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.     

Stage-oriented Comprehensive Acupuncture Treatment plus Rehabilitation Training for Apoplectic Hemiplegia

Objective： To study the effect of stage-oriented comprehensive acupuncture treatment plus rehabilitation training for the recovery of apoplectic hemiplegia. Methods： The 60 cases of acute apoplectic hemiplegia were divided randomly into the treatment and control groups With 30 in each. Based on the routine medication, acupuncture combined with modern rehabilitation techniques was applied for the treatment group, while only rehabilitation treatment for the control group. Before and three months after treatment, the evaluation was done on the motor function and daily life ability for both groups respectively with simplified Fugl-Meyer Evaluation and modified Barthel index. Results： The therapeutic effect of treatment group was significantly superior to that of the control group （P〈0.05）. Conelusions： Based on Brunnstrom＇s theory of six-stage in the recovery of hemiplegia, the effect of stage-oriented comprehensive acupuncture therapy combined with rehabilitation training is very good, helpful in raising the daily life ability of patients.     

Treatment of 116 cases of cervical intervertebral disc protrusion by tuina

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of uplifting massage therapy in the treatment of cervical intervertebral disc protrusion and study the effectiveness of this massage therapy for cervical intervertebral disc protrusion. Methods 116 subjects were randomized into two groups treatment group in which 60 cases were treated by uplifting massage therapy and conventional massage, and control group in which 56 cases were treated by simple conventional massage. Results After 1-2 courses of treatment, the total effective rate was 95.0% in treatment group and 80.4% in control group; the former rate was higher than the latter one(P＜0.05).Conclusion The uplifting massage therapy combined with conventional massage has better effects than simple conventional massage in the treatment of cervical intervertebral disc protrusion.     

Acupuncture Combined with Music Therapy for Treatment of 30 Cases of Cerebral Palsy

To observe clinical therapeutic effects of acupuncture combined with music therapy for treatment of cerebral palsy. Methods： Sixty children with cerebral palsy were randomly divided into an acupuncture group （Group Acup.） and an acupuncture plus music group （Group Acup.＋ M）. Simple acupuncture was applied in Group Acup., and acupuncture at 5 groups of points plus music were applied in Group Acup. ＋M., The treatment was given once every two days with 3 treatments weekly, and 36 treatments constituted a therapeutic course. Therapeutic effects including movement improvement were observed for comparison after 3 courses of treatments. Results： The comprehensive functions were elevated in both groups, and the total effective rate in Group Acup. ＋ M was obviously better than that in Group Acup （P〈0.05）. Movement functions were also improved in both groups, but the differences in improvement of creeping and kneeling, standing, and walking were significant between the two groups （P〈0.01）, showing the effect in Group Acup. ＋ M was better than that in Group Acup.. Conclusion： The therapy of acupuncture plus music gained better therapeutic effect on cerebral palsy than simple acupuncture, which provided new thoughts for treating the disease by comprehensive therapies.     

腹腔镜术后腹胀实施足三里注射的临床干预研究

Objective： To study the clinical effect of Zusanli injection on postoperative laparoscopic abdominal distention. Methods：100 cases with postoperative laparoscopic abdominal distention in our hospital from February, 2012 to March, 2013 were selected andrandomly divided into an observation group and a control group. Patients in the control group were treated with conventional therapy,while patients in the observation group were given acupuncture at Zusanli, Neiguan, Hegu beside the therapy for the control group. Theaverage operation time, abdominal distension in the operation time, bleeding volume, the first anal exhausting time and recovery timeof abdominal distension of the two groups were analyzed and compared. Results： After operation, the comparison of the first analexhausting time had statistical significance（P〈0.0001）. The curative rate of the observation group after three days of operation was 94.00%.Compared with the control group（86.00%）,it had statistical significance（x2=4.7619,P=0.0291）. After the 3rd day, there was nostatistical significance between the two groups （P〉0.05）. Conclusion： Treatment of postoperative laparoscopic abdominal distention byneedling Zusanli is worthy of promotion.     

Role of Combining Spreading Moxibustion and Point Injection in Reducing ECP and LPO Levels and Improving Lung Function简

Objective： To observe the effect of combining spreading moxibustion and point injection on serum eosinophil cationic protein（ECP）, lipid peroxidase（LPO） and cellular immunity in patients with cough-variant asthma. Methods： A total of 150 cases who met the inclusion criteria were randomized into three groups, 50 in each group. Spreading moxibustion and point injection were employed in the observation group, spreading moxibustion alone in the spreading moxibustion group and point injection alone in the point injection group. Then the therapeutic efficacies were evaluated after one course of treatment. Results： The recovery rate and total effective rate were 50.0% and 98.0% respectively in the observation group, versus 18.0% and 86.0% in the spreading moxibustion group and 14.0% and 82.0% in the point injection group, showing a statistically significant difference（P 〈 0.01）. Before treatment, there were no inter-group statistically significant differences in levels of ECP, LPO, CD3＋,CD4＋, CD4＋/CD8＋ and CD8＋, forced vital capacity（FCV）, forced expiratory volume 1（FEV1）, and peak expiratory flow（PEF）（P〉0.05）. After treatment, the ECP and LPO levels in the observation group were more significantly reduced than those in the other two groups, showing statistically significant difference（P〈0.01）; the levels of CD3＋, CD4＋ and CD4＋/CD8＋ in the observation group were significantly elevated but CD8＋ was significantly reduced, showing statistically significant differences compared with those in the other two groups（P〈0.01）; and the lung function indexes（FVC, FEV1 and PEF） in the observation group were more significantly elevated than those in the other two groups（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Combining spreading moxibustion and point injection could remarkably reduce the contents of ECP and LPO in patients with cough-variant asthma, improve cellular immunity, increase the contents of CD3＋, CD4＋ and CD4＋/CD8＋, reduce the content of CD8＋ and improve the lung function.     

Local vibration therapy promotes the recovery of nerve function in rats with sciatic nerve injury

Objective: It has been reported that local vibration therapy can benefit recovery after peripheral nerve injury, but the optimized parameters and effective mechanism were unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effect of local vibration therapy of different amplitudes on the recovery of nerve function in rats with sciatic nerve injury(SNI).Methods: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to SNI and then randomly divided into 5 groups: sham group, SNI group, SNI + A-1 mm group, S...     

针刺加刺络与卡马西平治疗偏头痛效应差异的观察（英文）

Objective:To observe the clinical therapeutic effect on migraine treated with acupuncture combined with blood-letting therapy.Methods:A total of 90 patients of migraine were included in compliance with the requirement and divided into a blood-letting therapy group,a western medication group,an acupuncture plus blood-letting therapy group,30 cases in each one according to the random number table.In the two control groups,the simple blood-letting therapy was exerted at Dazhui(大椎 GV14) and the oral administration with carbamazepine were provided respectively.In the acupuncture plus blood-letting therapy group,acupuncture was exerted at Baihui(百会 GV20) and other points,with blood-letting therapy combined.The treatment was given once daily and 12 treatments were as one course.After 2 courses of treatment,the score of therapeutic effect on symptoms and signs,pain score of visual analogue scale(VAS) and clinical therapeutic effect were compared among the three groups before and after treatment.Results:At the end of treatment,the scores for symptoms and signs and VAS score were reduced obviously as compared with those before treatment in the three groups(all P 0.01).Compared with the blood-letting therapy group and the medication group,the scores for symptoms and signs and VAS score were all reduced more obviously in the acupuncture plus blood-letting therapy group respectively(all P0.01) and the differences were not significant between the blood-letting therapy group and the medication group(P 0.05).The total effective rate in the acupuncture plus blood-letting therapy group was higher obviously than either the blood-letting therapy group or the medication group(both P 0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture combined with blood-letting therapy achieves a better clinical therapeutic effect on migraine as compared with either simple blood-letting therapy or medication.Such combined treatment obtains a satisfactory therapeutic results and deserves to be promoted in clinical application.     

经筋刺血对脑卒中后患者上肢痉挛状态的影响（英文）

Objective:To observe effects of pricking blood therapy at meridian sinews on upper limb spasm of poststroke patients.Methods:A total of 72 patients with post-stroke upper limb spasm were randomly divided into a comprehensive group of pricking blood therapy at meridian sinews with rehabilitation training(comprehensive group) and the simple rehabilitation training group(rehabilitation group),and there were 36 patients in each group.On the basis of routine therapy,the patients of the two groups rec...     

Clinical observation on acupuncture combined with hyperbaric oxygenation in treating patients with cervical spondylosis of nerve root type in acute phase

Objective: To observe the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture combined with hyperbaric oxygenation for cervical spondylosis of nerve root type in acute phase. Methods: One hundred cases with cervical spondylosis of nerve root type in acute phase were randomly divided into two groups, with 50 patients in each group. The patients in the treatment group were treated by acupuncture combined with hyperbaric oxygenation, and those in the control group only received the same acupuncture therapy as the treatment group. The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated after 2 courses of treatment. Results: In the treatment group, 27 cases were cured, 9 cases showed markedly effective, and 4 cases were invalid, and the recovery rate was 67.5%, the total effective rate was 90.0%; in the control group, 18 cases were cured, 17 cases showed markedly effective, 15 cases were invalid, and the recovery rate was 36.0%, the total effective rate was 70.0%. There were statistically significant differences between two groups in the recovery rate and the total effective rate(both P0.05). The average cure time of the treatment group was(15.56±7.13) d, and that of the control group was(22.13±7.78) d, which also had significant difference between the two groups(P0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with hyperbaric oxygenation has rapid and reliable effects for cervical spondylosis of nerve root type in acute phase.     

Effect of a comprehensive therapy plus Gushenyutai plaster admin- istered at Guanyuan （CV 4） on male infertility associated with se- men non-liquefaction

OBJECTIVE： To observe the clinical effect of Gushenyutai plaster administered at the Guanyuan（CV4） acupoint on male infertility associated with semen non-liquefaction.METHODS： Sixty-two male patients with infertility caused by semen non-liquefaction were random-ized into a treatment and control group. The control group received comprehensive therapy, which included oral administration of clarithromycin sustained release tablets, hip bath with Zhongyaoxiaoyan granules, prostate massage, and transurethral microwave treatment. The treatment group was administered Gushenyutai plaster in addition to the comprehensive therapy. Both groups were treated for 8 weeks. After treatment, the clinical effect and pregnancy rate were assessed and compared between the two groups.RESULTS： The effective rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group（96.77% vs 70.97%, P〈0.05） and the pregnancy rates of the treatment group and control groups were 38.71% and 16.13%, respectively（P〈0.05）.CONCLUSION： The effect of Gushenyutai plaster plus comprehensive therapy was better than that of the comprehensive therapy alone on male infertility induced by semen non-liquefaction.     

刺血疗法对黄褐斑的临床疗效观察

Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of treating chloasma with acupuncture and bloodletting therapy.Methods 176 cases with chloasma were recruited into two groups randomly. Acupuncture and bloodletting therapy was adopted in the treatment group (90 cases), and exclusive acupuncture was applied in the control group (86 cases). Results The effective rate was 96.7% in the treatment group and 51.2% in the control group. There was a significant statistical difference between two groups (P＜0.05). Conclusion The treatment of acupuncture and bloodletting therapy has a definite therapeutic effect on chloasma, being worthy of spread.     

The Needle-Rolling Therapy for Treatment of Non-organic Chronic Insomnia in 90 Cases

Objective： To evaluate the therapeutic effects of needle-rolling therapy for chronic insomnia. Methods： In the present multi-central randomly controlled clinical study, 180 cases of chronic insomnia were randomly divided into the following two groups, a treatment group （90 cases） treated by the needle-rolling therapy and a control group （90 cases） treated with clonopin. The treatment course for both the two groups was 4 weeks. The therapeutic effects were evaluated based on improvement of the TCM symptoms and the Pittsburgs＇s sleep-quality index （PSQI）. Results： After treatment, there were significant differences between the two groups in the effective rate （P〈0.05）, and in the total score of PSQI and in the scores of the 4 sub-items, i.e. sleep-quality, sleep-efficiency, hypnotic and daytime function （P〈0.05）. Although there was no significant difference between the two groups in the effective rate after a 3-month follow-up period, significant differences still existed in the 3 sub-items of sleep-efficiency, hypnotic, and daytime function of the PSQI （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： As compared with hypnotics of the second generation, the needle-rolling therapy may show better therapeutic effects for chronic insomnia patients.     

Reinforcing and reducing manipulation by breathing on yin and yang meridian points for motor function of knee joints in patients with ischemic stroke

Objective： To observe the effect of reinforcing and reducing manipulation by breathing on yin and yang meridian points for motor function of knee joints in patients with ischemic stroke. Methods： A total of 60 ischemic stroke cases were randomly allocated into an observation group and a control group, 30 in each group. Other than basic and conventional rehabilitation therapies, cases in the observation group were treated with reinforcing and reducing manipulation on yin and yang meridians points for a period of 8 weeks; whereas cases in the control group only received the same basic and conventional rehabilitation therapy as that in the observation group. Then the knee joint energy, support moment and shaking moment were compared between the two groups before treatment, and after 4-week and 8-week treatment respectively. Results： Before treatment, there were no between-group significant differences in knee joint energy, support moment and shaking moment（all P〉0.05）. After treatment, the knee joint energy, support moment and shaking moment in both groups were significantly improved（P〈0.05）. After 8 weeks of treatment, the knee joint energy, support moment and shaking moment in both groups were significantly improved than that of 4-week treatment（P 〈 0.05）. In addition, there were between-group statistical significances in comparing knee joint energy, support moment and shaking moment after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Reinforcing and reducing manipulation by breathing on yin and yang meridian points can increase the knee joint support and shaking force and moment in stroke patients and improve their walking ability.     

Therapeutic efficacy observation on combining acupuncture and chinese herbal fumigation for cervical radiculopathy

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of needling eight neck points and Chinese herbal fumigation for cervical radiculopathy. Methods： A total of 85 cases who met the inclusion criteria of cervical radiculopathy were allocated into a Jiaji （EX-B 2） points group, an eight neck points group and a comprehensive therapy group according to single-blind randomized controlled trial design. The 27 cases in the Jiaji （EX-B 2） points group were treated with needling cervical Jiaji （EX-B 2） points. The 28 cases in the eight neck points group were treated with needling the eight neck points. The 30 cases in the comprehensive therapy group were treated with needling the eight neck points coupled with Chinese herbal fumigation over the affected area. Before and after treatment, the symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） were graded and the short-form McGill pain questionnaire （SF-MQP） was employed to test pain rating index （PRI）, visual analogue scale （VAS） and present pain intensity （PPI）. In addition, therapeutic efficacies were compared among three groups. Results： After treatment, all SF-MPO, scores in three groups were significantly reduced, and there were inter-group statistical significant in comparison of scores differences between before and after treatment （P〈O.01）; there were inter-group statistical differences in the total effective rate （P〈O.05）. Conclusion： Needling the cervical Jiaji （EX-B 2） points and eight neck points can both alleviate pain in cervical radiculopathy patient. However, combining needling the eight neck points and Chinese herbal fumigation can obtain the better effect.     

Effect of electroacupuncture combined with stretta radiofrequency treatment on MTL and GAS in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease

Objective： To observe the effect of electroacupuncture （EA） combined with Stretta radiofrequency treatment on contents of motilin （MTL） and gastrin （GAS） in gastroesophageal reflux disease （GERD） patients. Methods： A total of 90 eligible GERD cases were randomly allocated into three groups, 30 in each group. Patients in the EA group were treated with EA, patients in the radiofrequency group were treated with Stretta radiofrequency, and patients in the observation group were treated with EA combined with Stretta radiofrequency. Assessment was made after a course of treatment. Results： The recovery, improvement and failure cases and total effective rate in the EAgroup were 2, 18, 10 and 67.7% respectively, versus 13, 13, 4 and 86.7% in the radiofrequency group and 20, 9, 1 and 96.7% in the observation group. The therapeutic efficacy in the observation group was significantly better than that in the other two groups （P〈0.01）. After treatment, symptom scores of regurgitation, heartburn and substernal burning pain in all three groups were significantly reduced （P〈0.05）; the reduction in the observation group was more significant than that inthe other two groups （P〈0.05）,and the reduction in the radiofrequency group was more significant than that in the EA group （P〈0.05）. After treatment, the contents of MTL and GAS in all three groups were increased; and the increase in the observation group was more significant than that in the other two groups （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： EA combined with Stretta radiofrequency treatment can significantly improve the clinical effect of GERD patients, improve regurgitation, heartburn and substernal burning pain and increase the contents of MTL and GAS.     

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.     

Clinical observation on scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training for hemiplegia after stroke

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of the scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training for hemiplegia. Methods： One hundred and thirty-six cases with hemiplegia after stroke who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into three groups according to visiting sequence. Forty-eight cases in the observation group were treated by scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training, 35 cases in the medicine group were treated by Chinese and Western medicines, and 53 cases in the medicine plus rehabilitation group were treated by Western medicine and rehabilitation training. Patients＇ consciousness, speech and limb functions were scored before and after treatment, and the results were compared. Results： After treatment, the scores of consciousness, speech and limb functions after treatment were lower than those before treatment. And their decrease in the observation group were more statically significant than that in the medicine group and the medicine plus rehabilitation group （P〈0.01 or P〈0.05）. The total effective rates of the three groups were significantly different （P〈0.01 or P〈0.05）. The total effective rate of the observation group was better than that of the other two groups （both P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy has better effect for stroke hemiplegia.     

Clinical observation on treatment of chronic eczema with acupuncture plus acupoint injection therapy

Objective： To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture combined with acupoint injection therapy in treating chronic eczema. Methods： Seventy patients were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-six cases in the treatment group were treated with acupuncture, acupoint injection therapy and tapping with plum-blossom needle, while 34 cases in the control group were treated with oral administration of Loratadine plus topical application of Halometasone Cream. Results： After a three-week treatment, the curative and remarkable effective rate and the total effective rate were respectively 80.6% and 97.2% in the treatment group, versus 47.1% and 79.4% in the control group. The differences in the curative and remarkable effective rate and total effective rate between the two groups were statistically significant （all P〈O.05）. No obvious adverse reaction appeared in the two groups during the treatment. Conclusion： Acupuncture plus acupoint injection therapy is effective for chronic eczema with high in safety.     

Clinical curative effect of electric acupuncture on acute cerebral in- farction： a randomized controlled multicenter trial

OBJECTIVE： To examine whether electric acupuncture can improve the daily life of patients with ischemic cerebral apoplexy at acute stage.METHODS： A stratified-block randomized controlled multicenter trial was designed for this study.Totally 340 patients with acute ischemic cerebral apoplexy were randomly divided into an electric acupuncture group and a control group. In the electric acupuncture group, 170 patients were treated with electric acupuncture and routine therapy, and170 patients in the control group with routine therapy alone. Major indexes for judging curative effect were Barthel index at 3- and 6- months follow-up visits and number of re-hospitalized patients. Mi-nor indexes for judging curative effect were change in the score for nervous dysfunction at 4and 12 weeks follow-up visits and number of patients persisting in rehabilitation treatment with acupuncture during follow-up visit.RESULTS： Baseline data at the time of case selection between the two groups were similar. The odds ratio（OR） was 0.92, and the 95% confidence interval（CI） was 0.49-1.73 in disabled rate and 0.73 and 0.51-1.05 in the number of re-hospitalized patients in the electric acupuncture group at 6-month follow up visit compared with the control group.There was no difference in the score for nervous dysfunction at the end of 12-week follow-up visit between the two groups. The score for nervous dysfunction at the end of 4-week treatment in the electric acupuncture group was significantly higher than that in the control group（P〈0.05）. The number of patients discharged from hospital who persisted in rehabilitation treatment with acupuncture in the acupuncture group was significantly higher than that in the control group.CONCLUSION： Using electric acupuncture to treat patients with acute ischemic cerebral apoplexy can effectively improve the nervous dysfunction scores after 4-week treatment and their ability to deal with daily life after 6-month follow-up visit. Systematic treatment with acupuncture may also reduc