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Acupuncture in Japan

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Acupuncture in Japan

Marcus, P
Acupuncture in Medicine , Volume 4 (2): 2 – Jan 1, 1987
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© 1987 British Medical Acupuncutre Society
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0964-5284
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1759-9873
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10.1136/aim.4.2.10
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iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil p'M ..rcu~.' :...u> piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii the range of conditions treated is similar to that I en­ countered while running an acupuncture service attached to the Pain Clinic at St Thomas' Hospital, London. There was a variety of cases of chronic pain, especially post­ herpetic and trigeminal neuralgia; some patients with number with long-standing osteo- or malignant pain; a rheumatoid arthritis and many cases of back and neck pain especially where previous conventional treatment had been unsuccessful. The clinic was divided into two. In one half young con­ ventionally trained doctors gave a variety of nerve blocks or prescribed drug treatment. In the other, acupuncturists who had each had several years of intensive training treated patients by acupuncture, moxibustion, electro­ acupuncture, cupping, TENS or the use of herbal medi­ cines (Fig 3). Free cross-referral occurred, and the medically qualified practitioners were all expected to master a limited range of acupunture techniques for treating common conditions. As with many pain clinics in this country space is extremely limited and patients were jammed into any free area to be found, only partly surrounded byscreens. The smoke of burning Artemesia hung in the air (Fig 4) a visit to Osaka Medical College Following

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