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简介:Objective:Toobservetheeffectofacupunctureandmoxibustiononbloodlipidlevelinapoplectichemiplegiapatientswithomalgia.Methods:90casesofapoplecticherniplegiapatientswithomalgiawererandomlydividedintosimpleacupuncture(n=30),acupuncture+medication(n=30)andsimplemedication(n=30)groups.MainacupointsusedwereShuigou(GV26),Neiguan(PC6),Tongli(HT5),
简介:Objective:Toobservethetherapeuticeffectofhydro-acupuncturetherapyfortreatmentofvertigoinducedbyvertebroarterytypecervicalspondylopathyandtostudyitsactionmechanisms.Methods:Atotalof54casesofvertebroarterytypecervicalspondylopathypatientswereobservedinthepresentstudy.Fengfu(GV16)andJiaji(EX-B2)neartheregeneratedcervicalvertebralbodywereusedforinjectionofLigustrazineinjectio,1mLeveryacupoint,onceeveryotherday,with7sessionsbeingatherapeuticcourse.Beforeandaftertreatment,cerebralbloodflowvolumewasdeterminedusingaDopplervelocimeter.Results:After2weeks'treatment,ofthe54cases,28(51.9%)hadtheirvertigodisappeared,13(24.1%)hadremarkableimprovement,10(18.5%)hadimprovementand3(5.5%)failedinthetreatment,withaneffectiverateof94.5%.Aftertreatment,thepeakandmeanvaluesofthebloodflowvelocityofthebilateralvertebralarteriesandthebasilararteryincreasedsignificantlyincomparisonwithpre-treatment(P<0.01).Conclusion:Hydro-acupuncturetherapyhasanobvioustherapeuticeffectforrelievingvertebroarterytypevertigoandamelioratingcerebralbloodsupply.
简介:Subjective:Toobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupunctureintreatmentofacuteperipheralfacialparalysis.Methods:Atotalof80casesoffacialpalsywererandomlydividedintoacupuncturegroup(n=50)andWesternmedicine(control)group(n=30).Inacupuncturegroup,Cuanzhu(BL2),Sibai(ST2),Yangbai(GB14),etc.werepunctured,combinedwithTDPradiation,cuppingoradministrationofChinesemedicinalherbsaccordingtotheconcretesituations.Acupuncturetreatmentwasgivenoncedaily,with6daysbeingatherapeuticcourse,continuouslyfor4courses.Incontrolgroup,patientsweretreatedwithintravenousinjectionof"energymixture",dexamethasone,compoundDansheninjectio,etc..Results:Aftertreatment,inacupuncturegroup,ofthe50cases,48werecuredand2hadimprovement,withtheeffectiveratebeing100%;amongthem,12caseswerecuredin7days,23curedin8~14days,10curedin15~21daysand3curedin22~28days.Incontrolgroup,ofthe30cases,19werecured,8hadimprovementand3hadnoapparentchanges,withtheeffectiveratebeing90%.Ofthe19curedcases,5werecuredwithin8~14days,10curedin15-21daysand4curedin22~28days.Conclusion:Intreatmentofacuteperipheryfacialpalsy,acupunctureisobviouslysuperiortoWesternmedicinesinthetherapeuticeffectandcureduration.
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简介:ABSTRACTObjective:ToobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupunctureplusmoxibustionofYongquan(KI1)inimprovingstrokepatients'dyskinesiaandbloodrheology.Methods:78casesofstrokepatientsweretreatedbyacupunctureandmoxibustionofYongquan(KI1),oncedaily,with20daysbeingatherapeuticcourse.Indexesofwholebloodviscosity,plasmaviscosity,plateletaggregationrate,packedcellvolumeandfibrinogenweredetectedbeforeandaftertreatment.ChangesofthefunctionalactivitywereassessedusingBarthelmarkingmethod.Results:After2coursesofacupuncturetreatment,alltheabove-mentionedindexesandfunctionalactivitywereimprovedsignificantly(P<0.05~0.01).Conclusion:AcupunctureandmoxibustionofYongquan(KI1)hasanactiveeffectinimprovingstrokepatients'dyskinesiaandbloodrheology.
简介:76patientsofimpotencewererandomlydividedintotwogroups.Of28casesinacupuncturegroup,18werecured,5effectiveand5ineffective.Of48casesinacupunctureplusacu-point-injectiongroup,41werecured,5effectiveand2ineffective.Thecurativeeffectintheacupunc-tureplusacupoint-injeetiongroupwassuperiortothatintheacupuncturegroup(P<0.01).
简介:Objective:Toverifytwohypotheses:1)Acupuncturecanincreasethere-distributionoftetramethylpyrazine(ligustrazine)hydrochloride(TMPH)tothetargetorgansinadjuvantarthriticrats.2)CyclicAdenosine-3',5'-monophosphate(cAMP)isoneoftheguidancecuesinvolvedinthisevent.Methods:Atotalof40Wistarratswererandomizedintoblankcontrol(BC),model(MO),medication(ME),Acupuncture(Acu)andAcu+MEgroups,with8casesineachgroup.ArthritismodelwasestablishedbysubcutaneousinjectionofcompleteFreund'sadjuvant(0.1mL)intotherat'sfootpad.Electroacupuncture(15Hz,0.2-0.3V)wasappliedtobilateral"Daling"(大陵PC7),"Taichong"(太冲LR3)and"Xiguan"(膝关LR7)for20min,andthecontentsofTMPHintheheart,liver,kidneyandthefoot(affectedfocus)tissuesandthecontentsofcAMPintheheartandlivertissuesweredeterminedwithhighperformanceliquidchromatographyandradioimmunoassaytechniquesrespectively.Results:Comparedwithmedicationgroup,theTMPHcontentsintheheart,liver,kidneyandtheaffectedfoottissuesinAcu-MEgroupwasobviouslyhigher(P<0.05,P<0.01).IncomparisonwithMEandAcugroups,thecAMPcontentsintheheartandliverinAcu+MEgroupwasalsosignificantlyhigher(P<0.05,P<0.01).NosignificantdifferenceswerefoundbetweenMEandAcu+MEgroupsinTMPHcontentofkidneyandbetweenAcu+MEandBCgroupsincAMPcontentsinbothliverandhearttissues.Conclusion:Acupuncturemaypromotethetarget-tropismdistributionofligustrazine,andcAMPmayplayanimportantroleinit.
简介:Inthepresentpaper,thetherapeuticeffectsofotopoint-pellet-pressingplusbodyacupunctureandsimplebodyacupuncturefordysphagiaandwater-drinkinginducedcoughingarecomparedin126casesofpseudobulbarparalysiswhoarerandomlydividedintotreatmentgroup(n=63)andcontrolgroup(n=63).MainacupointsusedareShuigou(GV26),Fengchi(GB20),Lianquan(CV23)andSanyinjiao(SP6),whileotopointsusedareXin(MAIC),Gan(MA-SC5),Pi(MA-IC),Shen(MA-SC),Yanhou(MA-T3)andShe(MA-L).Followingonecourseoftreatment(12sessions),intreatmentgroup,ofthe63cases,34(54.0%)arecured,18(28.5%)haveremarkableimprovement,5(8.0%)haveimprovement,and6(9.0%)havenoapparentchanges,withthetottaleffectiveratebeing90.5%;whileincontrolgroup,ofthe63cases,18(28.5%)arecured,11(17.5%)havemarkedamelioration,15(24.0%)experienceapparentameliorationand19(30.0%)havenoobviouschanges,withatotaleffectiverateof70.0%.Thetherapeuticeffectofotopoint-pellet-pressingplusbodyacupunctureissignificantlysuperiortothatofsimplebodyacupunctureinthetreatmentofdysphagiaandwater-drinkinginducedcoughing.
简介:Thispaperintroducesthecurativeeffectson142cases(278eyes)ofAfricanepi-demichemorrhagicconjunctivitistreatedbyacupuncture,and128(90.1%)cases(250eyes)ofallpatientshavebeenimproved.Threegroupswereclinicallyobservedinthepresentreport.Therewere55cases(104eyes)inthefirstgroupforbodyacupuncture,ofwhich46(83.6%)caseswereeffec-tivelytreated;Inthesecondgroupforauricularacupuncture,34(91.6%)cases(68eyes)outof37cases(74eyes)wereimproved;Therewere50cases(100eyes)inthethirdgroupforboyauricular-acupuncture,amongwhich48(96.0%)cases(96eyes)wereimproved.Thecurativeeffectsofthethirdgroupwerebetterthanthoseoftheothertwogroups.
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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.