Zen Nihon Shinkyu Gakkai zasshi (Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion)
Online ISSN : 1882-661X
Print ISSN : 0285-9955
ISSN-L : 0285-9955
Volume 64, Issue 2
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupauncture and Moxibustion
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Committee Report
  • -Report of the 4th plenary meeting in Durban, South Africa, 2013
    Toshihiro TOGO, Tomoaki KIMURA, Shuichi KATAI, Takeshi MATSUMOTO, Ryoi ...
    Article type: Committee Report
    2014 Volume 64 Issue 2 Pages 90-103
    Published: 2014
    Released on J-STAGE: December 24, 2014
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    It has been five years since TC 249 was established as a new Technical Committee (TC) at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), specializing in the field of Chinese traditional medicine. In the second Plenary Meeting held in Den Haag (2011), five working groups (WGs) were established within the TC, two of which specialize in standard development of acupuncture needles (WG3) and other medical devices used in traditional medicine (WG4). Japanese delegates have participated in the discussion within these WGs, paying close attention so as to keep the proposals under discussion consistent with existing Japanese standards and certification standards regulated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. However, since most of the participants in TC 249 are clinicians or researchers engaged in medical practices, and not experts on domestic/international standards, discussions on harmonization of the submitted projects often become complicated. In this manuscript, four experts (two from academia and two from companies that manufacture acupuncture needles and moxibustion devices) who attended the fourth plenary meeting held in Durban, South Africa, in May 2013, report on the stage of progress of standardization development in WG3and WG4.
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Clinical Report
  • Tatsuro HONDA, Masayuki KANEHARA, Rina SAKAI, Wenping Zhang, Ko NISHIM ...
    Article type: Clinical Report
    2014 Volume 64 Issue 2 Pages 104-112
    Published: 2014
    Released on J-STAGE: December 24, 2014
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    [Purpose]We report a case concerning 5 months of left elbow and knee joint pain thought to be caused by repetitive use at work. Symptoms were improved successfully (checked by M-test) by a single acupuncture treatment.
    [Case]We used acupuncture to treat a 50-year-old woman who visited our Acupuncture and Moxibustion Centerwith complaints of increasing elbow and knee joint pain in the left side. Since 4 months ago, her job involved frequent stair-climbing while carrying an 18-liter can of cooking oil. The soft tissues seemed to be damaged and caused pain due to the repeated lifting of heavy cans at work. Acu-points were decided by M-Test to check limitations of movement, which identified damaged regions and provided feedback for optimal treatment. According to the specific operations of the patient's work, we identified limited movements of left-elbow joint flexion-extension, left-shoulder joint extension, and left hip joint inner rotation and external gyration. These were regarded as target motions for the treatment. Her Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores before treatment were 90 mm in the left elbow and 80 mm in the left knee. Despite only a single round of acupuncture treatment, the respective values dropped to 18 mm and 15 mm.
    [Consideration and Conclusion]The limited movement identified by M-Test could expose the affected areas and help in treating the appropriate acu-points. Therefore, acupuncture using M-Test might improve painful motions of the body.
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