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Effects of Shaolin Neigong on the strength and stability of the forearm Rou-Kneading manipulation

少林内功对前臂揉法力度与稳定性的影响

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Abstract

Objective

To collect, compare and analyze the changes in the strength and stability of the forearm Rou-Kneading manipulation before and after the training in Shaolin Neigong (internal Qigong).

Methods

Ninety first-year undergraduates were randomized into three groups using the random number table method, with 30 people in each group. The Gongfa (Qigong method) group received training in both Shaolin Neigong and forearm Rou-Kneading manipulation. The manipulation group only received training in forearm Rou-Kneading manipulation. The control group only received training in forearm Rou-Kneading manipulation for one week. The ZTC-1 intelligent Tuina (Chinese therapeutic massage) manipulation parameter detection system was used to collect the wave crest, wave trough, and crest-trough difference of the strength and frequency of the forearm Rou-Kneading manipulation on the Z-axis (up and down), X-axis (left and right) and Y-axis (backward and forward) at weeks one, five and ten from the three groups. The collected data were then processed and analyzed.

Results

The intra-group comparisons showed statistical significance in the Gongfa group and manipulation group (P<0.05). The strength and stability shown on the axes Z, X, and Y constantly grew with the increase of training time in the Gongfa group. The wave crest on the axes Z and Y steadily rose in the manipulation group, as well as the frequency on the axes Z, X and Y. The control group failed to show statistical significance in any of the three times of intra-group comparisons (P>0.05). The between-group comparisons showed statistical significance among the three groups at weeks five and ten (P<0.05). At week five, the wave crest on the axes Z, X, and Y, and the crest-trough difference on the axes X and Y were more prominent in the Gongfa group than in the manipulation group, showing statistical significance (P<0.05). At week ten, the wave crest, wave trough, and crest-trough differences on the axes Z, X, and Y were more prominent in the Gongfa group than in the manipulation group, presenting statistical significance (P<0.05).

Conclusion

Practicing Shaolin Neigong can help the trainees reach the level of strength and frequency of Tuina clinicians in a shorter time in the forearm Rou-Kneading manipulation training. It can advance the efficiency in studying the forearm Rou-Kneading manipulation and promote the quality of the manipulation.

摘要

目的

采集、对比并分析练习少林内功前后前臂揉法的力度和稳定性变化。

方法

将90名大学一年级学生按照随机数字表法随机分为3组, 每组30人。功法组进行少林内功锻炼和前臂揉法练习, 手法组只进行前臂揉法练习,对照组只进行1周前臂揉法练习。运用ZTC-1型智能推拿手法参数测定系统采集3组在第1、5、10周时前臂揉法的Z轴(上下方向)、X轴(左右方向)和Y轴(前后方向)力度的波峰、波谷和峰谷差, 以及手法的频率。并对采集的数据进行处理和分析。

结果

功法组和手法组组内自身比较均具有统计学差异(P<0.05); 随着训练时间的增加, 功法组的Z、X、Y轴的力度和稳定性不断增强; 手法组的Z、Y轴的波峰及Z、X、Y轴的频率不断增加; 对照组3次组内自身比较无统计学差异(P>0.05)。三组第5周和第10周时组间均具有统计学差异(P<0.05); 第5周时, 功法组的Z、X、Y轴波峰, X及Y轴峰谷差均大于手法组, 组间差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05); 第10周时, 功法组Z、X、Y轴的波峰、波谷和峰谷差均大于手法组, 组间差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。

结论

前臂揉法训练时配合少林内功锻炼可在较短时间内使训练者的前臂揉法接近临床推拿医师的力度和频率; 练习少林内功可提高前臂揉法的学习效率和手法质量。

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This work was supported by Science and Technology Support Program of Hebei Province (河北省科技支撑计划项目, No. 142777116D).

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    Fei Yang  (杨飞), Xiao-dan Song  (宋晓丹), Yue-xian Fan  (范月先), Zi-long Chen  (陈子龙), Yan Zhang  (张岩), Li-yun Yang  (杨丽芸) & Jin-long Li  (李进龙)

  2. Third Hospital of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China

    Wei-jie Bai  (白卫杰)

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Co-first Authors: Yang Fei, 2017 master degree candidate; Song Xiao-dan, 2017 master degree candidate

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Yang, F., Song, Xd., Bai, Wj. et al. Effects of Shaolin Neigong on the strength and stability of the forearm Rou-Kneading manipulation. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 19, 411–418 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-021-1278-0

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