Examination of Condition Adjustment following Acupuncture Treatment for Competitive Sailors at the National Sports Festival / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
;
: 166-174, 2006.
Artigo
em Japonês
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ABSTRACT
[Purpose] This report examines the immediate effect of acupuncture treatment for subjective symptoms in competitive sailors.<BR>[Method] The investigation was performed in the conditioning room at the national sports festival. Acupuncture treatment was performed for lumbago (n=108), dorsal pain (n=72). Acupuncture treatment was performed only on the area where players complained of pain. The variety of chief complaints, number of chief com-plaints, and visual analog scale (VAS) score were used for the investigation. Significance of differences in VAS score was compared by t-test.<BR>[Result] There were numerous chief complaints involving lumbago, followed in orderby dorsal pain, and othercomplaints. Acupuncture treatment decreased the VAS score fbr lumbago (n=108) from 52.3±215mm to 21. 5±16.4mm. Dorsal pain (n=72) was also decreased from 48.0±18.7mm to 18.5±15.2mm. These values were both significantly different at p<0.01.<BR>[Discussion] Acupuncture treatment was effective for lumbago, and dorsal pain of competitive sailors. As a result, it was suggested that the acupuncture treatment is an effective condition adjustment methods.
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Japonês
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Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
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2006
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