title: The Analysis of Normalized Effects on Meridian Current Level After the Photoluminescent Bioceramic Treatment on Acupuncture Points.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated the advantage of photoluminescent bioceramic (PLB) irradiation on meridian channels of abnormal meridian currents, as well as the normalization of meridian current levels that may represent the participants' physiologic conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Statistical analysis of survey data.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-six patients with abnormal meridian current in the gallbladder (GB).
  
  
  METHODS
  The effects on the meridian currents were measured by an electrodermal instrument after PLB irradiation was applied to the GB and other specific acupuncture points. Each meridian was categorized into six physiologic levels to evaluate effectiveness after the PLB irradiation: 1, extremely low; 2, moderately low; 3, normally low; 4, normally high; 5, moderately high; and 6, extremely high level. The positive effect of PLB treatment for each meridian could be defined as the normalized ability of the meridian level from the extreme values (1, 2, 5, or 6) approaching the normal levels (3 or 4).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants with higher average meridian current (Amc >36 μA) calculated from the currents of 24 Ryodoraku points could be significantly normalized after the PLB treatment (p=0.0241). A significant positive effect was seen in comparison with the negative effect of PLB on the GB meridian (McNemar test, p=0.00004) (n=46×2 for left and right GB meridians). A patient with benign facial tremor was treated by PLB for 1 month; PLB improved the facial tremor and normalized effects on Amc and meridian current levels at the GB, lung, small intestine, bladder, and kidney.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A method was proposed to evaluate the normalization effect of a noninvasive PLB technique on the 12 meridians. PLB acupuncture on the specific meridian points could show the normalization ability of Amc and GB meridian for the participants.
authors.affiliation: 1 Graduate Institute of Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University , Taipei, Taiwan .|2 Department of Radiology, Taipei Hospital , Ministry of Health and Welfare, Hsinchuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan .|3 Department of Radiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University , Taipei, Taiwan .|4 Department of Radiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongii University , Shanghai, China .
authors.forename: Ting-Kai
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.affiliation: 5 Department of Bioengineering, Tatung University , Taipei, Taiwan .
authors.forename: Ming-Tse
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: 6 Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology , Taipei, Taiwan .
authors.forename: Chang-An
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: 7 Graduated Institute of Communication Engineering, Tatung University , Taipei, Taiwan .
authors.forename: Chau-Yun
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: 8 Department of Surgery, Taipei Hospital , Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan .|9 Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University , Taipei, Taiwan .
authors.forename: Shoei-Loong
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: 5 Department of Bioengineering, Tatung University , Taipei, Taiwan .
authors.forename: C Will
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points / Q000145:classification*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002516:Ceramics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D020329:Essential Tremor / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000379:methods*