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Objective:To explore the effects of Tiaoren Tongdu Acupuncture on motor function and corticospinal tract (CST) remodeling after cerebral infarction. Methods:From February, 2017 to December, 2020, 54 patients with cerebral infarction were randomly divided into control group (n = 27) and acupuncture group (n = 27), each group was divided into subgroups 1, 2 and 3 according to the impairment of corticospinal tract, with nine cases for each subgroup. All the patients received routine medicine, while the acupuncture group received Tiaoren Tongdu Acupuncture, for four weeks. They were assessed with Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and modified Barthel Index (MBI) before and after treatment, and scanned with diffusion tensor imaging and diffusion tensor tractography, to obtain the fractional anisotropy (FA) and the bilateral FA ratio (rFA). Results:The scores of FMA and MBI, and FA and rFA increased in both groups (t > 2.841, P < 0.05) after treatment, and increased more in the acupuncture group than in the control group (t > 2.140, P < 0.05). Conclusion:Tiaoren Tongdu Acupuncture can promote the recovery of CST to improve motor function for patients with cerebral infarction.
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OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate the clinical effect of acupuncture at "thirteen acupoints for regulating menstruation and promoting pregnancy" on diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) and its influence on ovarian reserve function.@*METHODS@#A total of 32 patients with DOR were treated by acupuncture at "thirteen acupoints for regulating menstruation and promoting pregnancy". Acupoints group 1: Baihui (GV 20), Shenting (GV 24), Benshen (GB 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Dahe (KI 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Taichong (LR 3); acupoints group 2: Baihui (GV 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Ciliao (BL 32). Acupoints group 1 and group 2 were alternately used, and acupoints group 1 was used for the first time. The needles were stayed for 30 min each time, once every 1 or 2 days, 3 times a week, 36 times (3 months) as a course of treatment. The treatment could be continued until the patient was pregnant or the patient given up acupuncture, and the acupuncture was uninterrupted during menstruation. The changes of modified Kupperman scale score, serum sex hormones, anti-müllerian hormones (AMH), ovarian peak systolic velocity (PSV), resistive index (RI) and antral follicle count (AFC) were compared before and after treatment, and the clinical effect and pregnancy rate were observed.@*RESULTS@#The total score of modified Kupperman scale after treatment was lower than that before treatment (<0.05); The total effective rate was 90.6% (29/32) and the pregnancy rate was 15.6% (5/32). After treatment, the levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), FSH/ luteinizing hormone (LH) were lower than before treatment, ovarian PSV was higher than before treatment, RI was lower than before treatment, and AFC was more than before treatment (<0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#Acupuncture at "thirteen acupoints for regulating menstruation and promoting pregnancy" can effectively improve the ovarian reserve function of DOR patients.
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Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Infertility, Female , Therapeutics , Menstruation , Ovarian Reserve , Prospective StudiesABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore clinical mechanisms of acupoint catgut embedding for treatment of simple obesity.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-two cases of simple obesity were treated by acupoint catgut embedding and acupoints were selected based on differentiation of symptoms and signs. After treatment for 1 or 2 therapeutic courses, the clinical therapeutic effect and changes of the body weight, obesity degree, body mass index, circumferences of the chest, lumbus and buttock. and blood lipids and blood glucose were investigated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After one course the total effective rate was 84.4% and after 2 courses it was 90.0%. After the treatment, the various indexes all changed significantly, the longer the treatment time, the better the therapeutic effect.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupoint catgut embedding has a satisfactory therapeutic effect on obesity, with advantages of simple manipulation and saving time.</p>