Clinical Application of Moxibustion by Thermo-modules (Heating-Cooling) Meiji Acupuncture-moxibustion Junior College

Abstract

In order to, when administering moxibustion therapy, reach the effective temperature as quickly as possible with as litte as possible injury to the surface of the skin, we devised a heat-sense moxibustion apparatus using thermo-modules.
In patients such as those with a predisposition to diabetes mellitus, there is a danger that a burn on the surface of the skin may cause serious complications. The use of this apparatus limits or removes such dangers and makes it possible to elevate the therapeutic results. This apparatus, in order to reduce burn injuries immediately switches to cooling when the effective heat stimulation level is reached, thus continuous burn therapy is being administered.
We will report on the influences on the sugar tolerance capacity at the time of stimulation at ST-36 using this machine.