Allergic rhinitis treated with warming-needle moxibustion

A case of allergic rhinitis treated with warming-needle moxibustion was introduced. A 57-year old patient with allergic rhinitis for more than 10 years was treated. Yíngxiāng (

LI 20), Shàngyíngxiāng (

EX-HN8), Shàngxīng (

GV 23), Yìntáng (

EX-HN3), Cuánzhú (

BL 2), Fēngchí (

GB 20), Tiāntū (

CV 22), Wàiguān (

TE 5), Hég? (

LI 4), Zúsānl? (

ST 36), Shènshū (

BL 23) and Tàixī (

KI 3) were punctured. After deqi, warming-needle moxibustion was performed at LI 20 and ST 36. After treatment for 2 courses, all the symptoms disappeared without relapse of urticaria or asthma during treatment. Another 1 course of treatment was conducted additionally for consolidating the curative effect. No relapse was found during the follow-up visit half a year after treatment.     

A case of amyotrophic cervical spondylosis

A case of amyotrophic cervical spondylosis was healed by using acupuncture in combination with electroacupuncture, needling was carried out on Fēngchí (

GB 20), Tiānzhù (

BL 10), Dàzhuī (

GV 14), Jiānj

ng (

GB 21), Zhìyang (

GV 9), Jiānzhēn (

SI 9), Jiānyú (

LI 15), Sh

usānl

(

LI 10), Hòuxī (

SI 3), Kūnlún (

BL 60) and Shùg? (

BL 65). BL 10 on the left side and LI 10 on the right side, GB 20 on the right side and GV 9 were connected for electroacupuncture, once a day, 12 treatments as one treatment course, a interval of 5 days was set between two treatment courses, and totally 6 treatment courses were carried out. The patient was clinically healed after the treatment and the disease did not recur during the follow-up for six months.     

Observation on clinical efficacy of tension-balance acupuncture therapy in treating knee osteoarthritis

ObjectiveBy comparison of the clinical efficacy of treating knee osteoarthritis with tension-balance acupuncture therapy and conventional acupuncture therapy, the effectiveness of treatment of knee osteoarthritis with tension-balance acupuncture therapy was evaluated.MethodsSixty-three patients with knee osteoarthritis in conformity with the diagnostic criteria were randomly divided into the tension-balance-acupuncture group (32 cases, balance group for short) and the conventional acupuncture group (31 cases, conventional group for short) according to random number table. In the balance group, patients with the pain in the anterior flexor group were needled at Bìguān (

ST 31), Fēngshì (

GB 31), Hèd

ng (

EX-LE 2), Dúbí (

ST 35), Yánglíngquán (

GB 34), Xuèh?i (

SP 10) and Liángqiū (

ST 34). Afterwards the patients were repositioned in prone position. They were given the treatment by needling at Huántiáo (

GB 30), Chéngfú (

BL 36), W

izhōng (

BL 40), W

iyang (

BL 39), Yīnlíngquán (

SP 9), Qūquán (

LV 8) and Chéngshān (

BL 57). Patients with the pain in the posterior extensor group were needled at ST 31, GB 31, EX-LE2, ST 35, GB 34, SP 10 and ST 34. Then the patients were repositioned in prone position. They were given the treatment by needling at GB 30, BL 36, BL 40, BL 39, SP 9, LV 8 and BL 57. They were treated once a day with five days as a course of treatment and two days as an interval. After three courses, Lequesne indiceses before and after the treatment and clinical efficacy of the treatment were observed. In the conventional group, patients were treated in a sitting position by needling at ST 35, Xīy?n (

EX-LE 5), Zúsānl

(

ST 36), GB 34, Xuánzhōng (

GB 39), SP 9, EX-LE2, ST 34, Shènshù (

BL 23) and Píshù (

BL 20). They were treated once a day with five days as a course of treatment and two days as an interval. After three courses, the clinical efficacy of the treatment was observed.ResultsAfter three courses, improved Lequesne indices score was (5.55 ± 1.08) in the balance group while improved Lequesne indices score was (2.14 ± 0.57) in the conventional group, indicating that improved Lequesne indices score in the balance group was superior to that of the conventional group with the significant difference (P<0.05); efficacy rate in the balance group was 84.37% while that of the conventional group was 58.06%, and efficacy rate in the balance group was superior to that of the conventional group (P<0.01).ConclusionClinical efficacy of treatment of knee osteoarthritis in the balance group was superior to that of the conventional group, worthy of clinical promotion.     

A case of functional rehabilitation after replantation of a severed limb

A patient with functional impairment after replantation of severed limb was treated by electroacupuncture in combination with rehabilitation training, and needling was carried out on Qūchí (

LI 11), Sh

usānl

(

LI 10), Wàiguān (

TE 5), Yángxī (

LI 5), Yángchí (

TE 4), Yángg? (

SI 5), Hég? (

LI 4), Bāxié (

EX-UE 9), Wàiláogōng (

EX-UE 8) and Yèmén (

TE 2). Electroacupuncture was carried out on TE 5, EX-UE 8, LI 11 and LI 4. After treatments for four months, except the opposition of thumb was not satisfactory, the active exercises of the remaining four fingers almost recovered.     

针刺配合耳穴贴压治疗精神发育迟缓患儿睡眠障碍30例

目的:观察针刺配合耳穴贴压治疗精神发育迟缓患儿睡眠障碍的临床疗效.方法:30例有睡眠障碍的精神发育迟缓患儿,采用针刺配合耳穴贴压治疗,针刺主穴取四神针、脑三针、智三针、颞三针、手智针等,并随症、辨证配穴,耳穴贴压取神门、皮质下、交感、心、肾、脾,均每周治疗3次,36次为一疗程,共治疗2个疗程.采用儿童睡眠习惯量表(CSHQ),观察患儿治疗后睡眠状况改善情况和疗效.结果:治疗后30例患儿,显效11例,有效16例,无效3例,总有效率为90.0％;治疗后患儿在睡眠总时长、上床睡觉时间、睡眠习惯、睡眠行为、夜醒情况、晨起情况、白天睡眠情况及总分各方面较治疗前均明显改善(P＜0.01,P＜0.001).结论:针刺配合耳穴贴压治疗精神发育迟缓患儿睡眠障碍疗效确切,能不同程度地提高患儿的睡眠质量.     

针刺治疗怪异性大面积皮肤瘙痒案

介绍笔者在海外工作期间,通过针刺太溪、三阴交、阴陵泉、足三里、丰隆和血海等穴治疗怪异性大面积皮肤瘙痒症,最终取得满意疗效,表明针刺对本病确有疗效.     

电针配合TDP治疗慢性盆腔炎45例

目的:观察电针配合TDP照射治疗慢性盆腔炎的疗效.方法:45例慢性盆腔炎患者采用电针与TDP治疗,针刺取穴关元、中极、水道、归来、足三里、三阴交、太冲,分别于同侧水道、归来接G9805-C低频治疗仪治疗,留针30 min,同时将TDP治疗头直接照射在患者下腹部.隔日治疗1次,5次为一疗程,3个疗程后观察疗效.结果:痊愈10例,显效18例,有效17例,治疗过程中所有患者均无不良反应及并发症发生.结论:电针配合TDP是治疗慢性盆腔炎的有效方法.     

电刺激吞咽神经肌肉联合针刺治疗脑卒中后吞咽障碍疗效观察

ObjectiveTo seek a better therapy for treating post-stroke dysphagia.MethodsPatients with stroke and swallowing disorders were randomly divided into ordinary acupuncture group (group A, 58 cases) and swallowing neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with acupuncture group (group B, 62 cases). Two-group patients were given the same basic internal medical treatment. In addition, group A was given normal acupuncture treatment with the choice of local points: Jīnjīn (

EX-HN 12), Yùyè (

EX-HN 13), Fēngchí (

GB 20), Yìfēng (

TE 17), Liánquán (

CV 23), Wángŭ (

GB 12). Group B was given swallowing neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with acupuncture: GB 20, Fēngfŭ (

GV 16), TE 17, Yìmíng (

EX-HN 14), Yămén (

GV 15), Tiānróng (

SI 17), Tiānchuāng (

SI 16), CV 23, the uniform reinforcing-reducing manipulation was used; EX-HN 12, EX-HN 13, the piercing and blood-letting method (1-2 mL blood) was used; at the same time, the swallowing neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy device was used to electrically stimulate the nerves and muscles in the throat and neck at specific output pulse current (50-100 Hz). Treatment was made twice a day, 30 minutes each time. Two weeks after the treatment, the patients were assessed in symptoms improvement and clinical efficacy.ResultsThe total effective rate in group B was 91.4% and 75.8% in group A; in the total efficiency comparison in both groups, χ²=5.232, P<0.05. The difference in improvement of symptoms with post-stroke dysphagia treated with above mentioned combination treatment was statistically significant between both groups (P<0.05).ConclusionsThe above mentioned swallowing neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with acupuncture treatment has a better clinical effect when compared with ordinary acupuncture.     

针药结合治疗脑梗死后轻度认知障碍疗效观察:随机对照试验

ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effect of acupuncture in combination with medicine in the treatment of mild cognitive impairment after cerebral infarction as well as the impact on patients' daily living ability.MethodsSeventy-two patients, in accordance with random number table, were divided into two groups, acupuncture combined with western medicine group (group A) and western medicine group (group B), each group with 36 patients. In combination with nimodipine tablets, acupuncture which can regulate the mind and reinforce the intelligence [making Băihuì (

GV 20), Sìshéncōng (

EX-HN 1), Sìbái (

ST 2), Fēngchí (

GB 20), Wángŭ (

GB 12), Tiānzhù (

BL 10), Shénmén (

HT 7), Nèiguān (

PC 6), Shu

gōu (

GV 26), Sānyīnjiāo (

SP 6), Tàichōng (

LR 3), Fēnglóng (

ST 40) as the main acupoints] was given in the treatment group (group A) while only nimodipine tablets were given in the control group (group B). The efficacy of these two groups was evaluated by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Scale after the continuous treatment for three months.ResultsThe remarkably effective rate was 69.4% and the total effective rate was 91.7% in the treatment group, while the remarkably effective rate was 55.6% and the total effective rate was 80.6% in the control group; the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.05). When comparing the MoCA score before and after treatment, which was 20.23±4.67 before treatment and 26.84±3.87 after treatment in group A; 19.82±3.56 before treatment and 23.33±2.78 after treatment in group B, it was found that the score for both groups became higher after treatment than that before treatment. Furthermore, the increase of the score was higher in the treatment group (6.61±0.80) than that in the control group (3.51±0.78) and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).ConclusionsAcupuncture, which can regulate the mind and reinforce the intelligence, combined with nimodipine tablets is an effective therapy for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment after cerebral infarction, which is superior to single treatment with nimodipine tablets.     

The effect of acupuncture at “Jng Jiāj” on auditory brainstem response threshold of guinea pigs with sensorineural hearing loss

ObjectiveTo explore the effect of acupuncture at “J

ng Jiāj

” (

) on sudden hearing loss by observing the changes of the threshold of auditory brainstem response (ABR) of deaf guinea pigs.MethodsSixty healthy guinea pigs were selected, with computer randomization, 20 were randomly divided into a normal control group (group A), while the rest were randomly and equally divided into a model group (group B) and an acupuncture group (group C) when turned deaf after gentamycin sulfate and furosemide were administered. No treatment was administered for either the group A or the group B, while acupuncture at “J

ng Jiāj

” was given for the group C for 30 days. The ABR thresholds of each group were observed and recorded separately after the treatment for 15 days and 30 days.ResultsThe ABR threshold in the group C was lower than that in the group B after the treatment of 15 days (P<0.05). After the treatment of 30 days, the ABR threshold in the group C was obviously lower than that in the group B (P<0.01), and was obviously lower than that before acupuncture (P<0.01).ConclusionsAcupuncture at “J

ng Jiāj

” has definite effect on improving the hearing of deaf guinea pigs.