Effect of acupoint therapy combined with spine pinching in patients with menopausal syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of acupoint therapy combined with spine pinching in patients with menopausal syndrome.METHODS:This is a parallel,randomized,controlled,investigator-blinded trial.A total of 132 participants were randomly assigned to receive either acupoint therapy combined with spine pinching(intervention group)or tibolone therapy alone(control group).The intervention group received acupoint therapy combined with spine pinching three times per week for 4 weeks.The control group received 2.5 mg of tibolone once daily for 4 weeks.The primary outcome was the improved Kupperman score.The WHO quality of life scale was also used.The secondary aim was to identify those who would benefit from acupoint therapy combined with spine pinching based on the levels of follicle stimulating hormone(FSH)and luteinizing hormone(LH).RESULTS:In the intervention group,the improved Kupperman score was significantly decreased after treatment compared with before treatment.However,there were no differences between the intervention and control groups for any outcome.Changes in the physiology score presented negative outcomes in patients with a low FSH level with increasing body mass index(BMI)(P=0.0).In contrast,changes in the physiology score presented positive outcomes in patients with a moderate LH level with increasing BMI(P=0.0).The mean change in the physiology score of patients with a low FSH level and a BMI of≥25.7 kg/m2 was-7.17(range-10.94 to-3.40)after adjustments for age and disease duration.CONCLUSION:Acupoint therapy combined with spine pinching is effective in treating menopausal syndrome,especially in women with a moderate LH level.However,patients with a low FSH level had a negative outcome after acupoint therapy combined with spine pinching.In addition,patients with a BMI of>25.7 kg/m2 had a negative outcome after the intervention,regardless of hormone levels.

Clinical observation on Nie-pinching spine manipulation combined with point therapy for cerebral palsy in children with spleen deficiency

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of Nie-pinching spine coupled with point application and injection for cerebral palsy （CP） in children with spleen deficiency. Methods： A total of 70 CP children with spleen deficiency were randomly allocated into a treatment group （n=35） and a control group （n=35）. Children in the treatment group were treated with comprehensive rehabilitation training, Nie-pinching spine, point application and point injection, whereas children in the control group were treated with comprehensive rehabilitation training and oral administration of multi-enzyme tablets. One course of treatment made up of 20 d. There was a 20-day interval between two courses. The cases were treated for a total of 3 courses. Then the therapeutic efficacies were evaluated using scores of spleen-deficiency symptoms and gross motor function measure （GMFM）. Results： After 3 courses of treatment, the total effective rates for spleen-deficiency symptoms and rehabilitation were 85.7% and 77.1% respectively in the treatment group, versus 51.4% and 57.1% respectively in the control group, showing statistical differences （both P〈0.05）. Conclusion： In addition to comprehensive rehabilitation training, Nie-pinching spine combined with point application and injection obtained better effects than oral administration of multi-enzyme tablets.