: To observe the effect of ginger-separated moxibustion for treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc prolapse. Methods: 29 lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion patients including 21 males and 8 females were treated wi...: To observe the effect of ginger-separated moxibustion for treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc prolapse. Methods: 29 lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion patients including 21 males and 8 females were treated with ginger-separated moxibustion of Ashi-point and Jiaji (EX-B 2 , the affected region), 5-6 cones every time, once every other day, continuously for 5 times. Then the therapeutic effect was analyzed. Results: After treatment, of the 29 cases, 23(79.3%) were cured, and the rest 6(20.7%) experienced improvement. Conclusion: Ginger-separated moxibustion is fairly effective and safe in treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion.展开更多
Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect of acupoint catgut embedding combined with gingerseparated moxibustion for sequelae of peripheral facial paralysis and whether surface electromyography(sEMG)can be an outcom...Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect of acupoint catgut embedding combined with gingerseparated moxibustion for sequelae of peripheral facial paralysis and whether surface electromyography(sEMG)can be an outcome to evaluate the effect of this disease.Methods:Thirty-five patients with sequelae of peripheral facial paralysis were treated with catgut embedding at the acupoints selected according to their individual symptoms and traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)differentiated syndromes.At the same time,the ginger-separated moxibustion was applied at Yifeng(翳风TE17)and Qianzheng(牵正EX-HN16)of the affected side.The catgut embedding was applied once every 15 days,one time of treatment is of one course,and a total of three courses were given.The moxibustion would be taken after 5 days of catgut embedding each time,once every other day,5 times as one course,a total of 3 courses are given.After treatment,the recovery of facial nerve functions was evaluated by House-Brackmann(H-B)facial nerve function evaluation grading system.Before and after treatment,the surface electromyography(sEMG)was used to detect the root-mean-square(RMS)of frontal muscles,cheek muscles,and orbicularis oris muscles to compare the RMS ratio of these muscles of affected side and healthy side.Results:After 3 courses of treatment,9 cases were cured,22 cases were effective,and 4 cases were ineffective.The total effective rate was 88.6%(31/35).After treatment,the RMS of frontal muscles,cheek muscles,and orbicularis oris muscles of the affected side were 31.56±4.25,34.13±4.28,and 7.46±1.53 respectively,significantly increased in comparing with 11.69±2.45,12.98±3.34,and 2.62±1.41 respectively before treatment(all P<0.05).After treatment,the RMS ratios of frontal muscles,cheek muscles,and orbicularis oris muscles of the affected side and healthy side were 0.73±0.09,0.71±0.11,and 0.68±0.08 respectively,greatly increased in comparing with 0.28±0.10,0.27±0.08,and 0.22±0.09 respectively before treatment(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupoint catgut embedding and ginger-separated moxibustion in combination can significantly improve the facial nerve functions,and sEMG used for evaluating the therapeutic effect can objectively reflect the effect of treatment.展开更多
文摘: To observe the effect of ginger-separated moxibustion for treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc prolapse. Methods: 29 lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion patients including 21 males and 8 females were treated with ginger-separated moxibustion of Ashi-point and Jiaji (EX-B 2 , the affected region), 5-6 cones every time, once every other day, continuously for 5 times. Then the therapeutic effect was analyzed. Results: After treatment, of the 29 cases, 23(79.3%) were cured, and the rest 6(20.7%) experienced improvement. Conclusion: Ginger-separated moxibustion is fairly effective and safe in treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion.
文摘Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect of acupoint catgut embedding combined with gingerseparated moxibustion for sequelae of peripheral facial paralysis and whether surface electromyography(sEMG)can be an outcome to evaluate the effect of this disease.Methods:Thirty-five patients with sequelae of peripheral facial paralysis were treated with catgut embedding at the acupoints selected according to their individual symptoms and traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)differentiated syndromes.At the same time,the ginger-separated moxibustion was applied at Yifeng(翳风TE17)and Qianzheng(牵正EX-HN16)of the affected side.The catgut embedding was applied once every 15 days,one time of treatment is of one course,and a total of three courses were given.The moxibustion would be taken after 5 days of catgut embedding each time,once every other day,5 times as one course,a total of 3 courses are given.After treatment,the recovery of facial nerve functions was evaluated by House-Brackmann(H-B)facial nerve function evaluation grading system.Before and after treatment,the surface electromyography(sEMG)was used to detect the root-mean-square(RMS)of frontal muscles,cheek muscles,and orbicularis oris muscles to compare the RMS ratio of these muscles of affected side and healthy side.Results:After 3 courses of treatment,9 cases were cured,22 cases were effective,and 4 cases were ineffective.The total effective rate was 88.6%(31/35).After treatment,the RMS of frontal muscles,cheek muscles,and orbicularis oris muscles of the affected side were 31.56±4.25,34.13±4.28,and 7.46±1.53 respectively,significantly increased in comparing with 11.69±2.45,12.98±3.34,and 2.62±1.41 respectively before treatment(all P<0.05).After treatment,the RMS ratios of frontal muscles,cheek muscles,and orbicularis oris muscles of the affected side and healthy side were 0.73±0.09,0.71±0.11,and 0.68±0.08 respectively,greatly increased in comparing with 0.28±0.10,0.27±0.08,and 0.22±0.09 respectively before treatment(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupoint catgut embedding and ginger-separated moxibustion in combination can significantly improve the facial nerve functions,and sEMG used for evaluating the therapeutic effect can objectively reflect the effect of treatment.
