OBJECTIVE:To assess skin temperature response to menstruation at acupuncture points in primary dysmenorrhea(PD) patients and healthy volunteers so as to explore acupuncture point specificity in reflecting diseases in ...OBJECTIVE:To assess skin temperature response to menstruation at acupuncture points in primary dysmenorrhea(PD) patients and healthy volunteers so as to explore acupuncture point specificity in reflecting diseases in the light of skin temperature.METHODS:Fifty-two PD patients and 49 healthy volunteers were recruited.Skin temperature measurements were performed with a skin temperature assessment device at 10 points.Absolute difference between skin temperature of the same point on the left and right side is used as main outcome measure.RESULTS:On the first day of menstruation, when menstrual pain attacking in PD patients, a significant increase in skin temperature difference was detected at Taixi(KI 3) compared with the healthy group(P < 0.01).A significant reduction in skin temperature difference was detected at Taixi(KI 3) in the first day of menstruation compared with those values in the third day after menstruation(P < 0.01)in the healthy group.On the third day after menstruation, a significant reduction in skin temperature difference was found at Zhongdu(LR 6) in PD group compared with the healthy group(P < 0.05).No significant differences of skin temperature were detected at other points(P > 0.05).CONCLUSION:The skin temperature difference at menstruation-relevant points in PD patients did not all change significantly more than those in women without PD.Significant difference was only found in Taixi(KI 3), the Yuan-source point of Kidney meridian.展开更多
目的:比较挑治、针刺与艾司唑仑治疗慢性失眠的疗效差异。方法:60例患者按照随机数字表法随机分为挑治组、针刺组和西药组,每组20例。挑治组采用钩型手工挑治针在双侧申脉照海穴刺破皮肤挤出少量黏液并挑断皮下纤维,每周一次;针刺组用...目的:比较挑治、针刺与艾司唑仑治疗慢性失眠的疗效差异。方法:60例患者按照随机数字表法随机分为挑治组、针刺组和西药组,每组20例。挑治组采用钩型手工挑治针在双侧申脉照海穴刺破皮肤挤出少量黏液并挑断皮下纤维,每周一次;针刺组用一次性针灸针在双侧申脉照海直刺0.5寸,每日一次;药物组采用口服艾司唑仑,每日睡前一次口服1 mg。以上3组均观察28 d。记录各组Epworth量表评分及日间功能障碍症状改善情况。结果:日间功能障碍症状改善总有效率比较,挑治组(100%,20/20)优于针刺组(70%,14/20),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),挑治组及针刺组均优于西药组(25%,5/20),差异有统计学意义(P<0.01,P<0.05)。Epworth量表评分方面,挑治组疗效显著优于针刺组(13.35±2.85 vs 11.10±3.88,P<0.05),挑治组疗效优于西药组(13.35±2.85 vs 5.30±3.28,P<0.01),针刺组优于西药组(11.10±3.88 vs 5.30±3.28,P<0.01)。各组治疗后Epworth量表评分均显著降低(P<0.01)。结论:挑治申脉照海穴治疗慢性失眠有良好的疗效,可以有效减轻患者日间嗜睡程度,改善日间功能障碍,优于西药艾司唑仑,较针刺治疗亦有优势。展开更多
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)-the Effect of De Qi on Acupoint Specific Effect Based on Meridians and its Characteristics and Molecular Response Mechanisms(No.2012CB518506)Research on Acupoint Specificity in Regulating Uterus(No.2006CB504503)National Natural Science Foundation of China-Research on Variations of Biophysical Properties of Acupoints on Different Meridians with the Same Spinal Segments Based on Primary Dysmenorrhea(No.81573884)
文摘OBJECTIVE:To assess skin temperature response to menstruation at acupuncture points in primary dysmenorrhea(PD) patients and healthy volunteers so as to explore acupuncture point specificity in reflecting diseases in the light of skin temperature.METHODS:Fifty-two PD patients and 49 healthy volunteers were recruited.Skin temperature measurements were performed with a skin temperature assessment device at 10 points.Absolute difference between skin temperature of the same point on the left and right side is used as main outcome measure.RESULTS:On the first day of menstruation, when menstrual pain attacking in PD patients, a significant increase in skin temperature difference was detected at Taixi(KI 3) compared with the healthy group(P < 0.01).A significant reduction in skin temperature difference was detected at Taixi(KI 3) in the first day of menstruation compared with those values in the third day after menstruation(P < 0.01)in the healthy group.On the third day after menstruation, a significant reduction in skin temperature difference was found at Zhongdu(LR 6) in PD group compared with the healthy group(P < 0.05).No significant differences of skin temperature were detected at other points(P > 0.05).CONCLUSION:The skin temperature difference at menstruation-relevant points in PD patients did not all change significantly more than those in women without PD.Significant difference was only found in Taixi(KI 3), the Yuan-source point of Kidney meridian.
基金Supported by Research Fund for Young Teachers from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
文摘目的:比较挑治、针刺与艾司唑仑治疗慢性失眠的疗效差异。方法:60例患者按照随机数字表法随机分为挑治组、针刺组和西药组,每组20例。挑治组采用钩型手工挑治针在双侧申脉照海穴刺破皮肤挤出少量黏液并挑断皮下纤维,每周一次;针刺组用一次性针灸针在双侧申脉照海直刺0.5寸,每日一次;药物组采用口服艾司唑仑,每日睡前一次口服1 mg。以上3组均观察28 d。记录各组Epworth量表评分及日间功能障碍症状改善情况。结果:日间功能障碍症状改善总有效率比较,挑治组(100%,20/20)优于针刺组(70%,14/20),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),挑治组及针刺组均优于西药组(25%,5/20),差异有统计学意义(P<0.01,P<0.05)。Epworth量表评分方面,挑治组疗效显著优于针刺组(13.35±2.85 vs 11.10±3.88,P<0.05),挑治组疗效优于西药组(13.35±2.85 vs 5.30±3.28,P<0.01),针刺组优于西药组(11.10±3.88 vs 5.30±3.28,P<0.01)。各组治疗后Epworth量表评分均显著降低(P<0.01)。结论:挑治申脉照海穴治疗慢性失眠有良好的疗效,可以有效减轻患者日间嗜睡程度,改善日间功能障碍,优于西药艾司唑仑,较针刺治疗亦有优势。