臨床神経学

<シンポジウム(3)―8―3>神経内科診療における鍼灸活用の可能性を探る―神経科学を背景とした医療技術として鍼灸を捉える

鍼灸の作用機序から神経内科領域の可能性を探る

伊藤 和憲, 齊藤 真吾, 佐原 俊作, 内藤 由規

明治国際医療大学鍼灸学部臨床鍼灸学教室〔〒629―0392 京都府南丹市日吉町〕

There is some evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in symptoms of neurology (pain, anxietas, depression and motor ability), but the mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion remain unclear. We examined the remediation mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion on symptoms (pain, anxietas, depression and motor ability). Some of papers reported that the serotonin and dopamine was increased in brain by the acupuncture and moxibustion. In addition, the treatments of acupuncture and drug reported less depression intensity than the drug only. These results suggest that the serotonin and dopamine in brain was improved by the acupuncture and moxibustion, and acupuncture and drug therapy may be more effective on symptoms (pain, anxietas, depression, motor ability) than drug therapy.
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(臨床神経, 52:1294−1296, 2012)
key words:鍼,灸,セロトニン,ドーパミン

(受付日:2012年5月25日)