Electroacupuncture at Qiuxu （GB 40） for Treatment of Migraine --A Clinical Multicentral Random Controlled Study

Objective： To observe the therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture （EA） at Qiuxu （GB 40） for treatment of migraine so as to provide clinical evidence for compilation of the Acupoints＇ Dictionary of the People＇s Republic of China. Methods： 275 migraine patients admitted in 3 hospitals were randomly divided into a treatment group treated by EA at Qiuxu （GB 40）, and a control group treated by EA at Tianshu （ST 25）. The indexes of the migraine symptoms and the 5-HT level were observed in both the groups before and after treatment. Results： There was an significant difference in VAS score between the two groups of the 3 clinical centers （P〈0.01）. The therapeutic effects of a 4-week treatment were much better in the treatment group than that of the control group. The 3-month follow-up survey showed that the long-term effects were in favor of the treatment group of the first and third clinical centers, though no significant difference was found in the treatment group of the second clinical center as compared with the control group. The results from the 6-month follow-up survey showed better effects in the treatment group of all the 3 clinical centers. Conclusion： EA at Oiuxu （GB 40） may show effect for migraine.     

Therapeutic observation on tuina plus electroacupuncture for lateral humeral epicondylitis

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of tuina combined with electroacupuncture（EA） in treating lateral humeral epicondylitis. Methods： Totally 118 patients were randomly allocated into a treatment group and a control group, 59 cases in each. The patients in the treatment group were treated with tuina combined with EA treatment, while those in the control group were treated by EA alone. Clinical efficacies of the two groups were compared after the treatment. Results： The total effective rate was 93.2% in the treatment group, versus 84.7% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Tuina combined with EA treatment for lateral humeral epicondylitis has a significant effect.     

Observation on clinical effects of acupotomy plus cupping for knee osteoarthritis

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of acupotomy plus cupping for knee osteoarthritis（KOA）. Methods： Sixty cases with KOA were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The patients in the treatment group were given acupotomy and cupping, while the patients in the control group were given injection of Sodium Hyaluronate. The index of severity for osteoarthritis（ISOA）, the change of the effusion of knee joint and clinical effects were observed after treatment. Results： The total effective rate was respectively 96.7% in the treatment group and 66.7% in the control group. The difference in the clinical effects between the two groups was statistically significant（P〈0.05）. After treatment, ISOA scores and scores of knee effusion in the two groups were remarkably reduced than those before treatment（P〈0.05）. The changes of the scores of the two indexes were statistically significant（both P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Acupotomy plus cupping is better than injection of Sodium Hyaluronate in treatment of KOA.     

Treatment of herpes zoster with electroacupuncture plus collateral-pricking and cupping therapy

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture （EA） plus collateral-pricking and cupping therapy for herpes zoster. Methods： Fifty-three cases with herpes zoster were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-one cases in the treatment group were treated with EA at Jiaji （EX-B 2） points plus local collateral-pricking and cupping therapy. Twenty-two cases in the control group were treated with oral administration of VaLacido~;ir Hvdrochloride and Indomethaci~. Results： The curative and remarkable effective rate was 93.5% in the treatment group and 72.7% in the control group. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant （P〈0.01）, indicating that EA plus collateral-pricking and cupping therapy is better than Western medications in the clinical effects for herpes zoster. Conclusion： The EA plus collateral-pricking and cupping method is an effective therapy for herpes zoster.     

Clinical observation on acupuncture treatment for post-stroke spastic hemiplegia

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of contralateral needling plus rehabilitation for post-stroke spastic hemiplegia. Methods： Thirty-six patients with post-stroke spastic hemiplegia were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 18 cases in each group. The two groups were all given rehabilitation training. The contralateral needling was adopted in the treatment group on the acupoints group of brain-refreshing and orifice-opening needling method. The routine acupuncture was applied in the control group on the same acupoints. Respectively before and after the treatment, the modified Ashworth scale （MAS） and clinical spasticity index （CSi） were used to assess the therapeutic effects. Results： The total effective rate was 94.4% in the treatment group and 67.7% in the control group, with a statistical difference in comparison of the two groups （P〈0.05）. In comparison of MAS and CSI scores after the treatment between the treatment group and control group, the differences were statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： The contralateral needling plus rehabilitation training is an effective method for the treatment of post-stroke spastic hemiplegia.     

Clinical Study on Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy by Electroacupuncture plus Tuina简

Objective： To observe the clinical effects of electroacupuncture（EA） plus tuina for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy. Methods： One hundred and twenty cases with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy were divided randomly by the digital table into the observation group and control group. The patients in an observation group were treated by EA plus tuina techniques. The patients in the control group were treated by simple tuina techniques. Results： The total effective rate was 91.7% in the observation group and 78.3% in the control group. The effective rates in the two groups were statistically different（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： EA plus tuina therapy is better than simple tuina therapy in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.     

Clinical Observation on Acupuncture Treatment of Intractable Insomnia

Objective：To observe the effects of acupuncture for treatment of intractable insomnia.Methods：Totally 90 patients were randomly divided into a treatment group（50 cases） ,treated by the body acupuncture plus auricular-plaster therapy,and a control group（40 cases） ,the Baihui（GV 20） -through-Sishencong（EX-HN1） puncture,auricular-plaster therapy and moxibustion on the back-shu points were not used in the control group.The clinical effects were observed.Results：The total effective rate was 98.0%in the treatment group and 77.5%in the control group.The therapeutic effect in the treatment group was much better than that in the control group（P〈0.01） .Conclusion：The body acupuncture plus auricular-plaster therapy may show better effect for intractable insomnia.     

Therapeutic Efficacy Observation on Mild Lifting and Superficial Pulling Point-towards-point Needling for Intractable Facial Palsy简

Objective： To observe and compare the clinical effects of combining mild lifting and superficial pulling point-towards-point needling and point injection and integrated standard electroacupuncture（EA） with intramuscular injection of Mecobalamin for intractable facial palsy. Methods： Eighty cases with intractable facial palsy were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 40 in each group. Cases in the treatment group were treated with mild lifting and superficial pulling point-towards-point needling Xiaguan（ST 7） coupled with point injection of Mecobalamin. Cases in the control group were treated with standard EA coupled with intramuscular injection of Mecobalamin. After three courses of treatment, the between-group comparisons of Portmann scores and clinical effects were conducted. Results： After three courses of treatment, the Portmann scores in both groups were higher than the scores before treatment（P〈0.01）; the Portmann score in the treatment group was higher than that in the control group（P〈0.05） and the total effective rate in the treatment group was higher than that in the control group（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Combining mild lifting and superficial pulling point-towardspoint needling and point injection of Mecobalamin could obtain better effect for intractable facial palsy than standard EA coupled with intramuscular injection of Mecobalamin.     

Observation on clinical effects of tuina plus hot compress for infantile diarrhea due to spleen-kidney yang deficiency

Objective： To observe the clinical effects of tuina plus hot compress for nfantile diarrhea clue to spleen-kidney yang deficiency. Methods： One hundred cases were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 50 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with tuina plus hot compress. The control group was treated with oral administration of Live Combined Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and Enterococcus powder （Bifico）. The clinical effects were observed after 5-day intervention. Results： The total effective rate was 94.0% in the treatment group and was 66.0% in the control group. The difference in the total effective rate between the two groups was statistically significant （P〈0.05）. The clinical effect was better in the treatment group than that in the control group. Conclusion： Tuina plus hot compress for infantile diarrhea due to spleen-kidney yang deficiency can produce a better clinical effect than oral administration of Bifico.     

电针夹脊穴配合中药治疗带状疱疹疗效观察(英文)

目的:观察电针夹脊穴配合中药治疗带状疱疹的临床疗效。方法:将62例患者随机分为治疗组和对照组,治疗组予电针夹脊穴配合中药辨证治疗,对照组采用口服阿昔洛韦片抗病毒和甲钴胺营养神经、皮疹外涂阿昔洛韦软膏治疗;治疗2星期后比较两组疗效。结果:治疗组治疗1星期后疗效显著优于对照组(P<0.01),治疗2星期后两组疗效亦有差异(P<0.05)。结论:电针夹脊穴配合中药治疗带状疱疹疗效优于西医抗病毒、营养神经的治疗。     

Therapeutic efficacy observation on electroacupuncture of different frequencies for the third lumbar transverse process syndrome

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture(EA)of different frequencies for the third lumbar transverse process syndrome.Methods:A total of 80 cases with the 3rd lumbar transverse process syndrome were randomized into two groups,40 in each group.Ashi points were connected with K8832-T treatment device in the medium-frequency electroacupuncture(EA)group,whereas Ashi points were connected with G6805-2 electric stimulator in the traditional EA group.The curative effects were evaluated after 10 treatment sessions.Results:The therapeutic efficacy in the medium-frequency EA group was significantly better than that of the traditional EA group(P<0.05).In addition,the improvement of VAS scores in the medium-frequency EA group was more notable than that of the traditional EA group(P<0.05).Conclusion:The medium-frequency EA is an easy and effective therapy for the 3rd lumbar transverse process syndrome and therefore worth popularizing to benefit the patients.     

Clinical observation on electroacupuncture for post-stroke flaccid paralysis

Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) in treating post-stroke flaccid paralysis. Methods:Forty patients with post-stroke flaccid paralysis were randomized by the random number table into a treatment group and a control group, 20 cases in each. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture at Jiquan (HT 1), Tianquan (PC 2), Ququan (LR 8), Yinlingquan (SP 9), and Yongquan (KI 1), and the control group was treated by acupuncture with conventional acupoint selection. Barthel index (BI) was adopted for evaluating the activities of daily living (ADL), and therapeutic efficacy was analyzed. Results:The two groups both had marked increases of BI score after treatment. Compared to the control group after 1 treatment course and 2 treatment courses respectively, the treatment group had significant differences in BI score (P<0.01). The total effective rate was 100.0% in the treatment group versus 90.0% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). Conclusion:EA at Jiquan (HT 1), Tianquan (PC 2), Ququan (LR 8), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Yongquan (KI 1) is an effective approach in treating post-stroke flaccid paralysis.     

Effect of electroacupuncture combined with tuina on lumbar muscle tone in patients with acute lumbar sprain

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture（EA）combined with tuina on acute lumbar sprain and lumbar muscle tone before and after treatment. Methods： A total of 130 acute lumbar sprain cases were randomly allocated into an observation group and a control group, 65 in each group. Cases in the observation group were treated with EA combined with tuina, whereas cases in the control group were treated with Diclofenac Sodium Dual Release Enteric-coated capsules. The muscle tones in two groups were tested before and after treatment. Results： The recovery rate and overall response rate in the observation group were 66.2% and 93.8% respectively, versus 56.9% and 87.7% in the control group, showing no between-group statistical significances（P〉0.05）. After treatment, the force-displacement area under curve（AUC） in both groups showed a significance difference（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Both EA combined with tuina and aforementioned oral medication have remarkable effects for acute lumbar sprain, and the former can better improve the lumbar muscle tone in patients with acute lumbar sprain.     

Clinical Study on Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy plus Electroacupuncture for Myofascial Pain Syndrome简

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of extracorporeal shock wave plus electroacupuncture（EA） on myofascial pain syndrome（MPS） and to investigate its treatment mechanism. Methods： Ninety cases who met the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated into an EA group, an extracorporeal shock wave therapy（ESWT） group and a combined therapy group, 30 in each group. EA was employed in the EA group, extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the ESWT group and EA plus extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the combined therapy group. The VAS, tenderness threshold and therapeutic efficacy were evaluated after three months of treatment. Results： After 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 3 months of treatment, the VAS scores in all three groups were significantly reduced and the tenderness threshold significantly elevated. The recovery rate and total effective rate were 23.3% and 83.3% respectively in the EA group, versus 40.0% and 90.0% in the ESWT group and 63.3% and 96.7% in the combined therapy group, showing statistical differences（P〈0.05）. Conclusion： EA combined with EWST works remarkably well for MPS.     

Tuina is superior to electroacupuncture in treating thoracic facet joint disorder

Objective： To observe the clinical efficacy of tuina in treating thoracic facet joint disorder, and compare it to the efficacy of electroacupuncture （EA）. Methods： Eighty patients were randomized into a tuina group and an EA group, 40 in each. The tuina group was intervened by tuina manipulations, and the EA group was by EA treatment. Visual analogue scale （VAS）, symptoms and physical signs were evaluated before, and after 5 and 7 treatment sessions respectively, and the clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups. Results： After treatment, the recovery and markedly effective rate was 92.5% in the tuina group versus 47.5% in the EA group, and the difference was statistically significant （P〈0.01）. The total effective rate was 100.0% in the tuina group versus 85.0% in the EA group, and the difference was statistically significant （P〈0.05）. After 5 treatment sessions, the recovery and markedly effective rate was 91.9% in the tuina group versus 68.4% in the EA group, and the difference was statistically significant （P〈0.05）. The VAS scores, and total symptoms and physical signs scores were significantly reduced in both groups after treatment （P〈0.01）, and the scores in the tuina group were significantly lower than those in the EA group （P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Compared to EA, tuina is more efficient and effective in treating thoracic facet joint disorder and has obvious analgesic effect.