本研究的目的在於比較耳穴貼壓刺激與無貼壓刺激，對激烈運動前後心跳率、氧攝取量、乳酸、運動量自覺量表等生理反應的差異。十二位受試者分別接受耳穴貼壓刺激與無貼壓刺激兩種實驗處理，並在跑步機上以75%VO2max.之運動強度連續跑15分鐘。耳穴貼壓係採用“王不留行籽”貼壓雙耳之肺、肝、皮質下、内分泌和三焦等穴，分別在運動前25～20、10～5和運動後第5～10分鐘，以拇指和食指相對按壓刺激。
實驗資料以t考驗(t-test)，比較兩次測驗中心跳率、氧攝取量、乳酸和運動強度自覺量表的差異情形，結果發現：
一、耳穴貼壓刺激顯著提高安靜、運動中及運動後的氧攝取量。
二、耳穴貼壓刺激顯著降低安靜時的心跳率，但運動中及運動後的心跳率反應差異未達顯著水準。
三、耳穴貼壓刺激顯著降低運動後的血中乳酸反應値。
四、耳穴貼壓刺激顯著降低運動強度自覺等級。
本研究結果顯示耳穴貼壓刺激可能因提昇氧攝取量而降低血液中乳酸堆積，也使運動者對運動的執行感覺較為輕鬆。
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ear point pressing on exercise induced physiological responses.
Twelve healthy male university students served as subjects. Each subject performed two separate 15-minute treadmill runnings of 75% VO2max.with and without ear points pressing respectively.
Lung points, liver points, subcortex points, Endocrine points, and Triple Burner points on both ears were pressed by using ”Emplanting seeds” during 20th-25th and5th-10th minutes before exercise, and 5th-10th minutes post exercise.
Physiological variables including heart rate, VO2, blood lactate and rate of perceive exertion were collected and analyzed with repeated t-test. The results obtained from this study were as follows:
1. Ear points pressing significantly increased oxygen consumption at rest, during and post exercise.
2. Ear points pressing significantly decreased resting heart rate while no significant difference of responses were found during and post exercise.
3. Ear points pressing significantly lowered blood lactate and rate of percived exertion responses following exercise.
The results indicated that ear points pressing increased resting and submaximal oxygen consumption, so that blood lactate accumulation decreased following exercise and exercises were completed easier.
