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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of Jin’s three-needle acupuncture plus intelligence training in treating mental retardation in children under 6 years old. Methods Three hundred mental retardation patients aged 0 to 6 were randomly allocated, according to their parents’ willingness, to treatment and control groups, 150 cases each. The treatment group received Jin’s three-needle acupuncture plus intelligence training and the control group, intelligence training alone. An assessment was made using Chinese revised version of the Gesell Developmental Schedules in both groups before and after treatment.Results The total efficacy rate was 84.7% in the treatment group and 73.3% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). The total efficacy rates in liver-kidney deficiency, heart-spleen deficiency, phlegm and blood stasis, and qi deficiency and blood stasis types were 86.8%, 86.8%, 76.5% and 75.0%, respectively, in the treatment group and 76.2%, 76.8%, 62.5% and 60.0%, respectively, in the control group. There were statistically significant differences in the total efficacy rates in different syndrome types between the two groups (P<0.05). The total efficacy rates in the patients with mild, moderate, severe and very severe diseases were 96.9%, 94.7%, 66.7% and 44.4%, respectively, in the treatment group and 90.0%, 82.5%, 47.8% and 35.3%, respectively, in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in the total efficacy rate between the two groups of patients with moderate, severe or very severe disease (P<0.05).Conclusion Jin’s three-needle acupuncture plus intelligence training is an effective way to treat mental retardation in children.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of Jin’s eye three-needle acupuncture as main therapy for acquired paralytic strabismus.MethodSeventy patients with acquired paralytic strabismus were randomly allocated to acupuncture and Western medication groups. Both groups of enrolled patients took prednisone,methycobal, vitamin B1and vitamin B12. In addition, theacupuncture group received Jin’s eye three-needle acupuncture as main therapy. The clinical therapeutic effects and adverse reactions were observed after four and eight weeks of treatment.ResultThe total efficacy rate was 75.0% in the acupuncture group and 51.6% in the Western medication group after four weeks of treatment and 90.6% in the acupuncture group and 77.4% in the Western medication group after eight weeks of treatment. There were statistically significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05). Patients in the acupuncture group occasionally had acupuncture syncope and local blood stasis. Both groups had no special discomforts.ConclusionJin’s eye three-needle acupuncture has a quick and definite therapeutic effect on acquired paralytic strabismus.
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Objective To explore the effects of Jin's Three-needle Acupuncture combined with occupational therapy on function of up-per limbs for stroke patients with hemiplegia. Methods 90 patients with stroke were randomly divided into control group (n=30), observa-tion group (n=30) and experiment group (n=30). The control group received routine rehabilitation, the observation group received occupa-tional therapy in addition, and the experiment group received Jin's Three-needle Acupuncture and occupational therapy in addition. They were assessed with Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) of upper limbs and Barthel index (BI) before and 4 weeks after treatment. Results The scores of FMA and BI improved in all the groups after treatment (P<0.001). The difference of scores of FMA and BI before and after treat-ment were more in the experiment group than in the observation group (P<0.001), observation group than the control group (P<0.001). Con-clusion Jin's Three-needle Acupuncture combined with occupational therapy can further improve the motor function of upper limbs and ac-tivities of daily living for stroke patients with hemiplegia.