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<B>[Purpose]</B> We know of no reports on the effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) stimulation, on human skeletal muscle blood flow (MBF), examined quantitatively with a direct method. Therefore, we investigated changes in MBF before, during and after EA with a new clearance method. <B>[Methods]</B> Ten healthy adult volunteers (8 men and 2 women; median age 30.5 years) were given EA to the trapezius at the BL 10 and GB 21 acupoints, employing the left trapezius as the non-EA side to contrast with the right trapezius as the EA side, and using stainless needles of 50 mm length and 0.18 mm gauge. MBF data were surveyed for 2 minutes before EA, for 4 minutes during EA, and for 4 minutes after EA, and a total of10minutes were analyzed l(?). Blood pressure and heart rate were simultaneously measured. <B>[Results]</B> MBF on the EA side increased significantly during EA (p < 0.05). On the other hand, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate were shown to decrease during EA (p < 0.05). <B>[Discussion]</B> These results, showing that MBF increased on the EA side, while diastolic blood pressure and heart rate decreased, suggest a regional muscle pump action with EA. <B>[Conclusion]</B> In evaluating a new, direct means of quantitatively examining <SUB>99m</SUB>Tc0<SUB>4-</SUB> clearance, an increase in MBF with right side EA stimulation was clearly shown. Because the present method is simpler and easier, and higher in accuracy than past methods, we believe it may be used more aggressively in future clinical studies of acupuncture/moxibustion.
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The goal of this panel discussion<BR>The understanding of lumbago has been changing in recent years.<BR>It has moved from "Trouble of the spine"to recognizing the importance of catching the concept of "Living thing, psychology, and social pain syndrome".<BR>It is a way of thinking that is going to grasp the clinical condition of lumbago along with the invisible dysfunction and provide better viewpoint in order to understand the aberration which we call a disorder of conventional intervertebral disc clinical condition of lumbago.<BR>This view point supports the appropriate technical use of acupuncture and moxibustion.<BR>It is important for the medical man not to begin treatment until the complete condition is understood.<BR>In keeping with this viewpoint, the panel of four will be joined by an orthopedist and a physical therapist, and this panel discussion 1 planned "primary care for lumbago".<BR>Each panelist described how to catch condition of a patient, a way of the correspondence, the advantages and disadvantages of acupuncture and moxibustion, therapeutic method and evaluation method in this method of treating lumbago.