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Objective@#This paper analyzes the changing trends of lower limb strength and flexibility in colleges in Ningxia for 14 years, and provides a reference for government and school to jointly guide college students to improve their lower limb strength and flexibility.@*Methods@#Data of physical health of 19 to 22 years old college students in Ningxia were collected from 2000-2014. Mean value, standard deviation and index compliance were used to describe the development trend of lower limb strength and flexibility indexes.@*Results@#From 2000 to 2014, the variation trend of lower limb strength of boys and girls in ningxia university was basically the same, and they all decreased first, then increased and then decreased(P<0.05). The variation trend of flexibility of boys and girls was basically the same, rising first and then falling (P<0.05). The mean values of standing long jump and sitting forward bend of boys and girls were higher in rural area than in urban area (P<0.05). There was no age group difference in the mean of standing long jump of girls in 2014, and no age group difference in the mean of standing long jump of boys and girls in other years (P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The lower limb strength and flexibility of boys and girls in Ningxia from 2000 to 2014 showed a declining trend, and effective intervention measures should be taken in time.
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OBJECTIVE@#To compare the effect difference among the staged acupuncture combined with conventional rehabilitation, traditional acupuncture combined with conventional rehabilitation, and conventional rehabilitation in the patients with ischemic stroke hemiplegia.@*METHODS@#A total of 145 patients with ischemic stroke hemiplegia were randomly assigned into an observation group (49 cases), a control group A (49 cases) and a control group B (47 cases). All the patients were received aspirin tablets 100 mg orally, once a day. The staged acupuncture according to Brunnstrom's theory combined with conventional rehabilitation were used in the observation group, at the acupoints in the meridian during the flaccid paralysis phase, at the acupoints in the antagonistic muscle and the tendon of spastic dominant muscle during the spasm stage, and at the acupoints in the meridian and Taixi (KI 3), Guanyuan (CV 4) and Qihai (CV 6) during the sequela stage. Conventional traditional acupuncture at the acupoints in the meridian combined with conventional rehabilitation were applied in the control group A. Simple conventional rehabilitation was used in the control group B. Patients in the observation group and the control group A were received acupuncture and rehabilitation once a day from Monday to Friday, 2 weeks as 1 course; patients in the control group B were received the same rehabilitation as the observation group. The indexes were observed before treatment and at the end of the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th weeks of treatment, including National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), short form Fugl-Meyer motor function assessment (FMA) scale, Fugl-Meyer balance (FM-B) scale, comprehensive spasm scale (CSS) and modified Barthel index (MBI).@*RESULTS@#Compared with those before treatment, except the MBI score in the control group B after 2 weeks' treatment, the NIHSS, FMA, FM-B and MBI scores were improved in all three groups at the end of the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th weeks of treatment (<0.01, <0.05). At the end of the 2nd week of treatment, the NIHSS and CSS scores were lower (<0.05, <0.01), the FMA, FM-B and MBI scores were higher (all <0.05) in the observation group and the control group A than those in the control group B. After 4, 6 and 8 weeks' treatment, the FMA, FM-B and MBI scores were higher (<0.05, <0.01), the NIHSS and CSS scores were lower (all <0.01) in the observation group than those of control group A and control group B; the FMA, FM-B and MBI scores in the control group A were higher than those in the control group B (<0.05, <0.01); the NIHSS and CSS scores in the control group A were lower than those in the control group B (<0.05, <0.01).@*CONCLUSION@#Staged acupuncture combined with conventional rehabilitation are consistent with the rehabilitation rule of patients with hemiplegia. They can improve motor function and the ability of daily life. They achieve better effect than traditional acupuncture combined with rehabilitation.
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Humans , Acupuncture Therapy , Brain Ischemia , Hemiplegia , Therapeutics , Stroke , Stroke Rehabilitation , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the clinical effects on analgesia, tranquilization and prevention of abortion syndrome of artificial abortion operation treated with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) with different acupoint combination and explore the optimal acupoint combination of TEAS in artificial abortion operation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Two hundred patients intended to artificial operation were randomized into No.1 group[Sanyinjiao (SP 6) + Zusanli (ST 36)], No.2 group[Sanyinjiao (SP 6) + Diji (SP 8)], No.3 group[Sanyinjiao (SP 6) + Taichong (LR 3)], No.4 group (cervical blockage anesthesia with lidocaine) and No.5 group (blank group, without any analgesia measure applied), 40 cases in each one. In the No.1, No.2 and No.3 groups, Sanyinjiao (SP 6) was the main acupoint, combined with Zusanli (ST 36), Dijin (SP 8) and Taichong (LR 3) respectively. TEAS was given 30 min before the operation till the end of operation. Mean arterial pressure, heart rate and oxygen saturation during operation, as well as bleeding amount were observed in the five groups. The visual analogue scale (VAS) score was observed during and 30 min after operation, and Ramsay score was observed during operation. Cervical relaxation degree and the incidence of artificial abortion syndrome were recorded.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>For VAS score during and 30 min after operation and Ramsay score during operation, the differences were significant statistically in the No. 1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 groups as compared with the No.5 group (<0.01,<0.05). The results in the No.2 group were better than those in the No.1, No.3 and No.4 groups (all<0.05). For cervical relaxationdegree, the result in the No.2 group was better than that in each of the rest groups (<0.01,<0.05). For artificial abortion syndrome, the incidences in the No.2 and No.3 groups were lower than those in the No.4 and No.5 groups (all<0.05). For bleeding amount and hemodynamic changes, the differences were not significant statistically among the five groups (all>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>TEAS apparently reduces pain score during and 30 min after artificial abortion operation and achieves the satisfactory tranguilization effects. The combination of Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Diji (SP 8) achieves the optimal effect of analgesia, tranquilization, dilating cervix and preventing from artificial abortion syndrome in the operation.</p>
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Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture in preventing delayed cerebral vasospasm (DCVS).Method Sixteen healthy Japanese big ear rabbits were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 8 in each group. The treatment group was developed into models by intramuscular anesthesia on the 6th day after 5 days’ 20-min daily intervention of transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation during a specific time period; the control group was developed into models by the same way on the 6th day but without electrical stimulation. The diameter of basilar artery was measured by using CTA prior to the electrical stimulation and after modeling in both groups, the plasma levels of ET-1, CGRP, and IL-6 were detected, and behavioral changes 1 d, 3 d, and 5 d after modeling were observed.Result After modeling, there was a significant difference in comparing the basilar artery diameter between the two groups (P<0.05). The plasma levels of ET-1, CGRP, and IL-6 in the treatment group were significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.05). In the treatment group, the neural function scores 3 d and 5 d after modeling were markedly different from that 1 d after modeling (P<0.05). There were significant differences in comparing the neural function scores 3 d and 5 d after modeling between the two groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Pre-intervention with electroacupuncture prevents and improves DCVS possibly via modulating the levels of ET-1, CGRP, and IL-6, and subsequently involving in anti-inflammation, immune inhibition, and vasodilation.
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Objective To test the efficacy of low-frequency electrical acupoint stimulation plus rehabilitation training in improving swallowing function after stroke. MethodsEighty dysphagic stroke patients were randomly allocated into 2 groups of 40.Patients in the experimental group received low-frequency electrical acupoint stimulation plus 2 courses of rehabilitation training.Control group patients received the same protocol,but the electrical stimulation was not over acupoints.Their swallowing function was assessed using the Kubota water drinking test.ResultsAfter treatment,both groups showed significantly lower Kubota scores compared with pre-treatment.Prepost test difference was 1.25 ± 0.78 in the experimental group and 0.70 ± 0.72 in the control group,a significant difference.The total recovery rate in the experimental group was 87.5％.In the control group it was 55％.The improvement in swallowing function was significantly better in the experimental group.Conclusion Both groups showed a significant improvement in swallowing function,but low-frequency electrical acupoint stimulation increased the effectiveness of the rehabilitation training.
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0.05) ; Compared with group A and B , contents of brain water and MDA were significantly increased at 3 hours after ACCI (P