This is used for clinical assessment of sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep-wake Rhythm disorders and it's unique advantage, the method are described more in detail as follows (The Actigraph make by Ambulatory monitoring Inc is the first registration (13B2X00346) in Japan according to pharmacentral department ministry of labor, heath and welfare.)

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Actigraph is usually attached to the wrist of subjects. So, where in the body the actigraph mainly measures in motion is sometimes discussed. In the present study, we studied the correlation of actigraphical data obtained simultaneously from body, arm, and wrist. Correlation coefficient among every two data show more than 0.8, which indicate that actigraphical data reflects not only the motion of the body but the wrist.

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The present study investigated patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) using a portable physical activity measuring device (hereafter referred to as "Motionlogger Actigraph"). The level of activity during sleep, the results from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Oguri-Shirakawa-Azumi (OSA) sleep inventory, and the HbA_<1C> level were analyzed. The results revealed that the level of activity (mG) during a non-active period (sleeping period) was higher in patients with T2DM than in the elderly; thus, increases in the level of activity upon sleep onset and that due to waking were assumed to occur in patients with T2DM. It was observed that the PSQI (Global) score tended to be higher as the level of HbA_<1c> became higher; however, no significant difference was observed (r=0.30, p=0.304). According to the analysis of the result from the OSA sleep inventory (AM version), the scores in some subjects for "I. Sleepiness upon rising" and "II. Sleep onset and sleeping time" were lower than the average scores of the general public. Thus, it was suggested that it is possible that sleep disorders appear in patients with T2DM before they became aware of their inability to fall asleep.

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We studied the effects of Herbal Essences (HE) on sleep in 8 normal healthy young luteal females. The sleep architecture and the core body temperature are measured during sleep period after HE or control shampoo (Ctl) with crossover design. HE significantly increased the stage-2 sleep and shortened the latency to stabilize the core body temperature compared with Ctl.

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Integrative medicine is spreading gradually in our country, but there is still much criticism against alternative medicine due to lack of evidence. It is difficult to clarify energetic and vibrational medicine, which uses invisible information, by old scientific approaches. New evaluation methods other than EBM are required. We hope that ISLIS, which has obtained various results in Qi-Gong and potential capability, will lead the way in developing new scientific evaluation methods in the field of integrative medicine.

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MR images were taken on 14 volunteers at pre and post chiropractic treatment, and anatomical position of the lumbar spine was evaluated on the images. Decreasing lumbar lordosis was observed on hyperlordosis group, and increasing lumbar lordosis was observed on hypolordosis group using the changes of sacral base angle and L5-S1 disc angle. These results suggest that chiropractic treatment has a possibility to change anatomical position of the human spine.

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Preoperative anxiety & tension can cause mental stress for patients who are about to undergo the operation. Rescue remedy, a combination of Bach Rower Remedies, is said to alleviate various stresses. Thus, we studied the usefulness of Rescue Remedy as premedication. The subjects were divided into 2 groups: One which was administered Rescue Remedy and the control group (20 in each group). We measured that number of times that the subject had taken the remedy before entering the operating room, blood pressure and heart rate when the subject arrived in the operating room, and levels of anxiety & tension using A-VAS (Visual Analog Scale) the day before the operation and after entering the operating room. No significant statistical difference was found although the heart rate showed a tendency to decrease amongst subjects who took Rescue Remedy in comparison with the control group. The frequency of intake of Rescue Remedy decreased significantly in the group of subjects who took Rescue Remedy compared to the control group. We demonstrated that Rescue Remedy can alleviate anxiety and tension prior to operations, so that Rescue Remedy is considered to have potential as a premedication.

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Transpersonal experience, or being our own self to unite with the authentic non-local consciousness (Being Authentic), and peak experiences etc. often take place with awareness through the body. The objectives of the workshop are to relax, to soften the body and mind, and to focus on our true selves and our transpersonal selves, or in other words, our souls. I will use breathing techniques, image tasks and movements from psychosynthesis, focusing, transcendent meditation, Yoga, Expressive art therapy etc. I hope the participants will be able to experience the feeling of oneness in love and light. Uniting with light in the spiritual field will be possible by embracing one's shadow not by rejecting or neglecting it. First, each participant will try to recognize his/her own shadow and express it, supported by the other participants. Next, participants will focus on light, truth, beauty, love and joy within and everywhere with the help of aromas, music, and flowers. In order to prevent a spiritual emergency, I will give a short lecture about healthy spirituality before any movement. After the experience participants will have time for sharing and debriefing. Participants should wear loose fitting, comfortable clothing for the workshop. To measure the effect of the dance movements, I will administer the 2-dimensional mood scale (TDMS) which has 2 axes, awareness and pleasures. The data will be collected anonymously, statistically analyzed, and presented at the next ISLIS symposium.

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