ABSTRACT
To introduce professor Gao Yuchun's clinical experience and treating characteristics of facial paralysis treated with acupuncture and moxibustion. Professor Gao pays attention to yangming when he selects acupoints for clinical syndrome, and directs acupoints selection based on syndrome differentiation in different levels of jingjin, meridians and zangfu; he praises opposing needling technique and reinforcing the deficiency and reducing the excess highly; the acupuncture manipulation is gentle,shallow and slow for reducing the healthy side and reinforcing the affected side, and through losing its excess to complement its deficiency; besides, he stresses needle retaining time and distinguishes reinforcing and reducing. Facial paralysis is treated with key factors such as acupoints selecting based on yangming, acupuncture manipulation, needle retaining time, etc. And the spleen and stomach is fine and good at transportation and transformation; the meridians is harmonious; the qi and blood is smooth. The clinical efficacy is enhanced finally.
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Acupuncture Therapy/history , Facial Paralysis/therapy , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy/methods , Aged, 80 and over , China , Facial Paralysis/history , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , HumansABSTRACT
As one of the important founders of GAO's acupuncture academic school in YanZhao area, Professor GAO Yuchun 's experience of acupuncture for headache is summarized in this paper. In the opinion of Professor GAO, the treatment of headache should focus on eliminating evil and relieving pain, and the syndrome differentiation should be based on meridian differentiation, especially on three yang meridians of foot as well as liver meridian and kidney meridian. In the acupoint prescription, attention should be placed on strengthening the spleen and stomach. The midnight-midday ebb flow acupuncture is advocated. The combination between acupuncture order and movement of qi is emphasized. In the manipulation, the role of pressing hand, the stimulation during reinforcing and reducing methods, and needle-retention time are important. The breathing reinforcing and reducing method of acupuncture are also advocated.
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Acupuncture Therapy , Headache/therapy , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy/methods , Female , Humans , Meridians , Middle AgedABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) on the expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) and collagen I (COL-I )in rat model of peritoneal dialysis, which may relate to the prevention peritoneal fibrosis. METHODS: Peritoneal dialysis model was established in rats, and then the rats were given ATRA 2 mg/kg (small dose group) or 5 mg/kg (large dose group) by the way of intraperitoneal injection once a day. All the rats were sacrificed on day 28. TGF-beta 1 and COL-I protein expression of peritoneum were measured by immunohistochemistry. TGF-beta 1 mRNA expression were examined with real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS: Masson stain showed that the peritoneum thickness was significantly increased in the rats model, and collagen deposition was evident in the thickened submesothelial compact zone. With the treatment of ATRA, either in small or large dose, pathological changes were significantly lessened. The expression of TGF-beta 1 and COL-I of peritoneum was increased significantly in the rats model, but the levels in the two ATRA treated groups were lower than those of the untreated group. CONCLUSION: ATRA could decrease the experession of TGF-beta 1 and COL-I in peritoneum and delay the progression of peritoneal fibrosis.
