著者

赤川 淳一 若山 育郎 佐竹 栄二

出版者

関西鍼灸大学

雑誌

関西鍼灸短期大学年報 (ISSN:09129545)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.16, pp.105-109, 2001-09-30

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We treated three patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using acupuncture. Clinical evaluation of RA was assessed using the Lansbury activity index, American College of Rheumatology (ACR) core set. After a year of treatment using acupuncture, one patient had improved significantly, and two patients were improved partially as assessed by ACR core set. These studies indicated that continuous acupuncture therapy would be benefitical to control the disease activity in patients with RA.