Research on improvement of atomic dermatitis patients through a stay in Hase Village, Nagano Prefecture

According to Cho Shiyo, an authority on Chinese Genkyoku, and Shigemi Sasaki, professor at Tokai University, there is 'Kiba' in Hase Village, Nagano Prefecture. A total of 11 atopic dermatitis patients living in Tokyo and a nearby suburban area were brought to Hase Village. After staying there for 7 days, the patients were examined on their disease conditions. In addition, their AP values were measured through AMI and questionnaire surveys were conducted to learn their anxiety levels. The results were as follows: Of the 11 patients, 9 became less itchy than before. The patients' AP values measured by AMI were lower on their last day in Hase than in Tokyo, which means their parasympathetic nerves came to function more. The patients became less anxious and more relaxed than before. Based on judgment criteria for atopic dermatitis, 9 out of 11 patients were determined to have been favorably affected by the stay in Hase and I slightly favorably. The remaining 1 patient was a mild case and thus showed no significant changes.