Clinical observation on acupuncture at pain point combined with moxibustion at Zusanli (ST 36) for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To find an effective therapy for periarthritis of shoulder.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty cases were divided into two groups, 30 cases in each group. They were treated by acupuncture at pain point combined with moxibustion at Zusanli (ST 36) and routine acupuncture, respectively. Pain of the shoulder and movement functions of shoulder joints were used as indexes of therapeutic effects and their therapeutic effects were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 96.7% in the treatment group and 90.0% in the routine group with no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05); the cured rate in the two groups were 46.7% and 20.0% respectively with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). There were statistically significant differences between the two groups in improvement of movement function of shoulder joints and alleviation of pain (both P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture at pain points combined with moxibustion at Zusanli (ST 36) in increase of the cured rate and alleviation of pain, and improvement of movement function of shoulder joints is better than the routine acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder.</p>

Clinical observation on hemiplegia early rehabilitation effects of different acupuncture programs / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe early rehabilitation of two different acupuncture programs for hemiplegia due to stroke.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy cases of early hemiplegia due to stroke were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group were treated by acupuncture at acupoints of both the healthy and affected sides, twice each day, respectively, and the control group by acupuncture at the affected side, once daily. Their therapeutic effects were evaluated by the brief Fugl-Meyer movement scale and the modified Barthel indexes.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The patients with over grade IV for FMA accounted for 68.6% and the good rate for ADL was 74.3% in the treatment group, and 31.4% and 42.8% in the control group, respectively, the therapeutic effect of the treatment group being better than that of the control group (P<0.01 or P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The acupuncture program in which acupoints at both the healthy and affected sides are applied alternately is more beneficial to recovery of motor function and activity daily living (ADL) of the patient with hemiplegia due to stroke.</p>