刮痧合刺络拔罐治疗中风后遗症40例

目的:观察刮痧合刺络拔罐治疗中风后遗症的疗效。方法:将80例中风后遗症患者随机分成治疗组40例,用刮痧合刺络拔罐治疗并配合针灸毫针刺和中药内服;对照组40例用针灸毫针刺法配合中药内服治疗。结果:治疗组总有效率95.0%,对照组总有效率75.0%(P<0.0 5)。提示:刮痧能促进小血管及毛细血管微循环并加速血液流速,提高细胞氧气和养料供应量,使细胞活化,气血畅通。在刮痧的基础上配合刺络拔罐和泻血治疗,能使瘀血有效祛除,为治疗中风后遗症的重要方法。

拔罐配合西药治疗强直性脊柱炎疗效观察

目的:观察拔罐配合西药治疗强直性脊柱炎的疗效。方法:采用拔罐(大椎到腰俞穴脊柱旁开、华陀夹脊穴及脊柱旁开、足太阳膀胱经的第一、二侧线)配合西药(柳氮磺胺吡啶、美洛昔康)治疗本病21例,并设对照组观察。结果:1疗程后治疗组疗效明显优于对照组(P<0.05);2个疗程后治疗组疗效与对照组无明显差异(P>0.05)。结论:本方法对本病早期有快速缓解临床症状及改善患者体征的作用。

梅花针,拔罐加穴位注射治疗股外侧皮神经炎30例

目的：观察梅花针，拔罐加穴位注射治疗股外侧皮神经炎的疗效。方法：梅花针沿臀部，大腿的足三阳经脉循行路线由上而下叩刺，叩至有微小出血点后，即用闪火法拔罐。穴位注射选腰2～腰3夹脊穴，用药复方丹参注射液。结果：总有效率为96．6％。结论：本方法可疏通经络，调和气血，祛瘀生新。

齐刺配合艾灸拔罐治疗急性腰痛65例

目的:观察刺法配合艾灸、拔罐治疗急性腰痛的疗效。方法:齐刺配合艾灸、拔罐(阿是穴)治疗本病65例。结果:治愈率100%。提示:本方法对本病有温经散寒,疏筋通络,活血祛瘀止痛的功效。

针刺拔罐治疗荨麻疹疗效观察

目的:观察针刺拔罐治疗荨麻疹疗效。方法:采用针刺(双侧血海穴)与拔罐(神)治疗本病37例,观察治疗其疗效情况。结果:总有效率94.11%。结论:本方法对本病有通经活络,息风消疹的功效。

点刺拔罐配合激光治疗带状疱疹45例

目的:观察点刺拔罐配合氦氖激光治疗带状疱疹的临床疗效。方法:治疗组45例采用点刺拔罐配合氦氖激光治疗,对照组采用阿昔洛韦治疗。两组在治疗3个疗程后进行疗效评定。结果:治疗组总有效率为100%,临床治愈率为64.5%;对照组总有效率为77.8%,临床治愈率为28.9%,治疗组总有效率及临床治愈率。两组比较提示差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:点刺拔罐配合氦氖激光治疗带状疱疹具有显著疗效,值得临床推广。

针灸配合刺络拔罐治疗痹证50例

目的:观察针灸配合刺络拔罐治疗痹证的疗效。方法:80例痹证患者随机分为治疗组50例,针灸配合刺络拔罐治疗;对照线30例,单纯针刺治疗。结果:治疗组总有效率98%;对照组总有效率90%。提示:针灸刺络放血法配合拔火罐法具有通经活络、祛风散寒、开窍泻热、调和气血、消肿止痛等功效。

药姜灸加针刺闪罐治疗顽固性面瘫30例

目的:观察药姜灸加针刺、闪罐治疗顽固性面瘫的疗效。方法:将制成的药姜片放于患处后用TDP照射,然后针刺颊车、地仓、下关等穴、并配合闪罐。结果:总有效率100%。提示:3法同用,起到温经通络、激发经气、活血通络,改善面部经络气血运行之功效。

中药竹罐泻血疗法联合中药内服治疗膝骨关节炎的临床研究

目的:观察中药竹罐泻血疗法联合中药内服治疗膝骨关节炎的临床疗效并探讨其可能的作用机制。方法:符合入组标准的65例患者随机分为2组,观察组采用中药组方煎汤煮罐,取穴犊鼻、内膝眼、梁丘及痛点刺络拔罐泻血,每W1次,同时依据辨证给予中药口服;对照组仅给予辨证中药口服,疗程均为3个月。统计疗效,并对2组患者进行数字疼痛量表(NRS)和描述疼痛量表(VRS)评分,观察治疗前后的变化;采用ELISA法检测2组患者治疗前后血清白细胞介素-1(IL-1)含量的变化。结果:观察组临床总有效率为93.9%,明显优于对照组之71.9%,差异具统计学意义(P<0.05);治疗后2组患者NRS、VRS评分均较治疗前明显降低,观察组效果明显优于对照组,差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.05);2组治疗后血清IL-1水平均显著降低,观察组较对照组明显。结论:中药竹罐泻血疗法联合中药内服治疗能够有效改善膝骨关节炎患者的临床症状,下调血清IL-1水平是其作用机制之一。

针罐治疗面神经麻痹128例效果因素分析

目的:探讨影响周围性面神经麻痹患者针罐治疗效果的因素及其在神经功能恢复中的作用。方法:针刺及火罐治疗。结果:单因素分析显示,影响周围性面神经麻痹患者神经功能恢复的变量为:病情(P<0.05)和病程(P<0.01);Logistic多元逐步回归分析显示,影响周围性面神经麻痹患者神经功能恢复的变量为:病情(P<0.05)、病灶部位(P<0.05)和病程(P<0.05)。提示:病情、病灶部位和病程是影响周围性面神经麻痹患者神经功能恢复的重要因素,从而为针罐计划的制订提供依据。

The effect of hot intermittent cupping on pain,stiffness and disability of patients with knee osteoarthritis

Objective:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hot intermittent cupping on pain,stiffness and inability of patients with knee osteoarthritis(KO).Methods:The present study was a clinical trial,which was performed on 38 patients with KO referring to Gonabad Rheumatology Specialty Clinic.Based on permutation block method,the research units were divided into cupping therapy and control groups.For the cupping therapy group,four sessions of cupping therapy were performed every four days.To collect data,the form of demographic information,Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)and the Western Ontario and McMaster(WOMAC)osteoarthritis scale were used,and the data were analyzed by SPSS software v.16 using descriptive statistics and independent t-test,paired t-test,Chi-square test and Fishers exact test with a significance level of P<0.05.Results:Findings showed that there was no significant difference between the cupping therapy and control groups in terms of demographic characteristics and they were homogeneous.Findings indicated that,based on VAS,the mean pain intensity in the left(P<0.001)and the right knees(P<0.001),as well as based on WOMAC,stiffness(P=0.006),pain intensity(P<0.001)and disability(P<0.001)in the cupping therapy group significantly decreased compared to the control group.Conclusion:Findings showed that hot intermittent cupping therapy reduced the pain intensity,stiffness and disability in patients with KO.

Needling and Cupping Used to Treat 20 Cases of Erysipelas

We have used needling and cupping to treat 20 cases of erysipelas with good results. A report follows.

Efficacy of blood-letting puncture and cupping in the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder:a systematic review

Objective:To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of blood-letting puncture and cupping in the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder.Methods:We electronically searched databases including CNKI,VIP,PubMed,WanFang Data,EMbase Cochrane Library and to collect randomized controlled trials(RCTs)and quasi-randomized controlled trials about blood-letting puncture and cupping for periarthritis of shoulder and evaluated the quality of the documents collected by the Cochrane collaboration,provided by Review Manager 5 software for statistical analysis.Then the quality of the included trials was assessed using the Jadad scale and GRADE system was used to score the quality and grade recommendation.Results:Thirty RCTs involving 2556 patients were included.The results of meta-analysis showed that:Total effective rate OR=6.21[OR=6.21,95%CI(4.69,8.21),P<0.001].The results of GRADE system evaluation showed that the level of evidence was B,and the recommendation level was weak recommendation.Conclusion:Blood-letting puncture and cupping shows better effects than other treatments and preferably security in the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder.We do not find any serious adverse reaction reports.Due to limited quality of the included studies,more high quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.

Preliminary studies on the mechanism of blistering cupping therapy

Blistering cupping therapy, as a new type of cupping therapy, has attracted more and more attention of clinical doctor and scholars in home and abroad. Blistering cupping therapy achieves better effects through the formation of blistering fluid after suction. However, it is still controversial whether cupping induced blisters are beneficial to recovery of diseases, and the mechanism is still not completely clear. Here on the basis of the traditional cupping method, we aimed to identify the mechanism of blistering cupping from the levels of biomechanics and molecular biology. The negative pressure attraction induced by cupping suck should be of value in increasing pain threshold and relieving pain as well as improving the blood circulation and metabolism. Furthermore, the blistering fluid induced by cupping was the inflammatory substance actually that discharged through the superficial lymphatic vessels, including immunoglobulin, lysozyme, erythrocytes, etc. which could cause the autogenetic inflammatory reaction of selected cupping area, and further activated certain immune pathways including anti-oxidation, anti-apoptosis, tissue repairing and metabolic regulation. Besides, the formation of scar induced by blistering cupping was not only the result of excessive inflammatory response, but also involved in mobilizing the immune response.

Systematic evaluation and Meta-analysis of acupuncture and collaterals cupping therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

Objective:In order to obtain the best treatment program for Knee Osteoarthritis(KOA),to alleviate the pain of patients with KOA,and to systematically evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture cupping therapy for KOA.Methods:we used computer to search the databases of CNKI(1989-2018.10),Wanfang(1989-2018.10),VIP(1989-2018.10),PubMed(1966-2018.10),EMbase(1986-2018.10)and Cochrane Library(the 3rd issue of 2018).And the literature quality was evaluated by Jadad scale.Results:A total of 19 eligible RCT studies were included,and a total of 2,088 patients participated in the eligible clinical study.Meta-analysis results showed that the total effective rate OR combination=2.85[OR=3.98,95%CI(2.98,5.32),P<0.00001].The results showed that the curative effect of acupuncture and collaterals cupping in the treatment of KOA was superior to other therapies.Conclusion:Acupuncture and cupping therapy of traditional Chinese medicine is effective and safe in treating KOA.Due to the impact of the original study on Meta-analysis results,more large samples and high-quality clinical trials are still needed to verify.

Clinical Observation on the Common Acne Treated with the Five,ioint Therapy of the Traditional Medicine

Objective： The curative effect of the common acne treated by the five-joint therapy of traditional Chinese medicine was observed. Methods： 360 cases with the common acne were treated using five methods （embedding acupuncture point into traditional Chinese medicine soaked catgut; traditional Chinese medicine facial mask; taking traditional Chinese medicine orally; auricular point stimulation; discerning and cupping therapy） for 4-8 weeks, and then the improvements of the patients in clinical skin lesion were observed and also compared using the historical control method and the treatment method in the literature history. Results： The total effective rate was I00%, the cure rate was 56.39%, and the efficiency was 30.56%. Conclusion： The curative effect of the common ache treated by the five-joint therapy of traditional Chinese medicine is significant and also obviously better than that of the control method in this paper. Therefore, it is worthy of popularization and application.

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.

World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies(WFAS)Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion:Cupping

World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies(WFAS)Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion:Cupping,developed under the leadership of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,was approved by WFAS.This technical benchmark was issued on October 9,2023,and implemented on December 31,2023.The main contents include the scope,normative references,terms and definitions,procedures and rules,and safety.This article focuses on the above contents,an outlook on the application,popularization,and update plan of this technical benchmark is proposed.

Cupping: The common wealth of world traditional medicine

Based on the systematical arrangement from two aspects of the development history in the world and the latest global research progress of cupping therapy, it is found that cupping therapy is not only a part of traditional Chinese medicine, but also the important constituent part of traditional medicine in various countries in the world. Cupping therapy had been recorded as early as in ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient India and other regions, and has been widely used up to now. It has also spreaded to the United States, and modern developed countries in Europe, and has always been favored by the people around the world. Cupping therapy is the common wealth of world traditional medicine.

Effects of cupping on blood flow under skin of back in healthy human

Objective To observe the effects of cupping on blood flow under different skins of back in healthy human. Methods With meridian-cupping dredging apparatus to set cupping pressure at -0.04 MPa, cupping was applied at Dhzhui （大椎 GV 14） and bilateral Dazhu （大杼 BL 11） for 10 min in healthy subject. Blood flow monitoring video system of laser speckle was used to record blood flow of GV 14, Shenzhu （身柱 GV 12）, bilateral Feishu （肺俞 BL 13） and Xinshu （心俞 BL 15） before cupping therapy, immediate time of cupping removal and 5 min, 10 rain, 15 min, 20 min, 25 rain and 30 rain after cupping removal. Results Compared before cupping therapy, the blood flow of GV 14, GV 12 and bilateral BL 13 was obviously increased at immediate time of cupping removal （all P〈0.05）. Compared with immediate time of cupping removal, the blood flow of GV 14 at each time point after 20 rain of cupping removal, GV 12 at 10 min and 15 min after cupping removal, bilateral BL 13 at each time point after cupping removal was all obviously decreased （all P〈0.05）. The difference of blood flow of Shendao （神道 GV 11） and bilateral BL 15 before and after cupping therapy was not significantly different （all P〉0.05）. Conclusion The cupping therapy could adjust skin blood flow, which is more obvious near the cupping area.