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Development and Clinical Application of a Precise Temperature-Control Device as an Alternate for Conventional Moxibustion Therapy
Joint Authors
Yaegashi, Nobuo
Kamiya, Tetsuharu
Takayama, Shin
Takashima, Shigeru
Yamasaki, Miyako
Seki, Takashi
Watanabe, Masashi
Maruyama, Shigenao
Yambe, Tomoyuki
Okajima, Junnosuke
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Moxibustion therapy has been used in East Asian medicine for more than a thousand years.
However, there are some problems associated with this therapy in clinical practice.
These problems include lack of control over the treatment temperature, emission of smoke, and uneven temperature distribution over the treatment region.
In order to resolve these problems, we developed a precise temperature-control device for use as an alternate for conventional moxibustion therapy.
In this paper, we describe the treatment of a single patient with paralytic ileus that was treated with moxibustion.
We also describe an evaluation of temperature distribution on the skin surface after moxibustion therapy, the development of a heat-transfer control device (HTCD), an evaluation of the HTCD, and the clinical effects of treatment using the HTCD.
The HTCD we developed can heat the skin of the treatment region uniformly, and its effect may be equivalent to conventional moxibustion, without the emission of smoke and smell.
This device can be used to treat ileus, abdominal pain, and coldness of abdomen in place of conventional moxibustion in modern hospitals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Takayama, Shin& Takashima, Shigeru& Okajima, Junnosuke& Watanabe, Masashi& Kamiya, Tetsuharu& Seki, Takashi…[et al.]. 2012. Development and Clinical Application of a Precise Temperature-Control Device as an Alternate for Conventional Moxibustion Therapy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028309
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Takayama, Shin…[et al.]. Development and Clinical Application of a Precise Temperature-Control Device as an Alternate for Conventional Moxibustion Therapy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028309
American Medical Association (AMA)
Takayama, Shin& Takashima, Shigeru& Okajima, Junnosuke& Watanabe, Masashi& Kamiya, Tetsuharu& Seki, Takashi…[et al.]. Development and Clinical Application of a Precise Temperature-Control Device as an Alternate for Conventional Moxibustion Therapy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028309
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028309