CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON TREATMENT OF 68 CASES OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS WITH ACUPUNCTURE SUPPLEMENTED BY TRACTION OF NECK

The 68 patients of cervlcal spondylosis were treated with acupuneture at Fengchi（GB 20）,Fengfu（GV 16）and Ashi point supplemented by traction of neck,once a day or every 2days,10 times of treatment for one course.After atreatment of 2 courses,31 cases（45.5％）werecured;13 cases（19.1％）markedly improved;18 cases （26.4％）improved and 6 cases（8.8％）notimproved.The total effective rate was 91.1％.In this article the classification,etiology and principlesof treatment of this dseases were discussed。     

ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOPATHY:CLINICAL REPORT OF 172 CASES

The authors have treated 172 cases of cervical spondylopathy with acupuncture basedon the differentiation of symptoms and signs.Of 172 cases,58（33.2％）were cured,60（35.0％）were markedly improved,and 48（27.9％）were improved.The total effective rate was 96.1％.Acupuncture treatment is more effective for cervical spondylopathy with little change in bone sub-stance,but less effective in cases with severe bone proliferation.And its eminant effect is an algesia,no significant change is found in X-ray examination before and after treatment.     

OBSERVATION ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT OF 123 CASES OF SCAPULOHUMERAL PERIARTHRITIS

Ｓｃａｐｕｌｏｈｕｍｅｒａｌｐｅｒｉａｒｔｈｒｉｔｉｓｉｓｏｎｅｏｆｔｈｅｃｏｍｍｏｎｌｙｓｅｅｎｄｉｓｅａｓｅｓｉｎｃｌｉｎｉｃａｎｄｉｓａｎｉｎｄｉｃａ ｔｉｏｎｏｆａｃｕｐｕｎｃｔｕｒｅｔｈｅｒａｐｙ .Ｔｈｉｓｄｉｓｅａｓｅｉｓｒｅ ｆｅｒｒｅｄｔｏｔｈｅｒｅｔｒｏｇｒａｄｅａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎａｎｄｓｔｒａｉｎｉｎ ｄｕｃｅｄｗｉｄｅｓｐｒｅａｄｃｈｒｏｎｉｃａｓｅｐｔｉｃｉｎｆｌａｍｍａｔｉｏｎａｒｏｕｎｄｔｈｅｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｊｏｉｎｔａｎｄｉｔｓｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄｉｎｇｓｏｆｔｔｉｓｓｕ…     

电针合艾条温和灸综合治疗急性痛风性关节炎48例

Objective To probe into the effects on acute gouty arthritis treated comprehensively with electroacupuncture （EA） and warming moxibustion. Methods 70 cases were randomized into treatment group （48 cases）, in which the EA＋warming moxibustion was applied; and controlled group （22 cases）, in which, colchicine was prescribed for oral administration. Results The statistical outcomes after 1 course treatment in treatment group： 28 cases were cured （58.33%）, 18 cases improved （37.50%） and the total effective rate was 95.83%. In controlled group： 12 cases （54.55%） were cured, 8 cases improved （36.36%） and the total effective rate was 90.91%. The therapeutic effects of two groups were basically consistent, without significant different （P〉0.05）. But, concerning to side effect, there was no any toxic side effects in the group treated with EA＋ warming moxibustion, and the occurrence rate in the group treated with colchicine was 40.91%. Conclusion Electroacupuncture ＋ warming moxibustion achieves good therapeutic effects without any side effects.     

FORTY-EIGHT CASES OF ACUTE GOUTY ARTHRITIS TREATED COMPREHENSIVELY WITH ELECTROACUPUNCTURE AND WARMING MOXIBUSTION

Objective To probe into the effects on acute gouty arthritis treated comprehensively with electroacupuncture (EA) and warming moxibustion. Methods 70 cases were randomized into treatment group (48 cases), in which the EA+warming moxibustion was applied; and controlled group (22 cases), in which, colchicine was prescribed for oral administration. Results The statistical outcomes after 1 course treatment in treatment group: 28 cases were cured (58.33%), 18 cases improved (37.50%) and the total effective rate was 95.83%. In controlled group: 12 cases (54.55%) were cured, 8 cases improved (36.36%) and the total effective rate was 90.91%. The therapeutic effects of two groups were basically consistent, without significant different (P>0.05). But, concerning to side effect, there was no any toxic side effects in the group treated with EA+warming moxibustion, and the occurrence rate in the group treated with colchicine was 40.91%. Conclusion Electroacupuncture+warming moxibustion achieves good therapeutic effects without any side effects.     

ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT OF 26 CASES OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA

Theauthorsofthepresentpaperadoptedacupuncturetherapytotreat26casesofdysmen-orrheaandachievedsatisfactoryresults.Itisre-portedasfollows:GENERALDATAAllthe26casesofdysmenorrheawereuptothestandardsfordiagnosisofprimarydysmenor-rhearecordedintheteachingmateria…     

ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT FOR 51 CASES OF INCONTINENCE OF URINE AND STOOL CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE SORROW AND FRIGHT

Incontinenceofurineandstoolisadiseasethatpatientcannotcontrolurinationanddefeca-tionatastateofclearconsciousness.Alotoffactorsofsocialpsychologymaybringaboutthisdisease.51casesofthediseasecausedbyexcessivesorrowandfrightwerestudiedandtreatedwithacupunctur…     

TWO-STEP REGULATION METHOD OF ACUPUNCTURE IN THE TREATMENT OF INTRACTABLE FACIAL PARALYSIS OBSERVATION ON 96 CASES

Two step regulating acupuncture therapy was employed in the treatment of 96patients with intractable facial paralysis and the therapeutic effects of the method is compared withthat in 40 patients in control.In the first step,strong regulating acupuncture was applied at Meixin(EXtra),upper Taiyang (EX-HN 5) and Xiaguan (ST 7) points in the affected face.In the secondstep,weak regulating acupuncture was used at Dicang (ST 4) and Sibai (ST 2) points in the healthface.It was revealed that among the 96 patients,37 cases (38. 5%) were cured,57 cases (59. 4%)markedly improved,2 cases (2.1%) improved with a total effective rate of 100%.The effective ratewas statistically different (P<0. 005) from that in the control.The results indicate that the method issuperior to the ordinary manipulation in treating intractable facial paralysis.     

OBSERVATION ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF MOXIBUSTION FOR TREATMENT OF PREGNANT VOMITING

In the present observation,302 patients with pregnant vomiting were divided randomlyinto moxibustion group（n=151）and Chinese drug group（n=151）.In the former group,moxlbus-tlon was at Guanyuan（CV 4）and Sanyinjiao（SP 6）,etc,and In the later,Chinese drugs were giv-en according to differentiation of symptoms and signs and types of syndromes.Results show that outof the 151 cases of the former group, 146 (96.7%) are cured and 5 (3. 3 % ) improved; out of the 151cases of the Chinese drug group, 89 (58. 9% ) are cured and 62 (41. 1 % ) improved. Comparison be-tween the two groups in the cure rate shows a very significant difference (P <0. 0001 ), illustratingthat moxibustion therapy is superior to Chinese drug in treatment of pregnant vomiting.     

OBSERVATION ON CURATIVE EFFECTS OF BEATING-ACUPUNCTURE ON 100 CASES OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOPATHY

Beating-acupuncturetherapyisdevelopedbychiefphysicianLiXutang,anassociatedirec-torofJingdezhenMunicipalFirstHospita1,basedon"non-invasivepainacupuncturetheory"ofprofessorWeiJia.ItusesadistinctiveneedlinginstrumentandincorporatesthestrongPOintsofdigitalacupointpressure,massageandscrappingtherapyasawholewithnontraumaticpain,saftyandreliability,andithasbeenwellreceivedbypatients.Since1992,wehavetreat-ed1Oocasesofcervicalspondyloparthywiththistherapyand5Ocasestreatedbyfiliform-needleacupunctur…     

CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE PLUS MANUAL REPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE LUMBAR VERTEBRAL ARTICULAR DYSKINESIA

Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus manual reposition for treatment of acute lumbar vertebral articular dyskinesia for choosing a better remedy. Methods: 66 cases of acute lumbar vertebral articular dyskinesia were randomly divided into acupuncture plus manual reposition group (treatment group, n= 33) and routine manual reposition group (control group, n = 33). Yaotong-point was punctured, when, the patient was asked to move his or her waist simultaneously. Results: After one session of treatment, of the two 33 cases in treatment and control groups, 28 (84.85%) and20 (60.61%) were cured, 4 (12.12%) and 9 (27.27%) were improved, and 1 (3.03%) and 4 (12.12%) failed in the treatment. The therapeutic effect of treatment group was significantly superior to that of control group ( P＜ 0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with manual reposition is apparently superior to simple routine manual reposition in relieving acute lumbar vertebral articular dyskinesia.     

TREATMENT OF 47 PATIENTS OF SENILE HYPERTENSION BY KANGLE MAGNETIC THERAPY

The authos used magnetic therapy to treat 47 patients with senile hypertensionand obtained a good therapeutic result with an effective rate of 80. 9%, 15 cases apparently improvedand 23 cases improved. The magnetic therapy is a mild treatment, but may produce a stable therapeu-tic effect without any side effect.     

射频热疗和药物注射治疗慢性前列腺炎

采用射频热疗和药物直接注入前列腺治疗慢性前列腺炎96 例, 其中经尿道射频热疗25 例, 治愈4 例(16% ),好转 9 例(36% ), 总有效率 52% ; 药物直接注入前列腺组织内 26 例, 治愈 7 例(26.92% ), 好转 13 例(50% ), 无效 6 例(23.08% ), 总有效率76.92% ; 联合治疗组45 例, 治愈28 例(62.22% ), 好转14 例(31.11% ), 无效3 例(6.67% ), 总有效率93.33% 。96 例随访6～12 月, 热疗组复发 1 例, 注射组复发 3 例, 联合治疗组复发3 例。认为射频热疗和药物局部注射联合治疗慢性前列腺炎效果较好, 是治疗慢性前列腺炎的理想方法     

TREATMENT OF 247 CASES OF PROLAPSE OF LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLUM-BLOSSOM MAGNETIC NEEDLE THERAPY

Objective: To.observe the therapeutic effect of comprehensive plum-blcssom magnetic needle therapy on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc. Methods. 247 cases of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc were treated first with manual treatment and then with plum-blcssom magnetic needle therapy and effect-increasing pad therapy at specified points and reactive points. Results: After treatment for 2 therapeutic courses, 153 cases were cured accounting for 61.94%, 71 cases were markedly effective accounting for 28.75%, 22 cases were improved accounting for 8.91% and the rest one failed,acceunting for 0.45%. Conclusion. The comprehensive plum-blessom magnetic needle therapy has a better therapeutic effect on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.     

COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF CATGUT EMBEDDING THERAPY AND ACUPUNCTURE ON GASTROPTOSIS

Among 78 patients with gastroptosis treated with catgut embedding therapy, 8cases were cured, 25 cases rnarkedly improved, 4z cases improved and the effective rate was 96. 2％;and among 58 patients treated with acupuncture as control, 3 cases were cured, 18 cases markedlyimproved, 28 cases improved and the effective rate was 84. 5％. The chi square test for both cure rate(X~2 = 4. 84, P<0. 05 ) and effective rate (X~2= 5. 632, P<0.02 ) showed the significant differencesbetween 2 therapeutic groups and it indicated that the cure rate and effective rate in catgut embeddinggroup were significantly higher than those in acupuncture group.     

针刺颈交感神经治疗脑血管疾病所致偏瘫的近、远期疗效观察

<正> 我们在1980年应用针刺颈交感神经(简称颈交)治疗脑血管疾病所致偏瘫取得疗效之后,继续又应用颈交治疗脑血管病所致偏瘫119例,同时应用体针治疗10例,单纯服药治疗22例,共计151例。并随访观察77例,现将其结果报道如下; (一)临床资料性别:男107人,占70.9 ％,女44人,占29.1％。年龄:151例中发病年龄在51～70岁之间者116例,占76.8％。偏瘫原困:脑血栓形成117例,占77.5％,脑溢血32例,占21.2％。脑栓塞2例,占1.3％。以脑血栓形成者为最多。     

OBSERVATION ON CLINICAL EFFECTS OF WARM NEEDLING ON 200 CASES OF SCIATICA

The author selected acupoints according to the meridian that was affected bypain and the primary symptoms to treat 200 cases of sciatica. Of thern, 152 (76. 0% ) cases werecured, 28 (14.0% ) markedly improved, 12 (6.0% ) improved and 8(4.0% ) ineffective.     

CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON TREATMENT OF ANAL FISSURE BY APPLYING SPHINCTEROTOMY WITH ACUPOTOM

Obiective: To observe the therapeutic effect and features of acupotomy in the trealment of anal fissure.Methods: Seventy-six cases with anal fissure were randomly divided into two greups, nemely, acupotomy group in which 37 patients were treated by anal internal sphincterotomy with acupotomy, and conventional anal sphincterotomv arouo (conventional group, n= 39) that was treated by conventional amputation of the enal sphincter. Results: After treatment, twenty-six over 37 cases in acupotomy group recovered completely and the other 9 cases were improved clinically, with the total effective rate being 94.59%. In conventional group, 27 over 39 cases recovered completely and the other 11 cases were improved clinically. The total effective rate was 97.44%. There was no significant difference in the curative rate between two groups. However, compared with those of conventional group, patients in acuDotomy group had significantly less bleeding, earlier healing of fissure and less pain. Conclusion: The results suggest that acupotomy treatment of anal fissure with anal sphincterotomy is a better therapeutic technique with advantages of easier manipulation, earlier healing and milder wound, less infectious compllcations and pain.     

106 CASES OF SCIATICA TREATED BY BLOOD LETTING AND CUPPINTG

The blood letting and cupping treatment can treat sciatica. The authors treated 106cases, of whom 76 cases were cured (71. 7%), 22 were improved (20.7%) and 8 didn't show ef-fect (7. 6% ). The total effective rate is 92. 4%. This therapy has advantages of shorter course,less suffering, simple to practise, quick effect and less expense. It is a unique therapy and easy tobe popularized.     

AQUA-INJECTION AT CILIAO (BL 31) FOR TREATMENT OF 214 PATIENTS WITH PAIN OF LOINS AND LEG

The aqua-injection at Ci1iao (BL 31) point was used to treat 2l4 patients with painof loins and legs, and among them 64 (29.9％ ) cases were cured, 136 (63. 6 ％) were markedly im-proved and 12 (0. 6％) cases were improved with a total effective rate of 99. 1％。