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1. Determining the Therapeutic Range Acupuncture-Moxibustion
There have been innumerable reports on this subject, but in Japan it is most important that the results heretofore reported be summarized so that questions such as, according to modern medicine for which diseases acupuncture-moxibustion are most effective, for which diseases the therapeutic effects are still questionable, for which diseases are ineffective and moreover for which they are impairing may be answered.
It is best if the therapeutic effect is indicated empirically. The problem then is whether or not the therapeutic effects can be appreciated according to modern medical classifications.
2. Medical Mishaps with Acupuncture-Moxibustion
The most feared accident other than such mechanical mishaps as broken needles or injury to profound tissue is infection from the needles. The prevention of such infection and genseral rules must be undertaken by the acupuucture association.
3. Concrete Measures to Be Taken by Western and Eastern Medicine
How should medical doctors, acupuncture-moxibustion therapists and blind therapists be regulated. As the blind therapist request on the sense of touch, treatment can considered to be more precise that of the normal therapist. As the acupuncture-moxibustion therapist deals specifically with this therapy, his technique may sometimes be superior to that of the therapy his technique may sometimes be superior to that of that of the physician whose main concern is disease. The medical doctor's perception of basic medicine and clinical experience and test is profound.
The three have their individual strong points. How can the coopereration of three groups be realized? The application of medical insurance and other practical medical problems must be solved.
4. Internationalization of Acupuncture-Moxibustion
Progress in this field will be made through international cooperation. For this purpose the fundamental medical consciousness of Japanese acupuncture-moxibustion, that is the international unification of the mastering of skills, nomenclature, etc., should be dealt with at once.
5. Principles of Acupunture and Moxibustion
Acupuncture anesthesia research sprang originally from pharmaceutical research and has greatly advanced. The main object of acupuncture hower should be its therapeutic effects for disease.
In spite of this there has not been much progress made in understanding the involved mechanism.. There is a circulatory transmission phenomenon along the meridians; it is also known that the electrical resistance and impedance changes at various acupoints. There has been almost how-ever about why such points are effective as therapeutic points. The cooperation of acupuncture-moxibustion therapists is greatly wanted.
