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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the efficacy difference between triple acupuncture method at cervical Jiaji (EX-B 2) and conventional acupuncture for cervicogenic headache.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 66 patients were randomly divided into a triple acupuncture group and a conventional acupuncture group, 33 cases in each one. The acupoints selected in the two groups were identical, including C1 to C7 of cervical Jiaji (EX-B 2) as well as Baihui (GV 20), Qiangjian (GV 18), Naokong (GB 19), Fengchi (GB 20), Fengfu (GV 16), Tianzhu (BL 10), etc. The conven- tional acupuncture was performed at acupoints on the head in the two groups; triple acupuncture was performed at cervical Jiaji (EX-B 2) in the triple acupuncture group while perpendicular acupuncture was performed with a depth of 25 to 40 mm in the conventional acupuncture group. The treatment was given once a day. Five treatments were considered as one session and totally two sessions were required. The changes of simplified McGill scale before and after acupuncture were observed in the two groups, and the efficacy of the two groups was compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After acupuncture, the simplified McGill scale was both reduced in the two groups (both P < 0.01), and there was no significant difference between the two groups after treatment (all P > 0.05). The cured and markedly effective rate was 75.8% (25/33) and the total effective rate was 93.9% (31/33) in the triple acupuncture group, which were superior to 57.6% (19/33, P < 0.01) and 84.8% (28/33, P < 0.05) in the conventional acupuncture group respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The efficacy of triple acupuncture method at cervical Jiaji (EX-B 2) is superior to that of conventional acupuncture for cervicogenic headache.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Post-Traumatic Headache , Therapeutics , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective To observe the effect of moxibustion on the proliferation of neural stem cells after cerebral ischemia- reperfusion in rat models.Method The middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was developed by using modified Zea-Longa method. Seventy-two Wistar rats were randomized into group A (sham-operation group), group B (model group) and group C (moxibustion group). Each group was then further divided into 4 sub-groups according to different time points: 3 d, 7 d, 14 d, and 21 d, 6 rats in each sub-group. For each group, Baihui (GV 20) and bilateral Taiyang (EX-HN 5) were selected to study. The proliferated cells were marked by intraperitoneal injection of BrdU, and TTC staining and HE staining were adopted to detect the pathological changes of brain tissues after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion. Immunohistochemical method was used to dynamically detect the positive expressions of BrdU and Nestin cells in DG and SVZ zones at different time points, and microscope image analysis was taken to study the positive expressions.Result The neurological deficit score in group C was significantly lower than that in group B at each time point (P<0.05). The neurological deficit score in group C was significantly different from that in group B at the same time point (P<0.05). Moxibustion can up-regulate the expression of BrdU in SVZ and DG, and the increase started from the 3rd day and reached the peak on the 7th day. The increase of BrdU expression in group C was more significant than that in group B (P<0.05). Moxibustion can up-regulate the expression of Nestin in SVZ and DG, and the increase started from the 3rd day and reached the peak on the 7th day. The increase of Nestin expression in group C was more significant than that in group B (P<0.05).Conclusion Moxibustion can remarkably promote the recovery of nerve function and the proliferation of BrdU and Nestin after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats.
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From recent collection of 40 male adult cadavers from Chungking, the authors caIculated the coefficient of correlation between the average lengths of long bones of both sides and the stature measured from the cadavers. The figures range from 0.719～0.849, which denote a rather high degree of correlation. Hence, 10 regression formulae were computed. After a thorough analysis of the equations, it indicates that the relationship between stature and long bones of the lower limb reveals a higher coefficient of correlation and a lower standard error of estimation than that from the upper limb. Moreover, the reconstruction of stature from the sum of the lengths of femur and tibia (or fibula) appears still more reliable than that from the femur alone. The regression formulae obtained had been compared with the only data thus far found on the North China sample (Stevenson, 1929),it exhibits that all regression lines of both sources parallel with each other (Chungking lines being placed a little bit lower), with the exception of the two humerus lines which intersect. Therefore, whether regression formulae computed from this paper can be expected to give an approximation to reality in different districts of China or not demands further checking over with figures derived from the stature estimate made in different localities by the same method.