The number of male and female employees in Japan was estimated to be about 67.23 million in 2022, and office workers (14.01 million) accounted for 20.8% of all workers. Office workers mainly engage in desk work and are apt to develop fatigue due to long periods spent in a seated posture at work. In addition, the increase in VDT (Visual Display Terminal) work with progress of OA (Office Automation) and IT (Information Technology) due to development of information devices since 1980 has led to negative effects on visual function, such as eye strain and dry eye, and the musculoskeletal system, including cervicobrachial syndrome and lumbago. The 1985 “Guidelines for Occupational Health of VDT Operations” and 2019 “Guidelines for Occupational Health Controls of Information Device Operations” were established to address these problems. The requirement for these guidelines clearly shows that prolonged office work with a VDT places physical burdens on workers. The subjects of this study were workers with complaints of eye strain, stiff neck to shoulders, lumbar fatigue, general malaise and swelling due to prolonged office work. QOL changes for these subjects were investigated from a holistic perspective using the KK Scale Method after 8 massage treatments with essential oils given once every 7 days..

The causes of stiff shoulders are varied. It is discomfort symptoms which include shoulder stiffness, tenderness, sluggishness, and sometimes whole-body stiffness. They are from congestion and edema caused by contraction of muscle fibers of the shoulder girdle muscle group when having strain on the muscles around the shoulders. In recent years, there is a smartphone syndrome causing various symptoms such as headache, stiff neck and shoulders, eye strain, dry eyes, and insomnia associated with prolonged use of smartphones. The subject is a female, age 39, is experiencing symptoms of stiffness from the neck to the shoulders and arms caused from extended use of smartphones on a daily basis. I performed aroma treatment on her once in seven days in total for 8 times, and observed the QOL progress, using the KK scale method.

重症心身障害児においては、 運動障害 、 知的・発達障害の他に痙攣 、 排尿・排便障害 、 体温調節障害 、 呼吸器 感染症など様々な障害・合併症がみられる。 障害・合併症が複雑に絡み合っている重症心身障害児は、 医療依 存度が高く、 予想外の事態がおこりやすいという特徴がある。 本検討は、 人工呼吸器装着中で身体を動かすことができない重症心身障害児に対し、アロマセラピートリート メントを 8 回行い、その結果を KK スケール法を用いて記録し、QOL の変化を観察し分析したものである。