Are there electrical devices that can measure the body’s Energy state change to an acupuncture treatment? Part I, The Meridian Stress Assessment (MSA-21) Device

The general field of energy medicine is growing strongly but is still in great need of reliable monitoring instruments to assess the relative energetic state of humans with respect to a health/pathology ratio. Two commercial instruments: Bio-Meridian's MSA-21 and Korotkov's GDV were selected for an in-parallel study of the following question: “Can they meaningfully discriminate the effects of acupuncture treatment on the body's energy state?' 'In this Part I paper we discuss the results obtained by Bio-Meridian' MSA-21. The experiment design was to determine if the MSA-21 and the GDV could discern a quantifiable difference between an authentic acupuncture session and a sham acupuncture session for 34 subjects. The single research hypothesis was, “If energy is added to and/or redistributed in the body via true acupuncture needling, as contrasted with sham acupuncture needling, a worthy measurement must (at least) be able to discriminate this energy change contrast 'in a statistically significant fashion. Indeed, the MSA-21 instrument passed this test in good order and provided much useful adjunct information as well. '