Nguyen H P, Le D L, Tran Q M, Nguyen V T, Nguyen N O
Institute of Computer Science, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Pod vodarenskou vezl 2, 182 07 Prague 8, Czech Republic.
Medinfo. 1995;8 Pt 2:998.
Massage and Acupression have a history of many years of use by the Vietnamese people in the treatment of diseases, and they can give wonderful therapeutic effects in painful syndromes and chronic diseases, etc. On the other hand, some methods of Chrono-Acupuncture based on chronobiological theory and the holistic concept of traditional medicine are studied and applied in clinical applications. This paper presents the therapy advice system based on Chrono-Massage and Acupression using the method of ZiWuLiuZhu called CHROMASSI. The system includes four major parts. Massage and Acupression Teaching: This part can provide the user with some background in Massage and Acupression theory such as the pathology of the meridians, the classification of points and their function, the therapeutic properties of points, the methods of Massage and Acupression (including Pression, Friction, Rubbing, Light Massage, Petrissage, Rolling and Rubbing, Percussion and Vibration), and the direction of the meridians circulation, displaying AcuPoints represented by color pictures of the 12 main meridians and 2 vessels. More than 330 popular AcuPoints are used in the system. Open AcuPoint Calculating: This module can help us to calculate open AcuPoints based on data about days, months, years and hours using the special method of ZiWuLiuZhu. The Points adopted by ZiWuLiuZhu are the Five Shu Points and Source Points including 66 points (all of them are located below the elbows and knees). The effectiveness of these points becomes particularly evident when they are needled or punctured at optimum time intervals. For example, at 9:00 a.m., September 22, 1994, the open Points by the ZiWuLiuZhu method will be the points K2 (Nhien Coc) and K10 (Am Coc). According to the chronotherapeutic method, first we have to pressure (or puncture) the above points in order to attain the sensation RDac KhiS (arrival of energy), then pressure the other treating points as in ordinary Massage and Acupression. Therapy Consultation: Knowledge of the system was provided by Prof. Nguyen Van Thang and Doctor Nguyen Nhu Oanh at the Vietnam National Institute of Oriental Medicine. CHROMASSI is able to advise on ways to treat about 153 diseases and symptoms in the following fields: Aches and Pains, Insomnia, Common Cold and Influenza, Sexual Disturbances, Medical Aesthetics in Face, Breast and Buttock, Hygiene, Cardio-Vascular Tract, Digestive Tract, Urinary Tract, Respiratory Tract, Genital Tract, Ear-Nose-Throat Tract, Nervous Tract. The system can provide information about Remarks, Acupoints formulas for treating by Massage and Acupression with colour pictures of meridians. Explanation: The CHROMASSI system can explain why the AcuPoints are used for treating diseases based on the theoretical bases of traditional Vietnamese medicine and on the meridians and collaterals system theory. The colour pictures representing the circulation of vital energy in the meridians are used for explanation. The CHROMASSI system was developed in TURBO-PROLOG and TURBO-PASCAL and can run on IBM PC/AT computers and compatibles. The system can be used for teaching and for clinics of Massage and Acupression combined with Chronotherapeutics. At present the system is used by some physicians for clinical applications. The first results indicate that, in 20 cases of generalized headache compared with the control group, the combining of chronoacupression using the ZiWuLiuZhu method and ordinary Massage and Acupression gave better effects than that obtained by either method alone.
按摩和指压在越南民间用于治疗疾病已有多年历史，在疼痛综合征和慢性病等方面能产生奇妙的治疗效果。另一方面，一些基于生物钟学理论和传统医学整体观念的时辰针灸方法也在临床应用中得到研究和应用。本文介绍了一种基于时辰按摩和指压、采用子午流注法的治疗建议系统，称为CHROMASSI。该系统包括四个主要部分。按摩和指压教学：此部分可为用户提供一些按摩和指压理论背景知识，如经络病理学、穴位分类及其功能、穴位治疗特性、按摩和指压方法（包括按压、摩擦、揉擦、轻按摩、揉捏、滚揉、叩击和振动）以及经络循行方向，展示12条主要经络和2条脉络的彩色图片所代表的穴位。系统中使用了330多个常用穴位。开穴计算：该模块可帮助我们根据年、月、日、时的数据，采用特殊的子午流注法计算开穴。子午流注所采用的穴位是五输穴和原穴，共66个穴位（均位于肘膝以下）。当在最佳时间间隔针刺或点刺这些穴位时，其效果尤为明显。例如，1994年9月22日上午9点，根据子午流注法开的穴位将是K2（然谷）和K10（阴谷）。根据时辰治疗法，首先必须按压（或针刺）上述穴位以获得得气感，然后像普通按摩和指压一样按压其他治疗穴位。治疗咨询：该系统的知识由越南国立东方医学研究所的阮文唐教授和阮如安医生提供。CHROMASSI能够就以下领域中约153种疾病和症状的治疗方法提供建议：疼痛、失眠、感冒和流感、性功能障碍、面部、乳房和臀部的医学美容、卫生、心血管系统、消化系统、泌尿系统、呼吸系统、生殖系统、耳鼻喉系统、神经系统。该系统可提供备注信息、按摩和指压治疗的穴位配方以及经络彩色图片。解释：CHROMASSI系统可根据越南传统医学的理论基础以及经络系统理论，解释为何使用这些穴位治疗疾病。用代表经络中气血运行的彩色图片进行解释。CHROMASSI系统是用TURBO - PROLOG和TURBO - PASCAL开发的，可在IBM PC/AT计算机及其兼容机上运行。该系统可用于按摩和指压教学以及与时辰治疗学相结合的临床应用。目前该系统已被一些医生用于临床。初步结果表明，在20例偏头痛患者中，与对照组相比，采用子午流注法的时辰指压与普通按摩和指压相结合的效果优于单独使用任何一种方法。
