1.Skin temperature change as a resalt of PCP-S application.
Takeshi KUSUMI ; Kasie ISHII ; Mari KUSUMI ; Hideyo ASAKA ; Michinari OKAMOTO ; Hiroyuki ZUSHO
The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine 1987;50(3):121-138
Attention has been focussed more in recent years on health control for the middle/advance-aged, in the midst of so-called aged society or complicated society. As one of the measures, sports with the purpose of health promotion/stress removal have been more vigorously made, contrary to which, sporting disturbances, accompanied by abrupt sports, are on the increase. Many cases, however, with muscular pain and light joint sprain etc. are treated personally with poultices/adhesives of a chilling type, while various warming adhesives with its warming therapy happen to demonstrate an effect or another against chronic stiff shoulder and lumbago, due to long-lasting stress. Nowadays, adhesives of both such chilling and warming types are available on market; muscular pains and stiffness being practically treated casually with warming therapy (warming sensation).
The warming effect of PCP-S was investigated by using thermography, the result of which runs as follows.
1. Application of PCP-S adhesives caused a clear dermal temperature increase, with a significant difference from the un-treated control and the side opposite to the applied.
2. The comparison between PCP-S and O-S, removed of its active extract, proved a skin temperature increase due to capsicum extract and not due to a change in dressing the dermal surface of the skin.
3. Result of the comparison in temperature increase between the application for 60 minutes and 120 minutes recognized the peak to occur at 60-70 minutes.
4. A more significant dermal warming effect was seen on main body than on upper limbs.
5. Sensation of warming, prickling and light pain sensation occurd in that order, with no suspension of its application due to pain.
2.Effects of electric acupunctural stimulation through one hand against reactions in the vascular system in nasal mucosa due to changes in physical position.
Takeshi KUSUMI ; Mari KUSUMI ; Masako TERASAKI ; Fumio ISHIZAKI ; Hideyo ASAKA ; Michinari OKAMOTO
The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine 1990;53(3):153-158
Effects of electric acupunctural stimulation though one hand against reactions in the vascular system in nasal mucosa due to changes in physical position were examined in the present study. The results are as followed;
1) That the reactions in the vascular system in nasal mucosa by changes in physical position indicated a rise in the resistance in the nostril which was made the lower side and a drop in the resistance in the nostril which was made the upper side and that this finding had reproducibility.
2) That no rise in the resistance in the nostril was found out even when the nostril treated in advance with adrenalinon its mucosa was made the lower side in the lateral decubitus, but that the resistance in the untreated nostril (with adrenalin) rose up when it was made the lower side.
3) That the electric acupunctural stimulation through one hand caused no adverse effect upon the rise in the resistance in the nostril on the lower sidle in the lateral decubitus, thought it was the side given the stimulation.