简介：Objective:Tocomparethemechanismsofanalgesiainducedbyfourkindsofacupuncturetherapiesatthehypothalamiclevelinadjuvantarthriticrats.Methods:Forty-eightSDratswererandomizedintonormal,model,electroacupuncture(EA),filiformneedle(FN),prickingblood-letting(BL)andpointinjection(PI)groups,with8casesineach.EA(20-100Hz,2-4Vanddurationof20min),FN,BLPIwererespectivelyappliedto"Kunlun"(昆仑BL60).ArthritismodelwasestablishedbyinjectingcompleteFreund'sadjuvant(0.1mL)intotherat'srightfootpad.Behavioralreactions,painthreshold(latencyoftailflicktoheatstimulation)andlocalswellingseverity(footvolume)weredetected;thecontentsofβ-endorphin(β-EP)andadrenocorticotropin(ACTH)wereassayedwithradioimmunoassay;andtheexpressionofpro-opi-omelanocortin(POMC)mRNAinhypothalamusweredeterminedwithhybridizationmethod.Results:Thepainthresholdwassignificantlyenhancedbyallthefourkindsofacupuncturetherapies,andtheeffectsofEAandPIweremoreobvious(P<0.05,P<0.01).Theseverityoflocalswellingwasmarkedlyalleviatedbyallthefourkindsofacupuncturetherapies(P<0.01)withoutsignificantdifferencesamongthem(P>0.05).Thecontentofβ-EPinthehypothalamuswasobviouslyelevatedbyEAandFN(P<0.05,P<0.01),andtheeffectofEAwasmoreobvious,butnomarkedeffectofBLorPIonβ-EPwasfound(P>0.05).ThecontentofACTHinhypothalamuswasconsiderablyelevatedbyPI(P<0.05),butnotbytheotherthreetherapies.TheexpressionofPOMCmRNAinhypothalamuswassignificantlystrengthenedbyEAandFN(P<0.01),butnotbytheothertwotherapies.Conclusion:EA,filiformneedle,blood-lettingandpoint-injectionallcanproduceanalgesiceffectinadjuvantarthritisrats,theeffectofEAandfiliformneedlemayberelatedtotheirresultantincreaseofhypothalamicβ-EP,andthatofpoint-injectionrelatedtotheincreaseofhypothalamicACTHlevel.

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简介：Objective：Toobservetheeffectofelectro-scalpacupunctureonglucosemetabolismofcerebralregionsinvolvingmentalactivityinhealthypeople.Methods:Atotalof6casesofvolunteerhealthysubjects(3malesand3females)ranginginagefrom22to36yearsweresubjectedtothisstudy.Changesofcerebralglucosemetabolismbeforeandafterelectro-scalpacupuncturewereobservedbyusingpositronemissiontomography(PET)andsemi-quantifyinganalysismethod.Electro-scalpacupuncturestimulation(50Hz,2rnA)ofMiddleLineofVertex(Dingzhongxian,顶中线,MS5),MiddleLineofForehead(Ezhongxian,额中线,MS1)andbilateralLateralLine1ofForehead(Epangyixian,额旁一线,MS2)wasadministeredfor30minutes.Thencerebralregionsofinterest(ROIs)werechosenandtheiraverageglucosemetabolismlevels(radioactivityof18fluorinedeoxyglucose)wereanalyzed.Results：Afteradministrationofelectro-scalpacupuncture,theglucosemetabolismlevelsinbilateralfrontallobesandbilateralcaudatenuclei,leftcingulategyrusandrightcerebellumincreasedsignificantlyincomparisonwiththoseofprestimulation(P<0.05).Conclusion:Electro-scalpacupunctureofMS1,MS2andMS5canincreasetheglucosemetabolismofcertaincerebralregionsinvolvingmentalactivityinhealthysubjects.

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).

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简介：Migraineisaneurovascularheadachewithrecurrentattackandlonghistory.Itisquitedifficultinclinicforthehealingofmigraine.Theauthorsince1993,hastreatedmigraineurswithpoint-injection,acupuncturecombinedwithChineseherbsinspecialmigraineclinicofZhejiang

简介：2008witnessesthe60thanniversaryofthefoundationofWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)andthe30thanniversaryoftheannouncementofAlmatyDeclaration.SponsoredbyWorldHealthOrganization,hostedbyChinaMinistryofHealthandChinaStateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicineandco-organizedbyWFAS,WSMI,FIPandWFC,'2008WHOCongressonTraditionalMedicine'willbeheldinBeijingon7-9November2008,aimedatenhancingtheroleoftraditionalmedicine,reviewingtheachievementsmadebyassemblymembersinthisfield,andpromotingassemblycountriestointegratetraditionalmedicineintotheirnationalmedicalinsurancesystem,

简介：Injuryofankleisthemostcommoninathleticinjury.Becauseofanatomicparticu-larityofanklejoint,i.e.lateralmalleolusislongandthinandislocatedattheposteriorandlowerthanmedialmalleolus.Themedialmalleolusisbroadandflatandislocatedattheanterior.Lateralligamentisthinnerandweakerthanmedialligamentandthemusclegroupssupportingstrephexopodiaisfarinferi-ortothemusclegroupssupportingstrephenopodiainstrength,injuryofanklejointhappensmoreatinversionsprainandin-juryofanteriortalofibularligamentisinducedoften.Thus,rapidandeffectivetreatmentofanteriortalofibularligamentinjurycanelevatebetterathleticsofsportsman.Wheneverthediseasehappenedinstudentstoexercise,theauthorsoftenusedacupunctureofQiuxu（GB40）-through-Zhaohai（KI6）pointwithstrongstimulativemanipulation,whichcouldrelievemoreremakedlypainoftheanklejointcausedbyanteriortalofibularligamentinjuryasre-portedinthe

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简介：Mentalretardation(MR)childrenarereferredtothosewhohavealowerintelligenceincomparisonwiththatofthenormalchildrenwithsimilaragesinthedevelopmenalstageandsomeconcurrentdefectsinadaptivebehaviorsimultaneously.Inthepastmorethan10years,we

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