About the Authors

Takumi Kayo

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

k-takumi@fmu.ac.jp (TK); f_fukuda@meiji-u.ac.jp (FF)

Affiliations Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine, Nantan, Kyoto, Japan, Department of Kampo Medicine, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan

Masao Suzuki

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation Department of Kampo Medicine, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan

Ryuji Kato

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Wallon Acupuncture and Moxibustion Clinic, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Naoto Ishizaki

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Course of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tsukuba University of Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Tadamichi Mitsuma

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Kampo Medicine, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan

Fumihiko Fukuda

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

k-takumi@fmu.ac.jp (TK); f_fukuda@meiji-u.ac.jp (FF)

Affiliation Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine, Nantan, Kyoto, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.