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This paper reviews the clinical research literature of different acupuncture techniques combined with rehabilitation training in the treatment of stroke sequelae. It is believed that rehabilitation training could combine various acupuncture techniques, including floating needle, fire needle, head needle, eye needle, tongue needle, neck needle, abdomen needle, body needle, with clinical efficacy. There techniques can significantly relieve dysfunction syndrome like dysphagia, language, cognition and motor dysfunction. Different acupuncture techniques have their own advantages. For example, tongue acupuncture and neck acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training are used to treat swallowing and language dysfunction. The appropriate scheme should be made according to different dysfunction caused by stroke. For the patients with multiple dysfunctions, different acupuncture techniques should be combined for treatment.
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ObjectiveTo observe the therapeutic efficacy of warm needling plus acupoint injection in treating post-stroke urinary retention.MethodSeventy eligible subjects with post-stroke urinary retention were randomized into a treatment group of 35 cases and a control group of 35 cases. The treatment group was intervened by warm needling plus acupoint injection, while the control group was by warm needling alone. The relevant symptoms of urinary retention were observed before and after treatment.Result After 1-week treatment, the retention condition was improved in both groups, and the treatment group was significantly superior to the control group (P<0.05); The 2-week and 1-month follow-up studies showed that the retention condition in the treatment group was significantly better than that in the control group (P<0.05). The adverse events in the treatment group were significantly less than that in thecontrol group (P<0.05).ConclusionWarm needling plus acupoint injection can produce a satisfactory efficacy in treating post-stroke urinary retention and is worth application in clinic. However, this method still needs improving as its effect on initialurination and urination duration is not significant.
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Objective:To observe effects of wrist-ankle acupuncture (WAA) onβ-endorphin (EP), nitric oxide (NO) in uterus tissue and prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), substance P (SP) in serum of rats with primary dysmenorrhea. Methods:A total of 45 non-pregnant Wistar rats were randomly divided into a control group, a model group and a WAA group, 15 rats in each group. Rats in the model group and the WAA group received continuous abdominal subcutaneous injection of Diethylstilbestrol to establish dysmenorrhea rat models. On the first day after modeling, rats in the WAA group began to receive acupuncture on Point Lower 1 and Point Lower 2, once a day for 10 d. The control group and the model group didn’t receive any treatment. Writhing latencies and frequencies were recorded.β-EP and NO in uterus tissue homogenates and PGF2α, SP in serum were detected. Results:In the model group,β-EP and NO levels were the lowest among the groups, the serum PGF2α level was the highest, and serum SP level was the lowest. These measurements showed significantly difference between the model group and the control group (P<0.05). PGF2α in the WAA group was lower than that in the model group;β-EP, NO and SP levels were higher than those in the model group, with inter-group statistically significant differences (P<0.05). Conclusion: WAA may achieve analgesic effect through decreasing PGF2α, increasingβ-EP, NO and SP to relieve uterine cramps, increase blood flow and promote functional improvement.
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Objective To observe the ultrasonic manifestation of metatarsal fatigue fractures and probe into the clinical values of ultrasonic diagnosis and follow-up to the disease.Methods The clinical data and sonographic features of 30 cases with metatarsal fatigue fracture confirmed by X-ray and CT were analyzed retrospectively.Results All the subjects in this study were metatarsals insufficiency fractures located in the second or third diaphysis.2D-ultrasound found microfracture in the cortex and the periosteal elevation by increased vascularity in the early stage.During the 3-month follow-up,thickened cortex and callus shown as the shape of mushroom or cauliflower and a great amount of neovascularisation were visualised with color Doppler flow imaging.Then,the cortex surface became gradually changing from rough to smooth and obvious posterior shadows were observed with the illness progression.Conclusions Ultrasonography could be used to detect the cortical continuity,callus characteristics and blood flow perfusion of fatigue fracture in the different damage stages.
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Objective To explore the value of 2 dimension and color Doppler flow imaging (2D CDFI) in detection of deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs. Methods One hundred and one patients, 118 limbs clinically suspected as deep venous thrombosis were examined by CDFI and ascending phlebography. Results The sensitivity of ultrasonogram was 94 4% and accuracy was 98 4%. The highest incidence is 30 4% in the femoral vein. With the ratio 2 2∶1, the incidence of left lower limbs was much higher than the right. Because of different pathological changes in acute, subacute and chronic thrombosis, there are diverse character in 2D CDFI. Conclusions Deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs can be diagnosed by 2D CDFI, which is a noninvasive, easy and accurate method.