Survey for scientification on acupuncture medicine and clinical application of acupuncture therapy on rehabilitation medicine / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

Effects on endocrine system were examined to analyse a mode of action of acupuncture therapy and it was demonstrated that it's stimulation caused an increase in synthetic activity of adrenocortical and ovarial steroids through it's activation of hypothalamo hypophyseal axis. From an aspect of changes in glucose metabolism of the liver and urine cathecholamines, acupuncture was helpful to keep the homeostasis. In addition, the sensory area EEG potential evoked by the stimulation of acupuncture was recorded to clarity the relationship with effects of the therapy and was useful to evaluate the clinical effects preliminarily.<br>The author insisted that the acupuncture was a useful complimentary therapy in the Rehabilitation Medicine, when an appropriate case was carefully chosen.