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Literature documentation about the acupuncture for the intractable disease in Japan
6th International Conference and Exhibition on Traditional & Alternative Medicine
Soichiro Kaneko, Shin Takayama, Takehiro Numata , Natsumi Saito, Yuka Ikeno, Minoru Ohsawa, Akiko Kikuchi, Tetsuharu Kamiya, Hidekazu Watanabe, Hitoshi Nishikawa, Junichi Tanaka, Hitoshi Kuroda, Michiaki Abe and Tadashi Ishii
Tohoku University Hospital, Japan
ScientificTracks Abstracts: J Tradi Med Clin Natur
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Abstract
Background: In Japan, 130 refractory diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and Parkinson芒�?�?s disease, are considered intractable. They are defined as (1) diseases with unidentified or undetermined treatments and (2) chronic diseases that have a large economic and mental burden. The number of patients with such diseases has increased approximately 3 times in the last 20 years. Although not completely proven, acupuncture is known to have positive therapeutic effects on intractable diseases. Here, we report the findings of a literature survey on the use of acupuncture for treating intractable diseases. Method: We searched the MEDLINE (for English literature) and Ichushi-Web (for Japanese literature) databases until May 2015, for the keywords 芒�?�?acupuncture芒�?�? and 芒�?�?needle stimulation芒�?�? by using the 芒�?�?AND芒�?�? function to obtain articles on intractable diseases in Japan. Results: Our search yielded 453 articles on MEDLINE and 482 on Ichushi-Web. Our analysis showed that Parkinson芒�?�?s disease was the most frequently studied intractable disease, followed by multiple sclerosis and ulcerative colitis. While 6 meta-analyses and 19 randomized controlled trials were included in MEDLINE, most reports in Ichushi-Web were conference minutes. Moreover, the number of MEDLINE articles on intractable diseases gradually increased over the years. However, our search yielded only 6 articles by Japanese authors. Discussion: Most reports on the use of acupuncture for treating intractable diseases in Japan were case reports and conference minutes, and there was a dearth of original articles. We think it is necessary to publish original articles to introduce Japanese acupuncture to the world.Biography
Soichiro Kaneko acquired license of Acupuncture in Japan and has completed his PhD from Tohoku University. After that, he studied about Acupuncture and Kampo Medicine in Tohoku University Hospital.
