Objective:To observe clinical effects of acupuncture combined with blood-letting by a three-edged needle for treating Bell's palsy of wind-heat syndrome at the acute stage.Methods:One hundred patients were randoml...Objective:To observe clinical effects of acupuncture combined with blood-letting by a three-edged needle for treating Bell's palsy of wind-heat syndrome at the acute stage.Methods:One hundred patients were randomly divided into a treatment group(50 cases) treated by acupuncture plus blood-letting and a control group(50 cases) treated by simple acupuncture.Four courses of treatments were given in both groups.The main symptoms and signs were observed and clinical effects evaluated with scores after one week,2 weeks and one month of treatments respectively.Results:After treatment,the scores for symptoms and signs were significantly different from those before treatment in both groups(P<0.05 or P<0.01).After one month of treatment,the improvement of the symptoms and signs in the treatment group was more than that in the control group with a significant difference(P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture plus blood-letting can produce good therapeutic effects on Bell's palsy of wind-heat syndrome at the acute stage.展开更多
Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect of the fire needling with the three-edged needle and the cupping on popliteal cyst.Methods:A total of 60 patients of popliteal cyst were divided into two groups,30 cases in ...Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect of the fire needling with the three-edged needle and the cupping on popliteal cyst.Methods:A total of 60 patients of popliteal cyst were divided into two groups,30 cases in each one according to the random number table.In the fire needling group,the burnt-red three-edged needle was inserted to the deep layer of the cyst.After the fluid was squeezed out,the cupping was exerted.The treatment was given 1 to 2 times a week,for 4 weeks totally.In the western medication group,prednisolone acetate 25 mg was injected in the cyst capsule,once a week,for 4 weeks totally.The effective rate,recurrence rate and Rauschning-Lindgren grading were evaluated before and after treatment.Results:The total effective rate was 80.0%in the fire needling group and was 83.3%in the western medication group,without statistical significance in comparison(P>0.05).The recurrence rate was 6.7%in the fire needling group and was 30%in the western medication group.The recurrence rate in the fire needling group was lower than that in the western medication group,indicating the statistical significance(P<0.05).After treatment,Rauschning-Lindgren grade was different statistically as compared with that before treatment in either group(both P<0.05).Rauschning-Lindgren grade was distributed in 0 to I in the fire needling group after treatment,which was different significantly as compared with the western medication group(P<0.05).Conclusion:The combined treatment with the fire needling combined with cupping therapy achieves the satisfactory effect on popliteal cyst and the very low recurrence rate and it is easy in operation and deserves to be promoted in primary care.展开更多
文摘Objective:To observe clinical effects of acupuncture combined with blood-letting by a three-edged needle for treating Bell's palsy of wind-heat syndrome at the acute stage.Methods:One hundred patients were randomly divided into a treatment group(50 cases) treated by acupuncture plus blood-letting and a control group(50 cases) treated by simple acupuncture.Four courses of treatments were given in both groups.The main symptoms and signs were observed and clinical effects evaluated with scores after one week,2 weeks and one month of treatments respectively.Results:After treatment,the scores for symptoms and signs were significantly different from those before treatment in both groups(P<0.05 or P<0.01).After one month of treatment,the improvement of the symptoms and signs in the treatment group was more than that in the control group with a significant difference(P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture plus blood-letting can produce good therapeutic effects on Bell's palsy of wind-heat syndrome at the acute stage.
文摘Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect of the fire needling with the three-edged needle and the cupping on popliteal cyst.Methods:A total of 60 patients of popliteal cyst were divided into two groups,30 cases in each one according to the random number table.In the fire needling group,the burnt-red three-edged needle was inserted to the deep layer of the cyst.After the fluid was squeezed out,the cupping was exerted.The treatment was given 1 to 2 times a week,for 4 weeks totally.In the western medication group,prednisolone acetate 25 mg was injected in the cyst capsule,once a week,for 4 weeks totally.The effective rate,recurrence rate and Rauschning-Lindgren grading were evaluated before and after treatment.Results:The total effective rate was 80.0%in the fire needling group and was 83.3%in the western medication group,without statistical significance in comparison(P>0.05).The recurrence rate was 6.7%in the fire needling group and was 30%in the western medication group.The recurrence rate in the fire needling group was lower than that in the western medication group,indicating the statistical significance(P<0.05).After treatment,Rauschning-Lindgren grade was different statistically as compared with that before treatment in either group(both P<0.05).Rauschning-Lindgren grade was distributed in 0 to I in the fire needling group after treatment,which was different significantly as compared with the western medication group(P<0.05).Conclusion:The combined treatment with the fire needling combined with cupping therapy achieves the satisfactory effect on popliteal cyst and the very low recurrence rate and it is easy in operation and deserves to be promoted in primary care.
