多壮温针灸加电针治疗膝退行性骨关节炎83例疗效观察

目的:比较多壮温针灸加电针与单壮温针灸加电针治疗膝退行性骨关节炎(OA)的临床疗效。方法:将166例膝退行性OA患者按单盲随机原则分为两组。两组均取梁丘、血海、犊鼻、内膝眼、足三里及阴陵泉,治疗组用多壮温针灸加电针,对照组用电温针法(单壮温针灸加电针)。结果:治疗组治愈54例,显效16例,有效9例,总有效率95.2%;对照组治愈46例,显效9例,有效12例,总有效率80.7%。两组总有效率比较,差异有显著性意义(P<0.05)。结论:多壮温针灸加电针治疗膝退行性OA,比单壮温针灸加电针组更有效。

Warm needling moxibustion versus electroacupuncture for simple obesity due to yang deficiency of the spleen and kidney: a controlled clinical trial

Objective: To compare the therapeutic efficacy between warm needling moxibustion and electroacupuncture (EA) in the treatment of simple obesity due to yang deficiency of the spleen and kidney. Methods: Seventy patients with simple obesity due to yang deficiency of the spleen and kidney were randomly divided into a warm needling moxibustion group and an EA group, with 35 subjects in each group. Same major acupoints were selected for the two groups, including Shuifen (CV 9), Guanyuan (CV 4), Daheng (SP 15), Shuidao (ST 28), Shousanli (LI 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Taixi (KI 3). The warm needling moxibustion group received warm needling moxibustion, while the EA group received EA treatment. The interventions were performed once every other day, with 15 treatments as one course. The therapeutic efficacy, body weight and body mass index (BMI) were then observed and compared. Results: The total effective rate in the warm needling moxibustion group was 85.7% versus 77.1% in the EA group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The warm needling moxibustion was remarkably superior to the EA in weight loss and lowering BMI, both with statistical significance (P<0.05, P<0.01). At the three-month follow-up, the body weight and BMI further decreased in the warm needling moxibustion group (both P<0.05), and the levels were lower than those in the EA group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Conclusion: Warm needling moxibustion can produce reliable and consistent efficacy in the treatment of simple obesity due to yang deficiency of the spleen and kidney. Compared with EA, warm needling moxibustion shows advantage in both short-term and long-term efficacies, and thus is worth promotion in clinical practice.

Clinical Study on Treatment of Simple Obesity Due to Spleen Deficiency by Acupuncture-moxibustion

Objective： To investigate the clinical effect of acupuncture-moxibustion therapy on simple obesity due to spleen deficiency. Method： Sixty-eight cases of simple obesity due to spleen deficiency syndrome, including internal dampness due to spleen deficiency, qi deficiency of lung-spleen, yang deficiency of spleen-kidney, were randomly allocated into two groups, treatment group （36 cases） and control group （32 cases）. The former group was treated with warm needling moxibustion method, and the latter was treated with electroacupuncture. The therapeutic effect and body weight （BW） were observed, respectively. Result： There was a significant difference between the two groups in the total effective rate （P〈0.05）; there was a significant difference between the two groups in the decrease of BW （P〈0.01）, furthermore, the long-term effect in warm needling moxibusiton group was better than that in the electroacupuncture group. Conclusion： The effect of needle warming moxibustion therapy on simple obesity due to spleen deficiency is accurate, and it is worth to spread.

Clinical Observation on Acupuncture-moxibustion Therapy in Treating Ankylosing Spondylitis

Objective： To compare the clinical effects of different acupuncture methods in treating ankylosing spondylitis （AS）. Methods： Sixty patients in accordance with the diagnostic criteria for AS were randomly divided into an observation group （30 cases） and a control group （30 cases）. Patients in the observation group were given warm needling therapy, while that in the control group were treated by electroacupuncture. The effects of the two groups were compared after treatment. Results： The curative rate of the observation group was 40.0%, and the total effective rate was 96.7%; the curative rate of the control group was 10.0%, and the total effective rate was 76.7%. The difference was statistically significant （P〈0.05） Conclusion： As to acupuncture treatment for AS, warming needling moxibustion was significantly more effective than electroacuouncture.

Observation on the Therapeutic Effect of the Comprehensive Therapy in the Treatment of Peripheral Facial Palsy

Thirty cases of peripheral facial palsy were treated with the comprehensive therapy, and 30 cases of peripheral facial palsy were treated with shallow electro-acupuncture as control. The results showed that the cure rate in treatment group was higher than that in the control group（P〈 0.05）, and no significant difference was found in effective rate between two groups.

Observations on the Efficacy of Electroacupuncture plus Mild Moxibustion for Treating Anorectal Postoperative Uroschesis

Objective： To investigate the efficacy for treating anorectal postoperative uroschesis. of electroacupuncture plus mild moxibustion Methods： One hundred and ten subjects were randomly divided into two groups. The treatment group of 53 cases was treated by electroacupuncture plus mild moxibustion and the control group of 57 cases, by intragluteal injection of neostigmine 0.5 mg. Results： The efficacy rate was 94.3% in the treatment group and 75.8% in the control group. There was a significant difference between the two groups. The curative effect was better in the treatment group than in the control group. Conclusion： Electroacupuncture plus mild moxibustion is methodologically simple and markedly effective in treating postoperative uroschesis and worthy to be clinically popularized and applied.

Clinical observation of acupuncture and moxibustion for functional dyspepsia due to Yang deficiency of the spleen and stomach

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion for functional dyspepsia(FD)due to Yang deficiency of the spleen and stomach.Methods A total of 90 patients meeting the inclusion criteria of FD due to Yang deficiency of the spleen and stomach were randomized into an acupuncture-moxibustion group,an electroacupuncture(EA)group,and a mosapride group by the random number table method,with 30 cases in each group.The mosapride group was treated with mosapride citrate dispersible tablets.The EA group was treated with EA treatment.The acupuncture-moxibustion group was treated with additional moxibustion therapy based on the treatment in the EA group.All three groups took 10 d as one treatment course and 2 courses in total,with a 2-day interval between two courses.The traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)symptoms score,functional digestive disorder quality of life questionnaire(FDDQL)score,oral-colon transit time(OCTT),and serum glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1)level was compared before and after treatment among the three groups.And the clinical efficacy was evaluated.Results The total effective rate in the acupuncture-moxibustion group was 96.7%,which was higher than 86.7%in the EA group and 73.3%in the mosapride group,and the total effective rate in the EA group was higher than that in the mosapride group;the inter-group differences were all statistically significant(P<0.05).After treatment,the TCM symptom score in the three groups was lower than that before treatment(P<0.05),and the FDDQL score was higher than that before treatment(P<0.05).The change after treatment in the TCM symptom score in the acupuncture-moxibustion group and the EA group was more significant than that in the mosapride group,and the change in the acupuncture-moxibustion group was more significant than that in the EA group;the inter-group differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The change after treatment in the FDDQL score in the acupuncture-moxibustion group and the EA group was greater than that in the mosapride group,and the change in the acupuncture-moxibustion group was larger than that in the EA group;the inter-group differences were all statistically significant(P<0.05).After treatment,the OCTT in all three groups was lower than that before treatment(P<0.05),and the serum GLP-1 level was higher than that before treatment(P<0.05);the change after treatment in the OCTT in the acupuncture-moxibustion group and the EA group was more significant than that in the mosapride group,and the change in the acupuncture-moxibustion group was more significant than that in the EA group;the inter-group differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The change after treatment in the serum GLP-1 level in the acupuncture-moxibustion group and the EA group was greater than that in the mosapride group,and the change in the acupuncture-moxibustion group was larger than that in the EA group;the inter-group differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture and moxibustion can improve the clinical symptoms in patients with FD and enhance their quality of life,producing better effects than EA or mosapride alone.Shortening gastrointestinal movement time and increasing gastrointestinal hormone levels may be its mechanism.

Acupuncture-moxibustion Treatment for Polycystic Ovary Infertility:A Report of 20 Cases

The incidence rate of polycystic ovary syndrome （PCOS） is about 5%-10% in the women of childbearing age and accounts for 30%-60% in the patients with anovulatory infertility. From 2005 to 2008, I treated 20 cases of polycystic ovary infertility by acupuncture-moxibustion plus acupressure along the meridians. Now, the report is given as follows.

Observation on Therapeutic Effect of Warm Acupuncture in Treating Patellar Ligament Strain

The needles were inserted in the center of inferior margin and on the left and right sides of patella. Then moxibustion with warming needle and electroacupuncture were used respectively to treat 25 cases of patellar ligament strain. The effective rates were 96.0% and 69.6% respectively.