耳穴貼壓刺激對激烈運動前後必跳率影響之研究

Study on the Effects of Heart Rate Responses Induced by Pressure Applied to Ear Acupuncture Points during and after Exercise

本研究之目的在比較耳大貼壓刺激與無耳穴貼壓刺激對激烈運動前後心跳率反應之差異。十二名男學生為受試對象，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- 鈞、5- 10 分鐘和運動後5- 10 分鐘施行。實驗數據以下槍定做統計分析。結果顯示耳大貼壓刺激可以明顯降低安靜時之心跳率(P<0.05)，但在運動中及運動後之心跳率，其統計結泉並未達到顯著之差異(P>0.05)。這可能是耳穴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 exercise-induced heart -rat responses are affected by pressure applying small objects (seeds, small steel balls etc) taped to ear acupoints. Twelve healthy male students served as subjects. Each subject performed 75% oxygen uptake volume maximal with or without granule-pressing on ear acupoints respectively. Both ears were pressed during 20th-25th and 5th-10th minutes before excercise, and 5th-10th after it. The T-test was applied for data analysis. The results showed that ear point pressure significantly decreased the resting heart rate, while no significant difference in responses were found during and after exercise. The rate of perceived exertion response indicated that exercise was performed with greater ease. It may therefore be concluded that ear point pressure enhances exercise performance due to its benefit to physiological responses to the enduring of oxygen consumption.