Author: Lee Myeong Soo 1//Jeong Seong Min 1//Jang Hye-Sook 2//Ryu H 3////
Affiliation: Center for Integrative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science Wonkwang University, School of Medicine, Professional Graduate {1}//School of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University (Iksan, Republic of Korea) [2]//Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science College (Iksan, Republic of Korea) [3]//Department of Neurology, Harvard Institute of Medicine, (Boston, MA 02115, U.S.A) [4]//Dept of Radiation Oncology, Wonkwang University, School of Medicine (Iksan, Republic of Korea)
Conference/Journal: J Intl Soc Life Info Science
Date published: 2002
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Volume ID: 20 , Issue ID: 2 , Pages: 396-397 , Word Count: 181
Although Qi-training is known to exert a positive effect on stabilizing cardiovascular and pulmonary functions, its effect on other components of the blood gases have been less studied. In this study, we investigated the changes of the venous blood gas concentrations and pH during pre-, mid- and post-time of ChunDoSunBup (CDSB) Qi-training. Twelve normal healthy CDSB Qi-trainees volunteered to participated in this study. The venous blood concentrations of PCO2 and PO2 were significantly changed by Qi-training [PO2: F(4,40)=7.38, p<0.01, PCO2: F(4,40)=7.67, p<0.01]. The mean value of PO2 increased during CDSB Qi-training by 1.13kPa (about 35.6 %) compared to the pre-training (t= -10 min). Also, there were significant differences at t=40 min (p<0.01) and t=60min (p<0.05). During Qi-training, the mean decrease of PCO2 was 0.8kPa (about 10%), significantly different from pre-training at t=40 min (p<0.01) and t=60min (p<0.01). The increases in PO2 and pH, and the decrease in PCO2 were observed in venous blood. From these results, it is suggested that the practical application of CDSB Qi-training may exert a positive regulatory function on the physiological status.