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Waon Therapy is Effective as the Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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- AMANO Keiko
- Seifuso Hospital
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- YANAGIHORI Ryoko
- Chiba Foundation for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
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- TEI Chuwa
- Waon Therapy Research Institute
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Description
Background: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness characterized by disabling fatigue. We examined the applicability of Waon therapy as a new method of fatigue treatment in patients with ME/CFS.<BR>Methods: Nine female ME/CFS patients (mean age, 38.4±11.2 years old; range, 21-60) who fulfilled the criteria of the Canadian clinical case definition of ME/CFS participated in this study. Patients received 30 sessions of modified Waon therapy, infrared-ray dry sauna maintained at an even temperature of 40°C or 45°C for 15 minutes twice a day for 3 weeks in a hospital, or once a day for five weeks at an outpatient clinic. Their functional health and well-being scores were determined using SF-36 and compared with those of six ME/CFS patients who did not undergo Waon therapy.<BR>Results: Seven of nine Waon therapy patients experienced a significant improvement in physical and mental condition, and the effect continued throughout the observation period. Waon therapy brought improvements in the scores of: Role physical (p<0.05); Bodily pain (p<0.05); General health perceptions (p<0.05); and Role emotional (p<0.05) of SF-36 in those who responded well (good responders) to the therapy. In two patients who responded poorly (poor responders) to Waon therapy, and in the non-Waon therapy patients, no significant improvement in the scores was observed.<BR>Conclusions: Waon therapy is effective for the treatment of ME/CFS.
Journal
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- The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine
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The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine 78 (3), 285-302, 2015
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390282681545827968
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- NII Article ID
- 130005072039
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- NII Book ID
- AN00186245
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- ISSN
- 18843697
- 00290343
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- NDL BIB ID
- 026421193
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL Search
- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed