针刺对运动性肾气不足的治疗和机理研究

目的:观察针刺对运动性疲劳的作用,并探讨其作用机理。方法:健康男性专业运动员44人,随机分成针刺组、对照组,进行5周相同的训练,定期检测各组运动员激素变化水平。针刺组在训练的第4、5周行头体针治疗。结果:3周后两组运动员多数出现肾气不足体征。针刺组治疗2周后体征改善,睾酮(T)、雌二醇(E2)值上升(P<0.05);对照组症状改善不明显,T、E2值下降(P<0.05)。结论:针刺疗法可调整神经系统兴奋与抑制功能,改善运动性肾气不足症状,对运动性疲劳有调整和修复作用。

Acupuncture for treatment of kinetic insufficiency of kidney-qi and study on the mechanism

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on kinetic insufficiency of kidney-qi and to study on the mechanism. Methods Forty-four healthy professional sportsmen were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a control group. They trained for 4 weeks with regular detection. In the latter 2 weeks, the acupuncture group received scalp and body-acupuncture. Results Three weeks later, signs of insufficiency of kidney-qi appeared in most of the sportsmen in the two groups. Two weeks after treatment, in the acupuncture group the signs improved, and testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) levels increased (P<0.05); the symptoms did not significantly improve and the T and E2 levels decreased in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture therapy can regulate excitatory and inhibitory functions of the nervous system, improve symptoms of kinetic insufficiency of kidney-qi, and has regulative and repairing action on the sexual glands and adrenal gland.