Recent Medline Abstracts on Acupuncture

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What does " phased whole AP therapy " mean in the first abstract?

 

Guo Y, Chen L, Zhou L, Li H, Qu X, Liu D. Effect of " phased whole AP

therapy " on ability of daily life in 63 cases of cerebral infarction-induced

hemiplegia. J Tradit Chin Med. 2006 Jun;26(2):88-91. Department of

AP, The 2nd Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of TCM,

Guangzhou 510120, China. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of

" phased whole AP therapy " on the ability of daily life (ADL) of the

patients with cerebral infarction-induced hemiplegia. METHODS: 113

patients were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=63) treated

with phased whole AP and a control group (n=50) treated with

traditional AP. After the treatment, the improvement of ADL was

compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Patients in the

treatment group obtained satisfactory therapeutic effects in ADL

improvement and in lowering of deformed rate, which were superior to

those in the control group. CONCLUSION: The phased whole AP is an

effective therapy in treating cerebral infarction-induced hemiplegia,

which can better improve the life quality of the patients. PMID:

16817265 [PubMed - in process]

 

He Y, Han B, Hu J, Yuan L, Chen Z, Li J, Peng J, Wang L. An

observation on the AP treatment of ischemic wind-stroke with different

lengths of needle-retaining time. J Tradit Chin Med. 2006 Jun;26(2):83-

7. First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630,

China. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of different lengths of

needle-retaining time on the therapeutic results of AP treatment for

ischemic wind-stroke. METHODS: According to the severity of disease,

251 cases of ischemic wind-stroke were randomly divided into 3 groups

and treated by AP, with the needle-retaining time lasting 20, 40, and 60

minutes respectively. Observation was mainly focused on the scores of

nervous dysfunction and the clinical therapeutic results. RESULTS: The

comparison of the scores of nervous dysfunction in the 3 groups before

and after the treatment showed that under Wilcoxon's pair-match

symbol rank test, except for horizontal gaze, other indexes all showed

significant differences (P < 0.01). In the between-group comparison

before and after the treatment, there showed significant or very

significant differences in the indexes of myodynamia of the upper limb,

myodynamia of hand and the total scores (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). In the

between-group comparison by Mann-Whitney rank test of the indexes

of myodynamia of upper limb, myodynamia of hand and the total

scores, the 20-min. group and the 60-min. group showed significant

differences (P < 0.05); and 40-min. group and 60-min. group showed

significant differences in myodynamia of upper limb (P < 0.05). In

comparison of the therapeutic effects of the 3 groups by Kruskal-wallis

rank test, there showed very significant differences (P < 0.01). In the

between-group comparison by Mann-Whitney rank test, the 40-

min.group and 60-min. group showed significant differences (P =

0.013); while the 20-min. group and 60-min. group showed very

significant differences (P = 0.000). CONCLUSION: A time-effect

relationship exists between the length of needle-retaining time and the

therapeutic effects of acupuncture fAP wind-stroke. PMID: 16817264

[PubMed - in process]

 

Ezzo J, Streitberger K, Schneider A. Cochrane systematic reviews

examine p6 AP-point stimulation for nausea and vomiting. J Altern

Complement Med. 2006 Jun;12(5):489-95. JPS Enterprises, Baltimore,

MD. Background: In 1998, the National Institutes of Health Consensus

Statement on AP concluded that promising results have emerged

showing the efficacy of AP in adult postoperative and chemotherapy

induced nausea and vomiting. The AP point, P6 had been the point

used in most of the trials. Objectives: To summarize Cochrane

systematic reviews assessing P6 stimulation for nausea and vomiting.

Results: Reviews were found on postoperative sickness,

chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, and pregnancy-related

nausea and vomiting. Results for postoperative nausea and vomiting

show the most consistent results with 26 trials and more than 3000

patients showing the superiority of real P6 stimulation over sham for

both adults and children and for both nausea and vomiting. Pooled data

of trials including different antiemetics showed that P6 stimulation

seems to be superior to antiemetic medication for nausea and

equivalent for vomiting. P6 stimulation was similarly effective across the

different methods of stimulation, both invasive or noninvasive. Results

for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting showed 11 trials and

over 1200 patients. ElectroAP, but not manual AP, was beneficial for

first-day vomiting. Acupressure was effective for first-day nausea but

not vomiting. Wristwatch-like electrical devices were not effective for

any outcome. Results for pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting

comprised six trials and approximately 1150 patients. Results were

mixed with some trials showing positive and other trials equivocal

results with no favor to a certain kind of method. Conclusions: P6

stimulation may be beneficial for various conditions involving nausea

and vomiting. The added value to modern antiemetics remains unclear.

In patients on chemotherapy, future research should focus on patients

for whom the problems are refractory. The next steps in research

should include investigating whether AP points added to P6 or

individualizing treatment based on a TCM diagnosis increases

treatment effectiveness. It would also be worthwhile to identify

predictors of response across the different conditions so that the

individual patients can optimize AP point therapy. PMID: 16813514

[PubMed - in process]

 

Jiang XM, Huang Y, Li DJ, Tang AW, Wang SX, Zhuo Y, Li QS, Chen J,

Gao YP. [Effect of electro-scalp AP on cerebral dopamine transporter in

the striatum area of the patient of Parkinson's disease by means of

single photon emission computer tomography] [Article in Chinese]

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006 Jun;26(6):427-30. College of TCM, Southern

Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. OBJECTIVE: To probe

the mechanism of electro-scalp AP in treatment of Parkinson's disease

(PD) by single photon emission computer tomography (SPECT).

METHODS: Five cases of PD received electro-scalp AP at Dingnie

Qianxiexian (MS 6), Epangxian III (MS 4), Dingpangxian I (MS 8),

Dingpangxian II (MS 9) and Zhenxia Pangxian (MS 14). Contralateral

points were selected for pathologic change on one side and bilateral

points were selected for pathologic lesion on both sides. All the patients

received 99mTc-TRODAT-1 SPECT examination before and after AP

treatment of 6 weeks. And activities of dopamine transporter (DAT)

were analyzed by the ratio of striatum/occipital lobe (ST/OC), which was

evaluated by means of technique of regional of interesting (ROI).

RESULTS: The ratio of ST/OC on the same side of the affected

extremity before and after treatment were 1.19 +/- 0.15 and 1.24 +/-

0.31 respectively. And on the other side were 0.90 +/- 0.12 and 0.95 +/-

0.25 respectively. They were increased after treatment (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Electro-scalp AP can decrease the loss of DAT and

improve the activities of DAT in the striatum of the patient of PD. PMID:

16813186 [PubMed - in process]

 

Chen SJ, Li H, Zhang JW. [Control study of therapeutic effects of three

phase AP method and routine AP method on periarthritis of shoulder]

[Article in Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006 Jun;26(6):421-3. College

of AP & Massage, Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangdong 510407,

China. csjme OBJECTIVE: To compare therapeutic effects

of the three phase AP method and routine AP method on periarthritis of

shoulder. METHODS: Randomized, controlled and single blind method

was adopted and 70 cases were divided into a three phase AP group

and a routine AP group, 35 cases in each group. Same acupoints were

selected in the two groups and selection of acupoints, manipulation of

the needle and motion in the three phase AP group were conducted by

stages. RESULTS: The effective rate was 97.15% in the three phase

AP group which was better than 87.10% in the routine AP group (P <

0.05). After treatment, VAS scores decreased significantly in the two

groups (P < 0.01), and there was a significant difference between the

two groups in the difference of VAS after treatment (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: The three phase AP treatment was superior to the

routine AP therapy in therapeutic effect on periarthritis of shoulder.

PMID: 16813184 [PubMed - in process]

 

Xu XD, Jin LZ, Lou XF, Sun SH, Jiang SH. [Anatomical study on

Jingming (BL 1)] [Article in Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006

Jun;26(6):415-6. Wenzhou Medical College, Zhejiang 325000, China.

xxdang1208 OBJECTIVE: To explore the anatomical

structures, and depth and direction of needling at Jingming (BL 1), so

as to provide anatomical basis for its clinical application. METHODS:

Forty-eight adult orbital specimens were observed by dissection.

RESULTS: When a needle was vertically inserted into Jingming (BL 1),

the needle tip will past through the skin, subcutaneous tissue, medial

palpebral ligament, medialis rectus and orbital adipose body. Above the

body of the needle, there are ophthalmic artery, anterior ethmoidal

artery and nasociliary nerve. The average distance between the skin at

the punctured point and the anterior ethmoidal artery is (18.25 +/- 4.45)

mm, with an angle of (12.5 +/- 5.5) degrees, and the average distance

between the skin at the punctured point and the optic nerve tunnel

frontal point is (43.37 +/- 7.84) mm. CONCLUSION: To avoid bleeding

caused by injuring the anterior ethmoidal artery, AP at Jingming (BL 1)

should avoid deeply inserting needled back-upwards and upwards, and

the needling depth should not exceed 30.36 mm to avoid injury of the

optic nerve tunnel frontal point. PMID: 16813183 [PubMed - in process]

 

Long ZR, Yu CH, Yang Y, Wang HN, Chi XX. [Clinical observation on

AP combined with microorganism pharmaceutical preparations for

treatment of irritable bowel syndrome of constipation type] [Article in

Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006 Jun;26(6):403-5. Internal

Department, The Second People' s Hospital of Shenzhen, Guangdong

518035, China. OBJECTIVE: To explore the best program for treatment

of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) of constipation type. METHODS:

Ninety-five cases of IBS were randomly divided into 3 groups. Group A

(n = 30) were treated by AP combined with microorganism

pharmaceutical preparations, group B (n = 35) by oral administration of

medicine for loosening the bowel to relieve constipation plus

microorganism pharmaceutical preparations, and group C (n = 30) by

simple AP. RESULTS: The total effective rates were 90.0%, 77.2% and

66.7%, in the group A, B and C, respectively, with a very significant

differences as the group A compared with those in the groups B, C (P <

0.01), and with no significant difference as the group B compared with

that of the group C (P > 0. 05). The intestinal available bacteria,

bilidobacteria and lactobacillus, increased and enteric bacilli decreased

in varying degrees in the 3 groups. CONCLUSION: AP combined with

microorganism pharmaceutical preparations has a better therapeutic

effect on irritable bowel syndrome of constipation type. PMID: 16813181

[PubMed - in process]

 

Han JX, Jin X, Liu CZ, Wang T, Lu MX. [Effects of AP on blood-lipid

levels in the patient of cerebral infarction with hyperlipidemia] [Article in

Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006 Jun;26(6):399-402. AP-Moxibustion

Department, The First Hospital Affiliated to Tianjin College of TCM,

Tianjin 300193, China. hanjingxian6 OBJECTIVE: To

observe therapeutic effect of AP method for consciousness-restoring

resuscitation on cerebral infarction with hyperlipidemia. METHODS:

Sixty cases of apoplexy with hyperlipidemia were randomly divided into

a consciousness-restoring resuscitation AP group (treatment group)

and a Chinese medicine control group (control group), 30 cases in each

group. TCM symptomatic scores and indexes of blood lipids were

detected before and after treatment in the two groups. RESULTS: The

total effective rate for improvement of blood lipids was 72.4% in the

treatment group, which was not different from that (65.5%) in the control

group (P> 0.05); the total effective rate for clinical symptoms was 89.7%

in the treatment group, which was better than that (62.1%) in the control

group (P < 0.05). The treatment group was superior to the control group

in improvement of numbness and twinge in extremities, dizziness,

distention and oppressed feeling in chest and hypochondrium, anorexia,

sleepy and weakness (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: AP method for

consciousness-restoring resuscitation can regulate metabolic disorder

of lipids and improve main clinical symptoms in the patient of cerebral

infarction with hyperlipidemia. PMID: 16813180 [PubMed - in process]

 

Sun H, Bao F, Wang DH, Zhang YX, Wang FQ. [Observation on clinical

therapeutic effect of scalp AP combined with body AP on apoplectic

hemiplegia] [Article in Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006

Jun;26(6):395-8. Department of TCM, Peking Union Medical College

Hospital, Beijing 100730, China. OBJECTIVE: To search for the best

method for increasing clinical therapeutic effect on apoplectic

hemiplegia. METHODS: One hundred and twenty cases of apoplectic

hemiplegia were randomly divided into three groups in order of visiting.

Group A (n = 33) were treated by scalp AP combined with

consciousness-restoring resuscitation method, group B (n = 60) by

scalp AP combined with traditional AP, and group C (n = 27) by

traditional AP. The clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated according

to the scores of manner, speech, motor function of limbs, and so on.

RESULTS: Three cases were basically cured, 20 were markedly

effective, 7 were effective, with a total effective rate of 90.9% in the

group A; and the corresponding figures were 7, 28, 21 cases and

93.3%, respectively in group B with no significant difference between

the group A and B (P > 0.05); and 7 cases were markedly effective, 11

effective with a total effective rate of 66. 7% in the group C with a

significant difference as compared with the group A and B (P < 0.05, P

< 0.001). CONCLUSION: Scalp AP combined with consciousness-

restoring resuscitation method and scalp AP combined with traditional

AP have a similar therapeutic effect on apoplectic hemiplegia, which is

superior to that of traditional AP. PMID: 16813179 [PubMed - in

process]

 

Ma S, Liu XY, Yu RL, Chen LJ. [Clinical observation on AP for treatment

of Tourette's syndrome] [Article in Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006

Jun;26(6):392-4. TCM Hospital of Qingzhou City, Shandong 262500,

China. csmlr8 OBJECTIVE: To explore an ideal program

for AP treatment of Tourette's syndrome (TS). METHODS: One

hundred and two cases of TS were randomly divided into a treatment

group of 68 cases and a control group of 34 cases. The treatment

group were treated with AP at Taichong (LR 3) and Hegu (LI 4) as

main, and the control group with oral administration of heloperidol. Their

therapeutic effects were compared, and changes of somatosensory

evoked potentials (SEP) before and after treatment were investigated in

the treatment group. RESULTS: After treatment for 3 courses, 56 cases

were cured, 10 improved and 2 ineffective with an effective rate of

97.1% in the treatment group; and 15 cases were cured, 11 improved

and 8 ineffective with an effective rate of 76.5% in the control group,

with a very significant difference in the effective rate between the two

groups (P < 0.001); after treatment, the abnormal rate of SEP

decreased by 41.1% in the treatment group (P < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: AP is a very effective therapy for TS and has a certain

restoring action on mild abnormal change of SEP. PMID: 16813178

[PubMed - in process]

 

Zhou YF, Wei YL, Zhang PL, Gao S, Ning GL, Zhang ZQ, Hu B, Wang

DY, Yan MR, Liu WJ. [Multi-central controlled study on three-part

massage therapy for treatment of insomnia of deficiency of both the

heart and spleen] [Article in Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006

Jun;26(6):385-8. Third Affiliated Hospital of Henan TCM University,

Zhengzhou 450008, China. zyf5680198 OBJECTIVE: To

make multi-central clinical evaluation for three-part massage therapy for

treatment of insomnia of deficiency of both the heart and spleen.

METHODS: One hundred and sixty-six cases were randomly divided

into a test group (n = 84) and a control group (n = 82). Multi-central,

randomized and controlled methods were adopted. The test group were

treated by the three-part massage therapy, i. e. acupoints at the head,

abdomen and back were massaged, once each day; and the control

group by oral administration of Guipi Pills [symbol: see text], 8 pills each

time, thrice daily. The treatment was given for 15 consecutive days and

then the therapeutic effects were observed. RESULTS: Sixty-seven

cases were cured, 11 markedly effective, 3 effective, and 3 ineffective in

the test group, and the corresponding figures were 10, 21, 29 and 22 in

the control group with a very significant difference between the two

groups (P< 0.001). The test group was superior to the control group in

improvement for Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Sleepless

Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Sleepless Depression Scale (SDS) (P <

0.001). CONCLUSION: Three-part massage therapy has definite

therapeutic and safe effect on insomnia of deficiency of both the heart

and spleen. PMID: 16813176 [PubMed - in process]

 

Kim HY, Hahm DH, Pyun KH, Lee HJ, Nam TC, Shim I. Effect of

traditional AP on proximal colonic motility in conscious dogs. J Vet Med

Sci. 2006 Jun;68(6):603-7. Department of Oriental Medical Science,

Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University.

Acupoints on the Large Intestine Meridian and specific acupoints related

with large intestine have been used empirically to treat large intestinal

disease. However, the relationship between acupoints related with large

intestine and their functions has not been investigated fully. We

investigated whether large intestine-related acupoints affect colonic

motility in conscious dogs implanted with electrodes at the proximal

colon. Manual AP was applied at the following acupoints: 7 main points

on the Large Intestine Meridian (LI1, LI2, LI3, LI4, LI5, LI6, and LI11),

ST25, BL25 or GV1. AP at the Large Intestine Meridian acupoints, ST25

and BL25 had no significant effects on the proximal colonic motility.

However, AP at GV1 depressed the proximal colonic motility by

decreasing the total duration and the frequency of contractile states,

which may contribute to the therapeutic effects of GV1. This study also

revealed that there was no clear correlation between Large Intestine

Meridian and the proximal colonic motility in conscious dogs. PMID:

16820718 [PubMed - in process]

 

Humaidan P, Brock K, Bungum L, Stener-Victorin E. Pain relief during

oocyte retrieval - exploring the role of different frequencies of electro-

AP. Reprod Biomed Online. 2006 Jul;13(1):120-5. Fertility Clinic, Viborg

Hospital (Skive), DK-7800 Skive, Denmark. Electro-AP has previously

proven its analgesic effect in oocyte retrieval for IVF. The aim of the

present prospective randomized study was to explore the optimal

frequency for analgesia when electro-AP was applied a few minutes

prior to oocyte retrieval. A total of 152 patients were prospectively

randomized to receive either a combination of high (80 Hz) and low

frequency (2 Hz), 3 s each, a so-called mixed frequency, or a fixed

frequency of 20 Hz during oocyte retrieval. In addition to electro-AP,

both groups had a paracervical block and manual AP. No differences in

pain before, during or after oocyte retrieval between the two groups

were seen. In the fixed frequency group, however, a higher level of

anxiety (P < 0.05) before oocyte retrieval was seen, and a higher level

of nausea after aspiration of one ovary (P < 0.01) was seen in the

mixed frequency group. No differences were seen regarding clinical

outcome parameters. Contrary to previous reports on acute and chronic

pain, the analgesic effect of the mixed frequency and the fixed

frequency was similar when used for short duration electro-AP. PMID:

16820123 [PubMed - in process]

 

Baillie AJ, Mattick RP, Hall W, Webster P. Meta-analytic review of the

efficacy of smoking cessation interventions. Drug Alcohol Rev.

1994;13(2):157-70. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre,

University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW. A meta-analysis of

randomized and controlled evaluations of the efficacy of smoking

cessation interventions compared 146 estimates of the difference in

abstinence rates between treated and control conditions (effect sizes)

from 85 publications. Simple advice to quit and other brief intervention

techniques, nicotine chewing gum and behavioural techniques were all

found to be significantly better than relevant control conditions in

promoting abstinence, although the results were not homogeneous. In

five studies of AP compared with control, consistent results were found

showing no benefit for AP. PMID: 16818403 [PubMed - in process]

 

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Scharf HP, Mansmann U, Streitberger K, Witte S, Kramer J, Maier C,

Trampisch HJ, Victor N. AP and knee osteoarthritis: a three-armed

randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jul 4;145(1):12-20. University of

Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. BACKGROUND: Despite the

popularity of AP, evidence of its efficacy for reducing pain remains

equivocal. OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and safety of traditional

Chinese AP (TCA) compared with sham AP (needling at defined nonAP

points) and conservative therapy in patients with chronic pain due to

osteoarthritis of the knee. DESIGN: Randomized, controlled trial.

SETTING: 315 primary care practices staffed by 320 practitioners with

at least 2 years' experience in AP. PATIENTS: 1007 patients who had

had chronic pain for at least 6 months due to osteoarthritis of the knee

(American College of Rheumatology [ACR] criteria and Kellgren-

Lawrence score of 2 or 3). Interventions: Up to 6 physiotherapy

sessions and as-needed anti-inflammatory drugs plus 10 sessions of

TCA, 10 sessions of sham AP, or 10 physician visits within 6 weeks.

Patients could request up to 5 additional sessions or visits if the initial

treatment was viewed as being partially successful. MEASUREMENTS:

Success rate, as defined by at least 36% improvement in Western

Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)

score at 26 weeks. Additional end points were WOMAC score and

global patient assessment. RESULTS: Success rates were 53.1% for

TCA, 51.0% for sham AP, and 29.1% for conservative therapy. AP

groups had higher success rates than conservative therapy groups

(relative risk for TCA compared with conservative therapy, 1.75 [95%

CI, 1.43 to 2.13]; relative risk for sham AP compared with conservative

therapy, 1.73 [CI, 1.42 to 2.11]). There was no difference between TCA

and sham AP (relative risk, 1.01 [CI, 0.87 to 1.17]). LIMITATIONS:

There was no blinding between AP and traditional therapy and no

monitoring of AP compliance with study protocol. In general,

practitioner-patient contacts were less intense in the conservative

therapy group than in the TCA and sham AP groups. CONCLUSIONS:

Compared with physiotherapy and as-needed anti-inflammatory drugs,

addition of either TCA or sham AP led to greater improvement in

WOMAC score at 26 weeks. No statistically significant difference was

observed between TCA and sham AP, suggesting that the observed

differences could be due to placebo effects, differences in intensity of

provider contact, or a physiologic effect of needling regardless of

whether it is done according to TCA principles. PMID: 16818924

[PubMed - in process]

 

Yuping W, Runfang L, Hua K. AP treatment of children nocturnal

enuresis--a report of 56 cases. J Tradit Chin Med. 2006 Jun;26(2):106-

7. Tangyu Sanatorium, Shaanxi 710506, China. OBJECTIVE: To

observe the effect of AP in treating nocturnal enuresis in children.

METHOD: Shenmen (HT 7) and Weizhong (BL 40) are selected as the

main points. Zhongji (CV 3) and Shenshu (BL 23) are added for

warming and supplementing the lower origin, and Qihai (CV 6) and

Taiyuan (LU 9) for supplementing the middle-jiao and reinforcing the qi,

Taichong (LR 3) and Xingjian (LR 2) for clearing away the damp-heat.

RESULTS: 56 cases were treated with a total effective rate of 96%.

CONCLUSION: Nocturnal enuresis is a condition due to imbalance

between the Heart Channel and Bladder Channel. Shenmen (HT 7), a

point pertaining to the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin and Weizhong

(BL 40), a point pertaining to the Bladder Channel of Foot-Taiyang are

selected as the main points, with a good result. PMID: 16817271

[PubMed - in process]

 

Chen R, Yue X. Location of Yaotong point and the optimal time of its

needling. J Tradit Chin Med. 2006 Jun;26(2):100-1. AP Dept. of

Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi TCM College, Nanning 530011,

China. OBJECTIVE: To determine the location of Yaotong point and the

optimal time of its needling in the treatment of acute lumbar sprain.

METHOD: Thirty-five cases of acute lumbar sprain were retrospectively

analyzed for the location of Yaotong point and the method of its

needling according to their disease courses and effects. RESULTS:

The optimal time of needling is 1-3 days after lumbar sprain, and the

location of Yaotong points on both hands correspond to the location of

sprain. PMID: 16817268 [PubMed - in process]

 

Lun X, Yang W, Fu B. Effects of CT-localized scalp round-needling on

the blood rheology, NO and NOS of patients with multiple infarctional

dementia. J Tradit Chin Med. 2006 Jun;26(2):92-6. College of AP and

Chinese Tuina, Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangzhou 510405,

China. OBJECTIVE: To observe the short-term therapeutic effects of

CT-localized scalp round-needling on the blood rheology, nitric oxide

(NO) and nitric oxide synthetase (NOS) of patients with multiple

infarctional dementia. METHODS: 89 cases of multiple infarctional

dementia were randomly divided into an electro-round-needling group

(57 cases), and a western medication group (32 cases). The

therapeutic effects, including the effects on the blood rheology, NO and

NOS, were observed. RESULTS: After receiving same courses of

treatment, both the electro-round-needling group and the western

medication group showed significant differences in the various kinds of

indexes (P < 0.05-0.01). CONCLUSION: The CT-localized scalp round-

needling is an effective therapy for multiple infarctional dementia. PMID:

16817266 [PubMed - in process]

 

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