Balanced acupuncture, a single-acupoint balance therapy, regulates the balance of the cerebral center, and is characterized by exerting quick effects and a short treatment course. A total of 20 low-back and leg pain p...Balanced acupuncture, a single-acupoint balance therapy, regulates the balance of the cerebral center, and is characterized by exerting quick effects and a short treatment course. A total of 20 low-back and leg pain patients with lumbar disc herniation were treated with balanced acupuncture or body acupuncture. Central mechanisms of vaded acupunctures were compared using resting-state functional MRI. Patients from both groups received functional MRI before and after acupuncture. Functional connectivity in brain regions that were strongly associated with the bilatera amygdala was analyzed utilizing AFNI software. Visual analogue scale scores were greater in the balanced acupuncture group compared with the body acupuncture group. Function of the endogenous pain regulation network was enhanced in patients in the balanced acupuncture group, but was not changed in the body acupuncture group. This result indicates that the analgesic effects of body acupuncture do not work through the central nervous system. These data suggest that balanced acupuncture exerts analgesic effects on low-back and leg pain patients with lumbar disc herniation by regulating the function of the endogenous pain regulation network.展开更多
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of treatment of cervical spondylosis with acupuncture and cupping combined with chiropractic massage. Methods Thirty-six patients with cervical spondylosis were treated with ...Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of treatment of cervical spondylosis with acupuncture and cupping combined with chiropractic massage. Methods Thirty-six patients with cervical spondylosis were treated with acupuncture, cupping, and massage. Body acupuncture was taken as the principle, combining with balance acupuncture. Acupuncture was mainly applied at C1-C7 Jiaji with balance acupuncture at JTngtbng （颈痛） to stimulate them by needle sticking. When cupping was applied, flash cupping was applied first, then sliding-cupping, and retention cupping was applied finally. Eventually, chiropractic massage was applied. The treatment course lasted for 10 days, and the whole treatment lasted for one to three courses. Results Twenty patients were cured, 14 were improved, and ineffectiveness was seen in 2 cases. The total effective rate was 94.4%（34/36）. Conclusion The curative effect of cervical spondylosis treated with acupuncture and cupping combined with chiropractic massage was definite.展开更多
基金funded by the Scientific Research Innovation Program regarding Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Central mechanism of balanced acupuncture for lumbar disc herniationusing functional MRI), No. 09CX068
文摘Balanced acupuncture, a single-acupoint balance therapy, regulates the balance of the cerebral center, and is characterized by exerting quick effects and a short treatment course. A total of 20 low-back and leg pain patients with lumbar disc herniation were treated with balanced acupuncture or body acupuncture. Central mechanisms of vaded acupunctures were compared using resting-state functional MRI. Patients from both groups received functional MRI before and after acupuncture. Functional connectivity in brain regions that were strongly associated with the bilatera amygdala was analyzed utilizing AFNI software. Visual analogue scale scores were greater in the balanced acupuncture group compared with the body acupuncture group. Function of the endogenous pain regulation network was enhanced in patients in the balanced acupuncture group, but was not changed in the body acupuncture group. This result indicates that the analgesic effects of body acupuncture do not work through the central nervous system. These data suggest that balanced acupuncture exerts analgesic effects on low-back and leg pain patients with lumbar disc herniation by regulating the function of the endogenous pain regulation network.
文摘Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of treatment of cervical spondylosis with acupuncture and cupping combined with chiropractic massage. Methods Thirty-six patients with cervical spondylosis were treated with acupuncture, cupping, and massage. Body acupuncture was taken as the principle, combining with balance acupuncture. Acupuncture was mainly applied at C1-C7 Jiaji with balance acupuncture at JTngtbng （颈痛） to stimulate them by needle sticking. When cupping was applied, flash cupping was applied first, then sliding-cupping, and retention cupping was applied finally. Eventually, chiropractic massage was applied. The treatment course lasted for 10 days, and the whole treatment lasted for one to three courses. Results Twenty patients were cured, 14 were improved, and ineffectiveness was seen in 2 cases. The total effective rate was 94.4%（34/36）. Conclusion The curative effect of cervical spondylosis treated with acupuncture and cupping combined with chiropractic massage was definite.
