title: Study of somesthesis according to change in pulse diode laser parameters.
abstract: Laser can precisely deliver quantitative energy to a desired region in a non-contact way. Since it can stimulate regions and minutely control parameters such as the intensity, duration and frequency of stimulus, laser is often used for the areas such as low power laser treatment and clinical physiology. This study proposes simulation using pulse diode laser with reliable output and identifies laser parameters that can present a variety of somesthesis. It is found that typically, as frequency and energy increase, the ratio of feeling senses increases, and dominant sense moves from the sense of heat through tactile sense to pain. This study will be baseline data for studies of the sense of heat, tactile sense and pain, contribute to studying neurophysiology sector and be applied to basic clinical research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Han-Byeol
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: A-Hee
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jun-Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Suk
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Bong-Jun
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Hee
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soon-Cheol
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013697:Thermosensing; D014110:Touch; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Biostimulation; heat and pain sense; laser beam physical parameters; laser-tissue interaction; tactile