Electroacupuncture at Baliao points for erectile dysfunction after stroke: a randomized controlled trial / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVE@#To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture at Baliao points in patients with erectile dysfunction after stroke.@*METHODS@#A total of 58 patients with erectile dysfunction after stroke were randomly divided into an observation group (29 cases, 1 case dropped off, 1 case discontinued) and a control group (29 cases, 1 case dropped off). Both groups were given basic treatment, including routine medical treatment, routine acupuncture treatment, rehabilitation training and pelvic floor biofeedback electrical stimulation treatment. The observation group was treated with electroacupuncture at Baliao points, and the control group was treated with shallow acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture at the control points (8 points at 20 mm horizontally beside Baliao points), continuous wave, frequency in 50 Hz, current intensity in 1-5 mA, 5 times a week for 4 weeks. The 5-item version of the international index of erectile function (IIEF-5) score, erectile dysfunction effect on quality of life (ED-EQoL) score and pelvic floor muscle contraction amplitude were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.@*RESULTS@#After treatment, the IIEF-5 scores and the contraction amplitude of fast muscle fiber, comprehensive muscle fiber and slow muscle fiber in the two groups were higher than those before treatment (P<0.05), the ED-EQoL scores were lower than those before treatment (P<0.05), and the changes of above indexes in the observation group were larger than the control group (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#Electroacupuncture at Baliao points can improve the erectile function of patients with erectile dysfunction after stroke, increase the contraction amplitude of pelvic floor muscles, and promote the quality of life of patients.

Effect of electroacupuncture Baliao points combined with conventional western medicine therapy on postoperative pain and wound recovery of mixed hemorrhoids / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective:To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture Baliao points [bilateral Shangliao (BL 31), Ciliao (BL 32), Zhongliao (BL 33) and Xialiao (BL 34)] combined with conventional western medicine therapy on postoperative pain and wound recovery of mixed hemorrhoids patients.Methods:A total of 80 patients with mixed hemorrhoids who met the inclusion criteria in Nantong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from December 2017 to June 2020 were divided into 2 groups according to random number table method, with 40 patients in each group. The control group was treated with conventional western medicine therapy, and the observation group was treated with Baliao points electroacupuncture on the basis of the control group for 3 days. Postoperative pain was evaluated by VAS scale, pain duration, analgesic onset time, analgesic drug usage, wound healing time, nausea, vomiting and vertigo at 3 days after surgery were observed and recorded.Results:The VAS scores in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group at 12 hour and 1, 2,3 d postoperatively ( t=13.18, 13.71, 23.53 and 26.10, P<0.001). The duration of pain and the onset time of analgesia in the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group ( t=4.79, 7.54, 5.66, 15.60, P<0.001). The dosage of analgesic drugs in the observation group was significantly less than that in the control group at 48 and 72 h after operation ( t value 2.37 and 4.50, P<0.05 or P<0.01, respectively). The postoperative wound healing time [(26.58 ± 1.47) d vs. (35.75 ± 1.46) d, t=27.99] in the observation group was significantly earlier than that in the control group ( P<0.01), postoperative analgesic time [(7.10 ± 0.55) d vs. (11.32 ± 1.62) d, t=15.60] in the observation group were significantly earlier than those in the control group ( P<0.01). Conclusion:Electroacupuncture Baliao points can quickly reduce the postoperative pain, reduce the use of analgesic drugs, and speed up the postoperative recovery of patients with mixed hemorrhoids.

Research progress of acupuncture and moxibustion at Baliao points in the treatment of urinary incontinence / 国际中医中药杂志

Acupuncture at Baliao points for urinary incontinence has the advantages of obvious therapeutic effect, simple operation and few complications, which is mainly used for the treatment of urinary incontinence after stroke, urinary incontinence after spinal cord injury, stress urinary incontinence and urinary incontinence of bladder overactivity, etc. Urinary incontinence after stroke and spinal cord injury is a complication of disease, most of which are combined with acupuncture at Baliao points on the basis of primary disease treatment. The bladder meridian of foot-Taiyang has the characteristics of "entering the collateral brain" and "carrying spine to the waist". Baliao points can conduct induction along the bladder meridian to the sick site along the bladder meridian, and can play a certain therapeutic role in the treatment of the primary disease. Stress urinary incontinence and urinary incontinence of bladder overactivity can be regarded as independent diseases. Since Baliao points are located in the lumbosacral region which is close to the bladder, acupuncture can play a role in the near treatment of acupoints, improve the operation of bladder qi and blood, and the curative effect has a cumulative effect.

Effect of electroacupuncture at / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVE@#To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of the combination of electroacupuncture (EA) at @*METHODS@#A total of 58 patients after uterine curettage of incomplete abortion were randomized into an EA group and a western medication group, 29 cases in each one. In the western medication group, mifepristone tablets were administered orally, 2 tablets each time, once daily. In the EA group, on the base of the treatment as the western medication group, EA was applied to @*RESULTS@#After treatment, the intrauterine residue area and CDFI blood flow signal positive rate were all reduced as compared with the values before treatment in patients of the two groups (@*CONCLUSION@#The combined treatment of electroacupuncture at

Clinical observation on herb-partitioned spreading moxibustion at Baliao points plus climen for diminished ovarian reserve / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of herb-partitioned spreading moxibustion at Baliao points plus climen for diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). Methods: A total of 60 patients with DOR were randomized into a spreading moxibustion group and a Western medicine group by the random number table method, with 30 cases in each group. The Western medicine group was treated with climen, starting from the 5th day of the menstrual cycle for 21 d. The spreading moxibustion group was treated with herb-partitioned spreading moxibustion at Baliao points on the basis of the medication in the Western medicine group, 1 h per time, once a week. The treatment was performed for 1 month as one treatment course in both groups, for 3 courses in total. The serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and estradiol (E2) in the patients were measured before and after treatment. The peak systolic velocity (PSV) and resistance index (RI) were also detected. The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) symptom score was evaluated. The clinical efficacy was evaluated after treatment. Results: The total effective rate in the spreading moxibustion group was 93.3％, which was significantly higher than 80.0％ in the Western medicine group, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the TCM symptom scores, the serum FSH levels, FSH/LH ratios and RI in both groups decreased, and the intra-group differences were all statistically significant (all P<0.05). The serum E2 level and PSV increased compared with those in the same group before treatment, and the intra-group differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). After treatment, the TCM symptom score, the serum FSH level, FSH/LH ratio and RI in the spreading moxibustion group were lower than those in the Western medicine group, while the serum E2 level and PSV were higher than those in the Western medicine group, and the differences between the groups were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Herb-partitioned spreading moxibustion at Baliao points plus climen can produce valid therapeutic efficacy for DOR. It can improve the clinical symptoms, regulate serum hormone levels and increase ovarian blood perfusion, thus improving ovarian reserve function, producing more significant efficacy than climen alone.

Clinical observation of deep electroacupuncture at Baliao points for female stress urinary incontinence / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of deep electroacupuncture (EA) at Baliao points in treating stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods: A total of 60 female patients with SUI were divided into two groups according to the order of consultation, with 30 cases in each group. The control group was treated with pelvic floor muscle training. The treatment group was treated with deep EA at Baliao points [Shangliao (BL 31), Ciliao (BL 32), Zhongliao (BL 33) and Xialiao (BL 34)]. Results: The total effective rate was 93.3％ in the treatment group, versus 33.3％ in the control group, and the total effective rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of international consultation on incontinence questionnaire-short form (ICIQ-SF) and the volume of urinary leakage in both groups were lower than those before treatment (all P<0.05), and the ICIQ-SF score and the volume of urinary leakage in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group (both P<0.05). Conclusion: Deep EA at Baliao points with long needles can improve the clinical symptoms in female patients with SUI, and it has a better curative effect than pelvic floor muscle training.

Effect of preoperative intervention of electroacupuncture at point on postoperative complications of procedure for prolapsed and hemorrhoids / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVE@#To explore effective treatments that can alleviate postoperative complications in patients with procedure for prolapsed and hemorrhoids (PPH).@*METHODS@#Sixty patients with pre-mixed hemorrhoids PPH were randomly divided into a simple operation group and a preoperative electroacupuncture intervention group, 30 cases in each group. PPH routine treatment was given in the simple operation group. Electroacupuncture (EA) was applied at point 30 min before PPH in the preoperative electroacupuncture intervention group, and EA was applied at Ciliao (BL 32) and Xialiao (BL 34) for 30 min. The scores of anus pendant, pain degree and persistent time and first urination time were compared within 24 h after operation between the two groups.@*RESULTS@#The scores of anal pendant and pain degree in the 6 h, 12 h, 18 h, the persistent time of anal pendant and pain degree within 24 h and first urination time were better in the preoperative electroacupuncture intervention group than those in the simple operation group, and there were statistically significant differences (all <0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#Electroacupuncture at point 30 min before PPH can not only decrease the degrees of anal pendant and pain in the 6 h, 12 h, 18 h, but also shorten the persistent time of anal pendant and pain within 24 h after surgery and promote the first urination.

Indication rules of points based on the clinical literature research / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVE@#To summarize the indication rules of points (bilateral BL 31, 32, 33 and 34) based on the clinical literature research.@*METHODS@#The relevant articles of clinical research on the treatment with points were retrieved electronically from CNKI (1979 to 2017), VIP (1989 to 2017), CBM (1979 to 2017) and PubMed (1966 to 2017). The paper were collected and analyzed. The indications, common therapeutic methods, common acupoint combination, treatment frequency, treatment duration and therapeutic effects of points were summarized.@*RESULTS@#A total 160 articles were collected, of them, 43.75% (70/160) of the articles were related to the treatment of urinary diseases, followed by the gynecological diseases (34/160, 21.25%), proctologic diseases (23/160, 14.38%) and motor system diseases (16/160, 10.00%). Regarding the individual disease, the articles for post-stroke urination disorder were of the highest proportion (26/160, 16.25%), followed by neurogenic bladder induced by spinal injury (15/160, 9.38%), dysmenorrheal (14/160, 8.75%) and constipation (14/160, 8.75%). Regarding the therapeutic method, the electroacupuncture intervention accounts for 30.36% (34/112), followed by the common acupuncture (30/112, 26.79%), warm acupuncture (11/112, 9.82%) and therapy (9/112, 8.04%). The treatment was given commonly once a day. The point combinations and the treatment duration were different in terms of individual case. The effective rates of common disorders were up to over 75%.@*CONCLUSION@#In clinic, points are mainly used for the disorders in the urinary system, gynecological department, proctology department, motor system, andrology department, etc., or for particular diseases. The main indications are post-stroke urination disorder, neurogenic bladder induced by spinal injury, dysmenorrheal and constipation. Regarding the therapeutic method, electroacupuncture and common needling techniques are adopted generally. The treatment is given generally once a day. The point combination and treatment duration are different in individual case. The treatment with points is high in the effective rates for the common disorders, good in safety and less in adverse reactions.

Clinical observation on premature ovarian failure by warming acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) and Guanyuan (CV 4) combined with ginger moxibustion at points / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVE@#To observe the clinical effect difference between warm acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) and Guanyuan (CV 4) combined with ginger moxibustion at points and western medication for premature ovarian failure (POF).@*METHODS@#Fifty patients with POF were randomly assigned into an acupuncture-moxibustion group and a western medication group, 25 cases in each group. Warm acupuncture (30 min a time) at Zusanli (ST 36) and Guanyuan (CV 4) combined with ginger moxibustion (1.5 h a time) at points were used in the acupuncture-moxibustion group, once a day, 5 times a week. Three courses were given, one month as a course. Climen tablet was prescribed orally from the 5th day of menstruation in the western medication group, one tablet a time, once a day. The medication was given for 3 months, 7 days between the two 21-day medication. Before and after treatment, electrochemiluminescence was used to measure follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH); euzymelinked immunosorbent assay was applied to test estradiol (E); transvaginal color doppler sonography and abdomen ultrasound were applied to determine peak systolic velocity (PSV) of ovarian blood flow, resistance index (RI), pulsatility index (PI), ovarian volume and the number of sinus follicles (AFC). The clinical effect was compared between the two groups.@*RESULTS@#After treatment, FSH and FSH/LH were lower than those before treatment in the two groups (all 0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#Warm acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) and Guanyuan (CV 4) combined with ginger moxibustion at points are effective for POF patients, especially in improving FSH/LH, PSV and AFC.

Clinical observation of acupuncture of source connecting points of Lung meridian and Baliao-points for functional constipation / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective Comparison of therapeutic effects among acupuncture and Western Medicine for functional constipation.Methods A total of 90 patients with functional constipation were randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group.The treatment group were treated with acupuncture.The control group were treated with the Lactulose.The treatment last three weeks.The Bristol stool form scale (BSFS) and symptom scoring system for constipation (KESS) were assessed before and after the treatment.The clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.Results After treatment,the BSFS (2.7 ± 0.7 vs.2.2 ± 0.8,t=3.684) in the acupuncture group were significantly higher than the control group (P＜0.05).The scores of KESS (15.5 ± 3.6 vs.18.5 ± 4.6,t=-3.509) in the acupuncture group were significantly lower than the control group (P＜0.05).The total effective rate of the treatment group was 86.7％ (39/45),which was better than 66.7％ (30/45) in the control group (x2=5.031,P＜0.05).Conclusions Acupuncture of source connecting points of Lung meridian and Baliao-points can significantly improve constipation symptoms.The therapeutic effects are better than the western medication.

Effects of ginger-separated moxibustion atpoints combined withformula on patients with decreased ovarian reserve function / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the efficacy differences between ginger-separated moxibustion atpoints combined withformula andformula alone on patients with decreased ovarian reserve function.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Fifty patients of decreased ovarian reserve function were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 25 cases in each one. The patients in the observation group were treated with ginger-separated moxibustion atpoints combined withformula; the moxibustion was given for 1.5 h, once every seven days, and no treatment was given during menstrual period. The patients in the control group were treated withformula. One-month treatment was taken as one treatment course, and totally three courses were given. The change of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E), anti-mullerian hormone (AMH), antral follicle count (AFC), peak systolic velocity (PSV), resistance index (RI) were observed before and after treatment in the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, the FSH, FSH/LH and RI were significantly lowered, but the E, AFC, PSV were significantly increased in the two groups (all<0.05); the FSH, FSH/LH and Ein the observation group were lower and AFC was higher than those in the control group (all<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The ginger-separated moxibustion atpoints combined withformula are superior toformula alone in improving ovarian reserve function.</p>

Research on the Angle and Effective Depth of Deep Acupuncture at Baliao Points by Three-dimensional Reconstruction of Computed Tomography / 针刺研究

OBJECTIVE: To explore the needle insertion parameters of deep acupuncture at Baliao points for clinic and teaching. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 100 cases of prone pelvic CT from January to June 2016 in Nanjing Hospital was carried out. The 3 D images were scanned with continuous 5 mm slice thickness. The optimum needle angle is defined as the angle of the needle along the central axis of sacral anterior and posterior hole, and the angle between the needle body and the skin surface and the center line of the body was observed. The effect needle depth is defined as the thickness of the sacral back soft tissue plus 1/2 sacral depth, to observe the best needle angle of deep acupuncture parameters of Baliao points. RESULTS: For deep acupuncture at Baliao, the oblique thorn method should be used with the needle-point toward the inner bottom. The best insertion angle between needle body and skin surface is: Shangliao(BL 31) (61.04±12.15)°， Ciliao(BL 32) (57.57±10.01)°， Zhongliao(BL 33) (58.25±8.69)°， Xialiao(BL 34) (54.39±10.94)°. The optimum angle of insertion between the needle body and the posterior midline of the human body is: BL 31 (24.54±6.21)°， BL 32 (18.58±7.76)°， BL 33 (17.36±7.90)°， BL 34 (30.73±9.45)°. The effective insertion depth show a decreasing trend: BL 31 (58.16±12.43) mm, BL 32 (44.57±11.55) mm, BL 33 (33.96±10.74) mm, BL 34 (31.13±10.94) mm. The effective depth is positively correlated with BMI, and has no correlation with gender and weight. CONCLUSIONS: The study of the parameters of needle insertion should be taken into account both clinical efficacy and safety, and CT three-dimensional reconstruction can accurately, rationally and scientifically perform acupoint anatomical measurements.

Therapeutic Observation of Deep Electroacupuncture at Baliao Points for Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Due to Damp-heat Stagnation / 上海针灸杂志

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of deep electroacupuncture at Baliao points intreating chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (CPID) due to damp-heat stagnation.Method Sixty-four patients with CPID due to damp-heat stagnation were randomized into two groups, 32 cases in the deep-electroacupuncture group and 32 cases in ordinary-electroacupuncture group, 10 d as a treatment course, and the therapeutic efficacy was evaluated after 2 treatment courses. The pre-treatment and post-treatment body sign scores and the change of the scores in the two groups were compared.Result The total effective rates were respectively 93.8% and 75.0% in the deep-electroacupuncture group and ordinary-electroacupuncture group, and the improvement of body sign score in the deep-electroacupuncture group was statistically more significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Deep electroacupuncture at Baliao points can produce a significant efficacy in treating CPID due to damp-heat stagnation.

The Effect of Electroacupuncture at Baliao on Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome / 浙江中医药大学学报

[Objective]To observe the effect of electroacupuncture at Baliao on a chronic pelvic pain syndrome. [Method] Choice in March 2014 to January 2016 in our hospital clinic of 103 patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome, according to the order of the patient, with reference to random number table, divided the patients into the treatment group and control group, the treatment group patients with 50 cases, control group 53 cases. Treatment group patients given cuppingBaliaopoint treatment, control group patients give Tensorosin hydrochloride sustained-release capsules, one time a day, 0.2 mg each time, after meals, a total of two groups of patients in the treatment of 4 weeks, observe two groups of patients with prostatic inflammation at the end of the treatment of NIH-CPSI score, clinical curative effect and clinical relapse over 3 months of treatment. [Results] (1)After the treatment, two groups of patients with pain or discomfort, micturition abnormal, the quality of life score and NIH-CPSI total score were improved significantly, the difference was statistically significant;Comparison between the two ways, found that the treatment group patients in pain or discomfort, the quality of life, and the NIH-CPSI total integral comparison, obviously improved compared with control group, difference had statistical significance( P0.05); (2) the treatment group patients clinical total effective rate was 85.4%, the control group was 74.5%, two groups of clinical curative effect comparison, had no statistically significant difference( P>0.05); (3) 3 months after treatment, the treatment group patients there were 7 cases of recurrence of patients with recurrence(17.1%), the control group 14 cases of recurrence of patients with recurrence(36.8%), compared two groups of clinical relapse rate, difference had statistical significance( P<0.05), recurrence of clinical treatment group was obviously less than the control group. [Conclusion] Take electroacupuncture at Baliao point can obviously improve clinical symptoms in patients with the disease, improve patient's quality of life and reduce recurrence forward, but in the future it's a worthy research to adopt a more scientific research design, including evaluationBaliaopoint for the clinical curative effect of treatment of the disease.

Analysis of ancient literature onpoints for pelvic floor diseases / 中国针灸

The relationship between baliao points and pelvis floor diseases was explored based on the ancient literature review on these acupoints' targeted diseases. It is considered thatpoints are applied to treat various pelvis floor diseases and symptoms of different systems. Each point has similar function but with unique feature. Shangliao (BL 31) is mainly used to treat gynecologic diseases;Ciliao (BL 32) and Zhongliao (BL 33),urologic system and reproductive system diseases;Zhongliao (BL 33) and Xialiao (BL 34),reproductive system and anorectal system diseases.