董氏手解穴能夠增長身高

Tung’s Hands Acupuncture Increase Body Height

目的：在臨床應用上發現董氏手解穴對身高的增加有幫助，此篇文章將以客觀數據來證實這個觀察。方法：收集2000年1月到2004年6月用董氏手解穴來增加身高的求醫者共52人。納入條件為求醫者無遺傳疾病、無慢性內科疾病，均可正常飲食及活動。共有46人納入此研究。男性患者21人，年齡平均22.1歲，平均身高160.9公分，平均體重55.8公斤。女性患者25人，年齡平均22.9歲，平均身高158.7公分，平均體重54.5公斤。治療採每星期1次，以10次為一療程，扎針時間20分鐘。身高在治療前、治療第六週及第十一週各量一次。本研究46人中，男性大於20歲有14人，女性大於18歲有22人，不論是長骨或是脊椎，在一般情況下皆不會再增長，是以本研究中，未有對照組之設計。結果：扎針前男女求醫者的身高在統計上有顯著差別，而年齡、體重統計上不顯著。扎針後男求醫者17人（81.0%）、女求醫者17人（68.0%）身高有增長，總計約有73.9%有效。扎針後男求醫者第6週平均身高增長0.9公分，女求醫者平均身高增長0.8公分；第十一週男求醫者平均身高增長1.8公分，女求醫者平均身高增長1.6公分。男求醫者和女求醫者最後之增高與他們第一週及第六週來比，身高的增長在統計上顯著。扣除男性7人小於等於20歲，女性3人小於等於18歲之受測者後，經統計可知第十一週男性（大於20歲）14人中，平均增高1.5公分；女性（大於18歲）22人中平均增高1.7公分。其促進男女身高的增長效果是一樣的，沒有統計上的差別。結論：手解穴對正常健康男性逾20歲、女性逾18歲之年輕人的身高增加有顯著的幫助。

Purpose: It was found that in the clinical application of Tung's Hands Acupuncture was helpful to the increase the height. This article would prove if it was true with objective data. Methods: From January 2000 to June 2004, 52 subjects joined the study. The inclusion criterion was young people could eat and act as usual. However, the exclusion criteria were the recruits had hereditary diseases, or chronic internal diseases. Finally, 46 subjects finished in this study. The average age, height and weight among 21 male recruits were 22.1 years old, 160.9 cm and 55.8 kg respectively. The average age, height and weight among 25 female recruits were 22.9 years old, 158.7 cm and 54.5 kg respectively. The treatment was done once a week and 10 times as a course. The time of acupuncture was 20 minutes. The height was measured separately before the treatment and the 6^(th) and 11^(th) week of the treatment. Among the 46 subjects of the research, 14 people were older than 20 years old in male and 22 people were older than 18 years old in female respectively. Under normal circumstances, people's ages as shown above would not increase heights no matter in long bone or spine column. This was the reason that no control group was designed in the study. Results: There was significant discrepancy in statistics on the heights of both the male and female subjects before the acupuncture. On the other hand, the age and the weight were no significant discrepancies in statistics. After acupuncture, 17 male patients(81.0%) and 17 female patients(68.0%) had increased their heights, it showed 73.90% of total subjects was effective. The male recruits had increased 0.9 and 1.8 cm on average in the 6th and 11th week of treatment respectively. However, the female recruits had increased 0.8 and 1.6 cm on average in the 6^(th) and 11^(th) week of treatment respectively. Eventually, the final heights of both the male and female patients had increased significantly in statistics in comparison with the 1st week and 6th week of the treatment. If the total recruits was deducted 7 males and 3 females under 20 and 18 years old respectively, the 14 male subjects over 20 years old and 22 female subjects over 18 had increased 1.5 and 1.7 cm in the 11^(th) week of treatment respectively. Its effect of heights increase was available to the heights of both males and females and had no statistic discrepancy. Conclusion: Hands Acupuncture is proved to be able to help the general and healthy young people including male subjects over 20 years old and female subjects over 18 to increase their heights significantly.