An Evaluation on the Indication of Acupuncture Treatment for Malignant Neoplasm Pain
10.3777/jjsam.33.25
- VernacularTitle:悪性腫瘍痛に対する針灸療法の適応についての検討
- Author:
Junji KAMEI
;
Toshikatsu KITADE
;
Sumie TOYODA
;
Akira KAWACHI
;
Yuriko YAMADA
;
Masayoshi HYODO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1983;33(1):25-32
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The effect of acupuncture-moxibustion treatment in the control of malignant neoplasm pain was examined in 157 (36%) of 434 cases in our clinic over a 16 year period (1966-1981).
In these cases, gastric cancer (36 of 157 cases: 23%) was the largest in number, followed by uterine cancer, and lung cancer. Many of the patients treated also complained of mental changes such as sleeplessness or anxiety.
Several kinds of acupuncture and moxibustion were applied to these cases, and marked improvement was found in 14-26% of them. These treatments were more effective in the cases after radical operations than in those cases deemed inoperable due to metastasis.
10 cases (6%) were aggravated by acupuncture, though none were severe.
The side effects by acupuncture such as slight aggravation of the pain were observe in 10 cases (6%), though none were severe.
