Insomnia, a common sleep disorder, affects general well-being, hastens the onset of other diseases, and impairs work performance. Hypnotic medications are efficacious in the short term but have obvious side effects. A...Insomnia, a common sleep disorder, affects general well-being, hastens the onset of other diseases, and impairs work performance. Hypnotic medications are efficacious in the short term but have obvious side effects. Acupuncture, often used to treat insomnia in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is considered to be beneficial in restoring the normal sleep-wake cycle by regulating and restoring the natural flow of qi (energy power). The three main TCM theories for treating insomnia by acupuncture are the tranquilization disturbance, zangfu disturbance (disequilibrium of internal organs), and imbalance of yin and yang theories. Moxibustion, another treatment for insomnia, is usually combined with acupuncture. Acupuncture and moxibustion with tuina (exercise massage), acupuncture with Chinese herbal injection, electroacupuncture, and acupuncture with medication or psychotherapy are other interventions. Some acupuncture-based methods such as needle-rolling acupuncture, auricular acupoint plaster therapy, phlebotomy, and acupoint catgut-embedding therapy are used as well. Although most clinical trials have shown that acupuncture and its combination therapies are significantly effective in insomnia, the beneficial effects may have been overvalued, because of small sample size, nonstrict inclusion and exclusion criteria, flawed methodology, short follow-up, or nonstandardized evaluation. Therefore, clinical studies of high methodological quality are needed to verify the efficacy of acupuncture, moxibustion, and other combination therapies in insomnia.展开更多
Aim: To search for the best therapeutic method for climacteric syndrome. Methods: A total of 190 cases of climacteric syndrome participants were randomly divided into auricular plus body acupuncture group (treatment g...Aim: To search for the best therapeutic method for climacteric syndrome. Methods: A total of 190 cases of climacteric syndrome participants were randomly divided into auricular plus body acupuncture group (treatment group, n=96) and simple body acupuncture group (control group, n=94). Serum sexual hormone (FSH, LH and E2) and blood lipid (TC, LDL C, HDL C and TG) levels were detected before and after treatment. Results: After 30 sessions of treatment, the total effective rates of treatment and control groups were 82.29% and 76.02% respectively, with the former being significantly higher than the later (P<0.01). In comparison with pre treatment of each group, serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luterotropic hormone (LH) levels lowered significantly; serum estradiol (E 2) increased remarkably (P<0.05-0.01); serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL C) of two groups raised significantly (P<0.05-0.01), and low density lipoprotein (LDL) C of treatment group decreased evidently (P<0.05). In addition, the improvement of complaints of hot flushes, sweating, paresthesia, insomnia and emotional irritability in treatment group is significantly better than that of control group. Conclusion: Auricular acupuncture combined with body acupuncture has a better therapeutic effect than that of simple body acupuncture in the treatment of climacteric syndrome.展开更多
This paper introduces the curative effects on 142 cases (278 eyes) of African epi-demic hemorrhagic conjunctivitis treated by acupuncture, and 128 (90. 1%) cases (250 eyes) of allpatients have been improved. Three gro...This paper introduces the curative effects on 142 cases (278 eyes) of African epi-demic hemorrhagic conjunctivitis treated by acupuncture, and 128 (90. 1%) cases (250 eyes) of allpatients have been improved. Three groups were clinically observed in the present report. There were55 cases (104 eyes) in the first group for body acupuncture, of which 46 (83. 6%) cases were effec-tively treated; In the second group for auricular acupuncture, 34 (91. 6% ) cases (68 eyes) out of 37cases (74 eyes) were improved; There were 50 cases (100 eyes) in the third group for boyauricular-acupuncture, among which 48 (96. 0%) cases (96 eyes) were improved. The curative effects of thethird group were better than those of the other two groups.展开更多
目的观察针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗骨髓瘤伴失眠的临床疗效及对认知功能、睡眠质量的影响。方法将160例骨髓瘤中重度疼痛合并失眠患者随机分为观察组(89例)与对照组(71例)。对照组采用常规药物治疗,观察组在对照组基础上采用针刺联合耳穴贴...目的观察针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗骨髓瘤伴失眠的临床疗效及对认知功能、睡眠质量的影响。方法将160例骨髓瘤中重度疼痛合并失眠患者随机分为观察组(89例)与对照组(71例)。对照组采用常规药物治疗,观察组在对照组基础上采用针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗。观察两组治疗前后匹兹堡睡眠质量指数(Pittsburgh sleep quality index,PSQI)评分、简易智力状态检查量表(mini-mental state examination,MMSE)、日常生活活动能力(activity of daily living,ADL)量表、视觉模拟量表(visual analog scale,VAS)、汉密尔顿抑郁量表(Hamilton depression scale,HAMD)及汉密尔顿焦虑量表(Hamilton anxiety scale,HAMA)评分变化,并比较两组临床疗效及骨髓瘤患者认知功能与睡眠质量的关系。结果观察组总有效率为94.4%,显著高于对照组的80.3%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。治疗后,两组PSQI和VAS评分均下降,且观察组低于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);两组MMSE和ADL评分均上升,且观察组高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。治疗后,两组HAMD和HAMA评分均下降,且观察组低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。骨髓瘤患者认知功能与睡眠质量呈现显著正相关(P<0.05)。结论在常规药物基础上,针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗骨髓瘤伴失眠效果显著,能够有效提升患者睡眠质量及认知水平,改善疼痛及负性情绪。展开更多
目的观察揿针联合石膏外敷治疗肺胃湿热型寻常型痤疮的临床疗效。方法将100例肺胃湿热型寻常型痤疮患者随机分为治疗组和对照组,每组50例。对照组采用夫西地酸乳膏外用治疗,治疗组在此基础上联合耳穴揿针和石膏外敷治疗。观察两组治疗前...目的观察揿针联合石膏外敷治疗肺胃湿热型寻常型痤疮的临床疗效。方法将100例肺胃湿热型寻常型痤疮患者随机分为治疗组和对照组,每组50例。对照组采用夫西地酸乳膏外用治疗,治疗组在此基础上联合耳穴揿针和石膏外敷治疗。观察两组治疗前后Pillsbury分级、痤疮特异性生活质量量表(acne-specific quality of life questionnaire,acne-QOL)评分和皮损症状评分变化,并比较两组临床疗效和不良反应情况。结果治疗组总有效率为88.0%,对照组为64.0%,两组比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。两组治疗后皮损症状评分低于治疗前(P<0.05);两组治疗后皮损症状评分及治疗前后皮损症状评分的差值比较有统计学意义(P<0.05)。两组治疗后Pillsbury分级和Acne-QOL评分优于治疗前(P<0.05),且治疗组优于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗组不良反应发生率为4%(2/50),与对照组的0%(0/50)比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论在常规药物治疗的基础上,揿针联合石膏外敷治疗肺胃湿热型寻常型痤疮疗效较好,可缓解临床症状,改善生活质量。展开更多
目的观察针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗中风后失眠的临床疗效及其对患者脑血管血流速度的影响。方法将80例中风后失眠患者随机分为对照组(40例)和治疗组(40例),对照组口服艾司唑仑治疗,治疗组用针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗。观察治疗前后两组卒中专用...目的观察针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗中风后失眠的临床疗效及其对患者脑血管血流速度的影响。方法将80例中风后失眠患者随机分为对照组(40例)和治疗组(40例),对照组口服艾司唑仑治疗,治疗组用针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗。观察治疗前后两组卒中专用生存质量量表(stroke specific quality of life scale,SS-QOL)、爱泼沃斯嗜睡量表(Epworth sleepiness score,ESS)和匹兹堡睡眠质量指数(Pittsburgh sleep quality index,PSQI)的评分变化;比较两组治疗前后睡眠质量相关指标[觉醒时长(wake after sleep onset,WASO)、睡眠潜伏时长(sleep-onset latency,SOL)和睡眠总时长(total sleep time,TST)]、脑血流速度(大脑前动脉、大脑中动脉和大脑后动脉)以及血清氧化应激指标[谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(glutathione peroxidase,GSH-Px)、丙二醛(malondialdehyde,MDA)和同型半胱氨酸(homocysteine,Hcy)]的水平。比较两组临床疗效和安全性。结果治疗组总有效率为90.0%,高于对照组的72.5%(P<0.05)。与对照组治疗后比较,治疗组治疗后SS-QOL评分和血清GSH-Px水平均升高(P<0.05),ESS和PSQI评分以及血清MDA和Hcy水平均降低(P<0.05),WASO和SOL都缩短(P<0.05),TST延长(P<0.05),大脑前动脉、中动脉和后动脉血流速加快(P<0.05)。治疗组不良反应发生率为2.5%,低于对照组的30.0%(P<0.05)。结论针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗中风后失眠可提高睡眠质量,改善脑血流速度和血清中氧化应激指标。展开更多
文摘Insomnia, a common sleep disorder, affects general well-being, hastens the onset of other diseases, and impairs work performance. Hypnotic medications are efficacious in the short term but have obvious side effects. Acupuncture, often used to treat insomnia in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is considered to be beneficial in restoring the normal sleep-wake cycle by regulating and restoring the natural flow of qi (energy power). The three main TCM theories for treating insomnia by acupuncture are the tranquilization disturbance, zangfu disturbance (disequilibrium of internal organs), and imbalance of yin and yang theories. Moxibustion, another treatment for insomnia, is usually combined with acupuncture. Acupuncture and moxibustion with tuina (exercise massage), acupuncture with Chinese herbal injection, electroacupuncture, and acupuncture with medication or psychotherapy are other interventions. Some acupuncture-based methods such as needle-rolling acupuncture, auricular acupoint plaster therapy, phlebotomy, and acupoint catgut-embedding therapy are used as well. Although most clinical trials have shown that acupuncture and its combination therapies are significantly effective in insomnia, the beneficial effects may have been overvalued, because of small sample size, nonstrict inclusion and exclusion criteria, flawed methodology, short follow-up, or nonstandardized evaluation. Therefore, clinical studies of high methodological quality are needed to verify the efficacy of acupuncture, moxibustion, and other combination therapies in insomnia.
文摘Aim: To search for the best therapeutic method for climacteric syndrome. Methods: A total of 190 cases of climacteric syndrome participants were randomly divided into auricular plus body acupuncture group (treatment group, n=96) and simple body acupuncture group (control group, n=94). Serum sexual hormone (FSH, LH and E2) and blood lipid (TC, LDL C, HDL C and TG) levels were detected before and after treatment. Results: After 30 sessions of treatment, the total effective rates of treatment and control groups were 82.29% and 76.02% respectively, with the former being significantly higher than the later (P<0.01). In comparison with pre treatment of each group, serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luterotropic hormone (LH) levels lowered significantly; serum estradiol (E 2) increased remarkably (P<0.05-0.01); serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL C) of two groups raised significantly (P<0.05-0.01), and low density lipoprotein (LDL) C of treatment group decreased evidently (P<0.05). In addition, the improvement of complaints of hot flushes, sweating, paresthesia, insomnia and emotional irritability in treatment group is significantly better than that of control group. Conclusion: Auricular acupuncture combined with body acupuncture has a better therapeutic effect than that of simple body acupuncture in the treatment of climacteric syndrome.
文摘This paper introduces the curative effects on 142 cases (278 eyes) of African epi-demic hemorrhagic conjunctivitis treated by acupuncture, and 128 (90. 1%) cases (250 eyes) of allpatients have been improved. Three groups were clinically observed in the present report. There were55 cases (104 eyes) in the first group for body acupuncture, of which 46 (83. 6%) cases were effec-tively treated; In the second group for auricular acupuncture, 34 (91. 6% ) cases (68 eyes) out of 37cases (74 eyes) were improved; There were 50 cases (100 eyes) in the third group for boyauricular-acupuncture, among which 48 (96. 0%) cases (96 eyes) were improved. The curative effects of thethird group were better than those of the other two groups.
文摘目的观察针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗骨髓瘤伴失眠的临床疗效及对认知功能、睡眠质量的影响。方法将160例骨髓瘤中重度疼痛合并失眠患者随机分为观察组(89例)与对照组(71例)。对照组采用常规药物治疗,观察组在对照组基础上采用针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗。观察两组治疗前后匹兹堡睡眠质量指数(Pittsburgh sleep quality index,PSQI)评分、简易智力状态检查量表(mini-mental state examination,MMSE)、日常生活活动能力(activity of daily living,ADL)量表、视觉模拟量表(visual analog scale,VAS)、汉密尔顿抑郁量表(Hamilton depression scale,HAMD)及汉密尔顿焦虑量表(Hamilton anxiety scale,HAMA)评分变化,并比较两组临床疗效及骨髓瘤患者认知功能与睡眠质量的关系。结果观察组总有效率为94.4%,显著高于对照组的80.3%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。治疗后,两组PSQI和VAS评分均下降,且观察组低于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);两组MMSE和ADL评分均上升,且观察组高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。治疗后,两组HAMD和HAMA评分均下降,且观察组低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。骨髓瘤患者认知功能与睡眠质量呈现显著正相关(P<0.05)。结论在常规药物基础上,针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗骨髓瘤伴失眠效果显著,能够有效提升患者睡眠质量及认知水平,改善疼痛及负性情绪。
文摘目的观察揿针联合石膏外敷治疗肺胃湿热型寻常型痤疮的临床疗效。方法将100例肺胃湿热型寻常型痤疮患者随机分为治疗组和对照组,每组50例。对照组采用夫西地酸乳膏外用治疗,治疗组在此基础上联合耳穴揿针和石膏外敷治疗。观察两组治疗前后Pillsbury分级、痤疮特异性生活质量量表(acne-specific quality of life questionnaire,acne-QOL)评分和皮损症状评分变化,并比较两组临床疗效和不良反应情况。结果治疗组总有效率为88.0%,对照组为64.0%,两组比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。两组治疗后皮损症状评分低于治疗前(P<0.05);两组治疗后皮损症状评分及治疗前后皮损症状评分的差值比较有统计学意义(P<0.05)。两组治疗后Pillsbury分级和Acne-QOL评分优于治疗前(P<0.05),且治疗组优于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗组不良反应发生率为4%(2/50),与对照组的0%(0/50)比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论在常规药物治疗的基础上,揿针联合石膏外敷治疗肺胃湿热型寻常型痤疮疗效较好,可缓解临床症状,改善生活质量。
文摘目的观察针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗中风后失眠的临床疗效及其对患者脑血管血流速度的影响。方法将80例中风后失眠患者随机分为对照组(40例)和治疗组(40例),对照组口服艾司唑仑治疗,治疗组用针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗。观察治疗前后两组卒中专用生存质量量表(stroke specific quality of life scale,SS-QOL)、爱泼沃斯嗜睡量表(Epworth sleepiness score,ESS)和匹兹堡睡眠质量指数(Pittsburgh sleep quality index,PSQI)的评分变化;比较两组治疗前后睡眠质量相关指标[觉醒时长(wake after sleep onset,WASO)、睡眠潜伏时长(sleep-onset latency,SOL)和睡眠总时长(total sleep time,TST)]、脑血流速度(大脑前动脉、大脑中动脉和大脑后动脉)以及血清氧化应激指标[谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(glutathione peroxidase,GSH-Px)、丙二醛(malondialdehyde,MDA)和同型半胱氨酸(homocysteine,Hcy)]的水平。比较两组临床疗效和安全性。结果治疗组总有效率为90.0%,高于对照组的72.5%(P<0.05)。与对照组治疗后比较,治疗组治疗后SS-QOL评分和血清GSH-Px水平均升高(P<0.05),ESS和PSQI评分以及血清MDA和Hcy水平均降低(P<0.05),WASO和SOL都缩短(P<0.05),TST延长(P<0.05),大脑前动脉、中动脉和后动脉血流速加快(P<0.05)。治疗组不良反应发生率为2.5%,低于对照组的30.0%(P<0.05)。结论针刺联合耳穴贴压治疗中风后失眠可提高睡眠质量,改善脑血流速度和血清中氧化应激指标。