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Objective:To obverse the therapeutic effect of superficial needling with different frequencies for intractable facial paralysis. Methods: A total of 120 patients with intractable peripheral facial paralysis were allocated into a superficial needling with high frequency group (150 times/min), a moderate frequency group (100 times/min) and a low frequency group (50 times/min) according to the random number table method. The Toronto facial grading system (TFGS) was used to evaluate facial nerve functions before treatment and after 2 weeks and 4 weeks of treatment respectively. The electromyography (EMG) test of the mandibular branch of facial nerve was used to compare the motor nerve conduction velocity (MCV), sensory nerve conduction velocity (SCV) and monophasic action potential (MAP) among different groups, and was done before treatment and after 4 weeks of treatment. The clinical efficacy was also compared. Results: After 2 weeks and 4 weeks of treatment, the changes of TFGS scores in the three groups all showed statistical significance (all P＜0.05), and the TFGS score in the low frequency group was substantially higher than that in the other two groups. After treatment, the changes of the MCV and SCV in the three groups all showed statistical significance (all P＜0.05), and the results in the low frequency group were higher than those in the other two groups; the change of MAP in the three groups showed no statistical significance (P＞0.05). The total effective rate was 65.0%, 80.0% and 95.0% in the high frequency group, moderate frequency group and low frequency group respectively, and the between-group differences showed statistical significance (P＜0.05). Conclusion: Compared with the superficial needling with high and moderate frequencies, superficial needling with low frequency can produce more significant clinical efficacy for intractable facial paralysis.
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OBJECTIVE@#To compare the differences in the clinical therapeutic effects on chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) between the combined treatment of the superficial needling technique and mild moxibustion and the traditional warm acupuncture.@*METHODS@#A total of 60 patients were randomized into a combined treatment group and a warm acupuncture group, 30 cases in each one. In the combined treatment group, the superficial needling technique was used in combination with the mild moxibustion with moxa box at the muscle region of the bladder meridian on the back. In the warm acupuncture group, the traditional warm acupuncture was adopted on the lumbar region and the upper back. Each treatment lasted 30 min, 3 times a week. The treatment was provided continuously for 3 weeks. The follow-up visit lasted 3 months. Separately, before, 3 times after treatment and at the end of treatment, as well as after the follow-up visit, the visual analogue scale (VAS), the range of motion of the lumbar region (ROM) and the Oswestry disability index (ODI) were observed in the patients of the two groups.@*RESULTS@#During and at the end of treatment, as well as at the follow-up visit, VAS score, ROM and ODI were all improved as compared with those before treatment in the two groups (all <0.05). The results in the combined treatment group were better than those in the warm acupuncture (all <0.05). At the end of treatment and the follow-up stage, VAS score, ROM and ODI were better than those during treatment in the two groups (all <0.05). At the follow-up stage, VAS score, ROM of the backward extension and rotation of spine, as well as ODI were better than those at the end of treatment in the two groups (all <0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#The combined treatment of the superficial needling technique and mild moxibustion relieves pain, improves the ROM of the lumbar region and reduces the functional disability in CNLBP. This combined therapy achieves the better effects as compared with the traditional warm acupuncture and is high in the patient's compliance.
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Humans , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Chronic Pain , Therapeutics , Low Back Pain , Therapeutics , Moxibustion , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of superficial needling therapy for early ankylosing spondylitis and its effect on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6).Methods Eighty patients with early ankylosing spondylitis meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups using random number card method with the ratio of 1:1, 40 cases each. The treatment group received superficial needling therapy alone and the control group, conventional treatment with celecoxib capsules, methotrexate tablets and sulfasalazine enteric-coated tablets. Treatment was given for a total of 24 weeks. Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), lumbago, TCM syndrome score, TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6 were observed in the two groups before and after treatment.Results The BASDAI, BASFI, lumbago, TCM syndrome score, TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6 improved in the two groups after treatment compared with those before the treatment (P<0.05). The BASDAI, BASFI, lumbago, TCM syndrome score, TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6 in the treatment group superior to those in the control group after the treatment (P<0.05).Conclusions Superficial needling therapy can relieve the clinical symptoms in patients with early ankylosing spondylitis and improve spinal joint function with good safety. Its mechanism may be related to reducing inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6.
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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of superficial needling therapy for early ankylosing spondylitis and its effect on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6).Methods Eighty patients with early ankylosing spondylitis meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups using random number card method with the ratio of 1:1, 40 cases each. The treatment group received superficial needling therapy alone and the control group, conventional treatment with celecoxib capsules, methotrexate tablets and sulfasalazine enteric-coated tablets. Treatment was given for a total of 24 weeks. Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), lumbago, TCM syndrome score, TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6 were observed in the two groups before and after treatment.Results The BASDAI, BASFI, lumbago, TCM syndrome score, TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6 improved in the two groups after treatment compared with those before the treatment (P<0.05). The BASDAI, BASFI, lumbago, TCM syndrome score, TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6 in the treatment group superior to those in the control group after the treatment (P<0.05).Conclusions Superficial needling therapy can relieve the clinical symptoms in patients with early ankylosing spondylitis and improve spinal joint function with good safety. Its mechanism may be related to reducing inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6.
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Objective: To investigate the community promotion feasibility of superficial needling plus club swing for post-stroke motion impairment of the shoulder joint. Methods:A total of 180 cases (duration 0.05). After a 60-day treatment, the shoulder pain severity, active range of motion of the shoulder joint and ADL in the observation group were significantly improved than those in the control group (allP<0.01). In addition, no adverse events were reported by participants in the observation group. Conclusion:Superficial needling plus club swing plays a positive role in improving post-stroke motion impairment of the shoulder joint. This safe, reliable and economical therapy has good patient compliance and is suitable for community promotion.
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Objective To investigate the medium-and long-term clinical efficacies of superficial needling therapy for lumbodorsal myofacial pain syndrome.Method Three thousand two hundred and fifty-one patients with lumbodorsal myofacial pain syndrome were randomly allocated to a superficial needling group of 1753 cases and an acupuncturegroupof 1498 cases.Seventy-threepatients in the superficial needling group and 105 patients in the acupuncture group did not complete the required courses of treatment and were lost to follow-up.The others in the two groups completed therequiredcourses of treatment and were followed up.After three courses of treatment, the clinical therapeutic effects were compared using the pain score at the end of treatment and at three and six months and one year after.Thereturn visit rates were also compared.Result There was a significant difference in the pain score (NRS score) between the two groupsat the end of treatment (P<0.01), which was significantly lower in the superficial needling group than in the acupuncturegroup, and a difference between the twogroupsat three months after.There was no significant difference in the pain score between the two groupsat six months after and no difference between the two groupsat one year after.There were no differences in clinical the rapeutic effect and the return visit rate between the two groupsat six months and one year after.Conclusion A clinical observation with a large sample shows that superficial needling has a good short-term therapeutic effect on lumbodorsal myofacial pain syndrome and is a safe and effective method, but its medium-and long-term the rapeutic effects are notgood enough.
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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of superficial needling therapy for nape myofascitis. Method Seventy patients were randomly allocated to superficial needling and Western medicine groups, 35 cases each. The superficial needling group received superficial needling therapy once every other day, three times a week, two weeks as a course. The Western medicine group took celecoxib (Celebrex) 200 mg twice daily, two weeks as a course. The Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, the tenderness score and the Neck Disability Index (NDI) score were recorded in the two groups of patients before and after treatment. Result The VAS score, the tenderness score and the NDI score decreased in the two groups of patients after treatment compared with before (P<0.05, P<0.01) and decreased more in the superficial needling group than in the Western medicine group (P<0.05). The cure and marked efficacy rate and the total efficacy rate were 57.1%and 94.3%, respectively, in the superficial needling group, which were higher than 31.4%and 77.1%in the Western medicine group (P<0.05). Conclusion Superficial needling therapy can better relieve the symptoms and is more effective than oral celecoxib in treating nape myofascitis.
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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of superficial needling plus external washing with Chinese herbal medicine in treating post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome.Methods Sixty patients with post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 30 cases each. The treatment group received superficial needling plus external washing with Chinese herbal medicine and the control group, conventional acupuncture. Pain severity was assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and upper limb function was assessed using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) of motor recovery in the two groups before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.Results The total efficacy rate was 96.7% in the treatment group and 83.3% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). There were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences in the VAS score and the FMA score in the two groups (P<0.05). There were statistically significant post-treatment differences in the VAS score and the FMA score between the treatment and control groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Superficial needling plus external washing with Chinese herbal medicine is an effective way to treat post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome.
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Objective To observe the change of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and satisfaction with treatment in preventing remissive migraine by puncturing Taiyang (EX-HN 5) at different depths. Methods Forty eligible migraine patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 20 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by deep needling at Taiyang (EX-HN 5) as the predominant treatment, while the control group was by superficial needling at Taiyang (EX-HN 5) as the predominant treatment. The VAS score and satisfaction degree with treatment were evaluated before and after treatment. Results The VAS score was significantly changed after intervention in the treatment group (P0.05). Conclusions Compared to superficial needling at Taiyang (EX-HN 5), deep needling at Taiyang (EX-HN 5) can significantly reduce the headache degree..
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ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of superficial needling in treating senile intractable constipation.Method The recruited patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 40 in each group. The treatment group was intervenedby superficial needling, while the control group was by oral administration of Phenolphthalein tablets. The two groups both received the treatments for 4 weeks.ResultThe therapeutic efficacy increased with the treatment; patients showed improvements indefecation frequency, stool constitution, and effort in defecation (P<0.05); there was a significant difference between the treatment group and the control group (P<0.05); the residual marker counts of 48 h and 72 h after treatment were significantly lowered in both groups compared to that before treatment (P<0.05).ConclusionSuperficial needling can obviously improve the symptoms of senile intractable constipation, promoting the gastrointestinal transit motility.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of superficial needling in treating temporomandibular joint disorder. Method Sixty patients with temporomandibular joint disorder were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by superficial needling, and the patients were asked to repeatedly open and close mouth after the treatment; the control group was intervened by regular acupuncture. The treatment was given once a day, 10 d as a treatment course. The clinical efficacies were compared after 2 treatment courses.Result After the first treatment course, the total effective rate was 89.7% in the treatment group versus 86.2% in the control group; after the second course, the total effective rate was 96.6% in the treatment group versus 93.1% in the control group. There was a significant difference in comparing the therapeutic efficacy between the two groups after the second course (P<0.05). The relapse rate was 5.0% in the treatment group versus 33.3% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Superficial needling is an effective method in treating temporomandibular joint disorder.
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Objective:To observe the therapeutic efficacy of superficial needling in treating hemifacial spasm. Methods:Eighty patients with facial spasm were randomized into two groups by the random number table, 40 cases in each group. The observation group was intervened by superficial needling at local Ashi points and wrist-ankle acupuncture at the Upper 1, Upper 2 and Upper 3 points; while the control group was by ordinary acupuncture. For both groups, the treatment was given once a day, 7 times as a treatment course, and the therapeutic efficacy was evaluated after 3 courses. Results:The total effective rate and recovery rate were respectively 97.5% and 57.5% in the observation group versus 85.0% and 37.5% in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P Conclusion:Superficial needling can produce a more significant efficacy in treating hemifacial spasm than ordinary acupuncture.
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Objective To investigate the clinical intervention effect of superficial needling at point Fenglong on gastroscopy side reaction.Methods Eighty-two gastroscopy patients were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 40 cases each. The treatment group received gastroscopy and superficial needling at point Fenglong, and the control group, gastroscopy and sham acupuncture at point Fenglong. The pain score and the incidence of nausea and vomiting were observed in the two groups during gastroscopy.Results There was a statistically significant difference in the pain score between the two groups (P<0.05). The incidence of nausea and vomiting was 31.7% in the treatment group and 65.9% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Superficial needling at point Fenglong can effectively reduce the incidence of gastroscopy side reaction.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy of superficial needling plus Joint mobilization training in treatingsupraspinatus tendonitis.MethodForty-one patients with supraspinatus tendonitis were randomly allocated to a treatment group of 21 cases and a control group of 20 cases. The treatment group received one session of superficial needling plus shoulder Joint mobilization training and the control group, one session of pain point injection of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride plus triamcinolone acetonide acetate. The therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.ResultThe total efficacyrate was significantly higher in the treatment group (100%) and in the control group (65%); there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). ConclusionSuperficial needling plus Joint mobilization training has a positive therapeutic effect on supraspinatus tendonitis.
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Superficial needling therapy was employed to treat 40 cases of tennis elbow. For the cases of qi and blood stagnation, cupping therapy was added. Thirty-eight cases were cured after one treatment and 2 cases were cured after two treatments.