Assessing the Relevance of Fancy Shuttlecock Kicking to the Electrical Impedance Measurements of Meridians

Fancy shuttlecock kicking is a long-standing traditional Chinese sport that adheres to the fundamental principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Research indicates that shuttlecock kicking is closely related to the oldest medical classics of China, the Lingshu (Spiritual Pivot) of Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon). In ancient China, there were the Foot Three Yin and Foot Three Yang Meridian-tendons, which were muscle groups and associated tissues discovered by the ancients. These Meridian-tendons represent patterns in muscular injuries, with ‘Jing’ denoting longitudinal lines. Ancient Chinese divided the body’s muscles longitudinally into 24 muscle chains. The leg movements in traditional fancy shuttlecock kicking overlap in muscle activation with some of these muscle chains. Muscle activity generates heat, which theoretically, like heat therapy, disperses contusions. The meridians close to these muscle chains also aid in clearing blockages. Tests have shown that exercise can alter the values obtained from meridian electrical impedance testing, with electrical impedance varying between individuals. The variability in human body impedance is subject to patterns discernible after numerous extensive tests, and theoretically, this hypothesis stands, requiring extensive empirical validation.