WU Xu's experience of sequential therapy for peripheral facial paralysis / 中国针灸

The paper introduces professor WU Xu 's experience of sequential therapy for peripheral facial paralysis. The sequential therapy refers to a staging treatment, but not rigidly adheres to it. With this therapy, the acupuncture- moxibustion regimen is modified flexibly in line with the specific symptoms of illness. At the acute phase of peripheral facial paralysis, warm acupuncture at Wangu (GB 12) is predominated and electroacupuncture is not recommended at the acupoints on the face. At the recovery phase, warm acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) is the main therapy and electroacupuncture is applied to the acupoints on the face appropriately. Besides, for the intractable case, the tapping technique with plum-blossom needle or skin needle should be combined and exerted in the local affected region. At the sequelae phase, in order to shorten the duration of illness, depending on the different types of facial paralysis, i.e. stiffness type, spasmodic type and flaccid type, the corresponding needling techniques are provided, i.e. bloodletting and moxibustion, strong stimulation with contralateral acupuncture and the technique for promoting the governor vessel and warming up yang.

Discussion on the Theoretical Basis of Professor WU Xu's Treatment of Cerebral Palsy from Kidney and Brain / 浙江中医药大学学报

[Objective] To explore the theoretical basis of Professor WU Xu's treatment of cerebral palsy from kidney and brain. [Methods] On the basis of summarizing the experience of previous predecessors, this paper analyzes Professor WU Xu's new understanding of the pathogenesis of cerebral palsy, and introduces the theory of "tonifying kidney -strengthening brain", which explains the theory of kidney and brain from the aspects of Zangfu theory and meridian theory treatment of cerebral palsy academic point of view, sums up clinical experience, analysis of typical clinical cases. [Results] Professor WU Xu holds that it is the key pathogenesis that "brain damage, kidney qi loss", advocates from the kidney and brain treatment. The establishment of "tonifying kidney-strengthening brain" treatment of cerebral palsy, and achieves good clinical efficacy. [Conclusion] Professor WU Xu's experience in treating cerebral palsy from kidney and brain has unique understanding and worth to spread.