The Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint(TMJ) Arthrosis by Acupuncture.
10.3777/jjsam.43.154
- VernacularTitle:顎関節症に対するしん灸治療のテクニック
- Author:
Katsuhisa WATANABE
;
Toshikatsu KITADE
;
Ten Jen LIAO
;
Kazuro SASAKI
;
Hiroshi KITAKOUJI
;
Keisou ISHIMARU
;
Yoshiki OYAMA
;
Midori KINOSHITA
;
Masahiro IWA
;
Ken YAMAGIWA
;
Hideaki OHYABU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
TMJ Arthrosis;
Acupuncture Treatment
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1993;43(4):154-159
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Temporomandibular arthrosis, whose major symptoms are trismus, pain of the temporomandibular joint and articular noise, has recently been increasing, primarily in younger people. This condition is often accompanied by unexplained complaints (e. g., headache and stiffness of the neck and/or shoulder) which are indications for the application of acupuncture therapy. To deepen the recognition of temporomandibular arthrosis by clinicians, we recently prepared a video tape showing detailed procedures of acupuncture therapy for this disease. The first half of this video tape consists of an explanation of the anatomical features of the temporomandibular joint, the pathophysiology and classification of temporomandibular arthrosis, and magnetic resonance images of the temporomandibular joint. The latter half consists of the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for this disease, including the acupoints often stimulated for its treatment and the techniques of acupuncture therapy.
