Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26662
Title: The confirmation of treatment effects in Japanese acupuncture
Contributor(s): Chant, Benjamin  (author); Madison, Jeanne  (author); Coop, Paul  (author); Dieberg, Gudrun  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2019-03
Early Online Version: 2018-08-25
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.1016/j.imr.2018.08.003Open Access Link
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26662
Abstract: Background: Japanese acupuncture is gaining international recognition. However, previous research has failed to comprehensively describe the characteristics of Japanese acupuncture by not investigating it within the Japanese clinical environment. This qualitative ethnographic study aimed to identify unique and routine elements of Japanese acupuncture, describe these in detail and examine how they related to treatment principles. Methods: Between August 2012 and December 2016, ethnographic fieldwork was conducted in Japan. Participants were recruited by chain referral and emergent sampling. Data were collected through participant observation and interviews as well as by analyzing documents. A total of 38 participants were recruited. A total of 22 agreed to clinical observation; 221 treatments were observed with 172 patients. Seventeen participants consented to participate in formal interviews and 28 to informal interviews. Thematic analysis was used to evaluate data. Results: That practitioners tended to confirm perceived effects of interventions during treatment, was a major theme interpreted from the data. Confirmation was performed continually throughout treatment and at three different levels of timing and anatomical areas (micro, meso and macro). Many markers signified treatment effects which were in general, perceived by observing and/or palpating body tissue. Belief in the instantaneous effects of treatment and the value of effect through technique exemplify the philosophical foundations of confirmation. Continually monitoring treatment results at a range of time and body location increments is an important element of Japanese acupuncture. Conclusion: This effect confirmation practice model promotes a system of constant feedback gained by repeated intervention and confirmation. This may be a unique feature of Japanese acupuncture.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Integrative Medicine Research, 8(1), p. 62-69
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Place of Publication: Netherlands
ISSN: 2213-4239
2213-4220
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 110499 Complementary and Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classified
119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 420803 Traditional Chinese medicine and treatments
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920201 Allied Health Therapies (excl. Mental Health Services)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200301 Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services)
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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