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This research is to inherit and carry forward China’s extensive and profound traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory, combining TCM massage with novel technology and design methods to develop a newly foot acupoint physiotherapy instrument to enhance the user experience. The first step is to summarize the principles and functions of Tai-chong acupoint and Yong-quan massage through in-depth literature research. The second step is to use the existing foot scanning image and TCM theory to locate the Tai-chong and Yong-quan acupoints. The third step is to establish a design and application model of the massage therapy instrument by applying the theory of microelectronics technology, Kano model, anthropometric data, and design methodology. Finally, the foot microelectronics Tai-chong and Yong-quan acupoints physiotherapy device was used for verification and evaluation. Conceptual fuzzy was used in the design evaluation. Reasonable calculations were made through the weight matrix, fuzzy relationship matrix and decision matrix to form a more scientific evaluation result. The results showed that the design and application model of the Tai-chong and Yong-quan acupoints massage physiotherapy apparatus is effective way for physiotherapy. The study provided a certain reference value for the application of TCM massage theory in product design.
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Wang, H., Xu, B., Lee, YC. (2020). Research on Design of Tai-Chong and Yong-Quan Acupoints Physiotherapy Apparatus Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory. In: Yamamoto, S., Mori, H. (eds) Human Interface and the Management of Information. Interacting with Information. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12185. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50017-7_29
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