Observation on The Plethysmogramm of The Allen Test and its Clinical Significance in Cervical Syndrome
10.3777/jjsam.32.3_221
- VernacularTitle:頚腕症候群におけるアレンテスト (鎖骨下動脈圧迫テスト) の脈波観察と、その臨床的意義
- Author:
Satoshi YAMAGUCHI
;
Katsusuke SERIZAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cervical syndrome;
Allentest;
plethysmogramm
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1983;32(3):221-225
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Among several manual examinations in cervical syndrome, there is a typical test called ‘Allen Test’ connected with hypertonus in the scalene muscles. We evaluated the clinical effectiveness of this test in cervical syndrome.
Both the positive group in the Allen test and the healthy group were examined with the plethysmogramm at the finger tips. As a result, in comparison with the healthy group, the positive group showed a low pulse wave. As their syndrome was improved clinically, their pulse wave heights were also improved.
It was thought that the Allen test was valuable to both the clinical test in cervical syndrome and the decisive test in a recovery from this syndrome.
