JP3456593B2 - Muscle tonus state determination device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

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[Table of Contents] The present invention will be described in the following order. Field of Industrial Application Conventional Techniques Problems to be Solved by the Invention Means for Solving Problems (FIG. 1) Action (FIG. 1) Embodiments (FIGS. 1 to 11) (1) Judgment of Muscle Tonus State of Embodiments Device (FIGS. 1 to 5) (2) Physical fitness determination method by muscle tonus state determination device (FIGS. 1 to 3, 6, and 7) (3) Abnormal site determination method by muscle tonus state determination device (FIG. 1 to 3, 8 and 9) (4) Information identification method by muscle tonus state determination device (FIGS. 1 to 3, 10 and 11) (5) Effect of other embodiment invention

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a muscle tonus state determining device, and is particularly applicable to a device for determining a ring-shaped muscle tonus state formed by the first finger and the other one finger of a subject.

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2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in medical diagnosis, a method called a bi-digital O-ring test (hereinafter referred to as an O-ring test) has been known as a method for diagnosing an abnormal part of a subject as a patient (US Pat. 5,188,107). This is the first finger (thumb) of one hand of the subject and the other second, third,
One of the four or five fingers that meets the conditions is opposed, and a ring (O-ring) is made with these two fingers to make continuous effort. The examiner tries to open the two fingers from both sides, while judging the strength of the subject's fingers to keep them as they are.

That is, this O-ring test is a biosensor test utilizing the muscle tonus state, and when the muscle strength of the finger is weakened by pointing to a representative point of an organ, the O-ring opens, meaning that the organ is abnormal. , On the contrary, it means normal when not strongly opened. But only the thymus implies the opposite. This will allow you to discover abnormal parts of your body.

When the same procedure is performed while holding a sample of a specific substance in the hand, if the same substance is present in the living body of the subject, the muscle strength of the finger becomes weak and the O-ring opens. This is interpreted as a phenomenon that occurs when substances resonate with each other, and is called a resonance test. Using this method,
Bacteria, viruses, cancer, in vivo metabolites, hormones, neurotransmitters, heavy metals, drugs, etc. can be diagnosed by determining the biodistribution. The O-ring test is an auxiliary diagnostic method performed as a medical examination before the diagnosis by the usual medical latest inspection equipment.

In fact, in the O-ring test, it is possible to know what kind of abnormality is present in which organ by examining the subject. First, in terms of diagnosis, detection of abnormal organs in the body and drawing on the surface of the body (imaging), search for causes of abnormal areas, detection of bacteria and viruses, early cancer and diagnosis of localization, in vivo metabolites, hormones, neurotransmitters It can be used for imaging, etc., and changes over time, and can be a diagnostic aid for causes of various diseases, especially electromagnetic wave diseases and heavy metal deposition.

Next, the O-ring test shows how to cure this disease. In terms of treatment, determination of effective drug and determination of optimal dose, biodistribution and time course of drug, judgment of side effects,
It is possible to judge the efficacy and side effects associated with multi-drug combination. Thus, the O-ring test gives useful guidelines for diagnosis and treatment in medical treatment. In practice, it is possible to judge the compatibility of the drug with the body, to judge the abnormal part of the body, and arbitrary and specific objects. It is applied to judge whether and have the same information.

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By the way, such an O-ring test is formed by the fingers of the hand, which is a voluntary muscle that can be controlled by a human being, and there is a possibility that an uncertain factor may enter. For example, a subject who forms an O-ring with two fingers or an examiner who attempts to remove the O-ring may perform an O-ring test with uneven force depending on his or her intention. In addition, such voluntary muscles are likely to cause fatigue, which may increase or decrease power in consciousness. Therefore, the test result of this O-ring test may be objectively unreliable.

In the O-ring test, the strength is +4 to-
We have allocated up to 4, but this is only qualitative. As a method to solve this, it is conceivable to detect the peak value of muscle strength with a motor-type device instead of the examiner, but the peak value itself changes even if a force is applied for a very short time, and it is not stable. However, since the machine pulls at a constant speed, it is difficult to create a force antagonistic state, and there is a problem that the fingers are easily fatigued. Further, there are a grip force meter, a pinch meter, and the like for measuring the pushing force rather than the pulling side, but there is a problem that the O-ring test has poor reproducibility and fast fatigue.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a muscle tonus state judging device capable of accurately and objectively performing an O-ring test and highly reliable in judging a muscle tonus state. It is a thing.

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In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, a pressure sensor 6 is externally attached to a ring shape 9 formed by the first finger and the other one finger of the subject. Pressure applying means 5 for applying pressure W by interposing
And the time measuring means 10 for measuring the pressure W applied to the ring shape 9 from the output of the pressure sensor 6 and measuring the time interval at which the measurement result shows a predetermined value or more, and the ring is arranged according to the time interval. The muscle tonus state when the pressure W is applied to the shape 9 is determined.

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Therefore, the pressure W is applied to the ring shape 9 formed by the first finger and the other one finger of the subject from the outside through the pressure sensor 6, and the result is obtained. From the output of the pressure sensor 6, the pressure W applied to the ring shape 9
Is measured and the time interval at which the measurement result shows the predetermined value WT or more is measured, and the muscle tonus state when the pressure W is applied to the ring shape 9 is determined in accordance with the time interval, thereby making it accurate. In addition, the O-ring test can be performed objectively and the muscle tonus state can be judged with high reliability.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(1) Muscle Tonus State Determining Device of the Embodiment In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates the muscle tonus state detecting portion of the muscle tonus state determining device according to the present invention as a whole, and a support rod 3 set up on a table 2. It is composed of a pulley 4 set up at the end of the table 2 and a load applying device 5 using the pulley 4. The load applying device 5 is configured by connecting a ring 7A (FIG. 1 (B)) in which a pressure sensor 6 is arranged inside and a weight 7B with a wire 8 or the like, and by changing the weight of the weight 7B, Is designed to be adjustable.

As a result, in the muscle tonus state detecting unit 1, the subject first passes the ring 7A on the thumb side of the O-ring 9 formed by the thumb of the hand and the index finger as the other one finger,
The index finger side is hung on the support rod 3. In this way, when the subject is exerting force on the O-ring 9 as an O-ring test, a pressure according to the load of the weight 7B can be applied from the outside. In this embodiment, the number of seconds that the pressure or more is reached is measured, and the muscle tonus state is judged by this, and the result of the O-ring test is obtained.

Actually, the detection result of the pressure sensor 6 in the muscle tonus state detecting portion 1 is input to the muscle tonus state determining device 10 shown in FIG. In the muscle tonus state determination device 10, the detection result of the pressure sensor 6 is the amplifier 1
It is amplified by 1, converted into pressure value data by the analog digital conversion circuit 12, and input to the first comparison circuit 13 and the pressure value setting circuit 14. The pressure value setting circuit 14 sets a predetermined pressure value WT according to the pressure value data collected as the initial value setting process, and supplies this to the first comparison circuit 13. The first comparison circuit 13 compares the pressure value data input as the muscle tonus state detection process with a predetermined pressure value WT, and sends the comparison result to the counter 15. As a result, the counter 15 measures the time in which the pressure value data is equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure value, and the time data is sent to the second comparison circuit 16 and the threshold value setting circuit 17.

The threshold value setting circuit 17 determines the first and second threshold values TH1 according to the time data collected as the initial value setting process.
And TH2 are set, and this is supplied to the second comparison circuit 16. The second comparison circuit 16 compares the time data input as the muscle tonus state detection processing with the first and second thresholds TH1 and TH2, and outputs the determination result of the muscle tonus state based on the comparison result. Here, the first threshold value TH1 is set to a value larger than the second threshold value TH2, whereby when the time data is equal to or less than the second threshold value TH2, it is determined that the muscle tonus is in the O-ring negative state and the time data is set to the second value. Is larger than the threshold value TH2 of and is smaller than the first threshold value TH1,
The muscle tonus is determined to be in the control state, and when the time data is equal to or more than the first threshold value, the muscle tonus is determined to be in the O-ring plus state.

In this O-ring test, the muscle tonus of the O-ring of the subject as the test result is used to judge the physical compatibility, abnormal site, information identification, etc. The state where it does not open and the state where the O-ring is open (hereinafter this is called the O-ring minus state,
There is "O (-)" in the figure). Further, as a state in which the O-ring does not open, a state in which it is closed with a stronger force than in normal times (hereinafter referred to as an O-ring plus state, referred to as “O (+)” in the figure) and with the same force as in normal times Closed state (Hereafter, this is called control state,
(0) "). Here, the muscle tonus state is remarkably measured particularly in the O-ring minus state. For example, when the abnormal portion of the body is indicated, the finger of the O-ring is easily opened, but a normal muscle strength measuring machine is used. When the peak detection value (maximum value) is obtained, the same value may be obtained, and the force may be reapplied during the pulling process.

In this embodiment, in consideration of this, as shown in FIG. 3, the pressure W given by the load applying device 5 as an antagonistic force is set in advance, and a smaller value (for example, 1/2 to 2 /) is set.
3) is set as a predetermined pressure value WT, and the time during which more force is maintained can be used as an index to accurately grasp the weakened state of the muscle strength of the finger and stably maintain the muscle tonus state. to decide. That is, in the figure, the muscle tonus state is determined by identifying the times a, b, and c when the pressure value data exceeds the predetermined pressure value WT and then falls below the predetermined pressure value WT.

As this parameter, the load applying device 5 is used.
By setting the pressure W given by, the predetermined pressure value WT, and the first and second threshold values TH1 and TH2,
Judge b and c. The respective value W of this parameter,
WT, TH1 and TH2 are interlocked and depend on the individual subject. Therefore, the initial value setting process is performed in order to make the judgment result objective and accurate. As the initial value setting process, first, as shown in FIG. 4, the pressure value W with which the O-ring antagonizes is examined when the subject is in a normal state, that is, in a control state. In this figure, the muscle strength of the fingers antagonizes at 3 [Kg], and the fingers tremble to maintain this antagonistic force.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the pressure value W with which the O-ring antagonizes is detected to be, for example, 3 [Kg], as shown in FIG.
[Kg] (FIG. 5 (A)), 4 [Kg] (FIG. 5 (B)), 3.5
O-ring test with various loads such as [Kg] (Fig. 5 (C)), 2.5 [Kg] (Fig. 5 (D)), and O-ring minus state, control state, and O-ring plus state, respectively. I do. By doing so, in this case, 4 [Kg] is added as a load, and the predetermined pressure value WT is 2 [Kg].
g], the time a, b, c is, for example, 0.6.
Values of [seconds], 1.2 [seconds], and 3.8 [seconds] are obtained, and if the first and second thresholds TH1 and TH2 are set accordingly, the O-ring test is more effective than the comparison of peak values. It can be seen that the muscle tonus state can be judged according to the result of.

According to the above configuration, the pressure W is applied from the outside via the pressure sensor 6 to the O-ring 9 formed by the subject's hand by the load applying device 5, and the output of the pressure sensor 6 is output. The time applied to the O-ring 9 is measured, and the measurement result indicates a predetermined pressure value WT or more.
By using 1 and TH2, the muscle tonus state when the pressure W is applied to the O-ring 9 is determined, so that an accurate and objective O-ring test can be performed and the muscle tonus state can be determined with high reliability. It is possible to realize a possible muscle tonus state determination device.

(2) Method for determining physical compatibility by the muscle tonus state determining device Using the muscle tonus state determining device 10 described above,
A body compatibility determination method for determining compatibility with a subject of a specific subject will be described. In this embodiment, a telephone card, ginseng, a card with an arrow pointing toward the fingertip or the inside of the body is used as the specific target, and it is determined whether or not these specific targets are suitable for the subject.

In practice, this method for judging the physical compatibility is executed by the physical compatibility judgment procedure RT0 shown in FIG. That is, first, in this body compatibility determination method, an O-ring test under normal conditions is executed at step SP1,
The muscle tonus state at this time is determined by the muscle tonus state determination device 1
Judge with 0. As shown in FIG. 7A, the muscle tonus state at this time is measured by the muscle tonus state determination device 10 in a normal state when nothing is placed on the left hand of the subject.

Next, at step SP2, an O-ring test is executed with a specific object being designated. This is Figure 7
As shown in (B), a subject such as a telephone card, ginseng, or a card with an arrow pointing toward the fingertip or inside the body is placed on the left hand of the subject, and the muscle tonus state at this time is referred to as muscle tonus. The determination device 10 measures. Then, in step SP3, the muscle tonus states measured in steps SP1 and SP2 described above are compared to determine the suitability of the specific subject 20 for the subject.

By the way, in the experimental example of the method for determining the physical compatibility, as shown in FIG. 5C, the muscle tonus state of the control state O (0) is normally set, and when a telephone card is placed, When a card with an arrow pointing toward the inside of the body is placed, the state becomes a muscle tonus state of O-ring minus state O (-), and in any case, it indicates that the body is incompatible. Also, when a card with an arrow pointing to the fingertip side is placed or when ginseng is placed, it is an O-ring plus state O (+) muscle tonus state, which means that it is suitable for the body.

When the muscle tonus state determination device 10 is optimally set to the initial value, the time interval at which the pressure value data indicated by the pressure sensor 6 is equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure value WT is equal to or greater than the first threshold value TH2. At this time, it can be determined that the muscle tonus state is the O-ring plus state O (+) and the specific object 20 is suitable for the subject, and when the time interval is the second threshold value TH1 or less, the O-ring minus state O As (-), it can be determined that the specific target 20 is not suitable for the subject.

According to the above configuration, the muscle tonus state determination device 10 is used to externally connect the O-ring 9 formed by the first finger and the other one finger of the subject to the outside through the pressure sensor 6. The pressure W is applied more and a specific object 20 is brought into contact with the subject, and the O-ring 9 is output from the output of the pressure sensor 6.
The pressure W added to is measured, and when the time interval at which the measurement result indicates a predetermined pressure value WT or more is the first threshold value TH1 or more, it is determined that the specific target 20 is suitable for the subject,
When the time interval is less than or equal to the second threshold TH2, the specific target 2
By determining that 0 is not suitable for the subject, it is possible to accurately and objectively judge the muscle tonus state.
It is possible to realize a body compatibility determination method capable of performing a ring test and determining the body compatibility with high reliability.

(3) Abnormal part determination method by the muscle tonus state determination device Using the muscle tonus state determination device 10 described above,
An abnormal part determination method for determining an abnormal part of the body of a subject will be described. In this embodiment, the subject himself / herself points out an organ of the body with a wooden pointing rod and judges whether or not the organ is abnormal. In practice, this abnormal part determination method is shown in FIG.
The abnormal part determination procedure RT10 as shown in FIG.

That is, first, in this abnormal part determination method, an O-ring test in normal times is executed at step SP11, and the muscle tonus state at this time is determined by the muscle tonus state determination device 10. As shown in FIG. 9 (A), the state in which the subject's left hand does not give any instruction is normal, and the muscle tonus state at this time is determined by the muscle tonus state determination device 10.

Next, at step SP12, an O-ring test is executed in a state where a predetermined organ of the body is indicated. As shown in FIG. 9 (B), the subject holds a wooden indicator rod 30 with his left hand and instructs an organ of the body to perform an O-ring test. The muscle tonus state at this time is determined by a muscle tonus state determination device. Judge with 1. And at step SP13,
The muscle tonus states determined in steps SP11 and SP12 described above are compared to determine whether the designated organ is abnormal, whether the O-ring minus state, the control state, or the O-ring plus state.

When the muscle tonus state determining device 10 is optimally set to the initial value, the time interval at which the pressure value data indicated by the pressure sensor 6 is equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure value WT is the second threshold value TH2 or less. At this time, it can be determined that the muscle tonus state is an O-ring negative state O (−) and a predetermined organ of the body is abnormal.

According to the above configuration, the muscle tonus state determining device 10 is used to externally connect the O-ring 9 formed by the first finger and the other one finger of the subject to the outside through the pressure sensor 6. The pressure W is applied more and the subject is made to point to a predetermined part of the body.
By measuring the pressure W added to the, when the time interval indicating that the measurement result is more than the predetermined pressure value WT is less than or equal to the second threshold TH2, it is determined that the predetermined part of the body is abnormal, It is possible to realize an abnormal part determination method capable of accurately and objectively determining a muscle tonus state to perform an O-ring test and highly accurately determining an abnormal part.

(4) Information Identification Method by Muscle Tonus State Judgment Device Using the muscle tonus state judgment device 10 described above,
An information identification method for determining whether or not an arbitrary object and a specific object have similar information will be described. In this embodiment, the subject can point an arbitrary target with a wooden pointer and determine whether or not the target has the same information as the specific target that the subject has. In practice, this information identification method is executed in the information identification procedure RT20 as shown in FIG.

That is, first, in this information identifying method, in step SP21, the O
A ring test is executed, and the muscle tonus state determination device 10 determines the muscle tonus state at this time. This is
As shown in (A), the state in which the subject holds the specific object 40 in the left hand is normal, and the muscle tonus state at this time is determined by the muscle tonus state determination device 10.

Next, in step SP22, the specific target 4
The O-ring test is executed in the state of pointing to an arbitrary target while touching 0. This is as shown in FIG.
With the subject holding the specific object 40 with his / her left hand, further instructing the arbitrary objects 42 to 44 with the wooden pointing rod 41, an O-ring test is performed each time, and the muscle tonus state at this time is referred to as muscle tonus. The state determination device 10 determines. Then, in step SP23, the muscle tonus states measured in steps SP21 and SP22 described above are compared, and the one having the same information as the specific object 40 out of the arbitrary objects 42 to 44 instructed by the pointing rod 41, Judge whether the O-ring is in the minus state, the control state, or the O-ring is in the plus state.

When the muscle tonus state determining device 10 is optimally set to the initial value, the time interval at which the pressure value data indicated by the pressure sensor 6 is equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure value WT is equal to or less than the second threshold value TH2. At this time, it can be determined that the muscle tonus state is the O-ring minus state O (−) and that the specific target 40 and the arbitrary targets 42 to 44 have similar information.

According to the above configuration, the muscle tonus state determining device 10 is used to externally connect the O-ring 9 formed by the first finger and the other one finger of the subject to the outside through the pressure sensor 6. While applying more pressure W, the subject is instructed to instruct any of the subjects 42 to 44 in a state of contacting the specific subject 40, and the pressure W applied to the O-ring 9 is measured from the output of the pressure sensor 6, and By determining that the specific object 40 and the arbitrary objects 42 to 44 have similar information when the time interval in which the measurement result indicates the predetermined pressure value WT or more is the second threshold value TH2 or less, It is possible to realize an information identification method capable of accurately and objectively determining a muscle tonus state to perform an O-ring test and identifying information with high reliability.

(5) Other Embodiments In the muscle tonus state judging device according to the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the load applying device applies a substantially constant pressure to the O-ring has been described. The pressure to be applied is not limited to this, and a variable pressure such as gradually increasing the pressure may be applied. Further, the pressure applied to the O-ring is not limited to the load application device, and the examiner may apply the pressure to the O-ring of the subject with the O-ring formed by his / her own finger.

In the muscle tonus state determining apparatus according to the above-described embodiment, the case where the output of the muscle tonus state is obtained from the comparison circuit has been described. However, this output is output to a pen recorder or the like, or is used as data of a computer or the like. It may be taken in and processed by a statistical method inside the computer to determine the muscle tonus state and used for the determination of the O-ring test.

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As described above, according to the present invention, pressure is applied from the outside to the ring shape formed by the first finger and the other one finger of the subject through an external pressure sensor. From the output of the pressure sensor obtained as a result, the pressure applied to the ring shape is measured, the time interval at which the measurement result shows a predetermined value or more is measured, and the pressure is applied to the ring shape according to the time interval. By determining the muscle tonus state at the time, it is possible to realize a muscle tonus state determination device that can accurately and objectively perform an O-ring test and can determine the muscle tonus state with high reliability.

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a muscle tonus state detection unit of a muscle tonus state determination device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a muscle tonus state determination device to which the muscle tonus state detection unit of FIG. 1 is connected.

FIG. 3 is a characteristic curve diagram for explaining a method of determining a muscle tonus state.

FIG. 4 is a characteristic curve diagram for explaining measurement of antagonistic force as an initial value setting process.

FIG. 5 is a characteristic curve diagram for explaining a method of determining a load set in the load applying device.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a body compatibility determination procedure as an example of a body compatibility determination method using the muscle tonus state determination apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining the body compatibility determination method of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an abnormal site determination procedure as an example of an abnormal site determination method using the muscle tonus state determining apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram used for explaining the abnormal portion determination method of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an information identification procedure as an example of an information identification method using the muscle tonus state determining apparatus according to the present invention.

11 is a schematic diagram for explaining the information identification method of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Muscle tonus state detection unit, 2 ... table, 3 ...
Support rod, 4 ... pulley, 5 ... load applying device, 6 ... pressure sensor, 7A ... ring, 7B ... weight, 8 ... wire, 9 ... O-ring, 10 ... muscle tonus state determination device , 11 ... Amplifier, 12 ... Analog digital conversion circuit, 13, 16 ... Comparison circuit, 14 ... Pressure value setting circuit, 15 ... Counter, 17 ... Threshold setting circuit.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Tomoko Ono Tomoko Ono 6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Mitsuyoshi Yamamoto 3-chome, Migaoka, Midori-ku, Yokohama 49 (56) Reference JP 62-109556 (JP, A) Actual development 63-133208 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61B 5/22

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pressure applying means for applying a pressure from the outside to a ring shape formed by a first finger and another one finger of a subject, and an output of the pressure sensor. From the above, the pressure applied to the ring shape is measured, and a time measuring means for measuring a time interval at which the measurement result shows a predetermined value or more is provided, and when the pressure is applied to the ring shape according to the time interval. The muscle tonus state determination device characterized in that the muscle tonus state is determined. 2. The muscle tonus according to claim 1, wherein the pressure applying means externally applies the pressure to the ring shape by the left and right fingers of a person other than the subject. State determination device. 3. The muscle tonus state determination according to claim 1, wherein the pressure applying means applies the pressure to the ring shape from the outside by a load applying device using a weight. apparatus. 4. The pressure applying means can apply the load of the weight.
Change the ring shape to apply the above pressure according to the above load.
The muscle tonus state determination device according to claim 3 , wherein the muscle tonus state determination device is added . 5. When the time interval is greater than or equal to a first threshold value,
The muscle tonus state determining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the muscle tonus state is determined to be good . 6. When the time interval is less than or equal to a second threshold value,
The muscle tonus state determining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the muscle tonus state is determined to be poor .