耳穴貼壓刺激對激烈運動前後生理反應之研究

A Study of Effect of Ear Point Pressing on Physiological Responses to Exercise

本研究之目的在比較耳穴貼壓刺激與無耳穴貼壓刺激封激烈運動前後生理反應之差異。十二名健康男學生為受試對卒，以平衡次序的實驗方法，進行最大氧攝取量測驗和耳穴貼壓刺激和無貼壓刺激二種實驗。耳穴貼壓刺激分別在運動前20-25 、5-10 分鐘和運動後5-10 分鐘施行。實驗數據以變異數分析法(Anova)做統計分析。結果顯示：（一）耳穴貼壓刺激使安靜時，運動中之氧攝取量皆顯著高於無貼壓刺激之時(P < 0.05)，但對激烈運動後之休息狀態並無影響。> 0.05)。（二）耳穴貼壓刺激使安靜時心跳率顯著低於無貼壓刺激之時(P<0.05)。但運動中及運動後恢復期貼壓刺激與否並無明顯差異(P>0.05)。（三）耳穴貼壓刺激使運動之第10 及第15 分鐘時之運動量自覺量表皆顯著地低於無貼壓之時(P<0.0l)。但對於運動中之第5分鐘時並無顯著差異(P>0.05)。這可能是耳大貼壓刺激有助於人體之有利生理反應，而增進運動能力。同時也改善運動自覺量表，使受試者在運動過程中感覺較為輕鬆。

The purpose of this study is to investigate how physiological responses to exercise are affected by applying pressure on small objects (seeds, small stell balls etc.) taped to acupuncture points of the ear (ear point pressing). Twelve healthy male students served as subjects. Each subject performed 75% VO2 maximum with and without ear point pressing respectively. Both ears were stimulated during the 20th-25th and 5th-10th minutes before exercise and the 5th-10th minutes after exercise. The ANOVA was applied in data analysis. The results obtained from this study were as follows: (1) Ear point pressing significantly increased oxygen consumption at rest and during exercise, but not after exercise. (2) Ear point pressing significantly decreased the heart rate while resting but no significant differences in values were found during and after exercise. (3) Ear point pressing significantly lowered the rate of perceived exertion at the tenth and fifteenth minutes, but not significantly at the fifth minute of exercise. These results indicate that ear point pressing may enhance exercise performance by virtue of its beneficial effects on physiological responses.