The actual condition of patients treated by acupuncture / 日本温泉気候物理医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

We investigated the actual condition of patients treated by acupuncture and moxibution in Ibaraki Prefecture.<br>Subjects were 1823 patients (846 men, 977 women) under the treatment of 14 acupunctue clinics in September to November, 1985.<br>We prepared the evaluated list that consisted of 11 levels of activities of daily life and 8 degrees of pain.<br>In every treatment, we wrote down the patients' clinical progress in relation with the list.<br>The information on the patients undergoing treatment in acupuncture was compared with the date of the National Health Survey, 1984 on patients with bone and muscle diseases.<br>The following results were obtained.<br>1. Most of the acupuncture patients were in the mid 30s to the mid 60s, and their age was lower than the patients under National Health Survey.<br>2. There were more acupuncture patients who received only one treatment compared with the National Health Survey treatment.<br>3. The chief complaints of acupuncture patients were low back pains (509 patients), shoulder discomfort (273), knee joint pain (132), etc.<br>4. Most of the acupuncture patients could go with their daily lives in spite of the pains.<br>5. The effects of acupuncture treatment were rated as follows better 69.5%, no change 23.9%, worse 5.9%