Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of local selection of points combined with abdominal acupuncture in the treatment of facial spasm. Methods Eighty cases of facial spasm were randomly divided into treatment ...Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of local selection of points combined with abdominal acupuncture in the treatment of facial spasm. Methods Eighty cases of facial spasm were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, 40 cases in each group,treated respectively by abdominal acupuncture combined with local selected points and local points simply. After 30 sessions of treatment, the therapeutic effect was evaluated. Results In the treatment group, the total effective rate reached 92.5%, the curative rate 75.0%; while in the control group, the total effective rate was 80.0%, the curative rate 55.0% with a significant difference between the two groups ( P<0.05 ). Conclusion The therapeutic effect of abdominal acupuncture combined with local points is superior to that of simple local selection of points in the treatment of facial spasm.展开更多
Objective Electroacupuncture （EA） has been shown to have therapeutic effect on chronic fatigue syndrome. But its action has not been made clear. Methods After the rats of EA group were fixed in an animal cage, bilat...Objective Electroacupuncture （EA） has been shown to have therapeutic effect on chronic fatigue syndrome. But its action has not been made clear. Methods After the rats of EA group were fixed in an animal cage, bilateral Shènshū （肾俞 BL23） were punctured and stimulated with uniform reinforcing and reducing method by twirling the acupuncture needle for one minute. And then the needle handles were connected to an electric stimulator for stimulating the acupoint with dense-sparse waves, frequency of 3 Hz for 30 minutes, and amplitude： positive： 50 V, negative： 25 V. Electrocupuncture was given once a day, continuously for 5 days. The rats of normal control group were not punctured and stimulated. The rats of all groups were killed for collecting blood and brain tissue on the next day after the final treatment. Carnitine in serum and brain tissue was determined. Results Oarnitine contents in serum of EA group and of normal control group were 5.10±0.50 μmol/L and 2.17±0.46 μmol/L, respectively. Oarnitine contents in brain tissue of elctroacupuncture group and of normal control group were 44.66 ± 2.67 μmol/L and 24.05 ± 3.65 μmol/L, respectively. Oarnitine levels in serum and brain of EA group were significantly higher than those of normal control group. （P〈0.001） Conclusion This report presented that carnitine in serum and brain is increased by EA, suggesting that EA may affect energy metabolism and may have effects on fatigue.展开更多
Recovering functional ability after total knee arthroplasty （TKA） requires recovery of strength and voluntary activation. Short-term recovery of strength and activation are enhanced following a protocol combining st...Recovering functional ability after total knee arthroplasty （TKA） requires recovery of strength and voluntary activation. Short-term recovery of strength and activation are enhanced following a protocol combining strength training with neuromuscular electrical stimulation （NMES）. The purpose of the study was to determine if a dose response curve could be constructed for patients who received NMES as part of their treatment after TKA. NMES dosage was quantified as the electrically evoked knee extensor torque, expressed as a percentage of the subject＇s maximal voluntary contraction. Dose-response curves were generated, with the associations between NMES training intensity and quadriceps strength, voluntary activation, and lean muscle cross-sectional area examined using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficients. Significantly, linear correlations were observed between NMES training intensity and both quadriceps strength and voluntary activation, but not lean muscle cross-sectional area. These results suggest that maximizing the elicited training force during rehabilitation will enhance short-term recovery following TKA.展开更多
文摘Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of local selection of points combined with abdominal acupuncture in the treatment of facial spasm. Methods Eighty cases of facial spasm were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, 40 cases in each group,treated respectively by abdominal acupuncture combined with local selected points and local points simply. After 30 sessions of treatment, the therapeutic effect was evaluated. Results In the treatment group, the total effective rate reached 92.5%, the curative rate 75.0%; while in the control group, the total effective rate was 80.0%, the curative rate 55.0% with a significant difference between the two groups ( P<0.05 ). Conclusion The therapeutic effect of abdominal acupuncture combined with local points is superior to that of simple local selection of points in the treatment of facial spasm.
文摘Objective Electroacupuncture （EA） has been shown to have therapeutic effect on chronic fatigue syndrome. But its action has not been made clear. Methods After the rats of EA group were fixed in an animal cage, bilateral Shènshū （肾俞 BL23） were punctured and stimulated with uniform reinforcing and reducing method by twirling the acupuncture needle for one minute. And then the needle handles were connected to an electric stimulator for stimulating the acupoint with dense-sparse waves, frequency of 3 Hz for 30 minutes, and amplitude： positive： 50 V, negative： 25 V. Electrocupuncture was given once a day, continuously for 5 days. The rats of normal control group were not punctured and stimulated. The rats of all groups were killed for collecting blood and brain tissue on the next day after the final treatment. Carnitine in serum and brain tissue was determined. Results Oarnitine contents in serum of EA group and of normal control group were 5.10±0.50 μmol/L and 2.17±0.46 μmol/L, respectively. Oarnitine contents in brain tissue of elctroacupuncture group and of normal control group were 44.66 ± 2.67 μmol/L and 24.05 ± 3.65 μmol/L, respectively. Oarnitine levels in serum and brain of EA group were significantly higher than those of normal control group. （P〈0.001） Conclusion This report presented that carnitine in serum and brain is increased by EA, suggesting that EA may affect energy metabolism and may have effects on fatigue.
文摘Recovering functional ability after total knee arthroplasty （TKA） requires recovery of strength and voluntary activation. Short-term recovery of strength and activation are enhanced following a protocol combining strength training with neuromuscular electrical stimulation （NMES）. The purpose of the study was to determine if a dose response curve could be constructed for patients who received NMES as part of their treatment after TKA. NMES dosage was quantified as the electrically evoked knee extensor torque, expressed as a percentage of the subject＇s maximal voluntary contraction. Dose-response curves were generated, with the associations between NMES training intensity and quadriceps strength, voluntary activation, and lean muscle cross-sectional area examined using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficients. Significantly, linear correlations were observed between NMES training intensity and both quadriceps strength and voluntary activation, but not lean muscle cross-sectional area. These results suggest that maximizing the elicited training force during rehabilitation will enhance short-term recovery following TKA.
