The Effect of Acupuncture with DPA Preadministration

VernacularTitle:D-フェニルアラニン術前投与症例に対する鍼治療
Author: Akira KAWACHI ; Toshikatsu KITADE ; Sumie TOYODA ; Junji KAMEI ; Masayoshi HYODO ; Eikichi HOSOYA
Publication Type:Journal Article
From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1982;32(2):47-51
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Introduction
It is said that D-phenylalanine improves the pain relief effect of acupuncture on pain disease. We applied it to different kinds of pain disease as preadministration and studies the clinical effectiveness.
Method
Subjects were 24 patients suffering from such comparatively chronic pain diseases as prosopalgia (2), a pain in the posterior region of neck (5), frozen shoulder (4), coxalgia with melosalgia (10) and gonalgia (3).
A. The low frequency electrical acupuncture (3Hz, sub-successive wave, 20 minutes) was applied to them on the most frequently used points by the JSA Committee of Acupoints.
B. 0.5g of DPA was administered to each patient as preadministration and acupuncture was given.
C. Lactose was administered to all of the same patients as a placebo and acupuncture was given.
D. The therapy was repeated two times.
E. We evaluated the just after effect of the therapy on both groups with the double blind experiment.
Effect
The preadministration of DPA improved the effectiveness of acupuncture against such pain disease. From our study, it was clarified that the effectiveness of DPA rose by 30% in comparison with the placebo.