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