[The effect of magnitopuncture stimulation on HRV during simulated driving under vibration conditions].
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of magnitopuncture stimuli for reducing driver mental stress and fatigue using power spectral analysis of the heart rate variability (HRV) and subjective evaluation. The experiments were divided into A-group and B-group. In both groups the subjects performed the simulator for 90 minutes under a vibration conditions with an erect sitting posture in a silent environment, and magnitopuncture was put on the acupoints when performing the task for one hour in A-group. In this study HRV exhibited a significant difference between the two groups after the simulating task (P < 0.05). A conclusion that magnitopuncture stimuli can reduce the driver mental stress and fatigue effectively was drawn.
School of Mechanical Eng., Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030.
Zengyong
Z
Li
Kun
K
Jiao
Ming
M
Chen
Chengtao
C
Wang
Shaohua
S
Qi
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000628:therapy*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000628:therapy; D014732:Vibration / Q000009:adverse effects*