Effects of tender point acupuncture on delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) – a pragmatic trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acupuncture is used to reduce inflammation and decrease pain in delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). This study investigates the efficacy of acupuncture on the symptoms of DOMS.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Thirty subjects were assigned randomly to there groups, namely the control, non-tender point and tender point groups. Measurement of pain with full elbow flexion was used as indices of efficacy. Measurements were taken before and after exercise, immediately after treatment and seven days after treatment.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Significant differences in visual analog scores for pain were found between the control group and tender point group immediately after treatment and three days after exercise (P < 0.05, Dunnetts multiple test).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The results show that tender point acupuncture relieves muscle pain of DOMS.</p

A Correction Method of Uncertainty of Tone in Singing

Article信州大学工学部紀要 75: 59-66 (1995)departmental bulletin pape

Effects of Trigger Point Acupuncture Treatment on Temporomandibular Disorders: A Preliminary Randomized Clinical Trial

AbstractWe compared the effects of trigger point acupuncture with that of sham acupuncture treatments on pain and oral function in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). This 10-week study included 16 volunteers from an acupuncture school with complaints of chronic temporomandibular joint myofascial pain for at least 6 months. The participants were randomized to one of two groups, each receiving five acupuncture treatment sessions. The trigger point acupuncture group received treatment at trigger points for the same muscle, while the other acupuncture group received sham treatment on the trigger points. Outcome measures were pain intensity (visual analogue scale) and oral function (maximal mouth opening). After treatment, pain intensity was less in the trigger point acupuncture group than in the sham treatment group, but oral function remained unchanged in both groups. Pain intensity decreased significantly between pretreatment and 5 weeks after trigger point (p<0.001) and sham acupunctures (p<0.050). Group comparison using the area under the curve demonstrated a significant difference between groups (p=0.0152). Compared with sham acupuncture therapy, trigger point acupuncture therapy may be more effective for chronic temporomandibular joint myofascial pain

A drawing learning support system based on the drawing process model

ArticleInteractive Technology and Smart Education. 11(2): 146-164 (2014)journal articl

A drawing learning support system based on the drawing process model

ArticleInteractive Technology and Smart Education. 11(2): 146-164 (2014)journal articl

Commonality and Characteristic Property of Teaching and Childcare Practice : Legislation, Curriculum and Processes

教育者や保育者養成の場において，「実習」は最も重要とされる科目といえる．その実習には何が求められているのか．本研究は，教育者や保育者の養成にかかる実習について，多段階レベルでの共通性と固有性について，その制度やカリキュラムの点から検討することを目的とした．実習の到達目標としては，専門職に求められる技術・知識よりも，「かまえ」としての観察であったり，場への慣熟であったり，また実習生としての姿勢の在り方など基礎レベル現場実習という点に「共通性」がみられた．　制度上，取得免許と実習等の対応関係においても幼稚園と小学校での実習，中学校と高等学校での実習では単位の互換・共有が認められる．一定の制限があるとはいえ，このような汎用性を有する一方で，保育者養成においては酷似する保育実習と幼稚園での教育実習での互換性はない．共通性と固有性という点での実習の位置づけ・役割について，そしてまた，「場」を通しての学びという点からの再考が求められる

A novel transgenic chimaeric mouse system for the rapid functional evaluation of genes encoding secreted proteins

A major challenge of the post-genomic era is the functional characterization of anonymous open reading frames (ORFs) identified by the Human Genome Project. In this context, there is a strong requirement for the development of technologies that enhance our ability to analyze gene functions at the level of the whole organism. Here, we describe a rapid and efficient procedure to generate transgenic chimaeric mice that continuously secrete a foreign protein into the systemic circulation. The transgene units were inserted into the genomic site adjacent to the endogenous immunoglobulin (Ig) κ locus by homologous recombination, using a modified mouse embryonic stem (ES) cell line that exhibits a high frequency of homologous recombination at the Igκ region. The resultant ES clones were injected into embryos derived from a B-cell-deficient host strain, thus producing chimaerism-independent, B-cell-specific transgene expression. This feature of the system eliminates the time-consuming breeding typically implemented in standard transgenic strategies and allows for evaluating the effect of ectopic transgene expression directly in the resulting chimaeric mice. To demonstrate the utility of this system we showed high-level protein expression in the sera and severe phenotypes in human EPO (hEPO) and murine thrombopoietin (mTPO) transgenic chimaeras

Restricting quark matter models by gravitational wave observation

We consider the possibilities for obtaining information about the equation of state for quark matter by using future direct observational data on gravitational waves. We study the nonradial oscillations of both fluid and spacetime modes of pure quark stars. If we observe the $f$ and the lowest $w_{\rm II}$ modes from quark stars, by using the simultaneously obtained radiation radius we can constrain the bag constant $B$ with reasonable accuracy, independently of the $s$ quark mass.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev.