BACKGROUND： Ultrashortwave （USW） therapy may be a new method for treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular diseases. It is necessary to study its treatment time window. OBJECTIVE： To observe the effect of USW on reper...BACKGROUND： Ultrashortwave （USW） therapy may be a new method for treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular diseases. It is necessary to study its treatment time window. OBJECTIVE： To observe the effect of USW on reperfusion injury after occlusion of the middle cerebral artery （MCAO） in rats and discuss its acting mechanisms and best occasion. DESIGN： Randomized controlled observation, animal experiment. SETTING： Laboratory of Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University. MATERIALS： Sixty-six healthy Wistar rats of either gender and of clean grade, aged 18–20 weeks, weighing from 250 to 300 g, were provided by the Experimental Animal Center of China Medical University. An USW device （Shanghai Electrical Device Company） with the frequency of 40.68 MHz and the maximum output power of 40 W, and the first channel power controlled at about 11 W was used in this study. Output power was determined by photometry. METHODS： Sixty-six rats were randomly divided into 3 groups： Sham-operation group （n =6）： The suture was inserted only 1.0 depth during operation, which did not cause MACO; Model group （n =12）： The USW treatment procedure was performed with the power off on the model rats; USW treatment group （n =48）： The 48 rats were randomly divided into modeling 0, 6, 12 and 18 hours 4 subgroups. USW therapy without heat was used on the head of rats for 10 minutes at each time point. Twelve rats in USW treatment group were decapitated following treatment at each time point, and then their brain tissues were harvested. The rat brain tissues in other groups were harvested by decapitation at 24 hours after modeling. When the rats were awake, the neurologic deficit was scored by Zea-Longa five-point scale （a score of 0 indicated no neurologic deficit, a score of 1 indicated failure to extend left paw fully, a score of 2 indicated circling to the left, and a score of 3 indicated falling to the left, and rats with a score of 4 did not walk spontaneously and has a depressed level of consciousness.） Rats which still survived at 24 hours and was scored 1 and 2 on the neurologic scoring were involved in the analysis. ① Determination of cerebral water content： Cerebral water contents of healthy and injured hemisphere were determined by wet/dry weighing method. Cerebral water content （100%） =（1–dry/wet weight）×100%.②Infarction volume： The brain tissue was sliced into 2 mm sections and each section was stained with 20 g/L 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride （TTC） by TTC staining technique for 30 minutes in a water bath at 37 ℃.Then, the section was fixed in 100 g/L formaldehyde for 10 minutes .The infarction volume was analyzed by using an imaging analyzer.③ Preparation of light microscopic sample： The rat brain tissue fixed by 100 g/L neutral formaldehyde and stained with TTC, were gradiently dehydrated with alcoholic, embedded with paraffin, sliced and stained by HE, finally, the sections were observed under the light microscope. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Cerebral water content, cerebral infarction volume and cerebral histomorphology of rats in each group. RESULTS： Sixty-six rats were involved in the final analysis. ①Cerebral water content： There were no significant differences of cerebral water content in healthy hemisphere among groups （P 〉 0.05）. Cerebral water content of injured hemisphere in the model group and at modeling 0, 6, 12 and 18 hours in the USW treatment group was （81.50±0.74） %, （81.02±0.83） %, （79.78±0.70） %, （79.74±0.84） %, （79.39± 1.06） %, respectively, which was significantly higher than that in the sham-operation group [（78.09±0.52） %, P 〈 0.05]. At modeling 0, 6 and 12 hours, the cerebral water content in the injured hemisphere in the USW treatment group was significantly lower than that in the model group, respectively （P 〈 0.05）. It indicatedthat USW treatment given at 6, 12 and 18 hours after ischemia/reperfusion can lessen brain edema. ② Cerebral infarction volume： At modeling 18 hours, cerebral infarction volume in the injured hemisphere of USW treatment group was smaller than that in the model group [（191.62±121.45）,（362.03±142.01）mm3, t =2.23,P 〈 0.05]. ③ Cerebral histomorphological observation： No swelling was found in the brain tissue section of rats in the sham-operation group. In the model group, the size of infarction hemisphere was obviously increased, gyrus became flattened, cortical sulci was shallow, the color at infarct focus obviously became light, and the tissue was fragile and brittle. In the sham-operation group, it was found under the microscope that mesenchyma was highly swelled, neuronal peripheral interspace was obviously broadened, neurons presented triangle, nucleoli were reduced, condensed even disappeared, and neutrophils in the vascular cavity were obviously increased. In the USW treatment group, pathological injury was not obviously lessened at 0 hour, moderate or mild edema could be found in the injured hemisphere of USW treatment group at modeling 6,12 and 18 hours, and at this time, neutrophils in vascular cavity were increased slightly, and pathological injuries were lessened. CONCLUSION： USW may play a protective effect on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by decreasing brain edema and/or cerebral infarction volume. The treatment action of USW may start at 6 hours after reperfusion, and the best occasion of application may be at 18 hours after reperfusion.展开更多
Objective: To analyze the clinical efficacy of warm acupuncture and moxibustion combined with manipulation in the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder. Methods: In this study, 120 patients with periarthritis of shou...Objective: To analyze the clinical efficacy of warm acupuncture and moxibustion combined with manipulation in the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder. Methods: In this study, 120 patients with periarthritis of shoulder who were admitted to the department of orthopedics of the second affiliated hospital of Heilongjiang university of traditional Chinese medicine from June 2018 to June 2019 were selected, and the patients were divided into warm acupuncture group, massage group, combined treatment group and control group with a random number table, with 30 patients in each group. Warm acupuncture and moxibustion group received 4 weeks of warm acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, massage group received 4 weeks of massage treatment, patients in the combined treatment group received 4 weeks of warm acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, patients in the control group received 4 weeks of ultrashort wave combined plaster treatment. The use of ibuprofen, VAS score, Melle score, TCM syndrome score and serum inflammatory factors before and after treatment were analyzed and compared in each group of patients to evaluate the clinical efficacy. Results:shoulder joint pain and activity limitation were significantly improved in each group, VAS score, Melle score, TCM syndrome score and serum inflammatory factor levels were significantly decreased compared with before treatment (P < 0.05), and the improvement in the combined treatment group was significantly better than that in other groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Warm acupuncture combined with manipulation can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of periarthritis of shoulder, improve the mobility of shoulder joint, and inhibit the internal inflammatory response, which is significantly better than using warm acupuncture or manipulation alone and conventional physical therapy.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND： Ultrashortwave （USW） therapy may be a new method for treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular diseases. It is necessary to study its treatment time window. OBJECTIVE： To observe the effect of USW on reperfusion injury after occlusion of the middle cerebral artery （MCAO） in rats and discuss its acting mechanisms and best occasion. DESIGN： Randomized controlled observation, animal experiment. SETTING： Laboratory of Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University. MATERIALS： Sixty-six healthy Wistar rats of either gender and of clean grade, aged 18–20 weeks, weighing from 250 to 300 g, were provided by the Experimental Animal Center of China Medical University. An USW device （Shanghai Electrical Device Company） with the frequency of 40.68 MHz and the maximum output power of 40 W, and the first channel power controlled at about 11 W was used in this study. Output power was determined by photometry. METHODS： Sixty-six rats were randomly divided into 3 groups： Sham-operation group （n =6）： The suture was inserted only 1.0 depth during operation, which did not cause MACO; Model group （n =12）： The USW treatment procedure was performed with the power off on the model rats; USW treatment group （n =48）： The 48 rats were randomly divided into modeling 0, 6, 12 and 18 hours 4 subgroups. USW therapy without heat was used on the head of rats for 10 minutes at each time point. Twelve rats in USW treatment group were decapitated following treatment at each time point, and then their brain tissues were harvested. The rat brain tissues in other groups were harvested by decapitation at 24 hours after modeling. When the rats were awake, the neurologic deficit was scored by Zea-Longa five-point scale （a score of 0 indicated no neurologic deficit, a score of 1 indicated failure to extend left paw fully, a score of 2 indicated circling to the left, and a score of 3 indicated falling to the left, and rats with a score of 4 did not walk spontaneously and has a depressed level of consciousness.） Rats which still survived at 24 hours and was scored 1 and 2 on the neurologic scoring were involved in the analysis. ① Determination of cerebral water content： Cerebral water contents of healthy and injured hemisphere were determined by wet/dry weighing method. Cerebral water content （100%） =（1–dry/wet weight）×100%.②Infarction volume： The brain tissue was sliced into 2 mm sections and each section was stained with 20 g/L 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride （TTC） by TTC staining technique for 30 minutes in a water bath at 37 ℃.Then, the section was fixed in 100 g/L formaldehyde for 10 minutes .The infarction volume was analyzed by using an imaging analyzer.③ Preparation of light microscopic sample： The rat brain tissue fixed by 100 g/L neutral formaldehyde and stained with TTC, were gradiently dehydrated with alcoholic, embedded with paraffin, sliced and stained by HE, finally, the sections were observed under the light microscope. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Cerebral water content, cerebral infarction volume and cerebral histomorphology of rats in each group. RESULTS： Sixty-six rats were involved in the final analysis. ①Cerebral water content： There were no significant differences of cerebral water content in healthy hemisphere among groups （P 〉 0.05）. Cerebral water content of injured hemisphere in the model group and at modeling 0, 6, 12 and 18 hours in the USW treatment group was （81.50±0.74） %, （81.02±0.83） %, （79.78±0.70） %, （79.74±0.84） %, （79.39± 1.06） %, respectively, which was significantly higher than that in the sham-operation group [（78.09±0.52） %, P 〈 0.05]. At modeling 0, 6 and 12 hours, the cerebral water content in the injured hemisphere in the USW treatment group was significantly lower than that in the model group, respectively （P 〈 0.05）. It indicatedthat USW treatment given at 6, 12 and 18 hours after ischemia/reperfusion can lessen brain edema. ② Cerebral infarction volume： At modeling 18 hours, cerebral infarction volume in the injured hemisphere of USW treatment group was smaller than that in the model group [（191.62±121.45）,（362.03±142.01）mm3, t =2.23,P 〈 0.05]. ③ Cerebral histomorphological observation： No swelling was found in the brain tissue section of rats in the sham-operation group. In the model group, the size of infarction hemisphere was obviously increased, gyrus became flattened, cortical sulci was shallow, the color at infarct focus obviously became light, and the tissue was fragile and brittle. In the sham-operation group, it was found under the microscope that mesenchyma was highly swelled, neuronal peripheral interspace was obviously broadened, neurons presented triangle, nucleoli were reduced, condensed even disappeared, and neutrophils in the vascular cavity were obviously increased. In the USW treatment group, pathological injury was not obviously lessened at 0 hour, moderate or mild edema could be found in the injured hemisphere of USW treatment group at modeling 6,12 and 18 hours, and at this time, neutrophils in vascular cavity were increased slightly, and pathological injuries were lessened. CONCLUSION： USW may play a protective effect on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by decreasing brain edema and/or cerebral infarction volume. The treatment action of USW may start at 6 hours after reperfusion, and the best occasion of application may be at 18 hours after reperfusion.
文摘Objective: To analyze the clinical efficacy of warm acupuncture and moxibustion combined with manipulation in the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder. Methods: In this study, 120 patients with periarthritis of shoulder who were admitted to the department of orthopedics of the second affiliated hospital of Heilongjiang university of traditional Chinese medicine from June 2018 to June 2019 were selected, and the patients were divided into warm acupuncture group, massage group, combined treatment group and control group with a random number table, with 30 patients in each group. Warm acupuncture and moxibustion group received 4 weeks of warm acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, massage group received 4 weeks of massage treatment, patients in the combined treatment group received 4 weeks of warm acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, patients in the control group received 4 weeks of ultrashort wave combined plaster treatment. The use of ibuprofen, VAS score, Melle score, TCM syndrome score and serum inflammatory factors before and after treatment were analyzed and compared in each group of patients to evaluate the clinical efficacy. Results:shoulder joint pain and activity limitation were significantly improved in each group, VAS score, Melle score, TCM syndrome score and serum inflammatory factor levels were significantly decreased compared with before treatment (P < 0.05), and the improvement in the combined treatment group was significantly better than that in other groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Warm acupuncture combined with manipulation can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of periarthritis of shoulder, improve the mobility of shoulder joint, and inhibit the internal inflammatory response, which is significantly better than using warm acupuncture or manipulation alone and conventional physical therapy.
