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A Kondo

Publications and source records attributed to A Kondo.

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PubMed1979

Weight estimation of benign prostatic adenoma with urethral pressure profile.

An estimation of the weight of the benign prostatic adenoma by quantitative analysis of the urethral pressure profile has been correlated with the surgically removed specimen in 23 patients. It has been found that the length of the continence zone cane be used as an index of prostatic weight. After operation the length of the continence zone fell into the normal range of the age matched controls.

Adenoma↗
PubMed1979

[An experimental study of nursing work load on the low back (author's transl)].

The relation between work postures and muscle load, the differences of muscle load in holding two different shaped objects, a human model and a box each weighting 20 kg, and the effects of wearing a belt and a corset to reduce the low back muscle load were studied in the experimental nursing work on physically and/or mentally handicapped patients. Four female healthy college students exercised a static and a dynamic nursing work designed for the experiment. E.M.G., heart rate, subjective symptoms and maximum sustaining time were measured during the work. Results are as follows: 1) The low back muscle load increased only in sustaining the forward bending posture. 2) The forward bending posture with a load weighing 20 kg caused shortening of the time to sustain the same posture. 3) The muscle load by holding the human model was larger compared to that by holding the box, and the muscle load was different according to the shape of the holding objects. 4) Wearing a belt and a corset was effective to reduce the low back muscle load by raising the abdominal pressure.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

[Evaluation of toluene toxicity using Sidman avoidance behavior by lever pressing in rats (author's transl)].

Effects of single exposure to toluene on the operant behavior in rats were studied. The animals, in which the behavioral base line had been established, were exposed to 0, 1,000 and 3,000 ppm of toluene vapor for four hours, and the effects on the behavioral pattern of lever pressing were investigated for one hour after the end of exposure using Sidman avoidance test. 1) Exposure to 0 or 1,000 ppm of toluene did not affect the established operant behavior of the rats. 2) Exposure to 3,000 ppm produced increased responses, shortening of the inter-response-time, and no change in shock counts at the early stage of Sidman avoidance test when compared with those before exposure. 3) The behavioral change indicated here appears to be caused by a temporary breakdown of the established timing of lever pressing. 4) The effect of toluene on the operant behavior was strongest immediately after the aviodance test begun and the behavior recovered in about an hour. From the results of our experiment it can be said that the experimental methods used in this study is useful to evaluate the toxicity of toluene to the central nervous system of the animals.

Animals↗
PubMed1979

Injury to the spinal cord produced by acupuncture needle.

An unusual case of injury to the upper cervical spinal cord is reported. A 62-year-old woman had been treated with acupuncture for stiffness of the muscles of her neck four to five years before she developed gradually progressive hypalgesia and hypothermesthesia over the right half of her body. Radiological examination and CT scan revealed the broken tip of an acupuncture needle between the first and second cervical vertebrae. The needle was removed. There was a moderate recovery of sensation.

Acupuncture Therapy↗