Clinical Observation on Combination of Acupuncture and Medication in Treating Breast Hyperplasia简

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with medication in treating breast hyperplasia. Methods： One hundred patients with breast hyperplasia who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into an acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine（A＆TCM） group and a traditional Chinese medicine（TCM） group, 50 cases in each group. The A＆TCM group received acupuncture combined with oral TCM; the TCM group only received oral TCM. After two courses of treatment, the efficacy was observed. Results： During the two treatment courses, the recovery rates had been increasing in both groups. The recovery rate of the A＆TCM group was 40.0% and the total effective rate was 98.0%. While the recovery rate of the TCM group was 18.0% and the total effective rate was 80.0%. According to statistical analysis, the differences of recovery rate and total effective rate between the two groups were statistically significant（P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Combination of acupuncture and TCM is more effective than simple oral TCM.     

Clinical observation of acupuncture plus patent Chinese medicine for post-stroke constipation

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus patent Chinese medicine in treating post-stroke constipation. Methods： Sixty eligible patients with post-stroke constipation were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture plus Ma Zi Ren pill, while the control group was by Ma Zi Ren pill alone. The symptoms of constipation were observed before and after intervention. Results： After 2-week treatment, the constipation condition was improved in both groups, and the improvement in the treatment group was statistically more significant than that in the control group（P〈0.05）; respectively two weeks and a month after the intervention, the treatment group was superior to the control group in comparing the constipation score（P〈0.05）. However, acupuncture didn＇t show marked effect in improving defecation speed, initial defecation time, and spontaneous discharge frequency. The treatment group had a significantly higher short-term markedly-effective rate compared with the control group（P〈0.05）; the long-term therapeutic efficacy of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group（P〈0.05）. The adverse events happened in the treatment group were significantly less than those in the control group（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Acupuncture at specific acupoints plus patent Chinese medicine can produce a content therapeutic efficacy.     

Effect of combined acupuncture and Shen Zao An Shen Tang on sleep quality of insomnia patients due to deficiency of the heart and spleen

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with Shen Zao An Shen Tang for insomnia due to deficiency of the heart and spleen, investigate the law of treating insomnia based on syndrome differentiation, and thus provide evidence for treatment based on differentiation of insomnia in traditional Chinese medicine. Methods： A total of 62 cases with insomnia due to deficiency of the heart and spleen were randomized into a combined acupuncture and Chinese herbal formula group and a Western medication group, 31 cases in each group. Acupuncture and self-made Shen Zao An Shen Tang were employed in the former, while Estazolam was used in the latter. After a 28-day treatment, the clinical efficacy, sleep efficiency, sleep dysfunction rating scale （SDRS） and adverse reactions in the two groups were observed and compared. Results： The total effective rate in the combined acupuncture and Chinese herb formula group was 96.8%, versus 74.2% in the Western medication group, showing a statistically significant difference （P〈0.05）. After treatment, the sleep efficiency ratios in both groups were significantly increased （P〈O.01, P〈0.05）, and there was a between-group statistically significant difference （P〈0.05）. Also, the SDRS scores in both groups were decreased （P〈0.01, P〈0.01） and there was a between-group statistically significant difference （P〈0.01）. In addition, the adverse reaction rate in the combined acupuncture and Chinese herb formula group was significantly lower than that in the Western medication group （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Combining acupuncture and Chinese herb formula can obtain a substantial clinical efficacy for insomnia due to deficiency of the heart and spleen and improve the patients＇ sleep quality. Compared with Estazolam, it is better in effect and less in adverse reactions.     

针刺治疗后循环缺血性眩晕临床疗效观察(英文)

目的:观察针刺治疗后循环缺血性眩晕的临床疗效。方法:将 71 例后循环缺血性眩晕患者按就诊顺序随机分为2组,针刺组37例,采用针刺治疗;药物组34例,采用口服盐酸氟桂利嗪治疗。治疗6星期后观察疗效。结果:治疗后,针刺组椎动脉(Vertebral Artery ,VA)、基底动脉(Basilar Artery,BA)的平均血流速度(Mean Blood Flow Velocity, VM) 均明显增加,与本组治疗前比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);血管搏动指数(Pulsatility Index,PI) 虽有降低,但与治疗前差异无统计学意义。治疗后,药物组VA、BA的平均血流速度有所增加,与本组治疗前比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);PI与治疗前比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。针刺组VM的改善程度优于药物组,两组差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);两组 PI改善程度差异无统计学意义。从临床疗效上分析,针刺组及药物组均有效,但针刺组要优于药物组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:针刺治疗后循环缺血性眩晕疗效优于口服盐酸氟桂利嗪。     

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。     

针刺治疗原发性口干燥症疗效观察(英文)

目的:观察针刺治疗原发性口干燥症的临床疗效。方法:将46例患者按随机字母表随机分入针刺组和药物组。针刺组予以滋阴补肾针刺治疗,药物组口服知柏地黄丸治疗。对两组患者治疗前后静态唾液总流率及方糖试验计分变化进行比较分析。结果:针刺组总有效率87.0%,药物组总有效率60.9%,两组总有效率比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。治疗后,两组静态唾液总流率测定、方糖试验计分均明显改善,同组治疗前后比较差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05或P<0.01);治疗后,针刺组静态唾液总流率、方糖试验计分与药物组比较差异均有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论:滋阴补肾针刺疗法治疗原发性口干燥症疗效优于口服知柏地黄丸,且无不良反应。     

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.     

腹针结合体针治疗轻中度抑郁症的疗效观察

目的:观察薄氏腹针结合体针对轻中度抑郁症临床症状的影响.方法:将62例轻中度抑郁症患者随机分为治疗组和对照组.治疗组采用薄氏腹针结合体针治疗,对照组仅采用常规体针治疗,两组患者分别在治疗前后用汉密尔顿抑郁量表(Hamilton Depression Rating Scale,HAMD-17)和抑郁自评量表(Self-Rating Depression Scale,SDS)进行测评.结果:两组患者HAMD-17和SDS量表评分与自身治疗前比较,均明显减低(P＜0.01);治疗后两组间HAMD-17项和SDS量表评分相比较,治疗组评分降低更明显(P＜0.01).结论:薄氏腹针结合体针能明显减低抑郁症患者HAMD-17项和SDS量表评分,能够更为明显地改善抑郁症状.     

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.     

Acupuncture plus Chinese medicinal fumigation and washing for edema of the stroke-affected limb

Objective： To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture plus Chinese medicinal fumigation and washing in treating edema of the affected limb in post-stroke hemiplegia. Methods： Two hundred patients with edema of the stroke-affected limb from our hospital were randomized into two groups according to their visiting sequence. In the observation group, 100 subjects were intervened by acupuncture plus Chinese medicinal fumigation and washing in addition to oral administration of diuretics, while the other 100 subjects in the control group were only given diuretics. The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated after successive 2-week treatments. Results： The total effective rate was 90.0% in the observation group, significantly higher than 66.0% in the control group, indicating that there was a significant difference in comparing the overall therapeutic effect（P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Acupuncture plus Chinese medicinal fumigation and washing in addition to oral administration of diuretics is effective in treating edema of the affected limb in post-stroke hemiplegia.     

Aligned acupuncture at muscle regions plus cutaneous needle for upper limb spasticity after stroke: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

Objective： To evaluate the clinical efficacy of aligned acupuncture at the muscle regions plus cutaneous needle for post-stroke upper limb spasticity. Methods： By adopting a design of multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial, 488 patients with post-stroke upper limb spasticity were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 244 in each group. In addition to rehabilitation training, the treatment group received aligned acupuncture at the muscle regions plus cutaneous needle therapy and the control group received conventional Western medicine. After successive 3-week treatments, the clinical efficacy, spasticity degree of the upper limb, joint function, and neurological defect degree were evaluated in the two groups. Results： The total effective rate was 93.4% in the treatment group versus 61.5% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant （P 〈 0.05）. The upper-limb spasticity degree, joint function, and neurological defect degree were improved significantly in both groups after intervention （P〈0.05）, and the improvements in the treatment group were more significant than those in the control group （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Aligned acupuncture at the muscle regions plus cutaneous needle therapy is effective in treating post-stroke upper limb spasticity.     

Therapeutic Observation on Combined Acupuncture and Medication for Recurrent Facial Dermatitis简

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint injection plus medication in treating recurrent facial dermatitis（RFD）. Methods： Fifty-eight patients with RFD were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 29 in each. The treatment group was intervened by acupoint injection with BCG-PSN plus oral administration of Fexofenadine Hydrochloride, and the control group was by Fexofenadine Hydrochloride only. The clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups, and a follow-up study was conducted to investigate the recurrence rate. Results： The total effective rate was 96.6% in the treatment group versus 65.5% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant（P〈0.01）. Of the cured and improved patients in the treatment group, the recurrence rates were 10.7%, 25.0%, and 32.1% respectively 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment, versus 31.6%, 36.8%, and 73.7% in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Acupoint injection plus medication is an effective method in treating RFD.     

Observation on warm needling therapy for third lumbar vertebra transverse process syndrome

Objective： To observe the effect of warm needling therapy plus acupuncture on third lumbar vertebra transverse process syndrome. Methods： Sixty cases of third lumbar vertebra transverseprocess syndrome were randomly divided into a warm needling groupor an acupuncture group, 30 cases in each group. Cases in the acupuncture group were treated by routine points and needle sticking manipulation, while those in the warm needling group were treated by moxibustion plus needling as same as the acupuncture group. Japanese orthopedic association scores （JOA） in the two groups were observed and compared after 2 treatment courses. Results： After treatment, the JOA score in the warm needling group was higher than that in the acupuncture group （P〈0.01）; subjective symptom, clinical syndromes, activity of daily living （ADL） in the warm needling group were all higher than those in the acupuncture group （allP〈0.05）; the score of pain in the warm needling group was significantly lower than that in the acupuncture group （P〈0.01）; the total effective rate in the warm needling group was 76.7%, versus 70.0% in the acupuncture group, showing a statistically significant difference （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Warm needling therapy is more effective thannormal acupuncture in treating third lumbar vertebra transverseprocess syndrome.     

Clinical study on acupoint injection plus acupuncture for insomnia due to heart-kidney disharmony

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint injection at Neiguan （PC 6） plus acupuncture in treating insomnia due to heart-kidney disharmony. Methods： A hundred patients with insomnia due to heart-kidney disharmony were randomized into an observation group and a control group. Fifty-three cases in the observation group were intervened by acupoint injection at Neiguan （PC 6） plus acupuncture; while 54 cases in the control group were intervened by acupuncture alone. The Pittsburgh sleep quality index （PSQI） was evaluated before and after intervention, and the therapeutic efficacies of the two groups were compared. Results： Acupoint injection at Neiguan （PC 6） plus acupuncture produced significantly higher efficacies in improving sleep quality, shortening sleep latency, and enhancing sleep efficiency than acupuncture alone （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： The two groups both can improve the condition of insomnia; acupoint injection at Neiguan （PC 6） has significant advantages, manifested by a higher therapeutic efficacy for insomnia due to heart-kidney disharmony, higher safety evaluation, efficiency, and less adverse events, thus proper for clinical application.     

Effect of acupuncture on NSE and Hcy levels and magnetic resonance spectrum in cerebral infarction patients

Objective： To observe the effect of stage-based acupuncture on neuron specific enolase （NSE）, homocysteine （Hcy） levels and magnetic resonance spectrum in patients with cerebral infarction. Methods： Ninety eligible subjects were randomized into two groups, 45 in each. The control group was intervened by conventional neurological medication, while the treatment group was by acupuncture according to different stages in addition to the conventional neurological medication. The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated after a treatment course. Results： The total effective rate was 97.8% in the treatment group versus 77.8% in the control group, and the treatment group was significantly superior to the control （P〈0.01）. In comparing the National Institutes of Health stroke scale （NIHSS） score, NSE and Hcy levels, the treatment group was lower than the control group, and the differences were statistically significant （P〈0.01）. The analysis of magnetic resonance spectrum revealed that the treatment group had a markedly higher N-acetyle-aspartate （NAA） concentration and lower lactic acid （Lac） concentration than the control group （P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Stage-based acupuncture significantly increases clinical efficacy and heals neurological function deficit, and its mechanism is possibly related to the decrease of NSE and Hcy levels, increase of NAA, and elimination of Lac.     

Observation on Clinical Effects of Electroacupuncture for Migraine Without Aura简

Objective： To observe the clinical effects of electroacupuncture（EA） for migraine without aura. Methods： The migraine patients in conformity with the conditions were randomly divided into two groups, 34 cases in each group. The treatment group was given EA and the control group was given the routine acupuncture treatment, to observe various pain indexes respectively before and one month after the treatment. Results： The general effect was remarkably better in the treatment group than that in the control group（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： EA is an effective therapy for migraine without aura.     

Clinical observation on comprehensive treatment on cutaneous region for low back pain

Objective： To observe the clinical effects of comprehensive treatmenton cutaneous region for low back pain. Methods： One hundred and twenty outpatients with low back pain who met the diagnostic criteria were randomly divided into a cutaneous region group or a medication group, 60 cases in each group. The cases in the cutaneous region group were treated by Nie-pinching up the skin of the lumbosacral region, cupping and acupuncture. Those in the medication group were treated by oral administration of Celecoxib capsule. The visual analogue scale （VAS） and Oswestry disability index （ODI） were used to assess the therapeutic effects. Results： After treatment, the VAS scores of both groups were different from those before treatment, showing statistical significances （allP＆lt;0.01）. The D-valuse of VAS scores of both groups were different from those before treatment, showing statistical significances （allP＆lt;0.01）. The D-value of OID scores in the cutaneous region group was significantly different from that in the medication group（P＆lt;0.01）. After treatment, the total effective rate was 91.7% in the cutaneous region group versus 76.7% in the medication group, there was a significant difference in comparing the clinical effect （P＆lt;0.01）. Conclusion： Both comprehensive treatment on the cutaneous region and Celecoxib capsule can obviously relieve low back pain. But comprehensive treatment on the cutaneous region is better than Celecoxib capsule in the therapeutic effects.     

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.     

针刺联合穴位贴敷治疗脾胃虚弱型慢性萎缩性胃炎疗效观察

目的观察针刺联合穴位贴敷治疗脾胃虚弱型慢性萎缩性胃炎(CAG)的临床效果。方法将76例脾胃虚弱型CAG患者分入治疗组、对照组,每组38例。治疗组行针刺联合穴位贴敷治疗12星期,对照组行常规西药治疗12星期,以中医证候积分、有效率为疗效评价指标进行比较。结果治疗组在改善中医证候积分、有效率方面均优于对照组。结论针刺联合穴位贴敷治疗脾胃虚弱型慢性萎缩性胃炎临床效果显著。     

Efficacy observation on acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking treatment for primary dysmenorrhea

Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking treatment for primary dysmenorrhea. Methods:Sixty-eight patients with primary dysmenorrhea were randomly divided into two groups, and 35 cases in the treatment group were treated by acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking, while 33 cases in the control group were only treated by acupuncture. The treatments for the patients in both groups began from one week before their menstruation and continued till the menstruation came. And the efficacy was observed after treatments of three consecutive menstrual cycles. Results:The total effective rate was 94.2% in the treatment group, versus 84.8% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion:Acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking treatment for primary dysmenorrhea is more effective than simple acupuncture.