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[Objective]To research a effect of prevention against cold syndrome by acupuncture<BR>[Methods]I questioned 215 patients who come to the acupuncture and moxibustion clinic to oriental medical center group.<BR>Contents of the question<BR>From when you come to needle therapy<BR>A:your body is strong for cold syndrome<BR>B:no change<BR>C:you are weak for cold syndrome<BR>[Results]63.4%of the patients marked "A:your body is strong for cold syndrome ".Percentage of answered A.Come to oriental medical center group for<BR>less than 2 years: 45.9%<BR>over 2 years and less than 4 years: 63.3%<BR>over 4 years: 82.8%<BR>[Conclusions]Acupuncture is a good way for prevention against cold syndrome. And the result say that the more you come to acupuncture, the more you are strong for cold syndrome.
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[Objective] For an objective investigation of symptomatic changes in indefinite complaints accompanying sleep disorder (6 participants), efficacy of acupuncture treatment was investigated using charts on indefinite complaints developed by Yasuzo Kurono, the chief of the indefinite complaint section in the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, research committee.<BR>[Design] Case reports providing descriptive research<BR>[Methods] Single acupuncture was administered by Taikyoku therapy (basic meridian points for total adjustment according to the Kurono style), and topical therapy (CV 17, ST 36) using 30-mm 18-guage needles. The treatment times were from 14 to 21 times.<BR>[Results] Improvement of indefinite complaints was observed, and effect assessment using the charts on indefi-nite complaints showed marked improvement (1 participant was very effective, 5 participants were effective). Improvement of symptoms associated with sleep disorder was also observed.<BR>[Conclusion] Efficacy of acupuncture treatment for indefinite complaints accompanying sleep disorder and themselves were suggested by the improvement of symptoms associated with sleep disorder.
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[Objective] We performed a multi-center randomized controlled trial using sham acupuncture as a control in the 11 institutions of Aichi and Shizuoka prefecture at which we practice our original acupuncture method. <BR>[Design · Methods] Patients were randomly allocated to four groups : A group, “Taikyoku-Ryoho” (whole body acupuncture method) pole treatment combined with low frequency electroacupuncture; B group, “TaikyokuRyoho” pole treatment; C group, low frequency electroacupuncture; D group, sham acupuncture. Therapeutic effectiveness was evaluated using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and criteria of the Japanese Orthopedic Association for low back pain (JOA score). After these evaluations, patients in B group received low frequency electroacupuncture and patients in C group received “Taikyoku-Ryoho” pole treatment. Patients in D group received both therapies. Thus, all patients eventually received the entire series of therapies. [Results] Significant improvement (P<0.05) in VAS and JOA scores was recognized after one acupuncture treatment in A, B and C groups, but not in D group. There were no differences in terms of the effectiveness among A, B and C groups.<BR>[Conclusion] Our original acupuncture method of “Taikyoku-Ryoho” combined with low frequency electroacupuncture was superior to sham acupuncture. However, the definition of sham acupuncture needs to be more clearly defined in future research.
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Research on pulse diagnosis conducted so far by Kurono et al. includes a study on pulse diagnosis and six basic pulses and a study on the application of AMI (an apparatus for measuring the function of the meridian and corresponding internal organs) to pulse diagnosis.<BR>In this study, fluctuation of the meridian functions with or without acupuncture treatment according to the law of the five elements were examined objectively using BP values measured by AMI. When BP values were measured for 10 times without acupuncture treatment, the values for the respective meridiansfluctuated in a stable manner, averaging 4% or less. As a result of testing 6 subjects using this meridian treatment according to the law of the five elements, fluctuation of the meridian functions increased in the oriental medical diagnosis of all the subjects.<BR>Thus, the results of this study showed the feasibility of using AMI for objectively evaluating the fluctuation of meridian functions. The authors intend to continue to examine the relationship between diagnosis and acupuncture using AMI.
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With the aim of investigating the effect of drop in blood pressure of the Zusanli (ST36), a multi-center randomized controlled trial was conducted with the envelope method. Patients showing the high blood pressure condition were divided into 2 of the group treated with use of the Zusanli point and the group with non-use of Zusanli point.Changes in blood pressure were then measured.The present results show no significant difference was seen between the 2 groups, thus did not find the Zusanli point to be effective.
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At the 45th Japanese National Acupuncture and Moxibustion Conference, Kitakoji et al. of the Research Committee's Urology Group reported the results of controlled clinical trials, using the envelope method, on the effectiveness of acupuncture for urinary dysfunction. This was presented as a case in which the “Guidelines and Recommendations for clinical Trials in Acupuncture” were applied in actual clinical research. A controlled investigation was carried out by the Information and Evaluation Group, Research Section, Aichi Regional Association, at multiple institutions (9 hospitals and clinics) on the effectiveness of the zhongji (cv-3) point for urinary dysfunction, using the envelope method of Kitakoji et al. Although the zhongji (cv-3) point was not found to be effective against urinary dysfunction, we were able to demonstrate that it is possible to conduct controlled clinical trials at multiple institutions based on soft data.
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The incidence of pseudomypia (school myopia) has rapidly increased in recent years as a result increased use of video display equipment. This phenomenon has attracted our attention, and an attempt at treating pseudomyopia by acupuncture was made. Our findings were reported at the 8th academic meeting of the Chubu (central Japan) district which was held in 1989.<br>We selected the left and right taiyang as the treatment (meridian) points. Only 15-year-old female students were enrolled in this study which constitutes our second report. Electrical stimulation, which was delivered through an acupuncture needle inserted into the treatment point, was applied for a shortened duration of 5 minutes (the usual duration of electrical stimulation is longer than 5 minutes). Visual acuity at the initial visit (March 23, 1990) was 0.5 in the left eye and 0.7 in the right eye. After three treatment sessions, the visual acuity was 1.2 in both the left and right eyes. Visual acuity was significantly improved, and was ranked as class A (above 1.0) in both eyes. Visual acuity was examined before the final treatment session after 42 days of therapy (November 7, 1990), and was found to be 1.0 in the left eye and 1.2 in the right eye. The beneficial effects of acupuncture were clearly still present at this time. The results of the follow-up examination of visual acuity performed in April 1991 were ranked as class A in both eyes. The study was conducted according to the nonrepetetive type (A-B-C type) of the single case experimental design method. Treatment results were assessed by the least squares linear regression technique and the ido heikin ho which showed that the improvement in visual acuity was objective.