Objective:To observe the effects of acupuncture combined with isokinetic eccentric exercise on pain and motor function in patients with knee osteoarthritis(KOA).Methods:Sixty-four patients with KOA were randomly divid...Objective:To observe the effects of acupuncture combined with isokinetic eccentric exercise on pain and motor function in patients with knee osteoarthritis(KOA).Methods:Sixty-four patients with KOA were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group,with 32 cases in each group.The observation group received acupuncture and isokinetic eccentric exercise,and the control group received isokinetic eccentric exercise and oral intake of meloxicam tablets.Both groups were treated for 4 weeks.Before and after treatment,the visual analog scale(VAS)score,the lysholm knee scale(LKS)score,and the quadriceps peak torque(PT)were evaluated.Results:The total effective rate was 93.8%in the observation group,versus 81.3%in the control group.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P<0.05).After treatment,the VAS scores of the two groups were lower than those before the treatment;both LKS score and quadriceps PT were higher than those before treatment,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).The VAS score,LKS score and quadriceps PT(angular velocity was 60%)of the observation group were significantly different from those of the control group(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture plus isokinetic eccentric exercise is effective in treating KOA.The combined treatment can reduce the pain of KOA patients,improve joint function,strengthen quadriceps,improve joint stability,and its curative effect is better than isokinetic eccentric exercise plus oral intake of meloxicam tablets.展开更多
Objective To observe the effects of acupuncture plus spinal manipulations on the physical functioning and levels of alkaline phosphatase(ALP),erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),C-reactive protein(CRP)and osteoprotege...Objective To observe the effects of acupuncture plus spinal manipulations on the physical functioning and levels of alkaline phosphatase(ALP),erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),C-reactive protein(CRP)and osteoprotegerin(OPG)in patients with ankylosing spondylitis(AS).Methods A total of 128 AS cases were allocated into a control group and an observation group using random number table method,with 64 cases in each group.Patients in both groups took sulfasalazine and meloxicam.Patients in the observation group received additional acupuncture plus spinal manipulations.The efficacy,Bath AS functional index(BASFI),Bath AS disease activity index(BASDAI),and the levels of ALP,ESR,CRP and OPG were compared between the two groups after eight weeks of treatment.Results After treatment,the symptom scores of traditional Chinese medicine in both groups were decreased(all P<0.05),and these scores in the observation group were significantly lower than in the control group(all P<0.05);the VAS,BASFI and BASDAI scores in both groups were decreased(all P<0.05),and these scores in the observation group were significantly lower than in the control group(all P<0.05);and the ALP,ESR,CRP and OPG levels in both groups were decreased(all P<0.05),and these levels in the observation group were significantly lower than in the control group(all P<0.05).The total efficacy rate was 92.2%in the observation group,versus 78.1%in the control group,presenting a statistical significance(P<0.05).Conclusion Conventional medication combined with acupuncture and spinal manipulations can improve clinical symptoms,accelerate the recovery of physical functioning,and reduce the ALP,ESR,CRP and OPG levels.展开更多
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus auricular point sticking for tension-type headache(TTH).Methods:A total of 90 TTH patients were divided into an acupuncture group,an auricular point stick...Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus auricular point sticking for tension-type headache(TTH).Methods:A total of 90 TTH patients were divided into an acupuncture group,an auricular point sticking group and an observation group by random number table method,with 30 cases in each group.Patients in the observation group received acupuncture plus auricular point sticking for treatment,while those in the acupuncture group only received acupuncture and those in the auricular point sticking group only received auricular point sticking for treatment.The headache attack frequency and the scores of visual analog scale(VAS),self-rating anxiety scale(SAS)and self-rating depression scale(SDS)were observed before treatment,after treatment and 3 months after treatment.The clinical efficacy was evaluated at the follow-up of 3 months after treatment.Results:At follow-up,there were significant differences in clinical efficacy among the three groups(P<0.01 or P<0.05),and the clinical efficacy ranking from high to low was the observation group,the acupuncture group and the auricular point sticking group.After treatment and at follow-up,the VAS score,headache attack frequency,SAS and SDS scores in the three groups were significantly lower than those before treatment(all P<0.01).The above four results in the observation group were lower than those in the acupuncture group and the auricular point sticking group at the same time point(all P<0.01);VAS score in the acupuncture group was lower than that in the auricular point sticking group(both P<0.05).At follow-up,the headache frequency in the acupuncture group was lower than that in the auricular point sticking group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Either using acupuncture and auricular point sticking together or separately can reduce the headache degree of TTH patients,reduce the number of headache attacks,and relieve anxiety and depression.The efficacy of acupuncture plus auricular point sticking is most significant.展开更多
文摘Objective:To observe the effects of acupuncture combined with isokinetic eccentric exercise on pain and motor function in patients with knee osteoarthritis(KOA).Methods:Sixty-four patients with KOA were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group,with 32 cases in each group.The observation group received acupuncture and isokinetic eccentric exercise,and the control group received isokinetic eccentric exercise and oral intake of meloxicam tablets.Both groups were treated for 4 weeks.Before and after treatment,the visual analog scale(VAS)score,the lysholm knee scale(LKS)score,and the quadriceps peak torque(PT)were evaluated.Results:The total effective rate was 93.8%in the observation group,versus 81.3%in the control group.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P<0.05).After treatment,the VAS scores of the two groups were lower than those before the treatment;both LKS score and quadriceps PT were higher than those before treatment,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).The VAS score,LKS score and quadriceps PT(angular velocity was 60%)of the observation group were significantly different from those of the control group(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture plus isokinetic eccentric exercise is effective in treating KOA.The combined treatment can reduce the pain of KOA patients,improve joint function,strengthen quadriceps,improve joint stability,and its curative effect is better than isokinetic eccentric exercise plus oral intake of meloxicam tablets.
文摘Objective To observe the effects of acupuncture plus spinal manipulations on the physical functioning and levels of alkaline phosphatase(ALP),erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),C-reactive protein(CRP)and osteoprotegerin(OPG)in patients with ankylosing spondylitis(AS).Methods A total of 128 AS cases were allocated into a control group and an observation group using random number table method,with 64 cases in each group.Patients in both groups took sulfasalazine and meloxicam.Patients in the observation group received additional acupuncture plus spinal manipulations.The efficacy,Bath AS functional index(BASFI),Bath AS disease activity index(BASDAI),and the levels of ALP,ESR,CRP and OPG were compared between the two groups after eight weeks of treatment.Results After treatment,the symptom scores of traditional Chinese medicine in both groups were decreased(all P<0.05),and these scores in the observation group were significantly lower than in the control group(all P<0.05);the VAS,BASFI and BASDAI scores in both groups were decreased(all P<0.05),and these scores in the observation group were significantly lower than in the control group(all P<0.05);and the ALP,ESR,CRP and OPG levels in both groups were decreased(all P<0.05),and these levels in the observation group were significantly lower than in the control group(all P<0.05).The total efficacy rate was 92.2%in the observation group,versus 78.1%in the control group,presenting a statistical significance(P<0.05).Conclusion Conventional medication combined with acupuncture and spinal manipulations can improve clinical symptoms,accelerate the recovery of physical functioning,and reduce the ALP,ESR,CRP and OPG levels.
文摘Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus auricular point sticking for tension-type headache(TTH).Methods:A total of 90 TTH patients were divided into an acupuncture group,an auricular point sticking group and an observation group by random number table method,with 30 cases in each group.Patients in the observation group received acupuncture plus auricular point sticking for treatment,while those in the acupuncture group only received acupuncture and those in the auricular point sticking group only received auricular point sticking for treatment.The headache attack frequency and the scores of visual analog scale(VAS),self-rating anxiety scale(SAS)and self-rating depression scale(SDS)were observed before treatment,after treatment and 3 months after treatment.The clinical efficacy was evaluated at the follow-up of 3 months after treatment.Results:At follow-up,there were significant differences in clinical efficacy among the three groups(P<0.01 or P<0.05),and the clinical efficacy ranking from high to low was the observation group,the acupuncture group and the auricular point sticking group.After treatment and at follow-up,the VAS score,headache attack frequency,SAS and SDS scores in the three groups were significantly lower than those before treatment(all P<0.01).The above four results in the observation group were lower than those in the acupuncture group and the auricular point sticking group at the same time point(all P<0.01);VAS score in the acupuncture group was lower than that in the auricular point sticking group(both P<0.05).At follow-up,the headache frequency in the acupuncture group was lower than that in the auricular point sticking group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Either using acupuncture and auricular point sticking together or separately can reduce the headache degree of TTH patients,reduce the number of headache attacks,and relieve anxiety and depression.The efficacy of acupuncture plus auricular point sticking is most significant.
