TREATMENT OF 51 CASES OF HYPERTHYROIDISM BY PUNCTURING EFFECTIVE POINTS

Hyperthyroidism is a high metabolicdisease due to abnormally high contents ofthyroid hormones in blood;it is a conditionof endocrine disfunction.The underlyingcauses may be various and of many types,but the most frequently seen is the type ofdiffuse goiter accomanied byhyperthyroidism.For many years we havetreated this disease by puncturing effectivepoints with satisfactory results.A briefsummary of our work is given as follows.     

50 CASES OF DYSFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING TREATED BY PUNCTURING THE EFFECTIVE POINTS -A New System of Acupuncture

All abnormal uterine bleeding as a re-sult of ovarian dysfunction is calleddysfunctional uterine bleeding which can beclassified from a physiopathological viewpoint into two types:ovulatory andanovulatory, belonging to the category inTCM of Beng Lou (burst out and drip, i.e.metrorrhagia and metrostaxis) or irregularmenstruation. For many years, the authorshave treated the disease by needling the ef-fective points with very satisfactory results.     

56 CASES OF DISTURBANCE IN SMALL ARTICULATIONS OF THE LUMBAR VERTEBRAE TREATED BY PUNCTURING THE EFFECTIVE POINTS -A New System of Acupuncture

In this series,he patients with disturb-ance of small articulations of the lumbarvertebrae were treated by puncturing the ef-fective points and reduction by manual trac-tion with satisfactory results,the cure ratebeing 39.3％,the markedly effective rate28.6％,with a total effective rate 98.3％.This method is simple and easy to master,and highly effective.Therefore it is very ac-ceptable to the patients.It is a very excellenttherapeutic method for disturbance of smallarticulations of the lumbar vertebrae,some-times complicated by acute lumbar sprainand chronic lumbar strain.     

EXPERIENCE IN THE TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL FACIAL PARALYSIS BY PUNCTURING EFFECTIVE POINTS ——A New System of Acupuncture

Dr. Guo Xiaozong, a well-knownTCM doctor, has engaged in medical workfor more than 40 years and is therefore veryexperienced in clinical practice. Inparticular, he has developed principles of lo-cating effective points in acupuncture,whichare of great technical originality. The follow-     

针刺有效点治疗膝关节积液

依据郭效宗主任医师＂分区划线定点规律＂找到有效点，针刺治疗本症８０例，有效率９８．７５％，随访６７例，稳定率９４．０３％。提示有效点理论值得探讨和研究。     

郭氏针法初探：郭效宗临床经验介绍

郭氏针法初探──郭效宗临床经验介绍王秀馥指导：郭效宗（中国中医研究院针灸研究所，北京１００７００）主题词刺法／方法，进针，针刺补泻吾师郭效宗主任医师在大量的临床实践中，吸取前人经验的精华，以百医诊断为基础，结合中医证候进行辨证论治，选择大量的病例，进...