Clinical Observations on Mountain-burning Fire Acupuncture at Point Yongquan(KI1) for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury / 上海针灸杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy of mountain-burning fire acupunctureat point Yongquan(KI1)in treating spinal cord injury.MethodThirty patients with spinal cord injury were randomly allocated to observation and control groups, 15 cases each. The control group received modern rehabilitation therapy and the observationgroup, mountain-burning fire acupuncture at point Yongquan plus exercise rehabilitation therapy.ResultThe total efficacy rate was 93.3% in the observation group and 73.3% in the control group. The total efficacy rate increased significantly in the observation group and was significantly higher than in the control group(P<0.05).ConclusionMountain-burning fire acupuncture at point Yongquan has a marked therapeutic effect on spinal cord injury and effectively improves urinary and fecal voiding, sexual and limb motor functions in the patients.

Significance of Control Observation of Inspection of the Tongue in TCM and Colonoscopy in Diagnosis of Colonopathies / 中医杂志

From the data of inspection of the tongue and colonoscopy in 1121 cases it was found that in changes of tongue coating and tongue proper, and colonoscopy were significant differences (P