针刺配合耳穴贴压治疗中风后呃逆临床观察(英文)

目的:观察针刺配合耳穴贴压治疗中风后呃逆的临床疗效。方法:符合纳入标准的60例中风后呃逆患者,按就诊顺序随机分为2组,治疗组30人,予针刺配合耳穴压丸治疗;对照组30人,予肌肉注射甲氧氯普胺治疗。治疗3d后观察疗效。结果:治疗组总有效率93.3%,对照组总有效率66.7%,两组总有效率差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论:针刺配合耳穴贴压治疗中风后呃逆疗效优于甲氧氯普胺。     

Therapeutic efficacy observation on combined aerobic exercise with auricular point sticking for insomnia in college students

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of aerobic exercise combined with auricular point sticking for insomnia in college students. Methods： A total of 128 cases from Zhejiang Economic and Trade Polytechnic were randomly allocated into an observation group and a control group. The 64 cases in the observation group were treated with auricular point sticking plus aerobic exercise, while the 64 cases in the control group were treated with auricular point sticking alone. The clinical efficacies in the two groups were compared after treatment. Results： The total effective rate in the observation group was 96.9%, versus 70.3% in the control group, showing a statistically significant difference （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Combining aerobic exercise and auricular point sticking has accurate effect on insomnia in college students and is better than auricular point sticking alone.     

Therapeutic Efficacy Observation on Combining Foot Bath and Massage with Auricular Point Sticking for Community Senile Insomnia简

Objective： To observe the therapeutic efficacy of combining foot bath and massage with auricular point sticking for community senile insomnia. Methods： A total of 210 cases treated in our community health center were randomized into an observation group and a control group by their visit sequence numbers, 105 cases in each group. Cases in the observation group were treated with foot bath and massage plus auricular point sticking, whereas cases in the control group were treated with auricular point sticking alone. After four courses of treatment, the therapeutic efficacies were evaluated. In addition, the sleep quality was also assessed using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index（PSQI）. Results： The total effective rate in the observation group was 95.2%, versus 68.6% in the control group, showing a statistical significance（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Combining foot bath and massage with auricular point sticking could obtain better effect for community senile insomnia than auricular point sticking alone.     

Therapeutic observation on acupuncture plus auricular point sticking for melasma

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture plus auricular point sticking in treating melasma. Methods： Forty-three eligible subjects with melasma were intervened by acupuncture plus auricular point sticking, 10 times as a treatment course, with an interval of 3-5 d between each two courses. The therapeutic efficacy was analyzed after 1, 2 and 3 treatment courses respectively. Results： With the increase of treatment course, the markedly effective rate and total effective rate were also increasing. Of the 43 subjects after 3 treatment courses, the epidermal type had the highest markedly effective rate and total effective rate, then it＇s the subtype IV of the mixed type and dermal type, and the subtype III of the mixed type had the lowest markedly effective rate and total effective rate. Conclusion： Acupuncture plus auricular point sticking is effective and safe in treating melasma, but different types have different therapeutic efficacies.     

Efficacy observation on auricular point sticking combined with cupping in treating insomnia

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of auricular point sticking combined with cupping in treating insomnia. Methods： Sixty-four patients with chronic insomnia were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-two patients in the treatment group were treated with auricular point sticking combined with cupping therapy; while thirty-two patients in the control group were treated by Diazepam. The Pittsburgh sleep quality index （PSQI） were observed before and after treatment, and the data were statistically analyzed to evaluate the clinical effect. Results： After treatment, PSQI scores in both groups after treatment significantly decreased （P〈0.05）, and there was a significant difference between the two groups （P〈0.05）. In the improvement of daytime function, the treatment group was more efficient than the control group （P〈0.05）. The total effective rate of the treatment group was higher than that of the control group （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Auricular point sticking combined with cupping therapy for insomnia is more effective than oral Diazepam, and it has a better effect in improving the patient＇s daytime function.     

Therapeutic efficacy observation on combined taijiquan and auricular point sticking for perimenopausal insomnia

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of combined taijiquan exercise and auricular point sticking for perimenopausal insomnia. Methods： A total of 170 cases who met the inclusion criteria were randomized into two groups, 85 in each group. Patients in the observation group practiced simplified taijiquan besides receiving auricular point sticking, while patients in the control group only received auricular point sticking. The therapeutic efficacies were evaluated after 8 weeks. Results： The total effective rate in the observation group was 96.5%, versus 67.1% in the control group, showing a statistically significant difference （P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Combined simplified taijiquan and auricular point sticking works accurately for perimenopausal insomnia, and the total effective rate is better than that of auricular point sticking alone.     

Clinical study on tuina combined with auricular point sticking for cervical radiculopathy

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of tuina combined with auricular point sticking on cervical radiculopathy and evaluate in health economics. Methods： Using randomized single-blind controlled clinical design, a total of72 cases with cervical radiculopathy were randomly allocated into an observation group or a control group by the ratio of 1：1, 36 in each group. Cases in the observation group were treated with tuina combined with auricular point sticking, whereas cases in the control group were treated with tuina alone. Then the clinical effects in the two groups were observed and the cost of health economics was evaluated. Results： The drop-out, recovery, improvement and failure cases, recovery rate and total effective rate in the observation group were 1, 15, 20, 0, 42.9% and 100% respectively, versus 2, 6, 23, 5, 17.6% and 85.3% in the control group, showing significant differences in recovery rate and total effective rate （P〈0.05）. As for health economics, the cost-effect in the observation group was better than that in the control group. Conclusion： Compared with tuina alone, tuina combined with auricular point sticking can obtain better effect and lower cost in health economics for cervical radiculopathy.     

Current situation and analysis of clinical application of auricular acupoint sticking therapy

Objective

By the bibliometrical analysis and evaluation of acupuncture theses on auricular acupoint sticking from 2005 to 2014, the analysis was processed from multiple aspects including the types and numbers of diseases and effective rates of various diseases, in order to objectively reflect the general situation of clinical application of ear point embedding method in the recent years.

Methods

By the bibliometrical analysis, the literature on auricular acupoint sticking in the recent ten years was counted up, analyzed and categorized.

Results and Conclusion

Auricular acupoint sticking is used clinically for diseases of 16 systems, including 130 diseases. 74 diseases were singularly treated with auricular acupoint sticking, including the advantageous disease category like insomnia, constipation and obesity, and secondary advantageous disease category like dysmenorrhea, myopia, allergic rhinitis, post-operative pain and acne vulgaris.

     

Clinical analysis of acupuncture combined with tuina in treating cervical vertigo

Objective： To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with tuina in treating patients with cervical vertigo. Methods： According to the principle of randomization, 258 cases with cervical vertigo who met the inclusion criteria for the study were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 129 cases in each. The patients in the observation group received acupuncture combined with tuina therapy, while those in the control group were just treated by the same acupuncture therapy as in the observation group. After 10-day continuous treatments, the clinical efficacies of the two groups were analyzed and compared. Results： The total effective rate of the observation group was 100%, versus 86.0% of the control group, and the difference was significant（P〈0.05）. After treatment, cervical range of motion（ROM） scores in both groups were statistically significantly different from those before treatment（all P〈0.05）; in addition, there was a statistically significant difference in inter-group comparison of ROM score（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Compared with simple acupuncture treatment, acupuncture combined with tuina therapy has a better effect in improving the ROM of cervical vertigo patients, with higher clinical efficacy.     

Clinical observation on acupuncture plus acupoint sticking for bronchial asthma in remissive state

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus acupoint sticking for bronchial asthma in remissive state. Methods： A total of 210 cases with asthma at remissive state were randomly allocated into an acupuncture group of 100 cases and a comprehensive therapy group of 110 cases. Cases in the acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture alone, and cases in the comprehensive therapy group were treated with acupuncture plus acupoint sticking therapy. Then the therapeutic efficacies were compared using observation indexes including wheezing, cough and coughing up phlegm, peak expiratory flow （PEF） and forced expiratory volume in one second （FEV1）. In addition, the overall therapeutic efficacies were also analyzed on different traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） patterns. Results： The comprehensive therapy obtained better effects than acupuncture alone in alleviating cough and coughing up phlegm and improving PEF and FEV1; the overall efficacies on asthma due to lung-qi deficiency and spleen-qi deficiency were better than those on asthma due to kidney-qi deficiency. Conclusion： Acupuncture plus acupoint sticking is a convenient and effective therapy for asthma at remissive state and therefore worthy of being popularized.     

Effect of combining acupuncture and auricular point sticking on heart rate variability in patients with post-stroke depression

Objective

To investigate the effect of combining acupuncture and auricular point sticking on heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with post-stroke depression (PSD).

Methods

A total of 80 cases with PSD were randomized into a treatment group and a control group. The control group was intervened by oral administration of paroxetine hydrochloride, whereas the treatment group received acupuncture plus auricular point sticking base on the same oral administration. The Hamilton depression rating scale (HAMD) and HRV were measured before and after treatment in both groups.

Results

The individual and global scores of HAMD significantly dropped after 8 weeks of treatment in both groups (all P<0.05). In the treatment group, anxiety/somatization factor, sleep disturbance, hopelessness factor, cognition factor and global score were significantly different from those in the control group (all P<0.05). The 24 h standard deviation of all normal-to-normal R-R interval (SDNN), standard deviation of 5-minute average of normal R-R intervals (SDANN), root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), percent of differences between adjacent normal R-R intervals >50 ms (PNN50) and high frequency (HF) were increased while low frequency (LF) and LF/HF decreased significantly after 8 weeks of treatment in both groups (P<0.05). All items in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group (all P<0.05).

Conclusion

Combining acupuncture and auricular point sticking can enhance the conventional medical treatment for HRV in patients with PSD.

     

Therapeutic effect of warm needling plus acupoint sticking therapy on primary dysmenorrhea due to cold-dampness retention

Objective

To observe the clinical efficacy of warm needling plus acupoint sticking therapy for primary dysmenorrhea.

Methods

A total of 60 eligible cases were randomly allocated into a treatment group (n=30) and a control group (n=30) according to their sequence of consultation. Patients in the treatment group were treated with warm needling combined with acupoint sticking therapy, whereas patients in the control group were treated with oral Ibuprofen (Fenbid) capsules. After two menstrual cycles, the visual analogue scale (VAS) score, COX menstrual symptom scale (CMSS) and clinical efficacy were compared between the two groups.

Results

After treatment, the VAS and CMSS scores were significantly reduced in both groups, indicating that both treatment protocols can remarkably alleviate pain. There was a between-group statistical difference in comparing the CMSS score (P<0.05), but no between-group statistical difference in the VAS score (P>0.05). However, the follow-up visit showed between-group statistical differences in comparing VOA and CMSS scores (both P<0.01). The clinical effect, relapse rate and long-term efficacy in the treatment group were better than those in the control group.

Conclusion

Warm needling plus acupoint sticking therapy is a simple but effective therapy for primary dysmenorrhea. In addition, it causes fewer cases with relapse.

     

Therapeutic efficacy observation on point-toward-point acupuncture combined with herbs iontophoresis for knee osteoarthritis

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of point-toward-point acupuncture combined with herbs iontophoresis in treating knee osteoarthritis. Methods： A total of 100 patients were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 50 cases in each. Patients in the treatment group received point-toward-point acupuncture with long needle combined with herbs iontophoresis treatment; while those in the control group were only treated by point-toward-point acupuncture with long needle. Clinical efficacies of the two groups were compared after treatment. Results： The total effective rate was 92.0% in the treatment group, versus 82.0% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant （P〈O.05）. Conclusion： The point-toward-point acupuncture with long needle combined with herbs iontophoresis treatment for knee osteoarthritis has a significant effect.     

Therapeutic efficacy observation on combining auricular and routine acupuncture for peripheral facial paralysis in acute stage

Objective

To investigate the clinical efficacy of combining auricular and routine acupuncture for peripheral facial paralysis in acute stage.

Methods

A total of 60 eligible cases were randomly allocated into a treatment group (n=30) and a control group (n=30). Cases in treatment group received auricular and routine acupuncture, whereas cases in the control group received routine acupuncture alone. Both groups were treated for 10 d.

Results

The recovery rate was 73.3% in the treatment group and 53.3% in the control group, showing a statistical difference (P<0.05).

Conclusion

Combining auricular and routine acupuncture is effective for peripheral facial paralysis in acute stage and has a better effect than routine acupuncture.

     

Clinical studies on different acupuncture time for primary dysmenorrhea

Objective

To seek the optimal acupuncture time for primary dysmenorrhea and provide clinical basis for optimal acupuncture treatment protocol.

Methods

A total of 90 eligible cases were randomly allocated into three groups, 30 cases in each group. Points Guanyuan (CV 4), bilateral Zusanli (ST 36) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) were selected for patients in all three groups, with a different treatment duration: 15 min in group A, 30 min in group B and 45 min in group C. Then the clinical efficacy in each group was evaluated by pain symptom scoring.

Results

As for the pain symptom scores, there were statistically significant intra-group differences between before and after treatment in three groups (all P<0.05); coupled with statistically significant inter-group differences between group B and the other two groups (both P<0.05). As for clinical efficacy, there were statistical differences between group B and the other two groups (both P<0.05), indicating that 30 min of acupuncture is the optimal duration in the treatment of dysmenorrhea.

Conclusion

With the same needling manipulation, 30 min of acupuncture treatment achieves a better efficacy for primary dysmenorrhea.

     

Clinical observation on combining acupuncture and eye drops for primary open angle glaucoma

Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of combining acupuncture and eye drops for primary open angle glaucoma.Methods:A total of 19(38 eyes)cases with primary open angle glaucoma were randomized into a treatment group(10 cases)and a control group(9 cases).The treatment group was treated with acupuncture and eye drops,whereas the control group was treated with eye drops alone.Then the intraocular pressure was measured respectively prior to treatment,1 month and 3 months after treatment to determine the differences.Results:After 1 and 3 months of treatment,the intraocular pressure in the treatment group were significantly reduced(P<0.05);and there was a statistical difference in intraocular pressure between the treatment and the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Combining acupuncture and eye drops is better than eye drops alone for primary open angle glaucoma.     

Acupuncture combined with tuina treatment for infantile diarrhea

Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture combined with Tuina for infantile diarrhea. Methods: One hundred and twenty patients met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups at the ratio of 2:1, and there were 80 cases in the treatment group while 40 cases in the control group. The patients in the treatment group were treated with acupuncture combined with tuina, while those in the control group were treated with medication. The effects of two groups were compared after a 3-day treatment. Results: The total effective rate was 97.5% in the treatment group, versus 87.5% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After 48-hour treatments, the antidiarrheal effect of the treatment group was better than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture combined tuina treatment is effective for infantile diarrhea and works fast.     

Combined Acupuncture and Bloodletting on Chize （LU 5） and Weizhong （BL 40） for Chronic Eczema

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of combined acupuncture with bloodletting on Chize （LU 5） and Weizhong （BL 9） for chronic eczema. Methods： A total of 40 cases were randomly allocated into an observation group and a control group, 20 in each. Cases in the observation group were treated with acupuncture plus bloodletting on Chize （LU 5） and Weizhong （BL 9）, whereas cases in the control group were treated with acupuncture alone. The acupuncture was conducted once a day, bloodletting twice a week. The therapeutic efficacy was statistically analyzed after one month of consecutive treatment. Results： The recovery and total effective rates in the observation group were significantly higher than that in the control group （P〈O.05）. Conclusion： Combined acupuncture and bloodletting on Chize （LU 5） and Weizhong （BL 40） could obtain a better effect than acupuncture alone.     

Efficacy observation on acupuncture-moxibustion at Ciliao (BL 32) for primary dysmenorrhea due to cold-dampness

Objective

To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus moxibustion at Ciliao (BL 32) for primary dysmenorrhea (PD) due to cold-dampness.

Methods

A total of 58 cases with PD due to cold-dampness were randomly allocated into an observation group (n=29) and a control group (n=29). Patients in the observation group were treated with acupuncture and suspended moxibustion at Ciliao (BL 32), whereas patients in the control group were treated with routine acupuncture alone. After three courses of treatment, the clinical efficacy was evaluated and compared between the two groups.

Results

After treatment, the symptom scores were significantly reduced in both groups (P<0.05), but there were no significant between-group differences in clinical efficacy and symptom scores (P>0.05).

Conclusion

With fewer points and less pain, acupuncture-moxibustion at Ciliao (BL 32) can obtain similar effect as routine acupuncture therapy for PD due to cold-dampness.

     

Treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with herb-partitioned moxibustion plus ultra-short wave

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of herb-partitioned moxibustion plus ultra-short wave for primary dysmenorrhea （PD）. Methods： One hundred and thirty patients with PD were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 65 cases in each group. Patients in the treatment group were treated with herb-partitioned moxibustion plus ultra-short wave, while patients in the control group were treated with oral administration of Ibuprofen sustained-release capsules. After completing three courses of treatments, the clinical effects were evaluated by professional researchers. Results： The recovery rate of the treatment group was 58.5%, and the total effective rater was 98.5%; versus 24.6% and 81.5% in the control group. The between-group differences were statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Herb-partitioned moxibustion plus ultra-short wave is an easy-to-operate and effective therapy for PD.