Yang B, Li W, Hu X, Wu B, Li B, Li L, Chen J, Chen L, Zhang D, Xu W
Fujian Institute of TCM, Fuzhou.
Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 1993;18(2):159-62.
That the opinion on the relation between the propagated sensation along meridians (PSM) and the age of the subjects was divergent in the results reported by some authors. In the last 10 years, we have performed a systematic investigation on PSM on a group of 536 youngsters. The main characteristics of PSM in youngsters were just the same as that of adults. However, the incidence of PSM in youngsters, particularly the degree of distinctness of PSM, was by far higher than that of adults. The results were stable and could be repeated in the experiments performed in different years. It showed that there was surely a close relation between the degree of distinctness of PSM and the age of subjects. This fact can not be appropriately explained at present. However, it provides an important clue to clarify the factors which influence the appearance of PSM, and in turn to promote the improvement of the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and cilacriation of the mechanism underlying the formation of PSM.
一些作者报告的结果显示，关于循经感传（PSM）与受试者年龄之间的关系，观点存在分歧。在过去10年里，我们对一组536名青少年进行了关于循经感传的系统研究。青少年循经感传的主要特征与成年人相同。然而，青少年循经感传的发生率，尤其是循经感传的明显程度，远高于成年人。这些结果是稳定的，并且在不同年份进行的实验中可以重复。这表明循经感传的明显程度与受试者年龄之间肯定存在密切关系。目前这一事实尚无法得到恰当解释。然而，它为阐明影响循经感传出现的因素提供了重要线索，进而有助于提高针刺治疗效果并阐明循经感传形成机制。
