Our institute was established in 1979 with the mission given by the Ehime prefectural government and Medical Association to supply traditional medical care under the leadership of MDs. We developed The concept of chronological analysis for researching individual health needs and also instituted associated systems such as chronological analysis care system and chronological audit system. Through these systems, our staff of therapists developed a common integrated cognitive perspective and we established the identity of our traditional medical care as a system in which supervising physicians offer leadership of a team care system of traditional medicine. In this way we have fulfilled the heavy mission given to us by the government and medical association.
We were also given a heavy mission to research about the individuation of each traditional medical technique, by seniors such as Takeshi Itakura. For this purpose we adopted the chronological analysis care system as the field scientific method of case study. These systems have been useful to improve the care level of the staff and also useful for training program for post graduate medical and traditional medical students.

It is believed that the restoration of the original indications of meridian points in acupuncture and moxibustion equals to the restoration of the formulations and Kampo diagnoses of Koho-ha school. The restoration has hardly ever deen attempted since the Tang age, mostly due to the loss of Ming tang lei cheng of the ancient style.
In 19c, a part of Ming tang lei cheng of the ancient style was found in Ninnaji Temple, which has initiated study in this area. Also, the project of reprinting classical texts in 1980's accelerated this activity. Our study lies along this line of activity.
Our study is characterized by the fact that we use a method which analyses not only the order of letters in the texts, but also the view itself of the author of Ishimpo. Through this study, we attempted to sort out the original indications and define the original principle.

In order to care for patients with chronic health problems, Chronological Chart from the inclusive point of view and traditional techniques of oriental medicine, especially moxibustion care, have been utilized at our institute. Throughout this practice, it has been noticed that it is necessary to follow up with regard patients' problems about tolerance, which we call abilities to live against various loads in daily life, as well as chief complaints in order to understand clearly that our moxibustion care benefits their health. In this paper we present 2 cases and discuss about them.
In one case, a female patient aged 65 seemed to be aware of her lessened tolerance at her first visit, while in the other case, a male patient aged 61 did not. Through our care, however, he had been aware of recovery of tolerance as well as relief from pain. We call such a change in patient's awareness “Awakening to a sense of health” and recognize it as a clinical significance.
As you know from the above cases, we think that problems about patient's tolerance can be an index of his/her own level of health whether they are complainant or not. We came to a conclusion that when we care for patients with chronic health problems, we can utilize traditional techniques of oriental medicine toward not only relief from pain but increace (or recovery) of tolerance which will promote their levels of health.

In the previous report of case studies, it was concluded that traditional techniques of oriental medicine could be utilized toward promotion of the level of health.
Among many sorts of traditional techniques of oriental medicine, moxibustion is thought to be one of the most practical methods of self-care. In this report, we wish to mention some of the roles and problems of the care system of oriental medicine utilizing moxibustion for patients with chronic health problems in present-day medicine.
The clinical records of the patients which consist of 149 males and 246 females over 40 years old were investigated. Of these patients, during the first course (for about 40 to 90 days), 67% (263) had been under both of our care and other hospitals' treatment, and 81% (321) had practiced moxibustion in the limbs or the back at home at least 3 times a week and 56% (139) of female patients had practiced in the back.
The patient of the demonstrated case, who was a 72 year old female, complained of a decrease in left vision, asthenopia, tinnitus and other chronic health problems involved in several life events. After she pacticed moxibustion with us, she was finally relieved of her health problems. We believe that she consistently accepted the oculist's treatment and our care, because the oculist treated her from a viewpoint of specialty while we cared for her holisticly.
From the above results and case, the following can be concluded;
1. The care system of oriental medicine utilizing moxibustion can play a complemental role in present-day medicine from a holistic, inclusive point of view.
2. As a social factor which interfares with practical uses of moxibustion, there is a difficulty in securing manpower that practices moxibustion in the back, particularly for middle or advanced aged females.

We have been promoting moxibustion practice as a means of self-care, because it is thought to be useful from the viewpoint of life as well as body.
We guided 49 rural inhabitants in moxibustion at home and investigated their practical situation for a year in order to clarify problems in promoting “moxibustion as a means of self-care”.
From the above investigation, the following were clarified.
1. Insufficient manpower for family care
2. Time restriction due to cauterizaion
3. Intolerance of moxa heat
4. Dermal disorders from moxibustion scar
5. The limits of moxibustion
6. Social restraint against moxibustion
These problems are thought to have solutions and some of them are being experimented on in our institute now.

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