According to a modem understanding of acupuncture mechanisms, acupuncture may elicit vegetative reflexes, presumably influencing the systemwide vegetative dysregulation associated with the heart failure syndrome, a fe...According to a modem understanding of acupuncture mechanisms, acupuncture may elicit vegetative reflexes, presumably influencing the systemwide vegetative dysregulation associated with the heart failure syndrome, a feature of which is low performance in the 6 min walk test. The author performed a preliminary prospective, randomized, single-blinded clinical trial （n=21） in a cross-over design comparing acupuncture treatment, which was either compatible with individual Chinese diagnosis according to the Heidelberg Model of TCM （i-ACU） or a standardized treatment on acupoints with no specific relation to TCM diagnosis （u-ACU）. The repeated measures analysis revealed a significant effect for i-ACU vs. u-ACU （F =7.2, df=1.37, P=-0.011）. The study revealed first evidence that acupuncture may prolong 6 min walk distance as a key parameter of heart failure.展开更多
Objective:The guiding criteria are considered the backbone of Chinese medicine.They have previously been described as functional features (symptoms) leading to the overall
文摘According to a modem understanding of acupuncture mechanisms, acupuncture may elicit vegetative reflexes, presumably influencing the systemwide vegetative dysregulation associated with the heart failure syndrome, a feature of which is low performance in the 6 min walk test. The author performed a preliminary prospective, randomized, single-blinded clinical trial （n=21） in a cross-over design comparing acupuncture treatment, which was either compatible with individual Chinese diagnosis according to the Heidelberg Model of TCM （i-ACU） or a standardized treatment on acupoints with no specific relation to TCM diagnosis （u-ACU）. The repeated measures analysis revealed a significant effect for i-ACU vs. u-ACU （F =7.2, df=1.37, P=-0.011）. The study revealed first evidence that acupuncture may prolong 6 min walk distance as a key parameter of heart failure.
文摘Objective:The guiding criteria are considered the backbone of Chinese medicine.They have previously been described as functional features (symptoms) leading to the overall
