针刺手三里穴力敏点配合主动运动治疗急性机械性颈痛的临床研究

目的 观察针刺手三里穴力敏点配合主动运动与常规针刺手三里配合主动运动治疗急性机械性颈痛的临床疗效.方法 回顾性分析2018年1月到2019年12月接受针刺治疗的急性机械性颈痛患者64例,分为针刺常规手三里组(对照组)21例与针刺手三里穴力敏点组(观察组)43例,两组患者接受针刺的同时都配合患者颈部主动运动.观测治疗前后...     

Cervical Trigger Point Acupuncture for Treatment of Somatic Tinnitus

Cervicogenic somatic tinnitus is a subtype of subjective tinnitus and is defined as tinnitus in which forceful contractions of jaw and neck muscles modulate its psychoacoustic attributes. Various physical therapies have been proposed for the treatment of somatosensory tinnitus although there is no definitive cure for it. This report describes the use of acupuncture in the treatment of a 71-year-old woman with chronic neck pain who suffered from a left-sided tinnitus for 2 years as well. The tinnitus and neck pain severity was rated as 7 and 6, respectively, on a numeric rating scale of 10. On examination, she had restricted cervical range of motion and several myofascial trigger points in cervical muscles. Audiometric tests of the patient were normal. She received trigger point acupuncture of cervical muscles twice per week for 10 sessions. Her tinnitus completely disappeared after the third session and did not return during the 5-year follow-up. Her neck pain intensity also decreased to 1 on the numeric rating scale after 10 sessions. Based on the results of this study, direct trigger point acupuncture of cervical muscles may be beneficial in the treatment of somatic tinnitus with a long-duration effect.     

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation at the Acupuncture Points to Relieve Pain of Patients Under Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Controlled Study

Background and objective

Electrical stimulation and acupuncture points as nonpharmacological methods have been the focus of pain reduction in different patients. This study is aimed at determining the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on the acupuncture points of pain in patients under mechanical ventilators.

独刺后溪穴配合颈肩运动治疗肩胛提肌劳损

目的：观察独刺后溪穴配合颈肩运动治疗肩胛提肌劳损的疗效。方法：40例肩胛提肌劳损患者随机分为独刺组和对照组各20例,独刺组针刺肩胛提肌劳损所在侧的后溪穴,并配合颈椎各方向活动和颈肩部龟缩运动,对照组穴位指压肩胛提肌走行部位的阿是穴,VAS量表评价两组治疗前后疼痛变化及疗效。结果：独刺组5次内治愈率为60%,明显高于对照组的30%（P〈0.05）;治疗后独刺组VAS评分显著低于对照组（P〈0.05）;独刺组治愈率及总有效率分别为70%及100%,显著高于对照组的35%及90%（P〈0.05）。结论：独刺后溪穴配合颈肩运动能有效缓解肩胛提肌劳损的疼痛,提高治愈率,缩短治愈时间。     

拔罐联合针刺激痛点治疗腰背肌筋膜疼痛综合征临床观察

目的:观察拔罐联合针刺激痛点治疗腰背肌筋膜疼痛综合征的疗效。方法:腰背肌筋膜疼痛综合征患者60例,随机分为针刺组和观察组,每组30例。针刺组给予激痛点针刺加TDP常规治疗;观察组根据肌肉紧张带位置,在肌筋膜线上密集拔罐,同时针刺。两组均隔天治疗1次,共治疗5次。以简化麦吉尔疼痛量表为观察指标,进行疼痛评定指数(pain rating index,PRI)、视觉模拟评分(visual analog score,VAS)和现时疼痛强度(present pain intensity,PPI)评定,观察治疗前、治疗结束时以及1个月后的评分变化并观察临床疗效。结果:治疗后,观察组总有效率为96.6%(29/30),高于针刺组的83.3%(25/30),总有效率比较差异没有统计学意义(P0.05);1个月后,针刺组的疗效减退,总有效率为40.0%(12/30),而观察组总有效率90.0%(27/30),两组差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组治疗后的PRI、VAS及PPI评分较治疗前均明显下降(P0.05),但两组比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05);1个月后,两组评分有所上升,但观察组的评分较针刺组低(P0.05)。结论:针刺激痛点对肌筋膜疼痛综合征有较好疗效,联合肌筋膜线拔罐可有更好的远期镇痛效果。     

Randomized Trial of Trigger Point Acupuncture Treatment for Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Preliminary Study

There is evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture treatment for chronic shoulder pain, but it remains unclear which acupuncture modes are most effective. We compared the effect of trigger point acupuncture (TrP), with that of sham (SH) acupuncture treatments, on pain and shoulder function in patients with chronic shoulder pain. The participants were 18 patients (15 women, 3 men; aged 42–65 years) with nonradiating shoulder pain for at least 6 months and normal neurological findings. The participants were randomized into two groups, each receiving five treatment sessions. The TrP group received treatment at trigger points for the muscle, while the other group received SH acupuncture treatment on the same muscle. Outcome measures were pain intensity (visual analogue scale, VAS) and shoulder function (Constant–Murley Score: CMS). After treatment, pain intensity between pretreatment and 5 weeks after TrP decreased significantly (p < 0.001). Shoulder function also increased significantly between pretreatment and 5 weeks after TrP (p < 0.001). A comparison using the area under the outcome curves demonstrated a significant difference between groups (p = 0.024). Compared with SH acupuncture therapy, TrP therapy appears more effective for chronic shoulder pain.     

Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Introduction

Dysmenorrhea constitutes one of the most frequent disorders in women of a fertile age. The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in the management of primary dysmenorrhea.

Acupuncture and hypotherapy in the treatment of chronic pain in children

The purpose of this study was to determine if a 6-week combined package of acupuncture and hypnotherapy was feasible and acceptable in the tertiary care environment of a university-based pediatric pain management clinic. Thirty-three patients, sequentially referred to the clinic for treatment of chronic pain, were offered entry to the study, with 31 accepting the study treatment and 28 completing the 6-week program. Study participants ranged in age from 6–18 years (71% females, comparable to the clinic population in general). Patient and parent reports of pain and pain-related disability were assessed at the patient's first and last study visit, as well as patients' pain ratings before and after each of the six weekly treatment sessions. In addition to their usual biomedical drug therapies, participants were offered a 6-week package of acupuncture and hypnotherapy as additional treatment. The acupuncture was carried out on the basis of standard traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diagnosis. The hypnotherapy was conducted during the 20 min that the needles were in place. Twenty-six percent of the patients reported previous experience with acupuncture, and 13% had received hypnotherapy previously. Based on the six paired ‘current pain’ pre/post session ratings, participants experienced an average of a 46% reduction in self-rated pain, with a significant reduction in pain following each session. Over the entire 6 weeks of the study, based on pre/post study ratings, participants experienced a 28% reduction in ‘average’ pain, a 44% reduction in ‘current’ pain, and a 32% reduction in pain-related disability. Patients were divided according to TCM diagnostic category (shi and xu groups). Patients with a xu diagnosis reported significantly more pain at baseline study entry than did children with a shi diagnosis, but there were no differences in response to treatment based on the TCM diagnosis. The study suggests that a 6-week package of acupuncture and hypnotherapy is a feasible, acceptable, and effective complimentary treatment for children with chronic pain.     

Analgesic Effects Elicited by Neuroactive Mediators Injected into the ST 36 Acupuncture Point on Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain in Mice

The present study evaluates whether the injection of serotonin, acetylcholine, glutamate, bradykinin, histamine, or substance P (SP) into the Zusanli (Stomach 36, ST 36) acupoint can also produce the acupuncture-induced antinociceptive effect on inflammatory or neuropathic pain. In this in vivo experimental study, a total of 450 male Swiss mice were used. Mice were injected with saline or complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) or subjected to sham or chronic constriction injury (CCI) surgery. After the establishment of the inflammatory (4 hours) or the neuropathic pain (3 days), the animals (n = 6) received manual acupuncture, sham acupuncture, or injection of saline, serotonin, acetylcholine, glutamate, bradykinin, histamine, or SP into the ST 36 and were evaluated for up to 24 hours. Mechanical threshold was evaluated, and the L4-L6 dorsal root ganglion was used for analysis of the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 overexpression. The mice from both the CFA and CCI models treated with manual acupuncture had significant increases in the thresholds for more than 24 hours. Sham acupuncture stimulation did not change the thresholds. In the mice injected with each of the mediators, the thresholds were significantly increased for all times in both the CFA and CCI models. Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 overexpression in CFA and CCI mice was reduced at all times by injection of serotonin, acetylcholine, or SP but not by injection of glutamate, histamine, or bradykinin. Our data suggest that the neuroactive mediators released by acupuncture-induced tissue injury may contribute to acupuncture-induced analgesia.     

心理干预对针刺所致疼痛的临床研究

目的:评价心理干预对针刺所致疼痛程度的临床效果。方法:选择120例用针刺方法治疗视疲劳患者,随机分为两组,治疗组与对照组,两组在实验前均进行耐痛阈、心率(HR)、血压(BP)测定,观察实施心理干预后两组疼痛视觉模拟评分法所得值的比较。结果:两组患者耐痛阈、心率、血压差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。两组视觉模拟评分法所得值有统计学意义(P<0.01),两组针刺前后心率(HR)、血压(BP)无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:实施心理干预可有效降低针刺所致疼痛,提高治疗效果,增加舒适感。     

针刺联合艾灸治疗颈椎病颈痛的临床疗效

目的:研究针刺联合艾灸治疗颈椎病颈痛的临床疗效。方法:选取2015年1月至2016年12月上海市杨浦区市东医院骨伤科收治的颈椎病患者117例,分为3组,针灸观察组39例,针刺观察组38例,灸法观察组40例,针灸观察组采用针刺和灸法相结合治疗,针刺观察组合灸法观察组分别单独采用针刺和艾灸治疗,在不同时间点上分别观察记录3组的视觉模拟评分法(Visual Analogue Scale,VAS)、颈痛量表(Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire,NPQ)、McGill疼痛量表(McGill pain Questionaire,MPQ)并计算有效率。结果:治疗时和治疗后针灸观察组VAS值均显著低于针刺观察组和灸法观察组(P 0. 05);针灸观察组的MPQ、NPQ评分均低于针刺观察组和灸法观察组;治疗结束时的短期有效率针灸观察组92. 3%,针刺观察组89. 4%,灸法观察组87. 5%,3组差别无统计学意义(P 0. 05),3个月后的长期有效率针灸观察组87. 2%,针刺观察组76. 2%,灸法观察组75%,前针灸观察组与针刺观察组和灸法观察组比较,有效率显著提高(P 0. 05)。结论:针刺联合艾灸治疗效果显著优于针刺和灸法单独治疗,且安全性和持续性较好,值得推广。     

Kinesio Taping Associated with Acupuncture in the Treatment of the Paretic Upper Limb After Stroke

The leading cause of disability in adults, leads to different consequences, such as hemiparesis and loss of function in the upper limb which can impair the performance of activities of daily living. Different techniques, such as like acupuncture and Kinesio Taping (KT), have been used to ameliorate this condition. However, there is no consensus on their concomitant effect on neurological patients. This study aimed to analyze the effects of acupuncture associated with KT on the upper limb of patients with chronic hemiparesis after stroke. In this clinical study, 16 subjects were divided into two intervention groups: acupuncture (ACP)—12 sessions of acupuncture—and acupuncture + Kinesio Taping (ACP-KT)—12 sessions of acupuncture plus KT. The Modified Ashworth Scale (spasticity), active goniometry [range of motion (ROM)], and the Wolf Motor Function Test (speed of movement) were used to assess the function of the affected upper limb. As a main result, both groups reduced spasticity in some studied musculature and increased ROM (p < 0.05), without intergroup difference. Moreover, there was no significant improvement concerning speed of movement in either group. Acupuncture was effective in reducing spasticity and increasing ROM of paretic upper limb after stroke, but did not contribute significantly to speed and quality of movement. KT did not show significant benefits concerning the analyzed variables.     

毫钝针疗法治疗腰肌筋膜疼痛综合征的临床研究

目的探讨毫钝针针刺治疗在腰肌筋膜疼痛综合征中的应用效果。方法选取60例腰肌筋膜疼痛综合征(MPS)患者进行研究,按照1∶1比例随机分组,毫钝针刺组采用毫钝针针刺激痛点治疗,普通针刺组采用普通针刺常规穴位治疗。每2天治疗1次,每个疗程治疗6次,连续治疗2个疗程,治疗完毕采用视觉模拟疼痛量表(VAS)和Roland-Morri功能障碍调查问卷表(RMDQ)评价疗效。结果与治疗前VAS评分相比,毫钝针刺组经过治疗降低(4.17±1.53)分,普通针刺组经过治疗降低(3.33±1.40)分,差异均具有统计学意义(P <0.05)。毫钝针刺组治疗后VAS评分较普通针刺组低,而VAS差值较普通针刺组高,差异具有统计学意义(P <0.05)。与治疗前RMDQ评分相比,毫钝针刺组经过治疗降低(10.80±2.34)分,普通针刺组经过治疗降低(8.63±2.91)分,差异均具有统计学意义(P <0.05)。毫钝针刺组治疗后RMDQ评分较普通针刺组低,而RMDQ差值较普通针刺组高,差异具有统计学意义(P <0.05)。毫钝针刺组总有效率为93.33%,普通针刺组总有效率为80.00...     

有氧运动对治疗慢性下背痛的疗效

目的：探索有氧运动对治疗慢性下背痛疗效的影响。方法：选择社区医疗服务中心40例病史3个月以上的下背痛患者,采用电脑随机方法将受试者分为两组：一组为实验组,进行有氧训练;另一组为对照组,不接受任何训练计划。对照组和实验组分别在干预介入前与介入后进行下背痛失能程度量表和疼痛评分（Visual Analogue Scale,VAS）。结果：治疗12周后,发现实验组在治疗后欧式下背痛失能程度显著小于对照组,且VAS评分结果显著优于对照组。结论：有氧运动可以改善慢性下腰痛患者的疼痛程度及改善其失能状况。     

Single or Multiple Electroacupuncture Sessions in Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Are We Low-Responders to Electroacupuncture?

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of one or multiple sessions of electroacupuncture (EA) in patients with chronic low back pain. The outcome measures were visual analog score (VAS), pressure pain threshold (PPT), McGill pain questionnaire (MPQ), Roland Morris disability questionnaire (RMDQ), low back skin temperature, surface electromyography of longissimus muscle (contraction/rest) and blood cytokines. After examination (AV0), patients were submitted to EA (2 Hz, 30 minutes, bilaterally at the SP6, BL23, BL31, BL32, BL33, and BL60) and were revaluated after one week (AV1). Patients with VAS <3 (VAS <3 group, n = 20) were directed to return after three weeks (AV2). Patients with VAS >3 (VAS >3 group, n = 20) were submitted to one weekly EA-treatment and revaluated after three weeks (AV2). The VAS <3 group showed a significant reduction in VAS and MPQ and increased PPT in AV1, but not in AV2. No significant differences were found in RMDQ. The VAS >3 group showed reduction in VAS and increased PPT in AV1 and a reduction in MPQ and RMDQ only in AV2. No significant differences were found in electromyography, temperature or cytokines. Thus, despite 2Hz-EA is effective reducing low back pain, some patients only experienced reduced pain intensity and improved functional capacity after full treatment.     

Evaluation of acupuncture effect to chronic myofascial pain syndrome in the cervical and upper back regions by the concept of Meridians.

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) in the cervical and upper back regions is a common medical problem. The involved muscles include trapezius, multifidi, splenius cervicis, levator scapulae, supraspinatus or infraspinatus. Acupuncture is a well-known method for relief of chronic pain. In this study, we evaluated the effect of acupuncture in MPS and its durability by using the concept of meridians. Twenty-nine patients with chronic MPS in the upper back and cervical regions received acupuncture 2 times per week for 3 weeks. According to the pathways of the meridians, we chose acupuncture points by the pain regions located in which parts of meridian passing (i.e. "Where the meridian passes, where to treat the disease."). We evaluated the intensity of pain by visual analog scales (VAS) and active range of motion (ROM) of neck before and after therapy. After receiving acupuncture for 3 weeks, VAS of pain fell significantly from 9.0+/-1.0 to 4.9+/-2.5 and active ROM of neck significantly increased from 35.8+/-10.2 degrees to 61.3+/-9.4 degrees (p<0.05). The onset of symptom relief was gradual and duration of symptom relief after a course of acupuncture was average 5.3+/-1.2 days. In conclusion, acupuncture is a somewhat effective method for pain relief of patients with chronic MPS in the cervical and upper back regions. However, the effect of acupuncture with the concept of meridians on MPS is insidious and the duration of the relief is not long enough.     

Knee joint pain treated with scraping combined with collateral bloodletting therapy

Objective

To observe the clinical efficacy of knee joint pain treated with scraping combined with collateral bloodletting therapy in comparison with the routine acupuncture techniques.

针刺结合经皮穴位电刺激治疗颈椎病颈痛的临床研究

目的：对比观察针刺、经皮穴位电刺激及针刺结合经皮穴位电刺激对颈椎病颈痛的疗效。方法：将58例颈椎病颈痛患者随机分为针刺组、经皮组和结合组,治疗后用NPQ颈痛量表进行疗效评价,观察治疗前、治疗结束和治疗结束随访1个月时的组间评分差异。结果：针刺组、经皮组与结合组有效率分别为94.74%、89.47%与100%,各组治疗后较治疗前NPQ评分均明显降低,差异具有统计学意义（P〈0.01）,在治疗结束时,结合组与经皮组NPQ评分差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）,结合组均数低于经皮组;结合组与针刺组NPQ评分差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）,结合组均数低于针刺组;随访1个月时,各组间差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）。结论：针刺和经皮穴位电刺激是治疗颈椎病颈痛安全且有效的方法,将针刺与经皮穴位电刺激联合应用,可获得更好的疗效。