[Application of "Acupuncture Manipulation Information Analyzing System" in acupuncture manipulation education].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the application of analyzing systems and techniques in acupuncture manipulation education that may improve students' acupuncture manipulation skills.


METHODS
The teacher's acupuncture manipulation (TAM) was recorded in wave, data and video information by the Analyzing System. Students practised, adjusted and corrected their manipulation skills according to the TAM. After finishing the training sessions, the system's grading function evaluated every student's performance.


RESULTS
After training, the stability of the students' acupuncture manipulation skills and their achievement were both significantly improved (P < 0.01, P < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The Analyzing System benefits for imitating and learning the manipulations of specilists and can improve the education quality.
Liu
Tang-yi
TY
College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 201203, China. ltyabc@sina.com
Yang
Hua-yuan
HY
Le
Kuai
K
Gao
Ming
M
Hu
Yin-e
YE
Xu
Gang
G
D026881:Acupuncture / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*