Innovation and Practice of Training Mode for Professional Postgraduates of Acupuncture and Tuina Based on Artificial Intelligence

In view of the common problems of integrating artificial intelligence into the training of postgraduates in Acupuncture and Tuina major,this paper reviews the related research progress both at home and abroad.It puts forward the innovative reform paths for integrating artificial intelligence into postgraduate training mode of Acupuncture and Tuina major:construct the teaching staff of artificial intelligence graduate students;innovating artificial intelligence to promote the integration of classics and scientific research;constructing the ideological and political case base of artificial intelligence courses;implementing artificial intelligence platform blended teaching;building a domestic and foreign exchange platform for artificial intelligence.Through practical research in teaching,it has achieved good teaching results and played a good demonstration,leading and radiation role in similar majors in China.

Research on the Employment View of Acupuncture and Tuina Undergraduates in Minority Border Areas from Students’ Perspective

With the popularization of higher education in China,the employment situation of college students is more complex and severe.This paper adopts the questionnaire method to explore the employment view of acupuncture and tuina undergraduates of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.The employment concept of acupuncture and tuina undergraduates in the minority border areas has changed greatly.After graduation,97.95%of students choose to work in fields related to medicine and acupuncture,prefer positions close to home,and are attracted to high-salary companies,among other factors.Therefore,enhancing the competitive advantages of medical students by guiding their career planning,providing employment selection advice,fostering innovation and entrepreneurship,improving basic skills,and offering graduate entrance examination guidance is crucial for broadening their employment opportunities.

Promoting Construction of Professional Teacher Team of Acupuncture and Tuina by Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is a frontier science for simulating,extending and expanding human intelligence,theoretical methods,technologies and application systems.Through the survey and analysis of the current situation of the integration of artificial intelligence into the construction of the teacher team,the corresponding research plan and path are formulated,and the artificial intelligence is fully integrated with the construction of the professional teacher team of acupuncture and tuina,and specific practices are carried out.The practical research path includes the construction of the corresponding artificial intelligence education analysis system and platform for the teaching staff,the formulation and practice of artificial intelligence training and training plans for the teaching staff,the daily intelligent education of the teaching staff and the sustainable improvement of lifelong intelligent education literacy.Through this study,it is hoped that the teaching ability and level of acupuncture and tuina teachers will be improved,and more new ideas and methods will be provided for the training and education of acupuncture and tuina professionals.

Literature study on clinical treatment of facial paralysis in the last 20 years using Web of Science Comparison between rehabilitation, physiotherapy and acupuncture

BACKGROUND： Facial paralysis is defined as severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. OBJECTIVE： The study was undertaken to explore a bibliometric approach to quantitatively assess the research on clinical treatment of facial paralysis using rehabilitation, physiotherapy and acupuncture using Web of Science from 1992 to 2011. DESIGN： Bibliometric approach. DATA RETRIEVAL： A bibliometric analysis based on the publications on Web of Science was performed using key words such as ＂facial paralysis＂, ＂rehabilitation＂, ＂physiotherapy＂ and ＂acupuncture＂. INCLUSIVE CRITERIA： （1） Research articles on the clinical treatment of facial paralysis using acupuncture or physiotherapy （e.g. exercise, electro-stimulation） and other rehabilitation methods; （2） researches on human and animal fundamentals, clinical trials and case reports; （3） Article types： article, review, proceedings paper, note, letter, editorial material, discussion, book chapter. （4） Publication year： 1992-2011 inclusive. Exclusion criteria： （1）Articles on the causes and diagnosis on facial paralysis; （2） Type of articles： correction; （3） Articles from following databases： all databases related to social science and chemical databases in Web of Science. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： （1） Overall number of publications; （2） number of publications annually; （3） number of citations received annually; （4） top cited paper; （5） subject categories of publication; （6） the number of countries in which the article is published; （7） distribution of output in journals. RESULTS： Overall population stands at 3 543 research articles addressing the clinical treatment of facial paralysis in Web of Science during the study period. There is also a markedly increase in the number of publications on the subject ＂facial paralysis treatments using rehabilitation＂ during the first decade of the 21 st century, except in 2004 and 2006 when there are perceptible drops in the number of articles published. The only other year during the study period saw such a drop is 1993. Specifically, there are 192 published articles on facial paralysis treated by rehabilitation in the past two decades, far more than the output of physiotherapy treatment. Physiotherapy treatment scored only 25 articles including acupuncture treatment, with over 80% of these written by Chinese researchers and clinicians. Ranked by regions, USA is by far the most productive country in terms of the number of publications on facial paralysis rehabilitation and physiotherapy research. Seeing from another angle, the journals that focus on otolaryngology published the most number of articles in rehabilitation and physiotherapy studies, whereas most acupuncture studies on facial paralysis were published in the alternative and complementary medicine joumals. CONCLUSION： Study of facial paralysis remains an area of active investigation and innovation. Further clinical studies in humans addressing the use of growth factors or stem cells continue to successful facial nerve regeneration.

Effects of Acupuncture and Tuina Combined with Rehabilitation Therapy on Oxidative Stress Response and Motor Function in Stroke Hemiplegia Patients

Objective:To explore the effects of acupuncture and tuina combined with rehabilitation therapy on oxidative stress response and motor function in stroke hemiplegia patients.Methods:Sixty stroke hemiplegia patients were randomly divided into observation and control groups,with 30 cases each.The control group received conventional rehabilitation therapy,while the observation group also underwent acupuncture and tuina.After 8 weeks of treatment,oxidative stress indicators[malondialdehyde(MDA),superoxide dismutase(SOD),glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px)],neurological deficit scores(NIHSS),Fugl-Meyer motor function scores(FMA),and activities of daily living(Barthel Index)were compared between the two groups.Results:Before treatment,there were no significant differences in MDA,NIHSS scores,FMA scores,and Barthel Index between the two groups(P>0.05).After 8 weeks,the observation group had lower MDA and NIHSS scores,but higher SOD,GSH-Px,FMA scores,and Barthel Index compared to the control group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture and tuina combined with rehabilitation therapy can effectively improve oxidative stress levels,promote neurological recovery,enhance motor function,and improve daily living activities in stroke hemiplegia patients.This combined therapy is recommended for clinical application.

Clinical Observation of Acupuncture,Tuina and Acupoint Injection on Cervicogenic Headache

Objective： To investigate the clinical effect of acupuncture therapy and Tuina therapy in treating cervicogenic headache. Method： Forty inpatients, were divided into acupuncture and Tuina group（experiment group, n= 20）, and Tuina and acupoint injection group（controlled group, n= 20） with random number table. Patients in the experimental group were firstly needied Fengchi （GB 20, major acupoint）, Taiyang （Ex-HN 5）, Baihui （GV 20）, Shuaigu （GB 8）, and Jiaji （Ex-B 2） around the affected cervical vertebrae, and applied Tuina treatment. Patients in the controlled group were treated with Tuina treatment, and then injection in Fengchi （GB 20） with 500μg of Methycobal. Before and after treatment, all patients in both groups were evaluated with Evaluation Scale for Cervicogenic Headache. Result： After treatment, score of each item of patients in both two groups were enhanced （P〈 0.01）, and compared with patients in the controlled group, patients in the experimental group had higher scores of headache（13.1±3.02 vs 10.8±2.36, P〈 0.01）, daily life and working （3.3±0.66 vs 2.6±0.79, P 〈 0.01）, mental state and social adjustment （3.1±0.85 vs 2.1±0.85, P〈 0.05）, and total points （24.6±4.36 vs 20.3±2.53, P〈 0.01）. Conclusion： Acupuncture combining with Tuina had better effects than acupoint with Tuina, and could effectively relieve pain, and enhance quality of life and ability of social adjustment in patients with cervicogenic headache.

Therapeutic Effect Observation on Combining Electroacupuncture and Tuina for Migraine

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of combining electroacupuncture and local tuina for migraine. Methods: A total of 94 migraine cases were randomly allocated into an observation group and a medication group, 48 cases in each group. Electroacupuncture and local tuina were used for cases in the observation group, whereas oral Flunarizine Hydrochloride capsules were used for cases in the medication group. Then the frequency of attacks, severity of the pain, duration of the headache, and associated symptoms of headache before and after treatment in the two groups were observed and compared. Results: The total effective rate in the observation group was 93.8%, versus 63.0% in the medication group, showing a statistical significant difference(P < 0.05). There were statistical significant differences in frequency of attacks, severity of the pain, duration of the headache and associated symptoms between the two groups(P<0.05). In addition, there were statistical significant differences in relapse rates after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment(P<0.05). Conclusion: Combining electroacupuncture and local tuina can obtain better effect and lower relapse rate than oral Flunarizine Hydrochloride capsules in migraine patients.

Electroacupuncture combined with traction and tuina for lumber intervertebral disc herniation

Objective： To observe the effect of electroacupuncture （EA） combined with traction and modified oblique Ban-pulling manipulation on lumber intervertebral disc herniation （LIDH）. 〈br〉 Methods：A total of 90 eligible cases were randomly allocated into three groups, 30 in each group. Cases in group A were treated with EA, traction and tuina of modified oblique Ban-pulling manipulation; cases in group B were treated with traction and tuina （same as group A）;and cases in group C were treated with traction alone （same as the other two groups）. Then the therapeutic efficacies in the three groups were evaluated using the Japanese Orthopedic Association （JOA） score rating system. 〈br〉 Results：The results after treatment and 1-month follow up showed that JOA scores in all three groups were improved （P〈0.01）; the total effective rate in Group A was 96.7%, versus 90.0% in group B and 70.0% in group C, showing a significantly better effect than the other two groups （P〈0.01）. 〈br〉 Conclusion： EA combined with traction and modified oblique Ban-pulling manipulation can obtain better effect than traction alone and traction combined with modified oblique Ban-pulling manipulation for LIDH.

Clinical Observations on the Treatment of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Protrusion by Acupuncture and Tuina

Objective： To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture and point injection in cooperation with Tuina and reposition for treating lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion. Methods： Treatment was given by first acupuncture, then point injection and last Tuina and reposition. It was administered once daily, 6 times as a course and compared with simple Tuina and reposition. Results： Both the effective rate in the clinical treatment and the cure rate in the same period were significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group. Conclusion： A composite treatment by acupuncture and point injection in cooperation with Tuina and reposition is better in curative effect and shorter in the course of treatment than simple Tuina and reposition.

Clinical Observation on Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis by Acupuncture and Tuina Therapy

Objective： To observe the effect of acupuncture and Chinese tuina manipulation therapy in treating knee osteoarthritis, and analyze the alteration of musculus quadriceps femoris strength. Methods： A total of 80 patients were randomly assigned to a treatment group receiving acupuncture combined Chinese tuina manipulation therapy （n=40） and a control group receiving Fenbid treatment （n=40）, curative effective score, Lequene ＆ Mery assessment tests, and isokinetic evaluation were recorded before and after the treatment course. Results： The total effective rate was 90.0 % in the treatment group and 87.5% in the control group, without a significant difference between the two groups. Lequene ＆ Mery assessment tests had no significant change. Musculus quadriceps femoris isokinetic evaluation improved significantly after the treatment course in the two groups （/9〈0.05）, and there was a significant difference between the two groups （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Acupuncture combined with tuina manipulation therapy and Fenbid treatment both can reduce knee pain and joint disability in the short term, though no improvement was shown in the severity of the disease. Acupuncture combined with tuina manipulation therapy is better than Fenbid in improving the strength, total work and explosive force of the musculus quadriceps femoris.

Effect of acupuncture and tuina plus rehabilitative therapy on lower limb motor dysfunction in infants with spastic cerebral palsy

Objective： To observe the effect of acupuncture, tuina plus rehabilitative therapy on lower limb motor dysfunction in infants with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods： A total of 60 infants with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group by random digital table, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with acupuncture, tuina therapy plus rehabilitative therapy of Western medicine. The control group was simply treated with rehabilitative therapy of Western medicine, as same as that for the treatment group. The assessment was respectively given to the sick infants before the treatment and after the treatment of six months, to evaluate lying and rolling scores in dimension A, to evaluate sitting score in dimension B, to evaluate crawling and kneeling scores in dimension C, and evaluate standing score in dimension D in the gross motor functions and determine the muscle tone of the gastrocnemius muscle by modified Ashworth scale （MAS）. Results： The differences were not statistically significant in comparison of the gross motor functions and the muscle tone of the gastrocnemius muscle between the two groups of sick infants before the treatment （P〉O.OS）; after the treatment of six months, the above items were obviously improved in the two groups （P〈O.01）, better in the treatment group than in the control group, with the statistical significance in the differences between the groups （P〈O.01）. Conclusion： Acupuncture, tuina plus rehabilitative therapy of Western medicine are remarkable in the therapeutic effects in the treatment of motor disorders of the lower limbs in the sick infants with spastic cerebral palsy. This therapeutic method is safe, simple and convenient and needs to be clinically popularized and applied.

Progress of Acupuncture and Tuina for Shoulder Joint Subluxation Following Apoplexy

The treatments of shoulder joint subluxation following apoplexy with acupuncture, tuina, acupoint injection, and comprehensive methods in recent 10 years were reviewed. By comparing and analyzing the clinical effects of different methods, acupuncture combing with rehabilitation therapy is considered as a satisfactory one in treating subluxation following apoplexy.

Treatment of 47 Cases of Shoulder Periarthritis with Acupuncture and Tuina

Shoulder periarthritis is often defined as shoulder pain and confined movement of the shoulder joint due to degeneration and strain of the shoulder joint and its surrounding soft tissues. Patients with shoulder periarthritis usually undergo great suffering. During the past two years, we treated 47 shoulder periarthritis cases using acupuncture and tuina. It is now reported as follows.

Clinical Experience on Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis with Combined Acupuncture, Tuina and Psychotherapy

Cervical spondylosis is common in the middle-aged or senile population and can greatly affect theirbody-mind health. The common treatmentmethods include traction, tuina, acupuncture andmedication. However, psychological factors, suchas anxiety, depression or fear are often neglectedduring the treatment. The authors investigated theeffect of combined psycho- therapy, acupunctureand tuina on the cervical spondylosis.

Clinical Observation on Infantile Chronic Superficial Gastritis Treated by Acupuncture and Tuina

Objective：To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture and Tuina treatment for infantile chronic superficial gastritis.Methods：50 cases of patients were treated with acupuncture and Tuina.to observe the changes in the electrogastrograph before and after treatment.10 sessions made one course.The therapeutic effects were evaluated after three courses.Results：The differences in various indexes of the electrogastrograph before and after the treatments were statistically significant（P〈0.01）,almost normal,and the clinical symptoms were refieved or disappeared.Conclusion：Acupuncture and Tuina treatment can be used to relieve the clinical symptoms of infantile chronic superficial gastritis and noticeably improve the electrogastrograph of the patients.The electrogastrograph can be used to provide reference to the diagnosis of organic diseases like gastritis and also used in the basic and clinical study of gastric diseases.

Treatment of 120 Cases of Shoulder Periarthritis by Acupuncture and Tuina

The author has treated 120 cases of frozen shoulder from 2004, with the therapy of penetrating needling from Yemen （TE 2） toward Zhongzhu （TE 3）, from Tiaokou （ST 38） toward Chengshan （BL 57）, and deeply needling Jugu （LI 16）, together with Tuina manipulations on shoulder. The summarization is now given as follows.

Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome by Acupuncture,Taiyi Moxa-cigar Plus Tuina

Summary： Fouty-five cases of temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome were diagnosed by Xray, excluding the organic diseases. The acupoints Xiaguan （ST 7）, Jiache （ST 6）, Yifeng （TE 17） and Hegu （LI 4） on the affected side were punctured first, after removal of needles, 5-7 layers of cotton cloth was placed on the above acupoints, then moxibustion with moxa-roll made of Chinese medicine was performed. Finally Dian-finger pressing, An-pressing and Rou stationary circular pressing with finger belly of the thumb were applied to the local region around the mandible joint for 3-5 min. After 1-2 courses of treatments, 45 cases all got effect.

Research Progress on Acupuncture and Tuina Therapy for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome in Recent 5 Years

Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome （TMD） is a commonly encountered disease in the oral and maxillofacial region and often occurs in the young and middle-aged adults. The epidemiological study on this disease by domestic scholars showed its incidence rate was 32.0%-57.3% [1-3].

Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disturbance by Acupuncture, TDP Radiation and Tuina in 30 Cases

Acupoints Xiaguan (ST 7), Jiache (ST 6), Hegu (LI 4) and Neiting (ST 44) were selected and electroacupuncture, TDP and Tuina were used to treat 60 cases of temporomandibular joint disturbance, all the patients were randomly divided into two groups to compare the therapeutic effect, the results showed the effective rate were 100% and 83% in groups of electroacupuncture, TDP and Tuina, and group of electroacupuncture and Tuina respectively. Key Words Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome - Acupuncture Therapy - Tuina - Massage Author: CUI Xin-kun (1952-), male, junior consultant doctorTranslator: XIAO Yuan-chun

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