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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe therapeutic effect and prognosis of ear point taping and pressing therapy for primary dysmenorrhea.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and fourteen cases were randomly divided into an ear taping and pressing group of 60 cases and a western medication group of 54 cases. The ear taping and pressing group were treated by ear point taping and pressing at Shenmen, Zigong (uterus), Neifenmi (endorine), Pizhixia (subcortex), Jiaogan (sympathesis) and Shen (kidney), which were taped and pressed by a adhesive plaster with Vaccaria seeds. The western medication group were treated with oral administration of Indomeixin enteric tablets. The therapeutic effects were assessed after treatment of 3 menstrual cycles.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 91.7% in the ear taping and pressing group and 77.8% in the western medication group with a significant difference between the two group (P < 0.05); and the long-term therapeutic effect in the ear taping and pressing group was better than that in the western medication group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Ear point taping and pressing therapy has significant therapeutic effect on primary dysmenorrhea.</p>
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Adolescent , Adult , Female , Humans , Acupuncture, Ear , Methods , Dysmenorrhea , Therapeutics , Medicine, Chinese TraditionalABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the therapeutic effect and prognosis of wrist-ankle acupuncture for treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ninety-five cases of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia were randomly divided into a wrist-ankle acupuncture group (n = 55) and a control group (n = 40). The treatment group were treated with acupuncture at the points, Wanshang No. 1 and 2, and the control group with oral administration of diltiazem. After being treated for 3 courses, their therapeutic effects were evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 81.8% in the treatment group and 54.0% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0. 05); the long-term therapeutic effect in the treatment group was better than that in the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Wrist-Ankle acupuncture has obvious therapeutic effect on paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.</p>