• DocumentCode
    1330431
  • Title

    Effects of Pulsed Magnetic Field Stimulus on Electroencephalogram Alpha Activity

  • Author

    Hyun Sook Lee ; Sunwook Kim ; Do Guwn Hwang

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Oriental Biomed. Eng., Sangji Univ., Wonju, South Korea
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    3060
  • Lastpage
    3062
  • Abstract
    We investigated the effects of pulsed magnetic field (pMF) stimulus on electroencephalogram alpha activity when applied for various durations at the PC9 and/or HT9 acupoints. The maximum increase in alpha activity occurred after the stimulus was applied to the acupoints for 3 min. It can be concluded that pMF stimulus can be used in an alternative noninvasive acupuncture therapy, in which correct pMF stimulus induces a relaxed mental state.
  • Keywords
    electroencephalography; magnetic field effects; HT9 acupoints; PC9 acupoints; electroencephalogram alpha activity; noninvasive acupuncture therapy; pulsed magnetic field stimulus; Electroencephalography; Electromagnetics; Heart rate variability; Humans; Medical treatment; Pain; Spectral analysis; Acupoint; EEG; alpha activity; pulsed magnetic field stimulus;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2011.2153183
  • Filename
    6027782