Thirty-one outpatients with acute low back pain were all educated about activities of daily living. They also received spinal manipulation and SSP (TENS), and took NSAID for a certain period of time. Half of them were additionally exposed an electric field using HEAL THTRON, an electric field therapeutic decice, in order to analyze its efficacy.
The patients were randomly divided (non-blind test) into two groups. Those who received ordinary treatment were called the Non-HEALTHTRON group (NH-group); those who received HEALTHTRON treatment in addition to ordinary treatment were called the HEALTHTRON Treatment group (H-group). During the 15-day study period, the patients were subjected to a total of four electric field exposures using HEALTHTRON. Efficacy of the treatment was measured as an objective evaluation by measuring range of motion (ROM) using an inclinometer, and Peak torque and Total work using a dynamometer. A subjective evaluation was performed using the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire, ADL pain questionnaire, Visual analog scale for Patient global assessment, VAS (Patient) and Visual analog scale for Physician global assessment, VAS (Physician). After ordinary treatment, significant improvement was found in all 31 patients with acute low back pain. The VAS (Physician), ADL pain questionnaire and ROM were more significantly improved in the H-group than in the NH-group.

Ascariasis in Japan was epidemiologically studied through clarifying the relationship between the trends of the percentages of positive ova in feces in the whole country, prefecture, city town and village, and social and environmental factors such as economic level, agricultural conditions, and hygienic index. Concerning colonies and households, relationship between ascariasis and several environmental conditions was studied and the following results were obtained.

【Background】From the time of establishment, management system of palliative care unit of cancer cooperation hospital in this community was created by consultation with regional home care agency. At the time of the current three－year establishment, its role is regarded as “acute palliative care unit with a hospice function”. In addition to the hospice function to perform hospice care for terminal cancer patients, with the aim of palliative care from early stage, it is an emphasis on functionality of acute palliative care unit (1.Symptom relief, 2.Decision support to patients and their families, 3.Adjustment and movement of the location of the medical treatment, 4.Adjustment of the support system at home care is difficult.) as a “second home” in the region for the “community hospice”. 【Result】As a result, over three years, hospitalized patient number, home transition number of patients, home transition rate, number of patients dying at home and home mortality were increased, but the average length of stay, readmission rates were reduced. 【Conclusion】In OPTIM－study, it is said that the ability to medical and welfare professionals involved in palliative care in the region is "meet" the opportunity, to be able to maximize the ability of the community, our palliative care unit establishment has become the opportunities in this community, cooperation with home care agencies deepened.