COMBINED TREATMENT OF 100 CASES OF SCIATICA WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND POINT-INJECTION

Sciaticaisaneuralgiaresultedfromvariousabnorma1stimulationorlesionofthepathwayofsciaticnerve.Inetiology,itcanbedividedintoprimaryandsecondarytypes.Theformerresultsmostlikelyfromwind-c01d,wind-dampness,0rinfection-inducedsciaticneuritisandthe1aterprobablyfr0mmechanicalpressure0radhesionoftissuesneartheneuralpathway.Inrecentyears,theauthor0fthepresentpaperadoptedacupunc-turetherapycombinedwithp0int-injectiontotreatsciaticaandachievedsatisfactoryresults.ItisrePOrtedasfollows:CLINICALMATERI…     

CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH SCALP-ACUPUNCTURE

With the rapid development of research onthe treatment of cerebrovascular diseases withscalp acupuncture, ear1y or earlier treatment ofacute cerebral infarction with acupuncture thera-py has become a common endeavor direction forall the medical workers in the field of acupunc-ture and moxibustion. In accordance with thescalppoint. distribution in different meridiansand 'their clinical indications and combing thedistributive area of blood flow of the cerebral an-terior and middle arteries and ce…     

辨证与辨病相结合治疗高血压病

高血压病属祖国医学眩晕、头痛等病的范畴。以肝风内动、上扰清窍为其主要病机。本文所述多为第二期高血压病,以头晕、头痛、头胀、耳鸣、眼花、失眠、颈项板紧等为主要临床表现,分肝阳上亢、阴虚阳亢、肝肾阴虚、痰浊上扰、血淤痰阻和肾阳虚衰等六型辨证论治,均获良好疗效。     

DEVELOPMENT ON CLINICAL TREATMENT OF CONSTIPATION WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND MOXIBUSTION

Constipation is one of the common disorders ofthe digestive systemin daily life and is increasing inthe sick rate due to stress,lower physical activity,quickened rhythms of people’s daily living activitiesand changes of the diet habits.Administration ofmedicines for catharsis can relieve its symptoms tem-porarily though;the secondary constipation aftermedication may worsen the state further.Acupunc-ture therapy works well in the treatment of constipa-tion.It is recorded early in Chinese class…     

CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON TREATMENT OF PSEUDOBULBAR PARALYSIS-INDUCED DYSPHAGIA WITH OTOPOINT-PELLET-PRESSING PLUS ACUPUNCTURE

Ｐｓｅｕｄｏｂｕｌｂａｒｐａｒａｌｙｓｉｓｉｓａｌｓｏｃａｌｌｅｄａｓｃｅｎ ｔｒａｌｐａｒａｌｙｓｉｓａｎｄｍａｎｉｆｅｓｔｓｍａｉｎｌｙａｓｄｙｓｐｈａｇｉａ ,ｌａｌｌａｔｉｏｎａｎｄｃｏｕｇｈｉｎｇｗｈｉｌｅｄｒｉｎｋｉｎｇｗａｔｅｒｗｈｉｃｈａｒｅｏｆｔｅｎｓｅｅｎｉｎ ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓｗｉｔｈｗｉｎｄ ｓｔｒｏｋｅｒｅｃｕｒｒｅｎｃｅ .Ｉｎｒｅｃｅｎｔｙｅａｒｓ ,ｔｈｅａｕｔｈｏｒａｄｏｐｔｓｏｔｏｐｏｉｎｔ ｐｅｌｌｅｔ ｐｒｅｓｓｉｎｇｔｈｅｒａｐｙｔｏｔｒｅａｔ63ｃａｓｅｓｏｆｉｎｐ…     

ASEPTIC FEMORAL HEAD NECROSIS TREATED WITH LONG NEEDLE COMBINED WITH HERBAL MEDICINES

Asepticfemoralheadnecrosisisarefractorydiseaseandishigherin generatingdisabilityrate .Thekeypointfortreatmentisearlierdiag nosisandtreatment .Ifdevelopingtothelatestageatwhichthebonetrabeculacollapses ,ankylosisandmuscularatrophyappear,itisratherdifficulttocure .Whenamanisstanding ,runningorwalk ingorclaming ,thefemoralheadandtheacetab ularfossaofthehipjointbeardifferentpressure .Theligamentofthefemoralheadconnectstheacetabularligamentwiththejointfossaofthefemoralhead .Whenthefemoralneckfract…     

CHLOASMA TREATED MAINLY WITH FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE

Inrecent3years,wriersemployedfacialacupuncturecombinedwithauricular-plastertherapytotreat43casesofchloasmaandtookother23casesofchloasmaascontrolgrouptreat-edbyauricular-plastertherapyalone.Throughanalysisofcomparisonbetweenthem,thecura-tiveeffectoftheform…     

40 CASES OF PARKINSON''''S DISEASE TREATED WITH ACUPUNCTURE

GENERALDATAOfthe4Ocases,27casesweremaleand13female.Exceptonecasewas14years0ld,theotherswerebetween35and72yearsold.Trem0roccurredmcotintheupperextremities,onlyin0necasethetremoroccurredinboththeupperandlowerextremities.Only0necaseaged35yearsoldhadtraumatichistoryofthehead,andtheothersdidnothave.Theshortestdura-tionofillnesswasoneandahalfyearsandthelongestwas2-3years.METHODSOFTREATMENTAccordingt0theprinciple0fCalmingthelivertOstopthewind,withtranquilizingandal-layingexcitment,formi…     

43 CASES OF POSTOPERATIVE GASTROINTESTINAL DYSFUNCTION TREATED WITH ACUPUNCTURE PLUS AURICULAR-PLASTER THERAPY

Apartofpatientsaftergeneralsurgicalop-erationoccurgastrointestinaldysfunction,clini-cally,nausea,vomiting,sourregurgitation,anorexia,abdominaldistension,etc.,beingcommonlyseengastrointestinalresponses.Since1991,theauthorhastreated43in-patientsofgastrointestinaldysfunctionaftergeneralsurgicaloperationbyacupunctureplusauricular-plastertherapywithasatisfactoryresult,whichissum-marizedinthefollowing.GENERALDATAIntheseries,43casesallwerein-patientsofgeneralsurgicaloperation,amongthem2Ocaseswere…     

SCAPULOHUMERAL PERIARTHRITIS TREATED WITH WATER-ACUPUNCTURE PRINCIPALLY

Scapulohumeralperiarthritisisacommondiseasecharacterizedbyextensivechronicnon-bacterialinflammatoryreactioninthejointcap-suleofshoulderjointandthesofttissuesaroundthejointandbyarticulardysfunction.Itismoreoftenseeninwomen.Thepatientexperiencedadullorsharppainaroundtheshoulderregioninalongperiodoftime,beingbetterbydayandworseningbynight(evenwakenupbypain).InspiteofhavingatendencyofspontaneouscurelitisIikelytoseriouslyaffectthepatients'dailylifeandworkifitisnottreatedintimeorimproperly.Intradit…     

CLINICAL STUDY ON THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH ACUPUNCTURE COMBINED WITH MEDICINES

Acute cerebral infarction is a common cere-brovascular diseaseinclinic.Researches of recent sev-eral years demonstrated that in the early stage of a-cute cerebral infarction,acupuncture treatment couldrapidly relieve vascular spasm,promote the establish-ment of the collateral circulation,increase topicalcerebral blood flow volume and effectively lighten is-chemic cerebral injury.From2002to2004,the au-thors of the present paper applied acupuncture com-bined with medicines to the treatment of ac…     

INSOMNIA TREATED WITH AURICULAR-PLASTER THERAPY IN 218 CASES

218 cases of insomnia were treated by auricular plaster therapy with seeds of Vaccaria segetalis. The auricular points Heart, Shenmen, Occiput and Brain were selected. The resultsshowed that 136 cases were cured, 76 markedly impr0ved and 6 no effect. The effect of this therapywas significantly better than that of medication (P<0. 01) in comparison with the application of western medicine.     

CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC HERNIATION TREATED BY TRACTION COMBINED WITH ACUPUNCTURE

Lumbarintervertebraldischerniation(LIDH)isoneofthemaincausesinducinglowbackpain .ItisestimatedthatintheU .S .2 .6millionpeoplesufferfromthedisease,andtheannualcostforthisdiseaseisashighas 3 0mil liondollarsorevenmore[1 ,2 ] .Lumbartraction(LT)andmedicationarethecommoninterven tionforLIDH .However,theyarefarfromsat isfactionduetotheirlimitedeffects.UsingLTcombinedwithEA ,theauthorstreated 42out patientsinGrandRapidsandKalamazoo ,Michi ganfromApril 2 0 0 2toFebruary 2 0 0 4,andachieveds…     

CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON TREATMENT OF 61 CASES OF INSOMNIA WITH AURICULAR PLASTER THERAPY

Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of auricular plaster (otopoint-pressure) therapy in the treatment of insomnia. Methods: In this paper, 61 cases of insomnia patients including 16 males and 45 females were treated with Ershenmen (MA-TF 1), Zhen (MA-AT), Yuanzhong (MA-AT), Nao Dian and E (MA-AT), confined with other otopoints according to symptoms. The otopoint was stuck with a piece of plaster adhered with vaccaria seeds and pressured by the patient him- or her-self. The treatment was given twice a week, with 7 times being a therapeutic course. Results. After 1-2 courses of treatment, 19 (31.15%) cases were cured, 34 (55.74%) had improvement and 8 (13.11%) had no ~, with the total effective rate being 86.9%. Conclusion: Auricular plaster therapy works well in the treatment of insomnia patient.     

TREATMENT OF NINETY—FIVE CASES OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH ACUPUNCTURE

From December of 1998 to August of 2002,the author treated 95 cases ofmultiple sclerosis with acupuncture.The observation has confirmed that acupuncture is a very effective method for treating this diseese,especially to sclerosis patients in the early stage;and furthermore it can slow down the development of the pathological conditions of the patients.Thus it is an important therapeutic method worthy of the choice by European and American clinical doctors.     

OBSERVATION ON CURATIVE EFFECTS OF 245 CASES WITH PEPTIC ULCER TREATED BY CATGUT IMPLANTATION AT THE ACUPOINT

It is reported that 245 cases of peptic ulcer were treated with catgut implantationat Pishu（BL 20）-through-Weishu（BL 21）,Shangwan（CV 13）-through-Xiawan（CV 10）and Zusanli（ST 36）points.Catgut was embedded subcutaneously and left for 15 days as a course.As a resuit,121 cases（49.39％）were cured and 124（50.61％）improved.The total effective was 100％.     

CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON TREATMENT OF 110 CASES OF OPTIC ATROPHY WITH ACUPUNCTURE

The author punctured Kuangshang (the medial one third of the supraorbitalmargin ), Jieli (midway between the occipital condyle and apex helix) and Yintang ((EX-HN3 ) asmain points to treat optic atrophy in 164 eyes of 110 patients. The results showed that 12 eyes (7.3% ) were cured, 71 eyes (43. 3 % ) remarkably effective, 39 eyes (23. 8 % ) improved and 42 eyes(25. 6 % ) ineffective, with the total effective rate 74. 4 %.     

OBSERVATION ON THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF 120 CASES BLEPHAROPTOSIS TREATED WITH ACUPUNCTURE

The writer had applied the theory of meridlians and collaterals to differentiation ofsyndrome,type classification,principle of treatment and selection of points.120 cases of blepharoptosis were treated with acupuncture therapy.The results showed that 90 cases were cured（75.0％）,21 cases improve（17.5％）and 9 without effect（7.5％）,with the total effective rate of 92.5％.     

COMBINED TREATMENT OF 54 CASES OF APOPLECTIC SEQUELAE WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE MEDICINAL HERBS

Cerebra1accidentisalsocalledasapoplexy.Whateverhemorrhagicorischemicapoplexy,tocuretheirsequelaeisanimportantproblemwhichpeoplehavebeenmakinggreateffortstoexplore.TheauthorofthepresentpaperadoptedcombinedacupunctureandChinesemedicinalherbstotreat54casesof…     

CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON TREATMENT OF 89 CASES OF URINE RETENTION WITH ACUPUNCTURE

In the present paper,89 cases of urine retention patients were treated with acupuncture therapy.Qugu(CV2) and Zhaohai(Kl 6) were punctured and stimulated with reinforcing or reducing needling method according to syndrome differentiation.Following treatment,of the 89 cases,69(77.5%)had remarkble improvement of their symptome,19(21.3%) experienced improvement and one had no apparent change,with the total effective rate being 98.8%.