A comparative study on the recovery of grasping power by cross-insertion and parallel-insertion.
10.3777/jjsam.36.288
- VernacularTitle:握力回復に及ぼす交叉刺と平行刺の比較研究
- Author:
Junko SENDA
;
Megumi AKIMOTO
;
Haruto KINOSHITA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1986;36(4):288-293
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Effect on the recovery of grasping power depending on the inserting direction of acupuncture was studied on 16 healthy person whose grasping power has weakened by continuous grasp of dynamometer.
1) As grasping power was not remarkably diminished by cross-insertion in comparison with non-treatment, the fromer method was considered to be far more effective than the latter in recovering the grasping power.
2) Cross-insertion was more effective than parallel-insertion in recovering the grasping power after checked injthe same method.
3) There was no rewarkable difference between non-treatment and parallel-insertion in the recovery of the grasping power.
Conclusion: The inserting direction of acupuncture has an important role in the effect of recovering the grasping power.
