Observation on therapeutic effect of mild moxibustion plus acupoint injection for optic atrophy

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of mild moxibustion plus acupoint injection for optic atrophy.Methods:Ninety-four patients with optic atrophy were divided into a treatment group(51 cases)and a control group(43 cases).The treatment group was treated with mild moxibustion plus acupoint injection,and the control group was treated with medications.After three courses,the change of vision was observed.Results:The total effective rate was 82.4%in the treatment group and41.9%in the control group,with a statistical difference between the two groups(P<0.05).Conclusion:Moxibustion plus acupoint injection is an effective method to treat optic atrophy.     

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.     

Effect of heat-sensitive moxibustion on facial function score in patients with facial paralysis

Objective

To observe and compare the therapeutic efficacies of heat-sensitive moxibustion plus Western medication, dry Western medication, and acupuncture plus TDP in treating peripheral facial palsy (FP).

Methods

Ninety FP patients were randomized into a Western medication group, a heat-sensitive moxibustion group, and an acupuncture group by using sealed envelope, 30 cases in each group. The Western medication group was intervened by conventional Western medication; the heat-sensitive moxibustion group was by heat-sensitive moxibustion in addition to the same Western medication; the acupuncture group was by the Western medication plus acupuncture and TDP radiation. For the three groups, 6-day treatment was taken as a treatment course, with a 2-day interval between 2 courses, and totally 4 treatment courses were observed.

Results

After intervention, the modified Portmann scores were changed significantly in the three groups (P<0.05), and the improvements in the heat-sensitive moxibustion group and the acupuncture group were both superior to that in the Western medication group. The recovery plus markedly effective rate of the acupuncture group was significantly different from that of the Western medication group (P<0.05), and there was a significant difference in comparing the recovery plus markedly effective rate between the heat-sensitive moxibustion group and acupuncture group (P<0.05).

Conclusion

Heat-sensitive moxibustion is effective in treatment peripheral facial paralysis, and this method is free of pain, causing no adverse reactions, and worth promotion in clinic.

     

Clinical study on acupoint injection for primary osteoporosis

Objective:To observe the therapeutic efficacy of acupoint injection in treating primary osteoporosis. Methods:A hundred and fourteen eligible subjects were randomized at 2:1 into two groups. Seventy-six subjects in the observation group were intervened by acupoint injection, and 38 subjects in the control group were intervened by oral medication. Symptom and signs scores were observed before and after treatment. A two-year follow-up study was conducted to compare the long-term therapeutic efficacy between the two groups. Results:The recovery and markedly effective rate was 68.4% in the observation group versus 47.4% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). During the 2-year follow up study, 5 subjects in the observation group and 8 in the control group had new fracture, occupying 6.6% and 21.1% respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion:In treating primary osteoporosis, acupoint injection has better short and long term therapeutic efficacies compared to oral medication, and it’s convenient with high security evaluation.     

穴位按摩配合艾灸治疗顽固性失眠疗效观察

目的：观察穴位按摩配合艾灸治疗顽固性失眠的临床疗效。方法：将60例顽固性失眠患者随机分为两组,每组30例。治疗组予头面部穴位按摩及艾灸涌泉穴治疗,对照组予与治疗组相同的头面部穴位按摩治疗。两组均每日治疗1次,治疗4星期后进行疗效观察。结果：治疗组总有效率为93.3%,对照组总有效率为80.0%,两组总有效率差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)。结论：穴位按摩配合艾灸治疗顽固性失眠优于单纯穴位按摩治疗。     

针灸治疗强直性脊柱炎临床观察(英文)

目的:比较不同针灸疗法治疗强直性脊柱炎的临床疗效差异。方法:将60例符合诊断标准的强直性脊柱炎患者随机分为观察组(30例)和对照组(30例)。观察组予温针疗法,对照组予电针治疗。治疗结束对两组进行疗效比较。结果:观察组治愈率为40.0%,总有效率为96.7%;对照组治愈率为10.0%,总有效率为76.7%。两组疗效比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:针灸治疗强直性脊柱炎时温针疗效明显优于电针。     

Clinical observation of tuina plus heat-sensitive moxibustion for temporomandibular disorders

Objective

To observe the clinical efficacy of tuina plus heat-sensitive moxibustion in treating temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

Methods

Fifty patients with TMD were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 25 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by tuina plus heat-sensitive moxibustion, while the control group was by medication. The Fricton-Shiffman craniomandibular index (CMI) was observed before and after intervention, and the clinical efficacies of the two groups were also evaluated.

Results

There was no significant difference in comparing the CMI score between the two groups before intervention (P>0.05). After a treatment course, there were significant improvements in evaluating the CMI score in both groups (P<0.01), and the improvement was more significant in the treatment group than that in the control group (P<0.01). The total effective rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.01).

Conclusion

Tuina plus heat-sensitive moxibustion is effective in treating TMD, and it’s safe, without adverse reactions, thus worth promoting in clinic.

     

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.     

穴位注射治疗中风后吞咽障碍疗效观察(英文)

目的:观察穴位注射治疗脑卒中后吞咽障碍的临床疗效。方法:将80例脑卒中后吞咽障碍患者随机分入治疗组和对照组,每组40例,治疗组在西医常规治疗基础上进行穴位注射治疗,对照组接受西医常规治疗,并对两组的治疗结果比较分析。结果:两组患者治疗后症状与体征积分均有好转。洼田氏饮水试验疗效比较,治疗组优于对照组(P<0.01)。结论:穴位注射治疗脑卒中后吞咽障碍有很好的疗效。     

Observation on clinical effect of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture plus acupoint injection and laser radiation on the nasal cavity for allergic rhinitis. Methods： Ninety patients with allergic rhinitis were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 45 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated by acupuncture, acupoint injection method and He-Ne laser radiation on the nasal cavity. The control group was treated by Triamcinolone Acetonide nasal spray. The clinical effects were assessed after two courses of treatment. Results： The clinical curative rate was 88.9% and the total effective rate was 100.0% in the treatment group, versus 57.8% and 80.0% in the control group. The clinical curative rate and total effective rate were remarkably higher in the treatment group than those in the control group （P〈0.05）. In comparison of the therapeutic effects in the different courses between the two groups, the curative rates in the one course and two courses were higher in the treatment group than those in the control group （P〈0.05）. In the follow-up visit of the cured patients of the two groups for half a year, the recurrence rate was 2.5% in the treatment group versus 34.6% in the control group, with a statistical difference between the two groups （P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Acupuncture plus acupoint injection and laser radiation on the nasal cavity for allergic rhinitis has better clinical effect and long-term effect, and can obviously shorten the course, enhance the clinical effect and reduce the recurrence rate.     

推拿结合温针治疗腰椎间盘突出症临床观察

目的:观察推拿结合温针治疗腰椎间盘突出症的疗效.方法:将90例腰椎间盘突出症患者随机分为两组,观察组45例,采用推拿结合温针治疗;对照组45例,采用单纯推拿治疗.结果:观察组的总有效率为88.9％,对照组的总有效率为75.6％,两组总有效率具有统计学差异(P＜0.01).结论:推拿结合温针治疗腰椎间盘突出症疗效优于单纯推拿手法治疗.     

Clinical study on acupuncture plus medication for chronic atrophic gastritis due to spleen-stomach deficiency

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of combining acupuncture and medication in treating chronic atrophic gastritis （CAG） due to spleen-stomach deficiency.
Methods： Totally 176 patients with CAG were randomized into two groups by the random number table. The 91 subjects in the treatment group were intervened by acupuncture and oral Chinese patent medication; the other 85 subjects were by oral Chinese patent medication alone. The clinical efficacies were compared at the end of intervention.
Results： After a treatment course, the total effective rate was 87.9% in the treatment group versus 75.3% in the control group; according to the gastroscopy and pathological biopsy examinations, the total effective rate was 85.7% in the treatment group versus 74.1% in the control group. There were significant differences in comparing the clinical efficacy, gastroscopy and pathological examinations between the two groups （P〈0.05）.
Conclusion： Combining acupuncture and medication can produce a better therapeutic efficacy than medication alone in treating CAG due to spleen-stomach deficiency.     

推拿结合灸法治疗慢性疲劳综合征临床研究(英文)

目的:观察推拿结合灸法治疗对慢性疲劳综合征患者的影响。方法:将60例符合纳入标准的慢性疲劳综合征(Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,CFS)患者,随机分为2组,治疗组30例予推拿结合雷火灸治疗,对照组30例予普通针刺治疗。治疗4星期后进行临床疗效比较。结果:治疗组治愈率为36.7%,总有效率为93.3%,对照组治愈率为16.7%,总有效率为76.7%,两组治愈率和总有效率差异均有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论:推拿结合雷火灸治疗CFS疗效优于普通针刺。     

Therapeutic observation of thin-cotton moxibustion plus surround needling for herpes zoster

Objective

To compare the clinical efficacies between thin-cotton moxibustion plus surround needling and Western medication in treating herpes zoster (HZ).

Methods

Eighty-three HZ patients were divided into two groups according to their admission sequence, 41 cases in the thin-cotton moxibustion group and 42 cases in the Western medication group. The thin-cotton moxibustion group received thin-cotton moxibustion on the surface of lesions plus surround needling around the lesions, once a day. The Western medication group was intervened by Acyclovir intravenous injection, 0.25 g per dose, once a day, along with external application of Acyclovir cream 3-5 times a day. After 10-day treatment, the blister-healing time, crusting time, pain-reducing time, onset time of action, lesion-healed time, and occurrence of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) were compared.

Results

During the study, a case dropped out in the thin-cotton moxibustion group, and 2 cases dropped out in the Western medication group. The recovery and markedly-effective rate was 92.5% and total effective rate was 97.5% in the thin-cotton moxibustion group, versus 72.5% and 87.5% in the Western medication group, and the between-group differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The blister-healing time, crusting time, pain-reducing time, onset time of action and lesion-healed time in the thin-cotton moxibustion group were significantly shorter than those in the Western medication group (P<0.05). The occurrence rate of PHN was 2.07% in the thin-cotton moxibustion group, significantly lower than 9.19% in the Western medication group (P<0.01).

Conclusion

Thin-cotton moxibustion plus surround needling can produce a more significant efficacy than Acyclovir in treating HZ, and it can markedly reduce the occurrence of PHN.

     

捏脊加穴位贴敷治疗脾虚型小儿脑瘫的疗效观察

目的:观察捏脊加穴位贴敷治疗脾虚型小儿脑瘫的临床疗效.方法:将70例脾虚型脑瘫患儿随机分为治疗组和对照组,治疗组在采用综合康复疗法的基础上加用捏脊及穴位敷贴,对照组仅采用综合康复疗法.每天治疗1次,20 d为1个疗程,共观察3个疗程.结果:治疗组临床症状总有效率77.1％,对照组为39.9％;治疗组康复疗效总有效率为74.3％,对照组为48.6％.治疗组有效率均明显优于对照组,具有统计学意义(P＜0.05).结论:捏脊加穴位敷贴治疗脾虚型脑瘫患儿的效果明显,值得临床推广应用.     

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.     

Effect of heat-sensitive moxibustion plus psychological intervention on SP, 5-HT and quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Objective

To observe the effect of heat-sensitive moxibustion plus psychological intervention on serum contents of substance P (SP) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), as well as the quality of life (QOL) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Methods

A total of 120 IBS patients were divided into three groups by random sampling method, 40 cases in each group. The heat-sensitive moxibustion group received heat-sensitive moxibustion, the psychological intervention group received psychological intervention, while the observation group received both methods. The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated after 3 courses of treatment.

Results

After treatment, the therapeutic efficacy of the observation group was better than that of the heat-sensitive moxibustion group and the psychological intervention group (P<0.01), and the heat-sensitive moxibsution group was better than the psychological intervention group (P<0.05). In comparing the bowel symptom scale (BSS), the observation group was better than the other two groups (P<0.05), and there was a significant difference between the heat-sensitive moxibustion group and the psychological intervention group (P<0.05). In the comparison of QOL, the observation group was significantly superior to the other two groups (P<0.05), and there was a significant difference between the heat-sensitive moxibustion group and psychological intervention group (P<0.05). In comparing serum SP and 5-HT, the observation group was markedly better than the other two groups (P<0.05), and there were significant differences between the heat-sensitive moxibustion group and psychological intervention group (P<0.05). The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were used to estimate the mental state of the three groups, revealing that the observation group was better than the heat-sensitive moxibustion group and the psychological intervention group (P<0.05), and there were significant differences between the latter two groups (P<0.05).

Conclusion

Heat-sensitive moxibustion plus psychological intervention can regulate the levels of SP and 5-HT, improve BSS, SDS, SAS and QOL in treating IBS.

     

Clinical Study on Moxibustion at Shenque （CV 8） for Chronic Urticaria

Objective： To observe the safety and efficacy of moxibustion at Shenque （CV 8） for chronic urticaria. Methods： A total of 80 cases who met the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated into a treatment group and a control group, 40 in each. Cases in the treatment group were treated with thunder-fire moxibustion at Shenque （CV 8）, whereas cases in the control group were treated with Mizolastine. Changes in clinical symptoms such as itching and skin lesion were observed before and after treatment and the therapeutic efficacies were assessed. Results： After treatment, the total scores of clinical symptoms in both groups were markedly reduced （P〈0.05）, and the reduction was more significant in the treatment group than that in the control group （P〈0.05）. The total effective rate in the treatment group was 77.5%, versus 65.0% in the control group, showing no significant difference （P〉0.05）. The Ridit analysis showed a between-group significant difference in therapeutic efficacy grades （P〈0.05）. There were no reports of adverse reactions in the treatment group and 2 cases experienced mild somnolence in the control group. Conclusion： With an exact effect for chronic urticaria, moxibustion at Shenque （CV 8） obtained better results in overall efficacy and improving symptoms than oral administration of Mizolastine.     

Therapeutic efficacy observation on combining herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion with plum-blossom needle therapy for cervical radiculopathy

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of combining Herbal cakepartitioned moxibustion with plum-blossom needle therapy for cervical radiculopathy. Methods： A total of 150 cases with cervical radiculopathy were randomly allocated into a treatment group （n=90） and a control group （n=60） at ratio of 3：2. Cases in the treatment group were treated with combining herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion with plum-blossom needle therapy, whereas cases in the control group were treated with combining Dan Shen （Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae） injection with traction. The therapeutic efficacies were evaluated by the third party after three courses of treatments. Results： The recovery and total effective rates in the treatment group were 51.1% and 97.8% respectively, versus 18.3% and 78.3% in the control group, showing statistically significant differences （both P〈0.05）. And there was a between-group statistical difference in the number of recovery cases in different courses of treatments （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Combining herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion with plum-blossom needle therapy was more effective than combining Dan Shen （Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae） injection with traction for cervical radiculopathy, and it took effect more quickly. It is worth further popularization in clinic.     

Comparative observation of the effect of electroacupuncture combined with heat-sensitive moxibustion and western medicine for premature ovarian failure

Objective

To compare the clinical efficacy between electroacupuncture combined with heat-sensitive moxibustion and western medicine for treatment of premature ovarian failure.