Treatment of 42 cases of stiff neck by relaxing needling plus Tuina

Stiff neck is one of the common diseases in acupuncture clinic and mainly caused by an improper position of the neck during sleep or attack of wind and cold. Its main symptoms are acute pain and movement limitation of the neck. The slight case can be cured spontaneously in the several days.The disease duration of severe case can last several weeks and the patient is not cured. The author has treated 42 cases of this disease by relaxing needling plus Tuina since 1995. It was reported as follows.     

Treatment of 150 cases of infantile brachial plexus injury by Tuina

取风府、风池、合谷、肩井等穴,应用一指禅推法,按、揉、捏、捻、拿、摇、搓等手法,以温经通络、行气活血、通利关节.治疗150例臂丛神经损伤小儿患者,总有效率99.3%.     

Treatment of Infantile Night Crying by Dr. SHAN＇s Infantile Tuina Therapy

观察以推拿疗法治疗小儿夜啼的临床效果.对20例小儿夜啼采用单氏小儿推拿法辨证治疗.20例患者,治愈12例,好转6例,无效2例,总有效率90.0%.单氏小儿推拿法由已故单吉平医师所创,疗效显著,易受患儿所接受.     

运动针法结合推拿治疗肩周炎40例

目的观察运动针法结合推拿治疗肩周炎的临床疗效。方法将80例肩周炎患者随机分为对照组和治疗组,各40例;对照组采用常规推拿治疗,治疗组采用运动针法结合常规推拿治疗,共3个疗程。结果治疗组总有效率为97．5％,对照组为85．0％（P〈0．05）。结论运动针法结合推拿治疗肩周炎疗效确切。     

Treatment of infantile cerebral palsy mainly by acupoint-pressing and Tuina

目的:探讨点穴、推拿、穴位注射、运动训练综合康复治疗小儿脑瘫的方法和疗效.方法:将640例7岁以内脑瘫患儿随机分为治疗组和对照组,两组均接受常规穴位注射治疗和功能训练,治疗组在功能训练前或后施术点穴推拿、穴位注射,并在治疗前后进行综合评价,观察整体康复疗效,进行统计学处理.结果:治疗组整体疗效明显优于对照组(P＜0.05).结论:点穴推拿和穴位注射为主的综合康复方法是治疗小儿脑瘫的最佳方法之一,是具有中国特色的综合康复体系,值得推行应用.     

Treatment of Infantile Muscular Torticollis with Tuina： A Report of 22 Cases

以推、揉、拿、扳、拉等手法,治疗22例肌性斜颈患儿,治愈18例,显效3例,无效1例.总有效率95.4%.     

Tuina on acupoints for 80 cases of infantile hypermyotonia

Objective

To observe the clinical efficacy of tuina on the acupoints for infantile hypermyotonia.

Tuina plus cupping therapy for 60 cases of infantile cough

目的：观察推拿配合拔罐治疗小儿咳嗽的临床疗效。方法：符合诊断标准的60例患儿,以捏脊、推脊推拿治疗为主,配合辨证取穴推拿法及拔罐。结果：60例患儿中治愈40例,好转20例,总有效率100％。结论：推拿结合拔罐治疗小儿咳嗽疗效好,无不良反应。     

Treatment of Shoulder Impingement Syndrome by Tuina and Acupuncture plus Functional Training： A Report of 40 Cases

采用针刺、推拿结合功能训练治疗肩撞击综合征40例，临床治愈27例占67．5％；显效9例，占22．5％；有效3例，占7．5％；无效1例，占2．5％；总有效率为97．5％．     

Tuina treatment of infantile eczema

以推拿疗法联合西药治疗20例小儿湿疹患者,并以西药治疗18例作对照.两组有效率分别为100%和90.0%,疗效有差异(P＜0.01).     

Treatment of 60 cases of hyperlipidemia by electroacupuncture

Hyperlipidemia, which is the result of lipid metabolic disorder, can be simply divided into 3 types of hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia and mixed type in clinic. The increase of lipids in the plasma is the important cause of atherosclerosis. It‘s significant that hyperlipidemia is treated for preventing and treating the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease caused by atherosclerosis. The exploitation of blood-lipid lowering drugs is relatively rapid. But their application is limited in clinic for the side effects and potential fatalness to the elders. The author treated hyperlipidemia by electroacupuncture and it was reported as follows.     

Treatment of 50 cases of cervical spondylopathy by acupuncture plus Tuina

根据辨证分型针刺四肢远端穴位留针期间对患处进行推拿,治疗50例颈椎病患者,2个疗程后痊愈35例,显效28例,好转6例,无效1例.     

Treatment of 120 Cases of Shoulder Periarthritis by Acupuncture and Tuina

The author has treated 120 cases of frozen shoulder from 2004, with the therapy of penetrating needling from Yemen （TE 2） toward Zhongzhu （TE 3）, from Tiaokou （ST 38） toward Chengshan （BL 57）, and deeply needling Jugu （LI 16）, together with Tuina manipulations on shoulder. The summarization is now given as follows.     

Treatment of 84 cases of shoulder periarthritis by Tuina plus acupuncture

Acupuncture, Tuina and combination of acupuncture and Tuina were used to treat 250 cases of shoulder periarthritis who were randomly divided into three groups. Bingfeng (SI 12) and Ashi points were selected and cupping therapy was also given following acupuncture in acupuncture group; pressing, kneading and plucking manipulations were performed in Tuina group,acupuncture plus Tuina were employed in group of acupuncture plus Tuina. The therapeutic results showed acupuncture plus Tuina was better than simple Tuina, and statistical analyses demonstrated P ＜0.05.     

Observation on therapeutic results in Tuina treatment of 56 cases of infantile constipation

将56例小儿便秘患者分为胃肠积热型,气机不畅型和气阴两虚型,取大肠、中脘、八卦、七节骨、承山、足三里和迎香,应用小儿推拿手法治疗.痊愈45例,有效9例,无效2例,总有效率96.5%.     

Treatment of 62 cases of infantile diarrhea by tuina

目的：观察推拿治疗婴幼儿腹泻的临床疗效。方法：将62例婴儿腹泻患者按照中医辨证分为5型,即伤食型、风寒型、湿热型、脾虚型和脾肾阳虚型,分别给予分手阴阳、揉总筋、推脾土,运外八卦、摩腹、按足三里、揉龟尾、捏脊等推拿手法治疗,每日一次。结果：共治疗62例患者,最短治疗3次,最长治疗30次,治愈35例,显效21例,有效6例。结论：小儿推拿疗法治疗婴幼儿腹泻有较好效果。     

Treatment of 36 cases of infantile enuresis by acupuncture

Treated 36 cases of infantile enuresis by acupuncturing Zuyunganqu (Foot Motor Sensory Area) Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21) and Shenshu (BL 23). After two courses, 29 cases were cured, 5 cases were improvement and 2cases were no effect.     

Treatment of 72 cases of sciatica by needle warming therapy plus Tuina

取环跳和居髎为主穴,并根据疼痛特点取配穴,针刺得气后温针.起针后配合推拿治疗.应用此法治疗了72例坐骨神经痛患者,痊愈53例,显效13例,有效4例,无效2例,总有效率为97.2%.     

Treatment of 18 cases of chronic prostatitis by acupuncture plus Tuina therapy

针刺肾俞,双侧三阴交和足三里,针刺后经肛门按摩前列腺,治疗了18例前列腺炎患者,痊愈12例,好转5例,无效1例,总有效率为94.4%.     

Treatment of fatigue syndrome by Tuina: A report of 79 cases

Purpose To study the therapeutic methods of fatigue syndrome.Methods Seventy-nine cases of fatigue syndrome were treated by Tuina manipulation and a comprehensive assessment of main complaints and accompanied symptoms was made.Results After 3 month’s Tuina treatment, 21 cases were cured, 43 cases improved, 15 cases obtained no effects.Conclusion Tuina has a unique therapeutic effect on fatigue syndrome. Author: ZHANG Jia-fu, male, junior consultant doctor Translator: CUI Yi-jun