Acupuncture for The Treatment of Unidentified Complaints / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

The efficacy of acupuncture haven't yet cleared. In modern socity was called stressful socity, individuals are exposed to a variety of stress. The patients with unidentified complaints without pathological signs who visited acupuncture clinic were increased.<br>We performed acupuncture on a patient with unidentified complaints caused by stress. The efficacy of acupuncture on theses unidentified complaints was assessd, by following the course of the patient's condition, recorded using the form desingnated for the management of unidentified complaints, developed by the Japanese Society Acupuncture.<br>After 21 round of acupuncture treatment, the chief complain and the accompanying decreased by 23% from the initial 23 to 17 at the end of the treatment. Thus this therapy was rated as slightly effective in this case.<br>The objective from designated for the management of unidentified complaints allowed a quantitative analysis of the course of complaints after the begining of acupuncture. Although only one patient was examined, acupuncture was suggested to be effective for unidentified complaints.