1.Clinical Effects of the Hot Spike Stimulation at the YUSEN (K-1) and SANINKO (SP-6) for Knee Joint Osteoarthritis(OA).
Kenichi MIHARA ; Cai YUAN WANG ; Toshifumi TARAHARA
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1991;41(4):374-376
We compared the results of heating the joint and of applying the Hot-spike and electric stimulus to the YUSEN and SANINKO points to disperse the fluid at the Knee.
The tests with the points resulted in little change in the fluid level at the Knee.
This time we measured the circumference of the Knee. A therapist established the standard measuring method, and tried to make the error decrease.
While they were observing the circumference of the Knee, they would not allow anyother medical treatments or any movement by the patient.
2.Clinical Effects of Beamtherapy "Xe" for Low Back Pain.
Taeko TAKAHASHI ; Kenichi MIHARA ; Toshifumi TARAHARA ; Hiroshi ENDO ; Cai Yuan WANG
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1993;43(2):87-92
Xenon beam wide wave-length including ultraviolet, visible and ultrared rays.
What effects are produced for the human body by using xenon beam effective on the removal of the living body pain?
After patients suffering from low back pain were radiated by xenon beam, their finger-floor distances were measured.
It was examined and compared with the results after using micro wave therapy.
As a result, in xenon beam therapy group, the more the number of times of stimulation was, the shorter the finger-floor distances became gradually, and after more than five times of stimulation, shortening of them was apparent (p<0.01).
Moreover it was known that shortening could be kept in xenon beam therapy group.
3.Treatment of Scapulohumeral Arthropathy with Impairment of ROM using Xenon rays.
Kenichi MIHARA ; Taeko TAKAHASHI ; Cai Yuan WANG ; Hiroshi ENDO ; Toshifumi TARAHARA
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1993;43(2):93-97
Xenon photorays are incoherent waves like the sun rays, but it shows a bright line spectrum. Each bright line exhibits a form similar to the laser spectrum waves. The microwaves have been conventionally used to deliver stimulation to the deep tissues. The effects of the xenon photorays and microwaves on the range of motion in scapulohumeral periarthritis were compared.
Our findings indicated that xenon photorays were superior to the conventional microwaves in bringing about improvement of the range of motion in scapulohumeral arthropathy.