Clinical research progress on acupuncture for the treatment of otogenic vertigo

Otogenic vertigo is a common disorder that affects the vestibular system,which often results in considerable discomfort and impaired daily functioning.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),including acupuncture and moxibustion,has been historically utilized to manage the symptoms of vertigo.However,the effectiveness and methodology of these treatments have rarely been investigated in the medical literature.This study reviews the existing literature on the point selection,method,and therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion to provide a reference for the TCM treatment of otogenic vertigo.A literature search was performed using the PubMed search engine.The terms used included otogenic vertigo,acupuncture treatment,and acupuncture point selection.A total of 34 relevant articles were retrieved from PubMed.These suggest that the clinical treatment of otogenic vertigo should consider the functions of zang-fu organs and meridians and select different acupuncture treatment methods according to syndrome differentiation based on the difference between deficiency and excess.Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy should be based on acupoint selection,considering the syndrome differentiation,supplemented with experience.The treatment of otogenic vertigo with acupuncture and moxibustion refers to the selection of appropriate acupuncture methods under the guidance of TCM theory and following the principles of syndrome,disease,and meridian differentiation.Common acupuncture methods include body acupuncture,auricular acupuncture,scalp acupuncture,acupoint injection,electroacupuncture,and moxibustion.There are many acupuncture and moxibustion acupoints selected for the treatment of otogenic vertigo.Individualized treatment according to the patient’s specific condition is effective and safe,which can help to improve the patient’s vertigo symptoms and cerebral blood perfusion.

An overview of acupuncture for the treatment of limb spasticity in cerebral palsy-A mini review

Cerebral palsy is a common chronic disabling disease in children with special needs,and rehabilitation for cerebral palsy is characterized by a long period,multiple methods and limited efficacy.Due to the limited motor function of cerebral palsy patients,the quality of life of patients is reduced,and their ability to participate in society is reduced,so the improvement of patients’motor function has become an important goal of cerebral palsy rehabilitation.The motor function of cerebral palsy has become an important goal of cerebral palsy rehabilitation.Limb spasticity is one of the main clinical signs of cerebral palsy patients,and the more severe the limb spasticity is,the greater the impact on the patient's motor function,so improving limb spasticity in patients with cerebral palsy is particularly important.Acupuncture,as a Chinese medicine treatment method,has been widely used in the clinical treatment of cerebral palsy in China,and has shown certain efficacy.To promote the clinical application of acupuncture technique in cerebral palsy limb spasticity,this paper analyses and summarizes the relevant literature on acupuncture treatment of cerebral palsy limb spasticity summarizes the current status of the clinical application of acupuncture in cerebral palsy limb spasticity,and provides clinical references for the reasonable application of acupuncture in cerebral palsy limb spasticity.

Hemiplegia Patients Treatment Should Combine Acupuncture with Rehabilitation Treatment

The acupuncturetherapy for hemiplegiapatients is popular insome Asian countries,and it has been graduallyaccepted in the rehabili-tative medical field ofsome developed countries.Although numer-ous clinical and experimental studies have beendone,many doctors usu-

Comparison of Pharmacological Treatment Versus Acupuncture Treatment for Migraine Without Aura——Analysis of Socio-medical Parameters

This study was carried out in 120 patients affected by migraine without aura, treated in 4 public health centers and randomly divided into acupuncture group (AG) and conventional drug therapy group (CDTG). The evaluation of clinical results was made 6 and 12 months after the beginning of treatment and was worked out as well according to socio-medical parameters. Acupuncture was applied to the following points: Touwei (ST 8), Xuanlu (GB 5), Fengchi (GB 20), Dazhui (GV 14), Lieque (LU 7), treated with the reducing method. In AG, the figure scoring the entity and frequency of migraine attacks drops from 9,823 before treatment to 1,990 6 months after and 1,590 12 months after; while in CDTG, it drops from 8,405 before treatment to 3,927 6 months after and 3,084 12 months after. In AG, the total absence from work amounted to 1,120 working days/year, with a total cost (private + social costs) of 186,677,000 Italian liras. In CDTG, the absence from work amounted to 1,404 working days/year, with a total cost of 266,614,000 Italian liras. If we consider that in Italy the patients affected by migraine without aura are around 800,000, and that acupuncture therapy is able to save 1,332,000 Italian liras on the total average cost supported for every single patient, the application of acupuncture in the treatment of migraine without aura would allow a saving of the health expenses in Italy of over 1,000 billion liras.

Differential Acupuncture Treatment of Hyperplasia of Mammary Glands

Hyperplasia of mammary glands is a common disease in the middle-aged women, and it is a precancerous lesion of mammary glands. For many years, the author has used Rugen (ST 18) of the Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming as the main point withcertain auxiliary points chosen on basis of the differentiation types to treat the disease and obtained satisfactory therapeutic effects. A report follows. ……

Prof.Sheng Canruo's Experience in Acupuncture Treatment of Throat Diseases with Yan Si Xue

Yan Si Xue(咽四穴)refer to four points in the throat summarized by Prof.Sheng Canruo in his long-year clinical experience based on the combination of TCM theory and the knowledge of modernmedical anatomy.By taking “Yan Si Xue” as main points,and other differential adjunct points,Prof.Sheng has obtained satisfactory therapeutic results in treating various throat diseases such ashoarseness,paralysis of vocal cord,dysphonia after radiotherapy on throat tumor,vocal nodules,disorder of the glossopharyngeal nerve,hysteric aphasia,and acute or chronic laryngopharyngitis.

A Review of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Treatment of Depression

Depression is a common mental illness with symptoms such as loss of interest.At present,It is mainly treated with antidepressants,which are effective in a short time,but it is highly addictive and has a high probability of adverse reactions.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)treatment of depression has the advantages of high feasibility,good tolerance,obvious effect,and small side effects.In addition,TCM has great potential for the treatment of depression with the overall concept of the unity of nature and man as its guiding ideology and rich clinical experience.This review mainly expounds on the research progress of TCM treatment of depression from two aspects of TCM non-drug therapy and TCM drug therapy,to provide a reference for clinical treatment of depression.

ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS

Case HistoryName:Kerstin Wiest;Sex:female;Age:46 years;Occupation:teacher;Date of firstvisit:April,1996.Chief complaint:Allergic rhinitis for fiveyears.The patient stated that five years before,she got the sensation of weakness and lassitudeafter undergoing a uterectomy,which

THE EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE ON PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ISCHEMIC ARRHYTHMIA AND THE RELATION BETWEEN EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHOLINERGIC MUSCARINE-LIKE RECEPTORS

For investigating the effect of acupuncture on ischemic arrhythmia and its mech-anism, adult albino rats with ligated anterior descending branch of coronary artery as experimentalmodel were treated with or without acupuncture, and others with imitative operation but without bothcoronary artery ligation and acupuncture treatment were used as control. It was found in acupuncturegroup that the fibrillation-liability of ischemic myocardium was efficiently decreased, the affinity ofAch-M receptors on membranes of ischemic myocardium was markedly increased, and the tolerance ofischemic myocardium to atropine was elevated in the experiment of atropine inducing fibrillation.These results indicate that acupuncture may play a therapeutic role on ischemic arrhythmia throughactivating the activity of muscarine-like receptors of cholinergic nervous system.

Acupuncture Treatment of Depressive Syndromes after Cerebral Vascular Accidents

Depressive syndrome is a common complication in cerebral vascular accidents (CVA), which accounts for 70% of the complications. A mild case of the syndrome is marked by grief, sleeping disturbance, weakened mental activities, worry, loss of interest, and irritability. A severe case may have worse symptoms and signs, except the above mentioned ones, such as anxiety, reduced appetite, hallucination, delusion, desperation, etc. The author has adopted acupuncture to treat depressive syndromes after CVA with good therapeutic result as reported in the following.

Experience in Acupuncture Treatment of Dizziness and Vertigo——A Report of 3 Cases

Dizziness and vertigo is a commonly encountered disease in clinic. There has been the saying from ancient times that "there would be no dizziness if without wind", " there would be no dizziness if without phlegm", "there would be no dizziness if without deficiency", and " there would be no dizziness if without fire". However, in the author's view, the dizziness and vertigo caused by blood stasis blocking the collaterals is most commonly seen in clinic, which should deserve more attention. The following is an introduction about the author's experience in treating 3 cases of dizziness and vertigo with acupuncture.

Acupuncture Treatment for 57 Cases of Hiccup

In recent years, the author has treated 57 cases of hiccup due to radiotherapy, chemotherapy or introducing therapy by acupuncture with satisfactory results as reported in the following.

Evaluation of effect of acupuncture treatment on carotid arteriosclerosis plaque by three-dimensional ultrasound VPQ technology

Objective:To evaluate the structural changes of atherosclerotic plaque before and after acupuncture treatment by three-dimensional ultrasound of Vascular Plaque Quantification technology.Methods:Forty subjects were recruited and randomly divided into acupuncture group and sham acupuncture group.All patients were treated twice a week for 3 months and were observed the changes of the bilateral carotid plaque volume(PV),gray scale value(GSM)and inner media thickness(IMT).Results:The acupuncture group’s PV decreased after 3 months,while the sham group’s increased slightly.The result were statistically significant(P≤0.05).After treatment,the acupuncture group’s left GSM was higher than before,while the sham group’s was slightly lower than before.The result were statistically significant(P≤0.05).Although the difference of the acupuncture group’s right GSM before and after treatment was not statistically significant,it also had a rising trend.Conclusion:Acupuncture can reduce the volume of carotid atherosclerotic plaque and stabilize the nature of the plaque.

Treatment of Functional Retrograde Ejaculation with Acupuncture and TCM Herbal Drugs

Acupuncture at the Taichong (LR 3), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Ciliao (BL 32) points combined with TCM drugs for soothing the liver, replenishing the kidney, freeing the seminal passage, and eliminating the stasis showed effective for functional retrograde ejaculation in 25 cases. The total effective rate of 68.0% was significantly better than imipramine used in the control group (P<0.05).

Clinical Observation on Scalp Acupuncture Treatment in 50 Cases of Headache

Headache is frequently encountered in clinic, including vascular headache, cervical headache, traumatic cerebral headache, and tonic headache, which may be seenin many acute or chronic diseases. During the period from Aug. 1996 - Apr. 2000, the author had treated 50 cases of headache by scalp acupuncture therapy and got quite satisfactory therapeutic results as reported in the following. ……

CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON STAGE-AIDED TREATMENT OF 62 CASES OF PERIPHERAL FACIAL PARALYSIS WITH ACUPUNCTURE,MOXIBUSTION AND CUPPING

Objective: To probe the best therapy for peripheral facial paralysis. Methods: A total of 122 cases of facial paralysis patients were randomized into treatment group (n=62, treating the disease by stages) and control group (n=60). For patients at the acute stage in treatment group, main point Yifeng (TE 17) was pricked first, followed by performing cupping and moxibustion, for patients at the resting stage, main point Hegu (LI 4) was punctured with reducing needling method, combined with other acupoints in the light of the concrete situations. For patients at the restoration stage, main point Zusanli (ST 36) was punctured with reinforcing method in combination with seven-star-needle tapping at the local affected region. Patients of control group were treated with routine method by puncturing Fengchi (GB 20), Yifeng (TE 17), Jiache (ST 6), Hegu (LI 4), Taichong (LR 3), etc.. The treatment was conducted once daily, with 10 days being a therapeutic course. Results: Following 3 courses of treatment, of the 62 cases in treatment group, 44 (70.9%) were cured, 12 (19.4%) had remarkable improvement in their symptoms and signs, 6 (9.7%) had amelioration, with the cure plus markedly effective rate being 90.3%; of the 60 cases in control group, 30 (50.0%) were cured, 12 (20.0%) had apparent improvement, 16 (26.7%) had amelioration, and the rest 2 (3.3%) failed in the treatment, with the cure plus markedly effective rate being 70.0%. Ridit analysis showed that the cure rate and cure plus markedly effective rate of treatment group were significantly higher than those of control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Stage-aided acupuncture treatment is superior to routine treatment for facial palsy.

Scalp and Body Acupuncture for Treatment of Senile Insomnia—A Report of 83 Cases

The author has in recent years treated 83 cases of senile insomnia with scalp and body acupuncture. Meanwhile, 35 cases in the control group were treated with western and Chinese drugs. The therapeutic results in the treatment group were superior to that of nitrazapam and An Shen Bu Nao Ye (安神补脑液Sedative and Brain-invigorating Fluid) used in the control group. A report of the treatment follows. ……

Experience in Acupuncture Treatment of Occipital Neuralgia

Clinically, occipital neuralgia is commonly encountered. It is manifested by pain in the unilateral suboccipital and postmastoid region, which may radiate to the upper occipital part, the ear and copular part, and even to the orbit. The pain is severe, and often cause spasm of the cervical muscles. The authors applied acupuncture for treating occipital neuralgia with good therapeutic results reported as follows.