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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] For objective investigation of symptomatic changes in indefinite complaints accompanying Wallenberg syndrome, efficacy of acupuncture treatment was investigated following seven acupuncture treatments 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] A case report providing descriptive research<BR>[Methods] Single acupuncture was administered by zuishou therapy (therapy based on the symptoms), taikyoku therapy (basic meridian points for total body adjustment according to the Kurono style) and topical therapy, using 30-mm 16-guage needles. The charts on indefinite complaints were used for assessment, and the treatment period was 52-days, from May 20 to July 10, 2003 (seven times).<BR>[Results] Improvement of the indefinite complaints was observed, and effect assessment using the charts on indefinite complaints showed marked improvement. Improvement of symptoms associating Wallenberg syndrome was also observed.<BR>[Conclusions] Efficacy of acupuncture treatment for the indefinite complaints accompanying Wallenberg syndrome was suggested by the improvement of symptoms associated with Wallenberg syndrome. The patient subsequently returned to work, indicated the potential of acupuncture treatment as QOL.
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Before the administration of conventional medicines, outpatients with indefinite complaints answered 51 questions (six mental categories) from the Cornell Medical Index (CMI) and 43 questions (seven physical categories) from the Abe questionnaire for vegetative syndrome. The subjects of this study were 18 cases with CMI III-IV scores who were effectively treated with Saiko-ka-ryukotsu-borei-to (n=9; SR group) or Kami-shoyo-san (n=9; KS group). In order to compare the clinical features of both groups, the average complaint rates responding to the mental and physical categories were evaluated in each group.<br>Psychologically, the average complaint rates related to depression and tension were high in the SR group, and the average complaint rates related to hyper-sensitivity and anger were high in the KS group. Discriminant analysis revealed that three categories —tension, hyper-sensitivity and depression— contributed to a difference between the SR and KS groups. Physically, the average complaint rates responding to all of 7 categories of the SR group were not significantly different from those of the KS group.
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Physical and psychological symptoms were evaluated in 9 cases with unidentified clinical syndromes who were effectively treated with kami-shoyo-san (KS). Before and after administration, the patients were tested with the 43-question Abe questionnaire for vegetative syndrome and 51 questions (M-R) of the Cornell Medical Index. After administering KS for three months, the mean number of physical symptoms decreased from 19.9 to 9.1, and the psychological symptoms decreased from 16.7 to 9.3.<br>In order to clarify the clinical features for which KS is efficacious, the physical and psychological symptoms were divided into 7 and 6 categories, respectively. The average complaint rates responding to those categories before administration were evaluated. Physically, the average complaint rates related to locomotion and fatigue were high, and those related to digestion were low. Psychologically, the average complaint rates related to hypersensitivity and anger were high, and those relating to depression and tension were low.
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The number of patients with indefinite complaints visiting acupunctural clinics have shown a steady increase in the past few years. A complicated social environment such as ours cause various stress related disorders. We describe in this report a patient with indefinite complaints who was treated by acupuncture. The patient was treated by two different modalities of acupunctural therapy. One was the Honji technique, which consisted of treatments based on signs and symptoms as described in Chinese medicine (shoh). The other consisted of Taikyoku therapy (basic meridian points for total body adjustment according to the Kurono style). Symptoms were ameliorated after these treatments. The “chart for indefinite complaints” formulated by the Indefinite Complaints Research Committee of the Japanese Acupuncture Society was used for objective assessment of the therapeutic results. Quantitative analysis of our findings showed that acupunctural treatment is effective in treating indefinite complaints. The “chart for indefinite complaints” indicated alterations in the “neurosis” and “depression” items in our patient.