Questionnaire Survey on the Usage of Acupuncture Points Among Members of the Japan Society for Oriental Medicine and those of Japan Society of Acupuncture Course in Universities

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  • SHINOHARA Shoji
    Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion/Exercise and Sport Science, Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare
  • WAKAYAMA Ikuro
    Kansai University of Health Sciences
  • YANAGISAWA Hiroshi
    Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine Clinic Yanagisawa Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato University
  • YAMASHITA Hitoshi
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences
  • IDA Takehito
    Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato University
  • KANEKO Soichiro
    Department of General Practitioner Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
  • TAKAYAMA Shin
    Department of Education and Support for Regional Medicine, Department of Kampo Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba ward, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
  • NAGUMO Mieko
    Nagumo Acupuncture & Moxibustion Clinic

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  • 日本東洋医学会会員及び鍼灸学系大学協議会加盟大学教員を対象にした経穴の使用実態に関するアンケート調査
  • ニホン トウヨウ イガッカイ カイイン オヨビシンキュウガクケイ ダイガク キョウギカイ カメイ ダイガク キョウイン オ タイショウ ニ シタ ケイケツ ノ シヨウ ジッタイ ニ カンスル アンケート チョウサ

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Abstract

<p>[Objective] To clarify the utilization of characteristics and reactions of acupuncture points, and the frequency of using acupuncture points in acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in Japan.</p><p>[Methods] We conducted a questionnaire survey involving members of the Japan Society for Oriental Medicine and those of the Japan Society of Acupuncture Course in Universities. The contents of the questions included age, sex, profession, length of clinical experience of acupuncture/moxibustion, treatment method, utilization of characteristics and reactions of acupuncture points, and frequency of using acupuncture points in both acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.</p><p>[Results] The number of valid questionnaires was 59 (59 for acupuncture treatment and 50 for moxibustion treatment). The respondents were as follows : average age of 52 ± 12 years, 45 males and 14 females, 13 medical doctors and 46 acupuncturists, clinical experience of 21.1 ± 11.5 years. Most practitioners utilized ill ness-specific features of acupuncture points, de qi, and reactions they feel with their needling and pressing hands. Ten acupuncture points were used in 50% of patients in acupuncture treatment, and ST 36 and SP 6 were the most frequently used. On the other hand, no single acupuncture point was used in more than 50% of patients in moxibustion treatment. Thirteen acupuncture points were used in 30% of patients in moxibustion treatment, and BL 23, SP 6, and ST 36 were the most frequently used.</p><p>[Conclusion] Our survey clarified the usage of acupuncture points in acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in Japan.</p>

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  • Kampo Medicine

    Kampo Medicine 72 (3), 287-301, 2021

    The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

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