New Acupuncture Abstracts on Medline

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

 

Olivier, what acupoints were used in the EAP dogs? See Laim et al, below.

 

Chen HL, Qiu XH, Yan XC. [Observation on therapeutic effect of

electroacupuncture plus blood-letting puncture at Weizhong (BL 40) on

acute lumbar disc herniation] [Article in Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2009

Feb;29(2):123-5. Dept of Rehabilitation, Longyan Second Hospital of Fujian

Province, Longyan 364000, China. chenhlfjlyyy OBJECTIVE: To

find a better method for treatment of acute lumbar disc herniation.

METHODS: 100 cases were randomly divided into 2 Groups. The

observation Group of 52 cases was treated with EAP at Yaoyangguan

(GV03), Dachangshu (BL25), Guanyuanshu (BL26), Xiaochangshu (BL27)

as main points, and blood-letting puncture at stagnant collaterals near

Weizhong (BL40); the control Group of 48 cases was treated with traction

combined with EAP at main points Jiaji (EX-B02), Shenshu (BL23),

Dachangshu (BL25). Their therapeutic effects were observed and

compared. RESULTS: The cured rate and the cured markedly effective

rate were 55.8% and 82.7% in the observation Group and 33.3% and

54.2% in the control Group, respectively, with significant differences

between the two Groups (p<.05, p<.01). CONCLUSION: EAP combined

with blood letting puncture at stagnant collaterals near Weizhong (BL40)

has significant therapeutic effect on acute lumbar disc herniation. PMID:

19391536 [PubMed - in process]

 

Chu HR, Wang ZH, Yang J, Kong HB, Li F. [Observation on therapeutic

effect of pecking moxibustion of specific acupoints for treatment of irritable

bowel syndrome (diarrhea type)] [Article in Chinese]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu.

2009 Feb;29(2):111-3. Affiliated AP and Moxibustion Hospital of Anhui

Univ of TCM, Hefei 230061, China. chuhaoran62 OBJECTIVE:

To compare therapeutic effects of pecking moxibustion therapy and

common AP on irritable bowel syndrome (diarrhea type). METHODS: 50

cases of irritable bowel syndrome were randomly divided into a pecking

moxibustion Group (n=30) and an AP Group (n=20). The pecking

moxibustion Group was treated by pecking moxibustion with a ZHOU's

pecking moxibustion pen, and the AP Group by common AP. In both

Groups, Ganshu (BL18), Pishu (BL20), Weishu (BL21), Shenshu (BL23),

etc. were selected. After treatment of 15 sessions the scores of symptoms

and clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two Groups.

RESULTS: After treatment, the scores of symptoms significantly decreased

(both p<.01), with a significant difference in the decrease of symptom

scores between the two Groups (p<.05); the total effective rate of 93.3% in

the pecking moxibustion Group was higher than 75.0% in the AP Group

(p<.05). CONCLUSION: Pecking moxibustion therapy can significantly

improve the clinical symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (diarrhea type),

with a better therapeutic effect than common AP. PMID: 19391533

[PubMed - in process]

 

Dieterle S, Li C, Greb R, Bartzsch F, Hatzmann W, Huang D. A prospective

randomized placebo-controlled study of the effect of acupuncture in infertile

patients with severe oligoasthenozoospermia. Fertil Steril. 2009 Apr 24.

[Epub ahead of print]. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and

Infertility, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Univ of Witten/Herdecke,

Dortmund, Germany; Infertility Center Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany. In

this first prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study, 28

infertile patients with severe oligoasthenozoospermia received AP

according to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and 29

infertile patients received placebo AP. A significantly higher percentage of

motile sperm (World Health Organization categories A-C), but no effect on

sperm concentration, was found after AP compared with placebo AP.

PMID: 19394002 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

 

Duan DM, Tu Y, Chen LP, Wu ZJ. [study on electroacupuncture treatment

of depression by magnetic resonance imaging] [Article in Chinese]

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2009 Feb;29(2):139-44. General Hospital of PLA,

Beijing 100853, China; dongmei-d OBJECTIVE: To explore

the changes of metabolites in brain after treatment by analysis on 1H-MRS

examination of the hippocampus and prefrontal lobe in healthy volunteers

and depression patients. METHODS: 75 cases of mild and moderate

depression were randomly divided into Groups A, B and C, 25 cases in

each Group. Group A was treated with oral administration of Prozac

capsule, 20 mg/d; Group B by EAP for 30-40 min and the needle was

retained for 1 h, once each day, with main points Baihui (GV 20), Yin-tang

(GV 29) and adjuvant acupoints selected; Group C by combination of the

treatment methods in Groups A and B. They were treated for 6 weeks. Use

PROBE-J sequence at the MRI system on Single Voxel of ROI of each

lateral of hippocampus and frontal lobe in the depression patients of the 3

Groups. Compare the differences of N-acetylasp artate/creatine (NAA/Cr)

and choline/creatine (Cho/Cr) between the healthy volunteers and the

patients before and after treatment. RESULTS: Before treatment, NAA/Cr

in the bilateral hippocampus decreased in the 3 Groups as compared with

the control (healthy) Group, and after treatment, NAA/Cr in the bilateral

hippocampus of Group B and in the right hippocampus of Group C

increased compared with that before treatment (p<.05), and NAA/Cr in the

left hippocampus of Group C significantly increased as compared with that

before treatment (p<.01). Before treatment, Cho/Cr in the bilateral

prefrontal lobe in the 3 Groups increased as compared with that in the

control Group (p<.05), after treatment, Cho/Cr in the bilateral prefrontal

lobes of Groups A, B and C significantly decreased as compared with that

before treatment (p<.05, p<.01). CONCLUSION: There are differences in

contents of metabolites in corresponding parts in bilateral frontal lobes and

hippocampus between the depression patient and healthy person. PMID:

19391540 [PubMed - in process]

 

Feng B, Liu L, Fangzhong X, Chen J, Wang P, Chen W, Yu E. Thirty cases

of obsession treated by point-stimulation and with small dose of

chlorimipramine. J Tradit Chin Med. 2007 Mar;27(1):3-6. Zhejiang

Provincial Tongde Hospital, Hangzhou 310012, China. OBJECTIVE: To

investigate the clinical therapeutic effects of point-stimulation for

obsession. METHODS: Sixty cases of obsession were divided into two

Groups: a control Group of 30 cases treated with chlorimipramine (Chl),

and a treatment Group of 30 cases treated by point-stimulation (PS) plus

chlorimipramine (PS+Chl). The therapeutic effects and side-effect were

evaluated according tb the criteria set in Yale-Brown Obsession Scale (Y-

BOCS), Hamilton's depression scale (HAMD), brief psychiatric rating scale

(BPRS) and treatment emergent symptom scale (TESS). RESULTS: The

cure rate and markedly effective rate were respectively 26.7% and 56.6%

in the control Group, and 43.3% and 50% in the treatment Group,

suggesting that the therapeutic effect in the treatment Group was better

than that in the control Group. The incidence of adverse side-effects was

73.33% in the control Group and 46.67% in the treatment Group, with a

significant difference between the two Groups (p<.05). CONCLUSION:

Point-stimulation plus small dose of chlorimipramine was superior to the

simple chlorimipramine treatment, indicating that the combined method

was more effective and safe for obsession with less side effects. PMID:

17393613 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE

 

Feng XD, Ren YF, Wei DW, Liu CM. [Clinical observation on moxibustion

combined with intermittent urethral catheterization for treatment of

neurogenic vesical dysfunction] [Article in Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu.

2009 Feb;29(2):91-4. Rehabilitation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of

Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou 450000, China. OBJECTIVE: To

observe the effect of moxibustion combined with intermittent urethral

catheterization on vesical function in patients with neurogenic vesical

dysfunction. METHODS: 76 cases were randomly divided into an

observation Group and a control Group, 38 cases in each Group. The

control Group was treated with routine intermittent urethral catheterization

and the observation Group with the intermittent urethral catheterization +

moxibustion on Guanyuan (CV04), Mingmen (GV04), Zusanli (ST36), etc.

Changes of residual urine volume, white cell count and the balance state of

the urinary bladder were selected as the indexes of therapeutic effect and

the therapeutic effects were compared between the two Groups.

RESULTS: The total effective rate was 97.4% in the observation Group

and 79.0% in the control Group with a significant difference between the

two Groups (p<.05); after treatment, there were significant differences

between the two Groups in the residual urine volume, the bladder volume

and the case numbers reaching to the functional balance state of BL (all

p<.05), and there was no significant difference between the two Groups in

white cell count change (p>.05). CONCLUSION: Moxibustion combined

with intermittent urethral catheterization can significantly improve BL

function in patients with neurogenic BL dysfunction, reducing residual urine

volume, increasing volume of BL, promoting the balance state of BL

function, but it is basically same as intermittent urethral catheterization in

prevention of urinary infection and therapeutic effect. PMID: 19391528

[PubMed - in process]

 

Fu YY, Cao SQ, Zhuang JX, Hu L, Chen DK, Gu FJ. [Observation on

electroacupuncture combined with routine western medicine therapy for

promoting consciousness of the patient with coma caused by

craniocerebral trauma] [Article in Chinese]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2009

Feb;29(2):107-10. Dept of Physiotherapy, No. 452 Hospital of PLA,

Chengdu 610061, China. martina0322 OBJECTIVE: To observe

the promoting consciousness effect of EAP combined with routine western

medicine therapy on the patient with coma caused by craniocerebral

trauma. METHODS: 32 cases were randomly divided into an

AP+medication Group treated with EAP at Neiguan (PC06) and Quze

(PC03) + routine western medicine, and a control Group treated with

routine western medicine alone, 16 cases in each Group. Glasgow (GCS)

scores were assessed after treatment for 7 sessions and 30 sessions

respectively and the promoting consciousness rate was observed.

RESULTS: After treatment of 7 sessions, GCS score was 6.88 +/- 1.63 in

the AP+medication Group and 5.25-1.65 in the control Group with a

significant difference between the two Groups (p<.05); after treatment of 7

sessions, the promoting consciousness rate was 25.0% in the

AP+medication Group and 0 in the western medicine Group, and after

treatment for 30 sessions, the promoting conscious ness rate was 81.3% in

the AP+medication Group and 43.8% in the western medicine Group with a

significant difference between the two Groups (p<.05). CONCLUSION:

EAP at Neiguan (PC06) and Quze (PC03) combined with western medicine

has a good consciousness promoting effect in patients with coma caused

by craniocerebral trauma, which is better than that of simple western

medicine alone. PMID: 19391532 [PubMed - in process]

 

Kazem Shakouri S, Soleimanpour J, Salekzamani Y, Oskuie MR. Effect of

low-level laser therapy on the fracture healing process. Lasers Med Sci.

2009 Apr 28. [Epub ahead of print] Tabriz Univ of Medical Sciences,

Tabriz, Iran, sk0531ir Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a

biophysical form of intervention in the fracture-repair process, which,

through several mechanisms, accelerates the healing of fractures and

enhances callus formation. The effect of laser on fracture healing is

controversial. Some authors affirm that LLLT can accelerate bone

formation by increasing osteoblastic activity. The objective of our study was

to evaluate the effect of laser therapy on fracture healing. Thirty rabbits

were subjected to tibial bone open osteotomies that were stabilized with

external fixators. The animals were divided into two study Groups: laser

Group and control Group. Callus development and bone mineral density

were quantitatively evaluated by CT; the animals were then killed and the

fractures were assessed for biomechanical properties. The results

demonstrated that the increasing rate of bone mineral density was higher in

the laser (L) Group than in the control © Group. CT at 5 weeks revealed a

mean callus density of 297 Hounsfield units (HU) for the control Group and

691 HU for the L Group, which was statistically significant (p=.001). In the L

Group, the mean recorded fracture tension was 190.5 N and 359.3 N for

healed and intact bones, respectively, which was statistically significant

(p<.001). The result of the study showed that the use of laser could

enhance callus development in the early stage of the healing process, with

doubtful improvement in biomechanical properties of the healing bone;

therefore, laser therapy may be recommended as an additional treatment in

non-union fractures in humans. PMID: 19399356 [PubMed - as supplied by

publisher]

 

Laim A, Jaggy A, Forterre F, Doherr MG, Aeschbacher G, Glardon O.

Effects of adjunct electroacupuncture on severity of postoperative pain in

dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar

intervertebral disk disease. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2009 May 1;234(9):1141-

6. Dept of Clinical Vet Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, Univ of Berne, 3001

Berne, Switzerland. Objective-To compare severity of postoperative pain in

dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar

intervertebral disk disease treated with a combination of conventional

analgesics and electroacupuncture (EAP) or with conventional analgesics

alone. Design-Controlled clinical trial. Animals-15 dogs undergoing surgery

because of acute thoracolumbar disk disease. Procedures-Dogs were

alternately assigned to treatment (conventional analgesics and adjunct

EAP) and control (conventional analgesics alone) Groups. Analgesic

treatment was adjusted as necessary by the attending clinician, who was

not aware of Group assignment. Pain scores were assigned 1, 3, and 12h

after surgery and every 12h thereafter for 72h by the same individual who

performed AP treatments. Results-Total dose of fentanyl administered

during the first 12h after surgery was significantly lower in the treatment

Group than in the control Group, but dosages of analgesics administered

from 12 through 72h after surgery did not differ between Groups. Pain

score was significantly lower in the treatment Group than in the control

Group 36h after surgery, but did not differ significantly between Groups at

any other time. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-Results provided

equivocal evidence that adjunct EAP might provide some mild benefit in

regard to severity of postoperative pain in dogs undergoing

hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk

disease. PMID: 19405884 [PubMed - in process]

 

Lee SH, Lee BC.Electroacupuncture relieves pain in men with chronic

prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: three-arm randomized trial.

Urology. 2009 May;73(5):1036-41. Dept of Internal Medicine, Division of

Urology and Nephrology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ,

Seoul, Republic of Korea. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical effect

of electroacupuncture (EAP) for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain

syndrome (CP/CPPS). METHODS: We recruited 63 participants meeting

the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus criteria for

CP/CPPS. After the inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied, 39 men were

randomized to 3 treatment Groups: Group 1, advice and exercise plus 12

sessions of EAP; Group 2, advice and exercise plus 12 sessions of sham

EAP (SEA); and Group 3, advice and exercise alone (A & E) for 6 weeks. A

total of 6 AP points were used to stimulate the sacral nerve and release the

piriformis muscle using an electrical pulse generator. Symptoms related to

CP/CPPS were assessed using the NIH-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index

(NIH-CPSI). Prostaglandin E(2) and beta-endorphin levels in postmassage

urine samples were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent

assay. RESULTS: At 6 weeks, the NIH-CPSI total score had decreased

significantly in the EAP Group compared with the SEA and A & E Groups

(p<.001). On a subscale analysis of the NIH-CPSI, the EAP Group showed

significant decreases in pain-related symptoms compared with the SEA and

A & E Groups (p<.01). 12 / 12 EAP participants experienced at least a 6-

point decrease in the NIH-CPSI total score compared with 2 / 12 SEA

participants (16.7%) and 3 / 12 A & E participants (25.0%; p<.0001). The

mean prostaglandin E(2) level in the postmassage urine samples had

significantly decreased in the EAP Group (p=.023). In contrast, it had

increased in the other 2 Groups. CONCLUSIONS: In a 3-arm randomized

trial investigating the clinical effects of EAP on CP/CPPS, EAP therapy

proved to have independent therapeutic effects, particularly for pain relief

superior to SEA or A & E therapy. PMID: 19394499 [PubMed - in process]

 

Shi Y, Feng HJ, Liu HR, Zhu D. [Observation on therapeutic effect of

acupuncture combined with Chinese herbs on polycystic ovary syndrome of

kidney deficiency and phlegm stasis type] [Article in Chinese]. Zhongguo

Zhen Jiu. 2009 Feb;29(2):99-102. Shanghai Institute of AP-Moxibustion

and Meridian, Shanghai 200030, China. flysy0636

OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of AP combined

with Chinese herbs on polycystic ovary syndrome of kidney deficiency and

phlegm stasis type and probe into the mechanism. METHODS: Sixty-three

cases of polycystic ovary syndrome of kidney deficiency and phlegm stasis

type were randomly divided in to a combined AP and Chinese herb Group

(n=32) treated with AP at Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), et al. and oral

administration of Chinese herbs, and a simple Chinese herb Group (n=31)

treated with oral administration of the same Chinese herbs as in the

combined AP and Chinese herb Group. The therapeutic effects and

changes of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteotropic hormone (LH),

testosterone (T) and LH/FSH were compared between the two Groups.

RESULTS: The total effective rate was 93.8% in the combined AP and

Chinese herb Group and 80.6% in the simple Chinese herb Group, the

former being significantly better than the latter (p<.05). The decrease of T

in the combined AP and Chinese herb Group was significantly su perior to

that in the simple Chinese herb Group (p<.01). CONCLUSION: AP

combined with Chinese herb therapy is superior to the simple Chinese herb

in the clinical therapeutic effect on polycystic ovary syndrome of kidney

deficiency and phlegm stasis type and decrease of T level, indicating this

method is a better one for polycystic ovary syndrome of kidney deficiency

and phlegm stasis type. PMID: 19391530 [PubMed - in process]

 

Wang ZX. [Clinical observation on electroacupuncture at acupoints for

treatment of senile radical sciatica] [Article in Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu.

2009 Feb;29(2):126-8. Dept of Rehabilitation, Yunxian People's Hospital,

Hubei 442500, China. 7237209 OBJECTIVE: To compare

therapeutic effects of EAP and TENS on senile radical sciatica.

METHODS: 139 cases were randomly divided into 2 Groups, EAP Group

(n=70) and TENS Group (n=69). The EAP Group was treated with EAP at

main points Qihaishu (BL24), Dachangshu (BL25), Guanyuanshu (BL26),

etc. and the TENS Group was treated with skin electrode sticking at the

pressure pain point of the nerve trunk which was connected with pulse

current. Their therapeutic effects were observed and compared. RESULTS:

At the end of the first course, the cured rate was 41.4% in the EAP Group

and 29.0% in the TENS Group with a significant difference between the two

Groups (p<.05), and at the end of second course, their cured rates were

80.0% and 44.9%, respectively, with a very significant difference between

the two Groups (p<.005). CONCLUSION: The therapeutic effect of EAP on

senile radical sciatica is significantly better than TENS. PMID: 19391537

[PubMed - in process]

 

Zhang HS, Gao XY.[Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture,

moving cupping and blood-lettig puncture on chloasma] [Article in

Chinese]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2009 Feb;29(2):119-21. Dept of AP, Hospital

of Armed Police Unit No. 8720, Wuxi 214035, China.

zhanghaishan2006 OBJECTIVE: To compare therapeutic

effects of AP, moving cupping, blood-letting puncture and medicine on

chloasma. METHODS: 176 cases of chloasma were randomly divided into

two Groups. The AP, moving cupping, blood-letting puncture Group was

treated with AP at Ashi points, Xuehai (SP10), Sanyinjiao (SP06), moving

cup at GV and BL Channel on the back and then blood-letting puncture at

Dazhui (GV14), Feishu (BL13), Geshu (BL17), Xinshu (BL15), Ganshu

(BL18) and nearby more severe purple stasis regions. The medication

Group was treated with oral administration of Vit E + C. Their therapeutic

effects were observed after 3 courses. RESULTS: The total effective rate

was 96.7% in the AP, moving cupping, blood-letting puncture Group and

51.2% in the medication Group with a significant difference between the

two Groups (p<.05). CONCLUSION: The therapeutic effect of AP, moving

cupping, blood-letting puncture on chloasma is better than that of the

medicine (Vit E + C). PMID: 19391535 [PubMed - in process]

 

Zhu BC, Shi-fen X, Shan YH. [Clinical study on scalp acupuncture with long

needle-retained duration for treatment of Tourette syndrome] [Article in

Chinese]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2009 Feb;29(2):115-8. Dept of AP, Shanghai

Hospital of TCM, Shanghai 200071, China. zhubochang

OBJECTIVE: To observe therapeutic effects of different needle-retained

durations at scalp acupoints on Tourette syndrome (TS). METHODS: Sixty-

two cases of TS were randomly divided into an observation Group and a

control Group, 31 cases in each Group. In the observation Group, the

needles were retained for 2 h and in the control Group, they were retained

for 30 min. The middle line of forehead, middle line of vertex and lateral

line 1 of vertex were selected as main acupoints, and anterior oblique line

of vertex-temporal and posterior temporal line were selected as adjuvant

acupoints. They were treated for 2 months, once other day. Yale Global Tic

Severity Scale (YGTSS) and Tourette Syndrome Global Scale (TSGS)

were used for assessment of therapeutic effects and their therapeutic

effects were compared. RESULTS: After treatment, YGTSS and TSGS

scores had very significant changes in the two Groups as compared with

those before treatment (both p<.01), indicating an obvious improvement in

kinetic Tic and vocalizing Tic. The total effective rate was 61.3% in the

observation Group and 67.7% in the control Group with no significant

difference between the two Groups (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Scalp AP

therapy of both 2 h and 0.5 h retaining needle can significantly improve

symptoms of TS patients, with a similar therapeutic effect. PMID:

19391534 [PubMed - in process

 

Best regards,