Acute infantile diarrhea treated with infantile Tuina: a multicentre randomized controlled trial / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To generalize the application of Tuina in treating infantile diseases and evaluate the validity and safety of Tuina.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>By a multicentre randomized controlled study, 240 patients were randomly divided into an observation group (n = 180) and a control group (n = 60). The observation group was treated by tonifying Pijing and clarifying Dachangjing, and Tuina on Lanmen, Qi, Fu Shangqijiegu, Guiwei and Zusanli (ST 36), etc. Banmen and Sanguan were used as the supplementary point according to the syndrome differentiation. The control group was treated by oral administration of Smecta. After 5 day treatments, Chinese syndrome score and the clinical effect were evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After the third and fifth treatment, the Chinese syndrome score of both groups descended obviously. The decline of the observation group was superior to that of the control group (all P < 0.01). The cured rate of 75.6% (136/180) in the observation group was better than 21.7% (13/60) in the control group (P < 0.001). The clinical cured rate of 95.0% (171/180) according to Chinese syndrome score in the observation group was better than 58.3% (35/60) in the control group (P < 0.001). There was no adverse reaction in both groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Infantile Tuina has a better therapeutic effect in the treatment of acute infantile diarrhea than oral administration of Smecta.</p>

Comparison of therapeutic effects of acupoints selected along different meridians on restless legs syndrome / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare therapeutic effects of different acupoints selected on restless legs syndrome.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty-one cases were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=41) treated by acupoint selection method according to nerve anatomy and combination of positive findings with neurobiological theory, and a control group (n=40) treated by traditional acupoint selection method.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The effective rate and the markedly effective rate were 97.6% and 90.3% in the treatment group, and 75.0% and 60.0% in the control group with significant differences between the two groups (P < 0.01), and there was a significant difference between the two groups in the needed treatment times for the cured cases (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The acupoint selection method according to nerve anatomy, positive findings and neurobiological theory has a better therapeutic effect on restless legs syndrome as compared with the traditional method.</p>