简介：Facialparalysisisacommonlyencountereddiseaseintheclinic.ItisknowninWesternmedicineasBell'sparalysisandintraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)asdeviationoftheeyeandmouth.Currently,thereareavarietyoftherapiesfortreatingfacialparalysisbothinTCMandWesternmedicine,eachtherapyhasitsadvantages.Inrecenttwoyearstheauthorhastriedacupointinjectiontherapyfortreatmentof82casesofperipheryfacialparalysis(attributedtowind-coldpattern)andachievedagoodtherapeuticeffect.Hereisthereport.

简介：Objective:Toobservetheeffectofacupunctureoncerebralglucosemetabolisminstrokepatients.Methods:Changesofcerebralglucosemetabolismbeforeandafteracupuncturestimulationwereobservedinsixcasesofstrokepatientsbyusingpositronemissiontomography(PET)scanner.Electroacupuncture(EA,4Hz,continuouswavesanddurationof20min)wasappliedtoBaihui(百会GV20)andrightQubin(曲鬓GB7).18Fluorinedeoxyglucose(18FDG),adeveloper(radioactiveformofglucose)forshowingthelevelsofthebrainfunctionalactivitywasgiventothepatientsintravenously.SPMsoftwarewasusedtodealwiththedataofeachpixelpointbyunilateralt-test(Ts:P=0.05),then,theregionsshowingincrease/decreaseoftheglucosemetabolismwereobtained.Results:Afteracupuncturestimulation,significantincreaseofglucosemetabolismwasfoundtobeinthefirstsomaticmotorcorticalregion(MI),supplementarymotorarea(SMA),premotorarea(PMC),andthesuperiorparietallobule(LPs)onthehealthysideofthebrain;whilethedecreaseofglucosemetabolismfoundinMI,PMCandLPsonthefocusside.Inadditiontothecerebralregionsrelatedtothemotorfunction,changesofglucosemetabolismwerealsofoundintheparietallobuleandbasalganglionarea,centralparietalgyrus,superiorparietalgyrus,putamen,cerebellum,etc..Conclusion:AcupunctureofQubin(GB7)andBaihui(GV20)canactivatemotor-relatedcerebralstructuresinthebilateralcerebralhemisphereandinduceexcitementreactionofthepotentiallycorrelativemotorareasoastocompensateorassisttheinjuredmotorareatoplayaroleinimprovingmotorfunctioninstrokepatients.

简介：150casesofprolapseoflumbarintervetebraldiscwererandomlydividedintotreatmentandcontrolgroups.80casesintreatmentgroupweretreatedwithcombinationofacupuncture,oraladministrationofChinesemedicinalherbs,traction,point-injectionandintravenousdripofenergydehydrationmixture;70casesincontrolgroupweremanagedbycombinationofacupuncture,oraladministrationofherbalmedicines,traction,acupoint-injection(withoutenergydehydrationmixture).Theresultsshowedthatthecurativerateandthetotaleffectiverateofthetreatmentgroupwere91.25%and98.75%separately,whilethoseofthecontrolgroup62.86%and92.86%respectively.Comparisonofthecurativeratebetweenthe2groupsshowedaremarkablesignificance(P＜0.01).TheobservationdemonstratedthatcombinedtreatmentofprolapseoflumbarintervertebraldiscwithtraditionalChineseandWesternmedicineisaneffectiveapproach.

简介：Atpresent,fortreatmentofnarcoticsabstinence,methadonereplacementdecrementalremedyismostcommenlyapplied.Butifusedforalongertime,itwillleadtoanewpsychologicaldependenceandtolerance.Foravoidingthis,weadoptedacupunctureplusadministrationofmethadonetotreat50casesofheroinadditionpatientsfromJulytoSeptemberof2000andachievedagoodtherapeuticeffect.Hereisthereport.

简介：Thispaperintroducesthediscoveryoftheacupointofauricularvagusnerverootanditsfunction.Especiallythetherapeuticeffectisimmediateforstuffynoseandtinnitus.Itiseasy,simpleandeffectivetherapeuticmethodwithoutside-effect.

简介：Osteoarthritisofthekneejointisoneoftheosteoarthropathyandisoftenseeninmid-agedandoldpeopleinclinic.Uptonow,therehasbeennoanyeffectivemedicationtotreatit.Theauthoremployedacupuncturewiththeneedlewarmedbyburningmoxaandachievedsatisfactoryresults.Hereisthereport.

简介：Inthepresentpaper,theauthorsreviewrecentsituationsofdisordersofthedigestivesystemanditsrelatedresearchprogresses.Inclinicalpractice,Neiguan(PC6)isusuallyselectedasoneofthemainintra-gastricexamination,cesareansection,etc.ConcerningexperimentalindicatedthatNeiguan(PC6)isanimportantandeffectiveacupointfortreatmentofgastrointestinaldisordersinclinic.StimulationofNeiguan(PC6)inducedfavorableregulationofboththeperipheralnervoussystemandcentralnervoussystem,andchangesofthegastrointestinalhormonesecretionmaycontributetoitseffectsintreatingvariousdisorders.

简介：MidwivesintheWellingtonregionhavenotedthatwomenreceivingprebirthacupunctureconsistentlyexperiencemoreefficientlabours.Midwivesreportthatthelengthoflabourisreduced,particularlyinprimigravidwomen,withareductioninmedicalinterventionrequired.Thispaperwillevaluateanauditof15midwiveswhohavecompletedaspecializedtrainingprogrammeinacupunctureandcurrentlyofferprebirthacupunctureasanadjuncttotheirmidwiferypractice.

简介：Insomniaischaracterizedbydifficultyinfallingasleep,beingliabletowakeupduringsleep,andevenbeingunabletosleepduringwholenight.Theauthorofthepresentpaperemployedbodyaeupointscombinedwithotopoint-pelletpressingtotreatinsomniaandachievedsatisfactoryresults.Hereisthereport.

简介：Inthepresentpaper,theclinicalcurativeeffectsofcatgutembeddingtherapyandtraditionalacupuncturetherapyfortreatmentoflumbarmusclestrainwerecompared.Thesameacupointswereusedinbothgroups.Resultsshowedthattheeffectiverateswere100%and92.5%respectivelyin80casesofthecatgutembeddinggroupand40casesoftheacupuncturegroup.Therewasasignificantdifferencebetweenthetwogroups(P<0.005).Itindicatesthatthecatgutembed-dingtherapyisaneffectivemethodfortreatmentoflumbarmusclestrain.

简介：Occultspinalbifidisacommondeformityinclinic.Itisoftenfoundthroughroentgenogramexaminationwhenpatientsvisitthedoctorduetolumbocruralpain.Exceptsurgicaloperation,itistreatedmostlywithanalgesicsbutthetherapeuticeffectisnotideal.Inrecentyears,weemployacupunctureandmoxibustiontherapiestotreatitandhaveachievedabettereffectinrelievingpain,regionalsoreanddistendingsensations.Hereisthesummary.

简介：Objective:Toobservethetherapeuticeffectofcomprehensiveplum-blossommagneticneedletherapyonprolapseoflumbarintervertebraldisc.Methods:247casesofprolapseoflumbarintervertebraldiscweretreatedfirstwithmanualtreatmentandthenwithplum-blossommagneticneedletherapyandeffect-increasingpadtherapyatspecifiedpointsandreactivepoints.Results:Aftertreatmentfor2therapeuticcourses,153caseswerecuredaccountingfor61.94%,71casesweremarkedlyeffectiveaccountingfor28.75%,22caseswereimprovedaccountingfor8.91%andtherestonefailed,accountingfor0.45%.Conclusion:Thecomprehensiveplum-blossommagneticneedletherapyhasabettertherapeuticeffectonprolapseoflumbarintervertebraldisc.

简介：Inthisstudy,61casesofischemicstrokepatientsarerandomlydividedintosurroundingneedlinggroup(n＝31)andscalp-acupuncturegroup(n＝30).TheischemicfocusofthebrainisdeterminedbyCTexamina-tion.Forpatientsofthesurroundingneedlinggroup,Gauge-29-30stainlesssteelfiliformneedlesareinsertedintothesurroundingscalpofthefocalprojectionregiononebyone,withtheneedle-tipstowardthecenterofthefocalprojec-tionarea,andcombinedwithotherbodyacupointsaccordingtosyndromedifferentiation.Forpatientsofscalp-acupuncturegroup,MotorArea(MS6)andSensoryArea(MS7)ofthecontralateralsideofthefocusareused.Thetreatmentisperformedoncedailyinbothgroups,with30sessionsbeingatherapeuticcourse.Afteronecourseoftreatment,insurroundingneedlingandscalp-acupuncturegroups,20and11casesarecuredbasically,10and15haveamarkedimprovement,1and4areeffective,thetherapeuticeffectoftheformergroupissignificantlysuperiortothatofscalp-acupuncturegroup.Aftertreatment,plasmaepinephrine(E)andnorepinephrine(NE)levelsofthetwogroupsdecreaseconsiderablycomparedwithpre-treatmentofeachgroup(P＜0.01),andtheeffectsofsurroundingneedlingonEandNEaremoreevidentlythanthoseofscalp-acupuncture(P＜0.05).ResultssuggestthatthetherapeuticeffectofacupuncturemayberelatedtothedeclineofplasmaEandNElevels.

简介：Forty-twocasesofcervicalspondylopathyweredividedintoacupunctureandmassagegroups.Thetherapeuticeffectswereobservedcomparatively,andthechangesofnail-foldmicrocirculationofpatientsbeforeandaftertreatmentwereobservedatthesametime.Theresultsshowedthattheeffectiveratesoftwogroupswereall100%,nodifferencebetweenthem.Thenailfoldmicrocirculationoftwogroupswasmarkedlyamelioratedaftertreatment,andnosignificantdif-ferencebetweenthemeither.

简介：Purpose:ToobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupuncturecombinedwithtractionandQigongexercisefortreatmentofnerve-roottypecervicalspondylosis.Methods:Atotalof130nerve-roottypecervicalspondylosispatientswererandomlydividedintoacupuncture+traction+Qigong-exercise(ATQE)group(n=59),acupuncture+Qigong-exercise(AQE)group(n=40)andtraction+Qigong-exercise(TQE)group(n=31).MainacupointsusedwereFengchi(GB20)andcervicalJiaji(EX-B2)ontheaffectedside.Results:Afteronemonth'streatment,inATQE,AQEandTQEgroups,43(72.88%),18(45.00%)and12(45.16%)hadremarkableamelioration,14(23.72%),14(35.00%)and10(32.26%)wereeffective,and2(3.39%),8(20.00%)and7(22.58%)hadnoapparentchangeswiththetotaleffectiveratesbeing96.61%,80.00%and77.41%respectively.ThetherapeuticeffectofATQEgroupwassignificantlysuperiortothatofAQEandTQEgroups(P＜0.01).

简介：Inthepresentpaper,theeffectofBK-91AComputer-aidedAnesthesiaandTreatmentAppara-tusfor61casesofcraniotomywasobserved.AllthepatientswereintracranialtumorsorhemotornaandrandomlydividedintogroupA(31cases)andB(30cases).Thebasicstateofdisease,theap-pliedmedicinesbeforeandafteroperationsandtheacupointselectionrnethodinthetwogroupswerethesamebasically.lngroupABK-91Awasusedandalltheplateelectrodeswerestickedtotheacu-pointsandanenduablestimulationstrengthwasgiven.IngroupB,WQ-10TypeMulti-purposeElectronicAcupointDetectorwasusedtostimulateacupointswithfrequencyof120-150cycles/min.andanenduablestrength.Criteriaforgradingwereaccordingtotheunitednationalstandards:gradeI/A(excellent),gradeI/B(good)andgradeⅡ(failed,referredtothattheusedanestheticsorsedativessurpassedthefixeddosages).

简介：Hiccupisasymptomcharacterizedbyashort,repeatedinvoluntarysoundfromthelarynxduetoreversedupwardflowofqitostimulatethediaphragm(spasmofthediaphragm),followedbysuddenclosureoftheglottis,whichcheckstheinflowofair.Itmayoccuralongorappearinthedevelopmentalprocessofsomeacuteorchronicdiseases,andisoftenasignofdeteriorationofthedisease.From2000to2004,theauthorofthepresentpapertreated56casesofhiccupwithacu-moxibustionofGuanyuan(关元CV4)andQihai(气海CV6)andachievedsatisfiedresults.Followingisthesummary.

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简介：From1990to2001,theauthortreated31casesofurinaryretentionofposthemorrhoidectomyorcesareansectionwithacupunctureofHegu(LI4)(reinforcingmethod)andSanyinjiao(SP6)(reducingmethod).Thetherapeuticeffectofthetreatmentwassatisfactory,thetotaleffectiveratewas96.7%.Followingisthereportofthetreatment.

简介：Mentalretardation(MR)childrenarereferredtothosewhohavealowerintelligenceincomparisonwiththatofthenormalchildrenwithsimilaragesinthedevelopmenalstageandsomeconcurrentdefectsinadaptivebehaviorsimultaneously.Inthepastmorethan10years,we