Usefulness of Shiatsu Massage on Cervico-brachial Area and Transcutaneous Electrical Acupuncture-point Stimulation(TEAS)in Dental Treatment


Author: Ueda E//Fukuoka H//Koyama Y//Fukuoka A

Affiliation: Fukuoka Dental Clinic Research Laboratory of Integrative Medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Conference/Journal: J Intl Soc Life Info Science
Date published: 2002
Other:
 Volume ID: 20   ,  Issue ID: 2   ,  Pages: 412-416   ,  Word Count: 68  
    Through observation of plethysmography (PTG), body compressive elasticity system (BCES),   change in gingival blood-flow rate, EEG topogram and effectiveness in preventing unpleasant postoperative symptoms after complicated tooth extraction,  we examined the usefulness of preoperative application of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupuncture-point Stimulation(TEAS)and Shiatsu massage on the cervico-brachial area in inducing psychosomatic relaxation, reducing patient anxiety and tension before intrusive operations and preventing the manifestation of unpleasant postoperative symptoms.