Professor Wei-hua ZHANG’s clinical experience in treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with warming-unblocking needling method

The professor Wei-hua ZHANG’s experiences in treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with"warmingunblocking needling method"was introduced in this paper.Prof.Zhang believes that obstruction is the crucial in pathogenesis of primary dysmenorrhea no matter of the excess or the deficiency syndrome.Warming and unblocking principle is the essential in treatment.Hence,an unique therapeutic method is innovated,named warming-unblocking needling method,including three-layer and two-direction warming needling technique at Sanyinjiao(三阴交SP6),two-layer rotating warming-unblocking technique at Zhongji(中极CV3)and one-layer and two-direction warming needling technique at Ciliao(次髎BL32).In this set of needling procedure,acupoint is viewed as a three-dimensional hierarchical structure.A layered and multidirectional needling technique is adopted at main acupoints to enhance the sensations of diqi and to generate heat effect in the local.Additionally,moxibustion is combined to intensify warming and unblocking effect.Simultaneously,the supplementary acupoints are used in response to symptoms.All of the acupoints coordinately warm up the uterus,promote meridian circulation and stop pain.Hence,this therapeutic method achieves relatively excellent effect and deserves to be promoted in practice.

Clinical research of atlantoaxial instability treated with the combination of ulna-tibia needling therapy and“point-to-surface”tuina manipulation

Objective:To observe the clinical therapeutic effect on atlantoaxial instability treated with the combination of ulna-tibia needling therapy and"point-to-surface"tuina manipulation.Methods:A total of 64 outpatients diagnosed as atlantoaxial instability were collected and randomized into a control group and an observation group,32 cases in each one.In the control group,flunarizine hydrochloride capsules were used for oral administration.In the observation group,the combined treatment of ulna-tibia needling therapy and"point-to-surface"tuina manipulation was adopted.The ulnatibia needling therapy was exerted at the cutaneous region of hand taiyang meridian on the ulnar region(from carpal joint to elbow joint)on both sides.The"point-to-surface"tuina manipulation included"onepoint and two-surface"technique,"upper-to-lower pressing"method and"lifting-trembling"method.The treatment was provided once daily,consecutively for 5 times.The scores of neck symptoms and physical signs,atlantoaxial axle separation degree and clinical therapeutic results were taken as the observation indicators to evaluate the treatment effect.Results:After treatment,the curative rate and the total effective rate in the observation group were all higher significantly than the control group(all P<0.01).The scores of clinical symptoms and physical signs were statistically different in the self-comparison of each group before and after treatment(all P<0.05).After treatment,the scores of clinical symptoms and physical signs,the excellence rate of atlantoaxial axle separation and the effective rate in the observation group were all significantly better than those of the control group(all P<0.01).Conclusion:The combination of ulna-tibia needling therapy and"point-to-surface"tuina manipulation achieves the better clinical therapeutic effect as compared with flunarizine hydrochloride.