1. Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Care, Teikyo Heisei University, Tokyo, Japan.
2. Research Institute of Oriental Medicine, Teikyo Heisei University, Tokyo, Japan.
3. Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Heisei-iyo College of Medical Technologies, Osaka, Japan.
4. The Division of Rheumatology, Kuwana City Medical Center, Mie, Japan.
5. Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Yaesu Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
6. Faculty of Health Science, Osaka Yukioka College of Health Science, Osaka, Japan.
7. Center for Pain Management, Hayaishi Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
8. Department of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.