Acupuncture treatment can often produce a very good analgesic action on radicular sciatica, with quick effect, low recurrence rate and long period without attack, thus worthy of wide application in clinic.Following ar...Acupuncture treatment can often produce a very good analgesic action on radicular sciatica, with quick effect, low recurrence rate and long period without attack, thus worthy of wide application in clinic.Following are the essentials for the acupuncture treatment of this disease.展开更多
Sciatica belongs to the category of Bizheng (arthralgia syndrome) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). From March 1997 to September 2000, we treated 50 cases of sciatica by needling Zanzhu (BL 2) and Fengchi (GB 20)...Sciatica belongs to the category of Bizheng (arthralgia syndrome) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). From March 1997 to September 2000, we treated 50 cases of sciatica by needling Zanzhu (BL 2) and Fengchi (GB 20) with satisfactory therapeutic results. A report follows.展开更多
Objective To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of Dao Fa in acupuncture treatment of occipital neuralgia and make the comparison with routine acupuncture. Methods Duo Fa was applied to Tiānzhù （天柱 BL10...Objective To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of Dao Fa in acupuncture treatment of occipital neuralgia and make the comparison with routine acupuncture. Methods Duo Fa was applied to Tiānzhù （天柱 BL10）, Fēngchí （风池 GB20） to treat occipital neuralgia and compare its results with routine acupuncture. Results The total effective rate was 95.6 % in Duo Fa group, 77.8% in routine group, indicating significant difference （P〈0.05）. Conclusion Comparing with routine acupuncture, Duo Fa is advantageous at selection of fewer acupoints, better therapeutic effect and quicker achievement of efficacy in treatment of occipital neuralgia.展开更多
Objective： To observe the therapeutic effect of medicine-separated moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea and its influence on plasma hormone level. Methods. Ninety-six patients suffering from primary dysmenorrhea were...Objective： To observe the therapeutic effect of medicine-separated moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea and its influence on plasma hormone level. Methods. Ninety-six patients suffering from primary dysmenorrhea were randomly and evenly divided into trealment group treated with medicine-separated moxibustion of Shenque （神阙 CV 8, 3-5 cones every time, beginning 1 week before onset of menstruation and stopping on the 3^rd day after onset, with 10 sessions being a therapeutic oourse, 3 courses all together）, and control group treated with oral administration of Yueyueshu （月月舒 menstruation-smoothing granule, 10 g/time, b.i.d, 3 courses altogether）. Menses prostaglandin E2（PGF2α） and plasma oxytocin （OT） during menstruation were determined by radioimmunoassay. Results; After the treatment, of the two 48 cases in treatment and control groups, 18 and 5 were cured, 24 and 9 had marked improvement in their symptoms, 6 and 26 had improvement, 0 and 8 failed in the treatment, with the total effective rates being 100. 096 and 83.3% respectively, the therapeutic effect of treatment group was markedly superior to that of control group （P〈0.05）. After the treatment, the contents of menses PGF2α in treatment group and plasma OT in both groups were significantly lower than those of pre-treatment （ P〈 0.01 ）. The therapeutic effect of moxibustion was significant- ly better than that of medication in lowering plasma OT. Conclusion： Medicine-separated moxibustion works well in treating primary dysmenorrhea, and moxibustion induced decrease of menses PGF2α and plasma OT may contribute to its effect in relieving dysmenorrhea.展开更多
Recent literature search showed that up to now there are a total of 9 theses abo ut clinical treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with acupuncture therapy, among th em 5 clinical trials are from Chinese journals and the ...Recent literature search showed that up to now there are a total of 9 theses abo ut clinical treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with acupuncture therapy, among th em 5 clinical trials are from Chinese journals and the rest 4 from foreign journals. Majority of the tri als have some methodological and/or reporting shortcomings. The frequency and in tensity of dysmenorrhea are divided into intermittent and continuous types. Resu lts of quantitative meta-analysis with Revman 4.1 software showed that the exis t ing evidence supports the value of acupuncture for the treatment of dysmenorrhea . However, the quality of evidence is not fully convincing. There is an urgent n eed for well-planned, large-scale and multiple-center studies to assess the e ffe ctiveness and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture under real-life conditions.展开更多
Objective: To observe clinical therapeutic effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) of Neiguan (PC 6), Gongsun (SP 4), etc. in the treatment of acute gastroenteritis. Methods: A total of acute gastroenteritis patients obser...Objective: To observe clinical therapeutic effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) of Neiguan (PC 6), Gongsun (SP 4), etc. in the treatment of acute gastroenteritis. Methods: A total of acute gastroenteritis patients observed were randomized into two groups, i.e. 70 cases in the treatment group receiving EA of main acupoint Neiguan (PC 6) and Gongsun (SP 4) and acupuncture of supplementary acupoint Guanyuan (CV 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Pishu (BL 20) and 50 cases in the control group treated by oral administration of Norfloxacin capsules. Results: Statistically, the therapeutic results of the 2 groups were not significantly different (P>0.05), showing that EA of Neiguan (PC 6) and Gongsun (SP 4) is an effective therapeutic method for acute gastroenteritis.展开更多
To observe the clinical effect of treatment of acute bronchitis primarily with prickingcupping method on Back-shu points. Methods. The patients of acute bronchitis were randomly divided into 2 groups. In the observati...To observe the clinical effect of treatment of acute bronchitis primarily with prickingcupping method on Back-shu points. Methods. The patients of acute bronchitis were randomly divided into 2 groups. In the observation group, there were 36 cases, who were treated with the integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, primarily the pricking-cupping method on Back-shu points; while in the control group, there were 29 cases who were given the conventinal treatment of western medicine. All the 2 groups were treated for 7 days as one treating course. Results： The total effective rate of the observation group was 97.2% while that of the control group was 82,8%, so there is a significant difference between them. On the first and third days the clinical manifestations were more satisfactorily improved in the treatment group than in the control group （P 〈 0.01） and on the fifth and seventh days, the comparison showed no significant difference （P〉0.05）. Conclusion： The treatment of acute bronchitis by means of the integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine primarily with pricking-cupping method on Back-shu points is of marked therapeutic effect, simple manipulation, and little untoward effects, thus claiming the unique advantage.展开更多
Objective To introduce a new acupoint that has a good analgesic effect clinically. Methods According to the discovery, clinical exploration and clinical practice of Neimadian （内麻点） point, local anatomy, positioni...Objective To introduce a new acupoint that has a good analgesic effect clinically. Methods According to the discovery, clinical exploration and clinical practice of Neimadian （内麻点） point, local anatomy, positioning, manipulation, clinical application, precautions for manipulation and handling of adverse reactions of Nei madian point were summarized. Results After acupuncture at Neimadian point with continuous stimulation, it was shown that the level of serum β-endorphin increased significantly, while the level of angiotensin II was unchanged, indicating that acupuncture at Neimadian point has a good analgesic effect. Conclusion Acupuncture at Neimadian point can be used for clinical treatment of acute and chronic pain.展开更多
Headache is a common clinical symptom, which brings great pain to the patients. Acupuncture has a good therapeutic effect in treating headache. The author has used acupuncture in treating 2 cases of headache. The repo...Headache is a common clinical symptom, which brings great pain to the patients. Acupuncture has a good therapeutic effect in treating headache. The author has used acupuncture in treating 2 cases of headache. The report is given as follows.展开更多
Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus acupoint-injection on greater occipital neuralgia.Methods:The 84 cases of greater occipital neuralgia were randomly divided into two groups,with 42 cases...Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus acupoint-injection on greater occipital neuralgia.Methods:The 84 cases of greater occipital neuralgia were randomly divided into two groups,with 42 cases in the treatment group treated by acupuncture plus acupoint-injection,and 42 cases in the control group treated with oral administration of carbamazepine.Results:The total effective rate was 92.8% in the treatment group and 71.4% in the control group.The difference in the total effective rate was significant(P<0.05) between the two groups.Conclusions:Acupuncture plus acupoint-injection is effective for greater occipital neuralgia,better than the routine western medication.展开更多
Objective To observe the efficacy of acupuncture combined with sitting-position knee-adjustment manipulations in treating patellofemoral osteoarthritis.Methods Ninety-two patients with patellofemoral osteoarthritis we...Objective To observe the efficacy of acupuncture combined with sitting-position knee-adjustment manipulations in treating patellofemoral osteoarthritis.Methods Ninety-two patients with patellofemoral osteoarthritis were randomized into an observation group and a medication group,with 46 cases in each group.The observation group received acupuncture and sitting-position knee-adjustment manipulations,and the medication group received oral celecoxib capsules.After 8-week treatment,changes in the short-form McGill pain questionnaire(SF-MPQ)and Lysholm knee scoring scale(LKSS)scores were observed,and the clinical efficacy was compared.Results The total effective rate was 87.0%in the observation group and 63.0%in the control group;the between-group difference was statistically significant.Before treatment,there were no significant differences in the SF-MPQ score or LKSS score(P>0.05).After 8-week treatment,the SF-MPQ[including pain rating index(PRI),visual analog scale(VAS),and present pain intensity(PPI)]and LKSS scores showed notable changes in both groups(P<0.05);the SF-MPQ and LKSS scores in the observation group were significantly different from those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Combining acupuncture and sitting-position knee-adjustment manipulations can reduce pain and ameliorate joint function in patients with patellofemoral osteoarthritis,producing more significant efficacy than oral celecoxib capsules.展开更多
文摘Acupuncture treatment can often produce a very good analgesic action on radicular sciatica, with quick effect, low recurrence rate and long period without attack, thus worthy of wide application in clinic.Following are the essentials for the acupuncture treatment of this disease.
文摘Sciatica belongs to the category of Bizheng (arthralgia syndrome) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). From March 1997 to September 2000, we treated 50 cases of sciatica by needling Zanzhu (BL 2) and Fengchi (GB 20) with satisfactory therapeutic results. A report follows.
文摘Objective To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of Dao Fa in acupuncture treatment of occipital neuralgia and make the comparison with routine acupuncture. Methods Duo Fa was applied to Tiānzhù （天柱 BL10）, Fēngchí （风池 GB20） to treat occipital neuralgia and compare its results with routine acupuncture. Results The total effective rate was 95.6 % in Duo Fa group, 77.8% in routine group, indicating significant difference （P〈0.05）. Conclusion Comparing with routine acupuncture, Duo Fa is advantageous at selection of fewer acupoints, better therapeutic effect and quicker achievement of efficacy in treatment of occipital neuralgia.
文摘Objective： To observe the therapeutic effect of medicine-separated moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea and its influence on plasma hormone level. Methods. Ninety-six patients suffering from primary dysmenorrhea were randomly and evenly divided into trealment group treated with medicine-separated moxibustion of Shenque （神阙 CV 8, 3-5 cones every time, beginning 1 week before onset of menstruation and stopping on the 3^rd day after onset, with 10 sessions being a therapeutic oourse, 3 courses all together）, and control group treated with oral administration of Yueyueshu （月月舒 menstruation-smoothing granule, 10 g/time, b.i.d, 3 courses altogether）. Menses prostaglandin E2（PGF2α） and plasma oxytocin （OT） during menstruation were determined by radioimmunoassay. Results; After the treatment, of the two 48 cases in treatment and control groups, 18 and 5 were cured, 24 and 9 had marked improvement in their symptoms, 6 and 26 had improvement, 0 and 8 failed in the treatment, with the total effective rates being 100. 096 and 83.3% respectively, the therapeutic effect of treatment group was markedly superior to that of control group （P〈0.05）. After the treatment, the contents of menses PGF2α in treatment group and plasma OT in both groups were significantly lower than those of pre-treatment （ P〈 0.01 ）. The therapeutic effect of moxibustion was significant- ly better than that of medication in lowering plasma OT. Conclusion： Medicine-separated moxibustion works well in treating primary dysmenorrhea, and moxibustion induced decrease of menses PGF2α and plasma OT may contribute to its effect in relieving dysmenorrhea.
文摘Recent literature search showed that up to now there are a total of 9 theses abo ut clinical treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with acupuncture therapy, among th em 5 clinical trials are from Chinese journals and the rest 4 from foreign journals. Majority of the tri als have some methodological and/or reporting shortcomings. The frequency and in tensity of dysmenorrhea are divided into intermittent and continuous types. Resu lts of quantitative meta-analysis with Revman 4.1 software showed that the exis t ing evidence supports the value of acupuncture for the treatment of dysmenorrhea . However, the quality of evidence is not fully convincing. There is an urgent n eed for well-planned, large-scale and multiple-center studies to assess the e ffe ctiveness and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture under real-life conditions.
文摘Objective: To observe clinical therapeutic effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) of Neiguan (PC 6), Gongsun (SP 4), etc. in the treatment of acute gastroenteritis. Methods: A total of acute gastroenteritis patients observed were randomized into two groups, i.e. 70 cases in the treatment group receiving EA of main acupoint Neiguan (PC 6) and Gongsun (SP 4) and acupuncture of supplementary acupoint Guanyuan (CV 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Pishu (BL 20) and 50 cases in the control group treated by oral administration of Norfloxacin capsules. Results: Statistically, the therapeutic results of the 2 groups were not significantly different (P>0.05), showing that EA of Neiguan (PC 6) and Gongsun (SP 4) is an effective therapeutic method for acute gastroenteritis.
文摘To observe the clinical effect of treatment of acute bronchitis primarily with prickingcupping method on Back-shu points. Methods. The patients of acute bronchitis were randomly divided into 2 groups. In the observation group, there were 36 cases, who were treated with the integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, primarily the pricking-cupping method on Back-shu points; while in the control group, there were 29 cases who were given the conventinal treatment of western medicine. All the 2 groups were treated for 7 days as one treating course. Results： The total effective rate of the observation group was 97.2% while that of the control group was 82,8%, so there is a significant difference between them. On the first and third days the clinical manifestations were more satisfactorily improved in the treatment group than in the control group （P 〈 0.01） and on the fifth and seventh days, the comparison showed no significant difference （P〉0.05）. Conclusion： The treatment of acute bronchitis by means of the integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine primarily with pricking-cupping method on Back-shu points is of marked therapeutic effect, simple manipulation, and little untoward effects, thus claiming the unique advantage.
文摘Objective To introduce a new acupoint that has a good analgesic effect clinically. Methods According to the discovery, clinical exploration and clinical practice of Neimadian （内麻点） point, local anatomy, positioning, manipulation, clinical application, precautions for manipulation and handling of adverse reactions of Nei madian point were summarized. Results After acupuncture at Neimadian point with continuous stimulation, it was shown that the level of serum β-endorphin increased significantly, while the level of angiotensin II was unchanged, indicating that acupuncture at Neimadian point has a good analgesic effect. Conclusion Acupuncture at Neimadian point can be used for clinical treatment of acute and chronic pain.
文摘Headache is a common clinical symptom, which brings great pain to the patients. Acupuncture has a good therapeutic effect in treating headache. The author has used acupuncture in treating 2 cases of headache. The report is given as follows.
文摘Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus acupoint-injection on greater occipital neuralgia.Methods:The 84 cases of greater occipital neuralgia were randomly divided into two groups,with 42 cases in the treatment group treated by acupuncture plus acupoint-injection,and 42 cases in the control group treated with oral administration of carbamazepine.Results:The total effective rate was 92.8% in the treatment group and 71.4% in the control group.The difference in the total effective rate was significant(P<0.05) between the two groups.Conclusions:Acupuncture plus acupoint-injection is effective for greater occipital neuralgia,better than the routine western medication.
基金This work was supported by the Clinical Key Discipline Constructing Project of“Orthopedics of Chinese Medicine”in Shanghai Priority(上海市重中之重临床重点学科建设项目“中医骨伤科学”,No.2017ZZ02024)New Cross Discipline of Traditional Chinese Medicine“Ergonomics of Tendons and Bones”in Shanghai(上海市中医药新兴交叉学科“工效筋骨学”)+4 种基金High-peak High-plateau Innovative Orthopedics Chinese Medicine Team Project of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine High-peak Creating-top Action Plan(上海中医药大学高峰造尖行动计划高峰高原创新中医骨伤团队项目)Three-year Development Project for Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shanghai(2018–2020 Year):Shanghai School of Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Project[上海市进一步加快中医药事业发展三年行动计划(2018年-2020年)海派中医流派传承工程,No.ZY(2018-2020)-CCCX-1009]National Science and Technology Major Project for Major New Drug Innovation of Ministry of Science and Technology of the State(国家科技部重大新药创制国家科技重大专项,No.2015ZX09101021)Projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China(国家自然科学基金项目,No.81704103,No.81774340,No.81973874,No.81973875)2019 Scientific and Technological Project of Songjiang District of Shanghai(2019年度上海市松江区科技攻关项目,No.19SJKJGG29).
文摘Objective To observe the efficacy of acupuncture combined with sitting-position knee-adjustment manipulations in treating patellofemoral osteoarthritis.Methods Ninety-two patients with patellofemoral osteoarthritis were randomized into an observation group and a medication group,with 46 cases in each group.The observation group received acupuncture and sitting-position knee-adjustment manipulations,and the medication group received oral celecoxib capsules.After 8-week treatment,changes in the short-form McGill pain questionnaire(SF-MPQ)and Lysholm knee scoring scale(LKSS)scores were observed,and the clinical efficacy was compared.Results The total effective rate was 87.0%in the observation group and 63.0%in the control group;the between-group difference was statistically significant.Before treatment,there were no significant differences in the SF-MPQ score or LKSS score(P>0.05).After 8-week treatment,the SF-MPQ[including pain rating index(PRI),visual analog scale(VAS),and present pain intensity(PPI)]and LKSS scores showed notable changes in both groups(P<0.05);the SF-MPQ and LKSS scores in the observation group were significantly different from those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Combining acupuncture and sitting-position knee-adjustment manipulations can reduce pain and ameliorate joint function in patients with patellofemoral osteoarthritis,producing more significant efficacy than oral celecoxib capsules.
