마 11개, 혈관의 마르마 41개, 인대 마 르마 27개, 뼈에 있는 마르마 8개, 관절 마르마 20개로 총 107개로 구분한다. 경혈은『침구 갑을경』에서는 인체를 35개 노선으로 구분하고 단혈(單穴) 49개, 쌍혈(雙穴) 300개, 혈명은 349개로 정리하였다. 『수슈루따 상히따』 마르마와 『침구갑을경』 경혈은 많은 유사점과 차 이점도 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 후속 연구를 통해 다양한 방면에서 마르마와 경혈의 실질적 효과를 입증하는 실험 연구가 필요하다.

This study was conducted to examine the increasing effects of Ga-As-Al laser Koryo-hand acupuncture on experimental pressure threshold. Forty healthy subjects (female=20. male=20) aged 21 to 30 years were randomly assigned to two treatment groups with same ratio in sex. The subjects in the experimental group (n=20) received Ga-As-Al laser stimulation, and those in the control group (n=20) received sham stimulation on appropriate Koryo-hand acupuncture points M10 on the left hand which is reflex point of upper trapezius portion. Experimental pressure threshold at the contralateral upper trapezius was determined with a pressure algometer and Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) before and after treatment. The change of pressure threshold between pretreatment and posttreatment in the experimental group was greater than that in the control group (p<0.05). The result indicates that Ga-As-Al laser Koryo-hand acupuncture increases experimental pressure threshold and suggests that it is an effective noninvasive pain management technique.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of high intensity, high frequency microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulation(MENS) of auricular and somatic acupuncture points and low intensity, low frequency microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulation(MENS) of auricular and somatic acupuncture points on experimental pressure threshold at the elbow according to the time. Fifty healthy adults, aged 19 to 26 years, were assigned randomly to one of five groups: 1) the high intensity, high frequency somatic group(n=10) received MENS to somatic acupuncture points, 2) the high intensity, high frequency auricular group(n=10) received MENS to auricular acupuncture points, 3) the low intensity, low frequency somatic group(n=10) received MENS to somatic acupuncture points, 4) the low intensity, low frequency somatic group(n=10) receive MENS to somatic acupuncture points, and 5) the placebo group(n=10) received placebo treatment and served as controls. Pressure threshold was measured before, after, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and 15 minutes. Pressure threshold has increased significantly(p<.05) in the high intensity, high frequency auricular group following treatment after 5 minutes, with no statistically significant differences in pressure threshold change scores among five groups, Only the high intensity, high frequency auricular group demonstrated statistically significant change score in pressure threshold following treatment after, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and 15 minutes after compared to the placebo group. The results indicated that MENS applied to the high intensity, high frequency auricular group increases pressure threshold.