Clinical Observation on Treating Primary Blepharospasm with Acupuncture at Yinqiao and Yangqiao Meridians as Main Treatment Method

[Objectives]To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture on blepharospasm.[Methods]72 patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group with 36 cases in each group.In the treatment group,Shenmai,Zhaohai,Fengchi,Taichong,Fuyang,Jiaoxin and Jingming were selected as the main acupoints,while in the control group,routine acupoints were selected.With 4 weeks as a course of treatment,the two groups were compared after a course of treatment.The clinical effect of primary blepharospasm,blepharospasm intensity and scores of Hamilton Depression Scale were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.[Results]After treatment,the clinical efficacy of the two groups were significantly improved compared with that before treatment,the effective rate of the control group was 75.00%,the effective rate of the treatment group was 88.89%,indicating that the effective rate of control group was lower than that of the treatment group(P<0.05);after treatment,the degree of blepharospasm in both groups was significantly lower than that before treatment(P<0.05),and the treatment group had better effect in improving primary blepharospasm;the score of Hamilton depression scale in control group was lower than that in observation group(P<0.05).[Conclusions]The clinical curative effect of acupuncture at Yinqiao and Yangqiao meridians was better than that of conventional acupoints selected in relieving mild and moderate blepharospasm;it could definitely reduce the intensity of blepharospasm and relieve anxiety and depression of patients,so it is worthy of clinical promotion.

A Theoretical Outline for National Security Studies for the New Era

China is tasked with attaining the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and facing global changes unseen in a century.To this end,a pressing task for China’s national security studies in the new era,under the guidance of a holistic concept of national security,is to provide an analytical framework and scholarly insights.Seven theoretical propositions can be derived when we clarify the relationships between security level,security capability,and security threats.They are:absolute security is out of reach;growing security investment that eyes absolute security will create a security dilemma;under closed conditions,the country should put the brakes on building relative security when it achieves equilibrium security;under open conditions,hegemonic powers may generate security capabilities that exceed equilibrium security and tend to“protect”or prey on countries whose development has relatively high output efficiency rather than those whose security capabilities have relatively high output efficiency;and following separate technical routes for dealing with intentional and unintentional threats may achieve a higher security level than managing in an undifferentiated way.The“Great Yu Improvement”pattern is pivotal to“Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind”as it can transform other actors’capacity to address intentional threats into a capacity for shielding oneself against unintentional threats;and appropriate allocation of excessive security capability and stronger national system security capability are major solutions to the uncertain nature of security threats.