Effect of opening point method of ziwu liuzhu on myocardial ischemia in the patient of stroke / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe effect of opening point method of ziwu liuzhu on myocardial ischemia in the patient of stroke.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty cases of stroke with myocardial ischemia were treated with opening acupoint according to time of the combination of reinforcing mother point and reducing son point of the heart channel in nazi method of ziwu liuzhu, and 30 cases in the control group were treated with acupuncture at Guangming (GB 37). Changes of electrocardiogram before and after treatment were recorded.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>ST-T segment raised significantly 30 min after treatment with ziwu liuzhu needling method as compared with the control group (P < 0.05), the treatment group being better than the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Excessive and deficient changes of the qi and blood in the meridians and collaterals are correlated with time rhythm, and ziwu liuzhu needling method can increase clinical therapeutic effect.</p>