Clinical observation on warming-promotion acupuncture for lumbar muscle strain / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the theraputic effect of warming-promotion acupuncture for lumbar muscle strain.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty-four cases were randomly divided into a warming-promotion acupuncture group(group A) and a routine acupuncture group (group B), 32 cases in each group. The group A was treated with acupuncture at Shenshu (BL 23) and Guanyuanshu (BL 26) with warming-promotion acupuncture method, (Guanyuanshu (BL 26), Yaoyangguan (GV 3), Weizhong (BL 40) with twirling uniform reinforcing-reducing method. The group B was treated with acupuncture at same acupoints only with twirling uniform reinforcing-reducing method. After four-session treatment, the theraputic effect of two groups was compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The cured and markedly effective rate of 65.6% (21/32) in the group A, which was superior to that of 40.6% (13/32)in the group B (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The efficiency on lumbar muscle strain treated with warming-promotion acupuncture is superior to that with routine acupuncture, means a suitable manipulation can enhance the therapeutic effect.</p>

Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture at point "Xiajiquan" on muscular strength of finger after apoplexy / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To approach to the best therapy for recovery of fingers function after apoplexy. METHODS; One hundred and twenty-three cases were randomly divided into an observation group of 63 cases and a control group of 60 cases. The control group were treated by acupuncture at Quchi (LI 11), Shousanli ( LI 10), Waiguan (TE 5), etc., and the observation group by acupuncture at point "Xiajiquan" besides the acupoints for the control group. After treatment of 10 sessions, the therapeutic effects were assessed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The cured and markedly effective rate was 74.6% in the observation group and 40.0% in the control group, the observation group being significantly better than the control group (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Point "Xiajiquan" has a better therapeutic effect on derivation of finger muscular strength.</p>