Effect of Acupuncture Combined with Blood-letting by a Three-edged Needle on 50 cases of Bell＇s Palsy at the Acute Stage

Objective： To observe clinical effects of acupuncture combined with blood-letting by a three-edged needle for treating Bell＇s palsy of wind-heat syndrome at the acute stage. Methods： One hundred patients were randomly divided into a treatment group （50 cases） treated by acupuncture plus blood-letting and a control group （50 cases） treated by simple acupuncture. Four courses of treatments were given in both groups. The main symptoms and signs were observed and clinical effects evaluated with scores after one week, 2 weeks and one month of treatments respectively. Results： After treatment, the scores for symptoms and signs were significantly different from those before treatment in both groups （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）. After one month of treatment, the improvement of the symptoms and signs in the treatment group was more than that in the control group with a significant difference （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Acupuncture plus blood-letting can produce good therapeutic effects on Bell＇s palsy of wind-heat syndrome at the acute stage.     

Clinical observation on acupuncture therapy for depression at perimenopause

Objective： To observe the effect of acupuncture therapy on depression at perimenopause. Methods： Sixty patients who had depression at perimenopause were divided into a treatment group and a control group, thirty patients in each group. Patients in the treatment group were treated with Bo＇s abdominal acupuncture, while patients in the control group were treated with Prozac. Hamilton depression scale （HAMD） and Beck depression inventory （BDI） were observed before and after treatment to evaluate the clinical effect. Results： Depression levels decreased after treatments in both groups （P〈0.05）. There were no statistical differences between the two groups in the total effective rate and BDI. Conclusion： Abdominal acupuncture has similar effect in treating depression at perimenopause with Prozac..     

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.     

Effects of the Intelligent-Turtle Massage on the Physical Symptoms and Immune Functions in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Objective： To evaluate the effects of the intelligent-turtle massage on the physical symptoms and immune functions in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome （CFS）. Methods： 182 cases of CFS were randomly divided into an experimental group of 91 eases treated by the intelligent-turtle massage, and a control group of 91 cases treated with the conventional massage method. After 2 courses of treatment, the therapeutic effects were statistically analyzed with the accumulated score for the improved clinical symptoms; and the changes of IgA, IgM and IgG were compared in 96 cases. Results： There was a significant difference between the two groups in the accumulated scores for improvement of the symptoms （P〈0.05）. A remarkable difference was found in the therapeutic ,effect, And there was a significant difference in the IgA, IgM and IgG levels between the two groups （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： The intelligent-turtle massage is an effective therapy for relieving the physical symptoms of CFS, and it may show certain effects on the immune functions.     

Clinical observation on Dong’s extraordinary points for tinnitus due to cervical spondylosis

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of Dong＇s extraordinary points in treating tinnitus due to cervical spondylosis. Methods： Totally 140 eligible subjects diagnosed with tinnitus due to cervical spondylosis were randomized into two groups, seventy in the treatment group were intervened by acupuncture at Dong＇s extraordinary points; seventy in the control group were intervened by acupuncture at cervical Jiaji （EX-B 2） and distal points on limbs. Therapeutic efficacy was observed after a treatment course. Results： The total effective rate was 95.7% in the treatment group versus 85.7% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Compared to traditional point selection, acupuncture at Dong＇s extraordinary points has advantages of fewer points, less pain, faster effect, and better therapeutic efficacy.     

Curative effect of special acupuncture techniques on female urethral syndrome and its relationship with the course of treatment

Purpose To observe the curative effect of special acupuncture techniques on female urethral syndrome and its relationship with the course of treatment.Method Four abdominal and four sacral empirical points were acupunctured with special techniques and electricity. A difference in curative effect was investigated between different numbers of treatments. Results The clinical cure rate reached 15.2% just after ≤ 10 (7.3 ± 1.3) treatments. The curative effect was significantly better after 20-40 (32.1 ± 5.8) treatments than after ≤ 10 (7.3± 1.3) treatments (χ2 = 10.086, P ＜0.05). The clinical cure rate reached 43.5% in the former. Conclusion Special acupuncture techniques have a good clinical effect on female urethral syndrome. The curative effect improves with an increase in the number of treatments.     

JING JIN ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT FOR 35 CASES OF SCIATICA

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of JING Jin acupuncture treatment on sciatica.Methods: We collected 35 cases of sciatica in open community health station of Nankai District of Tianjin from December 2012 to June 2013.After two courses of treatment, we evaluated the curative effect of the 35 cases according to the standard of TCM syndrome diagnosis and treatment, and recorded pain score of the patients before and after treatment according to the numerical rating scale for pain.Using SPSS 13.0 statistical software for statistical analysis, pain scores of patients before and after treatment were compared by paired t test.P0.05 was considered to have statistical significance.Results: Ten cases were cured, 13 cases were markedly effective, 11 effective cases, and 1 invalid cases, with the total efficiency rate of 97.1%(34/35).Pain scores before and after treatments were 6.82±2.17 and 2.48±1.17, respectively.Comparing pain scores before and after treatment, the difference was statistically significant(t=10.433, P 0.05).Conclusion: The curative effect of treatment of sciatica by JING Jin acupuncture treatment is exact.     

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.     

Effect of individualized needling on gross motor function in cerebral palsy infants

Objective: To observe the effect of individualized needling protocol (on the basis of functional brain mapping and standardized syndrome differentiation in Chinese medicine) on gross motor functions of infants with cerebral palsy (CP) and thus study the innovative means of combining acupuncture with rehabilitation management technique. Methods: A total of 74 CP infants were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 37 in each group. Combined individualized needling and rehabilitation training were used in the treatment group, versus combined Jin’s needling (16 brain-benefiting points) and rehabilitation training in the control group. For both groups, acupuncture treatment was conducted once every other day and rehabilitation training every day. The dynamic changes of gross motor functions before treatment and after every 1-month treatment were measured and assessed using the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)-66. Results: After treatment, the GMFM scores were significantly increased in both groups (P<0.01); there were no between-group statistical differences in increase range of the GMFM scores (P>0.05); the treatment protocol was not interacted with the treatment time; and the GMFM scores for spastic CP infants were better in the treatment group than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Combined scalp acupuncture and rehabilitation training can produce positive effects on gross motor functions of CP infants. Individualized needling can obtain better effects than 16 brain-benefiting points in improving the gross motor functions of spastic CP infants.     

COMMENTS ON THE STUDY OF ACUPOINT COMBINATION AND REMEDIES FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND MOXIBUSTION

In the present paper, the author reviews the progresses in the study on acumoxi (acupuncture-moxi-bustion) treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM) from Chinese ancient classical works, Chinese and foreign journals. The therapeutic results reveal that acupuncture treatment of DM is effective in improving DM patients' symptoms via vagal-nerve reflex, regulation of neuroendocrine and immune functions. The author holds that ① correct selection of acupoints in accordance with syndrome differentiation and the related meridians and combined application of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicines (for oral administration) are the key points for raising the therapeutic effect; and ②acupoint combination and curative methods need to be researched further.     

Warm Needling Moxibustion for Knee Osteoarthritis:A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of warm needling moxibustion for knee osteoarthritis （KOA） by a randomized controlled trial. Methods： Sixty cases with KOA were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The observation group was treated by warm needling moxibustion. The control group was treated by simple acupuncture. Ten sessions made one course and the two groups were treated for two courses. The scores of knee joint pain, stiffness and knee functions before and after the treatment were observed. Results： The scores of Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index （WOMAC） on pain, stiffness and joint functions before and after treatment in both groups were statistically different （all P〈0.05）. The comparisons of the scores in pain, stiffness and joint function after treatment between the two groups were all statistically different （all P〈0.05）. The total effective rate was 93.3% in the observation group and 80.0% in the control group. The differences of the clinical effects between the two groups were statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Warm needling moxibustion can improve the clinical symptoms and functions of the patients with KOA, and is better than ordinary acupuncture in the therapeutic effect.     

Correlation between lower gastrointestinal tract symptoms and quality of life in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

OBJECTIVE： To explore correlations between the symptoms of constipation and abdominal distention and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease（COPD） in patients with stable disease.METHODS： We studied 191 patients with stable COPD（according to defined criteria） in this cross-sectional study from four three-level class A Chinese medicine hospitals in China. We built an Epidata 3.0 database and performed statistical analysis with SPSS, version 17.0. We analyzed correlations between the frequency of lower gastrointestinal tract symptoms（constipation and abdominal distention） and scores for major pulmonary symptoms（cough, sputum and wheezing） based on the St. George＇s Respiratory Questionnaire（SGRQ）,6-minute walking distance（6MWD） and frequency of acute exacerbations of COPD（AECOPD）.RESULTS： In addition to their pulmonary symptoms, 39.79% and 40.31% of study patients withstable COPD reported constipation and abdominal distention, respectively. Scores for major pulmonary symptoms（cough, sputum and wheezing）, AECOPD and SGRQ values in patients with constipation and abdominal distention were significantly greater, and the 6MWD markedly shorter, than in those without them. According to Pearson＇s correlation analysis, there were strong correlations between these lower gastrointestinal tract symptoms and scores for pulmonary symptoms, SGRQ, 6MWD and AECOPD.CONCLUSION： Lower gastrointestinal tract symptoms such as constipation and abdominal distention can adversely affect pulmonary symptoms, frequency of acute exacerbations and quality of life in patients with stable COPD.     

Curative effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patient with depression: a clinical randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the quality of life in patients with depression by clinical randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study.METHODS:one hundred and sixty-three cases of depression according with the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into a group of acupuncture dredging liver and regulating flow of theosophy(group 1),a group of acupoint shallow stab(group 2)and a group of non-acupoint shallow stab(group 3)at 1∶1∶1 ratio,and treated with acu-puncture,moxibustion,and intradermal embedding of needle,twice a week,for a total of 12 weeks.Scale of Quality of Life(SF-36)was used to measure the scores at four different time points and evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the quality of life of the patients with depression.RESULTS:At each time point after treatment,in scores of the 8 items,physical function,physical role,bodily pain,general physical condition,energy,social function,emotional function and mental health there were statistically significant differences among the 3 groups(P0.0125).CONCLUSION:Acupuncture can effectively improve the quality of life of patients with depression.     

COMMENTS ON THE STUDY OF ACUPOINT COMBINATION AND REMEDIES FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLTIUS WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND MOXIBUSTION

In the present pater ,the author reviews the progresses in the study on acumoxi(acupuncture-moxi-bustion)treatment of diabets mellitus(DM) from Chinese ancient classical works.Chinese and foreign journals.The therapeutic results reveal that acupuncture treatment of DM is effective in improving DM patients‘ symptoms via vagal-nerve reflex,regulation of neuroendocrine and immune functions,The author holds that （1） correct selection of acupoints in accordance with syndrome differentiation and the related meridians and combined application of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicaines (for oral administration)are the key points for raising the therapeutic effect;and (2) acupoint combinaton and curative methods need to be researched further.     

Wrist–ankle acupuncture combined with pinching along the spine for children allergic rhinitis: A randomized controlled trial

Objective: To investigate the clinical effect of wrist–ankle acupuncture combined with pinching along the spine on allergic rhinitis(AR) in children.Methods: A total of 65 children with AR were collected from February 2017 through to December 2018 and they were randomly divided into a combined treatment group with wrist–ankle acupuncture, pinching along the spine and western medication(combined treatment group, 32 cases) and a western medication group(33 cases). In the western medication group, loratadine was prescribed for oral administration. In the combined treatment group, on the base of the medication as the western medication group,the wrist–ankle acupuncture was adopted in combination with pinching along the spine. Before and after treatment, the symptoms and physical signs were scored and the clinical effect was observed in the children of the two groups.Results: After the treatment and in the follow-up, the scores of the symptoms and physical signs in the combined treatment group were lower than those of the western medication group, indicating a statistical significance(all P 0.05). The total effective rate was 93.7% in the combined treatment group,which was higher than 63.63% in the western medication group, indicating a statistical significance(P 0.05).Conclusion: The combined treatment of wrist–ankle acupuncture combined with pinching along the spine and loratadine effectively relieves the clinical symptoms and the physical signs in AR children. The clinical effect of this combined treatment is better than the simple use of loratadine.     

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     

Therapeutic efficacy observation on integrative acupuncture therapy for chronic urticaria

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of comprehensive acupuncture therapy for chronic urticaria. Methods: A total of 70 patients with chronic urticaria were treated with acupuncture, bloodletting after pricking and cupping [on Shenque (CV 8)]. The changes of signs and symptoms were observed before and after treatment. The therapeutic efficacy was then assessed according to the change rate of clinical symptoms scoring. Results: After treatment, 11 of the 70 cases got basic recovery, 21 cases got marked effectiveness, 27 cases got improvement and 11 cases got no effect. The total effective rate was 84.3%. There was statistical significance in symptoms score between before and after treatment (P<0.01). Conclusion: Combining acupuncture, bloodletting after pricking and cupping on Shenque (CV 8) is effective for chronic urticaria.     

Clinical Research on Abdominal Acupuncture plus Conventional Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis

To probe the therapeutic effect of abdominal acupuncture plus conventional acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis. Methods： PEMS3.1 software was used. The 105 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into an abdominal acupuncture group, a conventional acupuncture group and a combined group （abdominal acupuncture plus conventional acupuncture）. For the abdominal acupuncture group, the abdominal acupuncture was performed at Zhongwan （CV 12）, Guanyuan （CV 4）, Wailing （ST 26）, Daheng （SP 15）, Lower Rheumatism point and Qipang with needles retained for 30 minutes. For the conventional acupuncture group, the acupuncture was practiced at Neixiyan （EX-LE4） and Dubi （ST 35） of the affected limb, Yanglingquan （GB 34）, Liangqiu （ST 34）, Xuehai （SP 10） and Xiyangguan （GB 33）. For the combined group, both methods were applied. Treatment was given once a day, 6 times a week, for 4 weeks. Lysholm knee scoring scale was used to score the functions of knee before and after treatment. Results： Of 35 cases in the abdominal acupuncture group, 8 cases were remarkably relieved, 10 cases relieved, 14 cases improved, and 3 cases failed, the total effective rate was 91.4%. Of 35 cases in the conventional acupuncture group, 7 cases were remarkably relieved, 8 cases relieved, 16 cases improved, and 4 cases failed, the total effective rate was 88.6%. Of 35 cases in the combined group, 13 cases were remarkably relieved, 16 cases relieved, 5 cases improved, and 1 cases failed, the total effective rate was 97.1%. There was a remarkable difference in the effect among 3 groups （P〈O.05）. The difference in scores of Lysholm knee scoring scale for knee joint after treatment among 3 groups was very significant （P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Abdominal acupuncture has reliable effect for knee osteoarthritis and it has the synergized function when combined with conventional acupuncture.     

Moxibustion on Shenque （CV 8） Improves Effect of Acupuncture for Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome （IBS-D）. Methods： A total of 60 IBS-D patients were randomly allocated into a treatment group and a control group, 30 in each group. Patients in the treatment group were treated with acupuncture combined with ginger and salt-partitioned moxibustion on Shenque （CV 8）, whereas patients in the control group only received acupuncture treatment. Six days made up a course of treatment, and the clinical effects were statistically analyzed after 4 courses. Results： The overall response rate in the treatment group was 96.7%, versus 76.7% in the control group, showing a statistical significance （P〈0.05）. In the intra-group comparison of the symptom scores after treatment, there were statistical differences in both groups （both P〈0.01）, and in the inter-group comparison, the difference was statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Acupuncture combined with ginger and salt-partitioned moxibustion on Shenque （CV 8） can obtain better effect for ISB-D than acupuncture alone.