简介：Objective:Toobservethetherapeuticeffectofoculo-acupuncturetherapyinthetreatmentofcerebralinfarctioninducedhemiplegia.Methods:58casesofstrokepatientswererandomlydividedintotreatmentgroup(n=30)andcontrolgroup(n=28).Intreatmentgroup,onthebasisofmedicationplusrehabilitationtreatment,patientsvoluntarilyacceptedoculo-acupuncturetherapy(acupunctureofUpper-JiaoAreaandLower-JiaoArea).Incontrolgroup,patientsonlyacceptedmedicationandrehabilitationtreatment.ThetherapeuticeffectwasevaluatedwithBrunstrom's6-stagesAssessingMethod.Results:After24sessionsoftreatment,theratiosofthediseasedlimbsreachingstageⅥandmoreinfunctionalactivityinthepatientsoftreatmentgroupincreasedfrom16.7%(upper-limb)and20.0%(lower-limb)beforetreatmentto70.0%and90.0%respectively;whileincontrolgroup,thoseratiosoftheupperandlowerlimbsincreasedfrom10.7%and28.6%beforetreatmentto39.2%and60.7%separately.Therewasasignificantdifferencebetweentwogroupsinthetherapeuticeffect(P＜0.05).Conclusion:Oculo-acupunctureplusmedicationissuperiortosimplemedicationtreatmentinimprovingfunctionalactivityofthehemiplegiclimbs.

简介：Acupunctureinducedpneumothoraxisararelyseenclinicalaccident.Inthepresentpaper,theauthorsanalyzeitscausesofonset,clinicalmanifestationsandmeasuresforpreventionandmanagement.

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简介：Objective:Toobservethetherapeuticeffectofhydro-acupuncturetherapyfortreatmentofvertigoinducedbyvertebroarterytypecervicalspondylopathyandtostudyitsactionmechanisms.Methods:Atotalof54casesofvertebroarterytypecervicalspondylopathypatientswereobservedinthepresentstudy.Fengfu(GV16)andJiaji(EX-B2)neartheregeneratedcervicalvertebralbodywereusedforinjectionofLigustrazineinjectio,1mLeveryacupoint,onceeveryotherday,with7sessionsbeingatherapeuticcourse.Beforeandaftertreatment,cerebralbloodflowvolumewasdeterminedusingaDopplervelocimeter.Results:After2weeks'treatment,ofthe54cases,28(51.9%)hadtheirvertigodisappeared,13(24.1%)hadremarkableimprovement,10(18.5%)hadimprovementand3(5.5%)failedinthetreatment,withaneffectiverateof94.5%.Aftertreatment,thepeakandmeanvaluesofthebloodflowvelocityofthebilateralvertebralarteriesandthebasilararteryincreasedsignificantlyincomparisonwithpre-treatment(P＜0.01).Conclusion:Hydro-acupuncturetherapyhasanobvioustherapeuticeffectforrelievingvertebroarterytypevertigoandamelioratingcerebralbloodsupply.

简介：Inthepresentpaper,thetherapeuticeffectsofotopoint-pellet-pressingplusbodyacupunctureandsimplebodyacupuncturefordysphagiaandwater-drinkinginducedcoughingarecomparedin126casesofpseudobulbarparalysiswhoarerandomlydividedintotreatmentgroup(n=63)andcontrolgroup(n=63).MainacupointsusedareShuigou(GV26),Fengchi(GB20),Lianquan(CV23)andSanyinjiao(SP6),whileotopointsusedareXin(MAIC),Gan(MA-SC5),Pi(MA-IC),Shen(MA-SC),Yanhou(MA-T3)andShe(MA-L).Followingonecourseoftreatment(12sessions),intreatmentgroup,ofthe63cases,34(54.0%)arecured,18(28.5%)haveremarkableimprovement,5(8.0%)haveimprovement,and6(9.0%)havenoapparentchanges,withthetottaleffectiveratebeing90.5%;whileincontrolgroup,ofthe63cases,18(28.5%)arecured,11(17.5%)havemarkedamelioration,15(24.0%)experienceapparentameliorationand19(30.0%)havenoobviouschanges,withatotaleffectiverateof70.0%.Thetherapeuticeffectofotopoint-pellet-pressingplusbodyacupunctureissignificantlysuperiortothatofsimplebodyacupunctureinthetreatmentofdysphagiaandwater-drinkinginducedcoughing.

简介：Objective:Tocomparethemechanismsofanalgesiainducedbyfourkindsofacupuncturetherapiesatthehypothalamiclevelinadjuvantarthriticrats.Methods:Forty-eightSDratswererandomizedintonormal,model,electroacupuncture(EA),filiformneedle(FN),prickingblood-letting(BL)andpointinjection(PI)groups,with8casesineach.EA(20-100Hz,2-4Vanddurationof20min),FN,BLPIwererespectivelyappliedto"Kunlun"(昆仑BL60).ArthritismodelwasestablishedbyinjectingcompleteFreund'sadjuvant(0.1mL)intotherat'srightfootpad.Behavioralreactions,painthreshold(latencyoftailflicktoheatstimulation)andlocalswellingseverity(footvolume)weredetected;thecontentsofβ-endorphin(β-EP)andadrenocorticotropin(ACTH)wereassayedwithradioimmunoassay;andtheexpressionofpro-opi-omelanocortin(POMC)mRNAinhypothalamusweredeterminedwithhybridizationmethod.Results:Thepainthresholdwassignificantlyenhancedbyallthefourkindsofacupuncturetherapies,andtheeffectsofEAandPIweremoreobvious(P<0.05,P<0.01).Theseverityoflocalswellingwasmarkedlyalleviatedbyallthefourkindsofacupuncturetherapies(P<0.01)withoutsignificantdifferencesamongthem(P>0.05).Thecontentofβ-EPinthehypothalamuswasobviouslyelevatedbyEAandFN(P<0.05,P<0.01),andtheeffectofEAwasmoreobvious,butnomarkedeffectofBLorPIonβ-EPwasfound(P>0.05).ThecontentofACTHinhypothalamuswasconsiderablyelevatedbyPI(P<0.05),butnotbytheotherthreetherapies.TheexpressionofPOMCmRNAinhypothalamuswassignificantlystrengthenedbyEAandFN(P<0.01),butnotbytheothertwotherapies.Conclusion:EA,filiformneedle,blood-lettingandpoint-injectionallcanproduceanalgesiceffectinadjuvantarthritisrats,theeffectofEAandfiliformneedlemayberelatedtotheirresultantincreaseofhypothalamicβ-EP,andthatofpoint-injectionrelatedtotheincreaseofhypothalamicACTHlevel.

简介：Occultspinalbifidisacommondeformityinclinic.Itisoftenfoundthroughroentgenogramexaminationwhenpatientsvisitthedoctorduetolumbocruralpain.Exceptsurgicaloperation,itistreatedmostlywithanalgesicsbutthetherapeuticeffectisnotideal.Inrecentyears,weemployacupunctureandmoxibustiontherapiestotreatitandhaveachievedabettereffectinrelievingpain,regionalsoreanddistendingsensations.Hereisthesummary.