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Objective To compare the clinical efficacy betweenLing Gui Ba Fa (eight magic turtle techniques) time-based points selection method and ordinary acupuncture in treating diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) due to spleen-stomach deficiency.Method Sixty patients were randomized intoLing Gui Ba Fa group and ordinary acupuncture group, 30 cases each. InLing Gui Ba Fa group, Gongsun (SP4) was selected as the host point, Neiguan (PC6) as the guest point, and Dachangshu (BL25), Tianshu (ST25), Shangjuxu (ST37), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Pishu (BL20) and Zusanli (ST36) as the adjunctive points; in the ordinary acupuncture group, Gongsun and Neiguan were selected as the major points, and Dachangshu, Tianshu, Shangjuxu, Sanyinjiao, Pishu and Zusanli were selected as the adjunctive points. The acupuncture treatments were conducted 3 times a week (the practitioner would make appointment with patient at a convenient time if Gongsun had multiple activation time points according toLing Gui Ba Fa), 10 sessions as a course of treatment. Before and after the intervention, the two groups of patients were evaluated by using the traditional Chinese medicine symptoms and syndromes scale and irritable bowel syndrome quality of life questionnaire (IBS-QOL), and clinical efficacy was also observed.Result The control rate was 86.7% inLing Gui Ba Fa group versus 73.3% in the ordinary acupuncture group, and the therapeutic efficacy ofLing Gui Ba Fa group was significantly better than that of the ordinary acupuncture group (P<0.01); after the treatment, the scores in rating symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal bloating and abdominal pain were significantly lower than those before the treatment in both groups (P<0.01), and the declines of scores inLing Gui Ba Fa group were more significant than those in the ordinary acupuncture group (P<0.01).ConclusionLing Gui Ba Fa time-based points selection method can produce a more significant efficacy than ordinary acupuncture in treating irritable bowel syndrome.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy ofLing Gui Ba Fa (eight magic turtle techniques) needling method plus points selection based on syndrome differentiation.Method Sixty patients with peripheral facial paralysis were recruited and randomized into a treatment group and a control group by using random number table, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by Ling Gui Ba Fa needling method plus points selection based on syndrome differentiation; the control group was treated by ordinary points selection based on syndrome differentiation. The clinical efficacies of the two groups were compared respectively after 1, 2, and 3 courses of treatment.Result The facial nerve function grading of the affected side was significantly changed after the treatment in both groups (P<0.05). The markedly effective rate of the treatment group was significantly different from that of the control group respectively in the 2nd and 3rd treatment course and after the 3 courses of treatment (P<0.05); the total effective rate of the treatment group was significantly different from that of the control group respectively in the 1st and 2nd treatment course (P<0.05); there were no significant differences in comparing the total effective rate between the two groups in the 3rd treatment course and after the 3 courses of treatment (P>0.05).The total effective rate in the early stage and markedly effective rate in the later stage of treatment in the treatment group were superior to those in the control group. Although there was no significant difference in comparing the final total effective rate, the treatment group had a shorter treatment duration and faster action compared to the control group.ConclusionLing Gui Ba Fa needling method plus points selection based on syndrome differentiation can produce a faster action and shorten the treatment period in treating peripheral facial paralysis.
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Objective To compare the clinical efficacy betweenLing Gui Ba Fa (eight magic turtle techniques) time-based points selection method and ordinary acupuncture in treating diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) due to spleen-stomach deficiency.Method Sixty patients were randomized intoLing Gui Ba Fa group and ordinary acupuncture group, 30 cases each. InLing Gui Ba Fa group, Gongsun (SP4) was selected as the host point, Neiguan (PC6) as the guest point, and Dachangshu (BL25), Tianshu (ST25), Shangjuxu (ST37), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Pishu (BL20) and Zusanli (ST36) as the adjunctive points; in the ordinary acupuncture group, Gongsun and Neiguan were selected as the major points, and Dachangshu, Tianshu, Shangjuxu, Sanyinjiao, Pishu and Zusanli were selected as the adjunctive points. The acupuncture treatments were conducted 3 times a week (the practitioner would make appointment with patient at a convenient time if Gongsun had multiple activation time points according toLing Gui Ba Fa), 10 sessions as a course of treatment. Before and after the intervention, the two groups of patients were evaluated by using the traditional Chinese medicine symptoms and syndromes scale and irritable bowel syndrome quality of life questionnaire (IBS-QOL), and clinical efficacy was also observed.Result The control rate was 86.7% inLing Gui Ba Fa group versus 73.3% in the ordinary acupuncture group, and the therapeutic efficacy ofLing Gui Ba Fa group was significantly better than that of the ordinary acupuncture group (P<0.01); after the treatment, the scores in rating symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal bloating and abdominal pain were significantly lower than those before the treatment in both groups (P<0.01), and the declines of scores inLing Gui Ba Fa group were more significant than those in the ordinary acupuncture group (P<0.01).ConclusionLing Gui Ba Fa time-based points selection method can produce a more significant efficacy than ordinary acupuncture in treating irritable bowel syndrome.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy ofLing Gui Ba Fa (eight magic turtle techniques) needling method plus points selection based on syndrome differentiation.Method Sixty patients with peripheral facial paralysis were recruited and randomized into a treatment group and a control group by using random number table, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by Ling Gui Ba Fa needling method plus points selection based on syndrome differentiation; the control group was treated by ordinary points selection based on syndrome differentiation. The clinical efficacies of the two groups were compared respectively after 1, 2, and 3 courses of treatment.Result The facial nerve function grading of the affected side was significantly changed after the treatment in both groups (P<0.05). The markedly effective rate of the treatment group was significantly different from that of the control group respectively in the 2nd and 3rd treatment course and after the 3 courses of treatment (P<0.05); the total effective rate of the treatment group was significantly different from that of the control group respectively in the 1st and 2nd treatment course (P<0.05); there were no significant differences in comparing the total effective rate between the two groups in the 3rd treatment course and after the 3 courses of treatment (P>0.05).The total effective rate in the early stage and markedly effective rate in the later stage of treatment in the treatment group were superior to those in the control group. Although there was no significant difference in comparing the final total effective rate, the treatment group had a shorter treatment duration and faster action compared to the control group.ConclusionLing Gui Ba Fa needling method plus points selection based on syndrome differentiation can produce a faster action and shorten the treatment period in treating peripheral facial paralysis.
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Objective To compare the therapeutic efficacy betweenLing Gui Ba Fa(eight magic turtle techniques) acupuncture and ordinary acupuncture in treating irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D).Method Sixty patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened byLing Gui Ba Faacupuncture at Gongsun (SP4) and Neiguan (PC6), and the control group was intervened by ordinary needling Gongsun and Neiguan. For both groups, Tianshu (ST25), Dachangshu (BL25), Shangjuxu (ST37), Fenglong (ST40), and Pishu (BL20) were added. Theclinical efficacies of the two groups were compared by evaluating the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) clinical symptoms score and IBS Quality of Life (IBS-QOL) questionnaire. The two groups were treated 3 times a week, 10 sessions as a treatment course, andwere evaluated by using the scales before and after the treatment followed by statistical analysis and determination of the therapeutic efficacy.Result The scales were significantly improved in both groups after the treatment (P<0.05), and the improvement in the treatment group was superior to that in the control group (P<0.01); the total effective rate was 90% (27/30) in the treatment group, higher than 80% (24/30) in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Ling Gui Ba Faacupuncture can produce a more significant efficacy than ordinary acupuncture in treating IBS-D, and can obviously enhance the quality of life of thepatients, providing an advantageous treatment scheme to clinic.