Comparative study on acupoint pressing and medication for angina pectoris due to coronary heart disease / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the differences of therapeutic effect of acupoint pressing, Nitroglycerin and Suxiaojiuxin pill on angina pectoris (AP) due to coronary heart disease (CHD).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and six ty-eight patients with AP due to CHD were randomly divided into an acupoint pressing group (n = 58), a Nitro glycerin group (n = 56) and a Suxiaojiuxin pill group (n = 54) and were treated with acupoint pressing at Danzhong (CV 17) for 5-10 minutes, sublingual administration of Nitroglycerin and sublingual administration of Suxiaojiuxin pill, respectively. Symptoms, improvements in ECG, the time of producing effectiveness and adverse effects in all the groups were observed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate and the effective rate of ECG were 93.1% (54/58) and 86.2% (50/58) in the acupoint pressing group respectively, 92.9% (52/56) and 85.7% (48/56) in the Nitroglycerin group, and 87.0% (47/54) and 75.9% (41/54) in the Suxiaojiuxin pill group, with no significant differences among the three groups (all P > 0.05). The average time of producing effectiveness was (1.67 +/- 2.45) min in the acupoint pressing group which was shorter than (2.89 +/- 2.64) min in the Nitroglycerin group and (3.75 +/- 2.99) min in the Suxiaojiuxin pill group (P < 0.05, P < 0.001). During the treatment, there were no adverse effects in the acupoint pressing group, which less than 19 cases in the Nitroglycerin group and 12 cases in the Suxiaojiuxin pill group (both P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupoint pressing can significantly improve symptoms of AP patients with a similar therapeutic effect to Nitroglycerin and Suxiaojiuxin pill, but it has more rapid therapeutic effect without adverse effects.</p>

Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of abdominal postoperative pain / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the therapeutic effects between acupuncture based on syndrome differentiation and analgesic on abdominal postoperative pain.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred cases of abdominal postoperative pain were randomly divided into two groups, 50 cases in each one. In acupuncture group, the treatment was applied according to meridian differentiation and point selection on the affected meridian. Ashi points near to the incision as the main points and those closely connected with Zangfu functions were selected, such as Yanglingquan (GB 34), Taichong (LR 3) and Zusanli (ST 36), etc. In medication group, muscular injection of Bucinnazine was administered. The severity of pain was evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) before and after treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The remarkably effective rate in acupuncture group was 60.0% (30/50), which was markedly better than that 28.0% (14/50) in medication group (P < 0.01). VAS scores in 30 min and 4 h after treatment as well as 24 h after operation in two groups were all reduced remarkably as compared with those before treatment (all P < 0.01), indicating the satisfactory analgesia in treatment. VAS scores in acupuncture group were lower apparently than those in medication group in 30 min and 4 h after treatment (P < 0.01,P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture has quick analgesia in treatment of abdominal postoperative pain, which is superior to muscular injection of Bucinnazine because of its advantages of long-term and significant efficacy.</p>

Observation on therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture at points of different channels at different stages on hemiplagia after apoplexy / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the therapeutic effects at points of different channels at different stages on hemiplegia after apoplexy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and twenty-eight cases of hemiplegia after apoplexy were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 64 cases in each group. The Brunnstrom cerebral apoplexy motor recovery six-stages scale was used as criterion for division of stages in treatment of the treatment group, and different points were selected according to different stages, and the brief Fugl-Meyer motor scale was used as criterion for assessment of the therapeutic effect; the control group were treated with routine acupuncture.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 93.8% in the treatment group and 57.9% in the control group, the treatment group being better than the control group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Electroacupuncture at points of different channels at different stages has a good therapeutic effect on hemiplegia after apoplexy.</p>