Cox Daniel J, Singh Harsimran, Cox Douglas M
Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800223, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
Mil Med. 2011 Dec;176(12):1440-3. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-11-00013.
We investigated the efficacy of acupressure and acustimulation in alleviating symptoms of Simulation Adaptation Syndrome (SAS). Twenty-five drivers (mean age = 35.6) reporting a history of driving-related sickness, motion sickness, and/or seasickness were recruited for a within subject, repeated-measures crossover study. Of all participants, 16 reported SAS during a placebo condition. These 16 participants drove the Atari research simulator for 15 minutes on 3 separate days (same time each day), wearing: (a) a placebo device, (b) acupressure beads, and (c) an acu-stimulation device. Every 3 minutes during each drive, participants rated their physical discomfort. Overall, the analysis of variance condition effect was significant (p < 0.05). Participants in the acustimulation condition reported significantly less physical discomfort (p < 0.005) compared with the placebo. There were no significant differences between the acupressure and placebo conditions or the acupressure and acustimulation conditions. These data suggest that acustimulation can help to significantly reduce or prevent SAS-related nausea and physical discomfort.
我们研究了指压和穴位刺激在缓解模拟适应综合征（SAS）症状方面的疗效。招募了25名有驾驶相关疾病、晕动病和/或晕船病史的司机（平均年龄 = 35.6岁）参与一项受试者内重复测量交叉研究。在所有参与者中，16人在安慰剂条件下报告出现了SAS。这16名参与者在3个不同的日子（每天同一时间）驾驶雅达利研究模拟器15分钟，分别佩戴：（a）一个安慰剂装置、（b）指压珠和（c）一个穴位刺激装置。在每次驾驶过程中，每隔3分钟，参与者对他们的身体不适程度进行评分。总体而言，方差分析的条件效应显著（p < 0.05）。与安慰剂组相比，穴位刺激组的参与者报告的身体不适明显更少（p < 0.005）。指压组与安慰剂组之间或指压组与穴位刺激组之间没有显著差异。这些数据表明，穴位刺激有助于显著减轻或预防与SAS相关的恶心和身体不适。
