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Objective To evaluate the clinical effect differences between conducting qi and regulating the spirit needling method and regular needling method. Methods Sixty-nine patients of insomnia were randomly divided into an observation group (35 cases) and a control group (34 cases). Baihui (百会 GV20), Sishencōng (四神聪 EX-HN1), Hegŭ (合谷 LI4), Taichōng (太冲 LR3), Zusānlĭ (足三里 ST36) and Sānyīnjiāo (三阴交 SP6) were selected in the two groups. The patients in the observation group were treated with needling method for conducting qi and regulating the spirit. The patients in the control group were treated with the regular needling method. The treatment was given once every other day, both groups were treated for 12 times. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) were observed before and after the treatment and the clinical effect was evaluated. Results After treatment, the total score and the score of each item of PSQI as well as the result of ESS were all improved after the treatment in the two groups (all P Conclusion The conducting qi and regulating the spirit needling method achieves a better effect on insomnia as compared with the regular needling method. This method achieves a remarkable improvement in sleep latency, sleep quality and daytime sleepiness.

To observe the therapeutic efficacy of Fu’s subcutaneous needling (FSN) in treating scapulohumeral periarthritis (SP). Eighty patients with SP were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. Patients in the observation group received FSN treatment while those in the control group received conventional acupuncture treatment. Visual analogue scale (VAS) and range of motion (ROM) were observed before and after the treatment, and the therapeutic efficacy was also evaluated. After the treatment, the VAS scores decreased significantly in the two groups, and the VAS score in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P

Background: Up to 80% of patients with pancreatic cancer experience abdominal and back pain. Although pharmacologic medications provide some relief, many report inadequate analgesia and adverse effects. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive physical modality and had been widely applied for pain relieving, yet no study has investigated the effectiveness of TENS for pain in pancreatic cancer. Methods: Eligible patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to TENS group or control group. The primary outcome was percentage change of numerous rating scale (NRS) after treatment. Secondary outcomes included percentage change of analgesic medication consumption and effect on constipation and poor appetite. Results: One hundred seventy-one patients were recruited (84 to control group and 87 to TENS group). NRS in TENS group has been largely decreased 77.9% right after treatment and 27.1% in 2 hours, before applying any analgesic medication, while that in control group was slightly downregulated right after treatment but gave a trend to increase at 1, 2, and 3 hours. When comparing both groups, pain was significantly well controlled without analgesic medication supplement in TENS group at 0 hour (difference in mean percent change in NRS = 50.0 [95% CI, 50–51.4], P

Objective To observe the clinical effects of acupoint thread-embedding method for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in pattern of liver qi stagnation and spleen deficiency.

Objective To explore the therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus Zi Shen Tiao Gan (Kidney-reinforcing and Liver-regulating) Decoction for perimenopausal women with insomnia.

To compare the efficacy difference in the treatment of supraspinous ligament injury between floating acupuncture at Tianying point and the conventional warm needling therapy.Ninety patients were randomized into a floating acupuncture group and a warm needling group, 45 cases in each one. In the floating acupuncture group, the floating needling technique was adopted at Tianying point. In the warm needling group, the conventional warm needling therapy was applied at Tianying point as the chief point in the prescription. The treatment was given 3 times a week and 6 treatments made one session. The visual analogue scale (VAS) was adopted for pain comparison before and after treatment of the patients in two groups and the efficacy in two groups were assessed.The curative and remarkably effective rate was 81.8% (36/44) in the floating acupuncture group and the total effective rate was 95.5% (42/44), which were superior to 44.2% (19/43) and 79.1% (34/43) in the warm needling group separately (P0.01, P0.05). VAS score was lower as compared with that before treatment of the patients in two groups (both P0.01) and the score in the floating acupuncture group was lower than that in the warm needling group after treatment (P0.01). Thirty-six cases were cured and remarkably effective in the floating acupuncture group after treatment, in which 28 cases were cured and remarkably effective in 3 treatments, accounting for 77.8 (28/36), which was apparently higher than 26.3 (5/19) in the warm-needling group (P0.01).The floating acupuncture at Tianying point achieves the quick and definite efficacy on supraspinous ligament injury and presents the apparent analgesic effect. The efficacy is superior to the conventional warm-needling therapy.

To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) of "Baihui" (GV 20) and "Yamen" (GV 15) on the permeability of blood-brain barrier for exogenous nerve growth factor (NGF) and its relevance to PKC pathway in cerebral ischemia (CI) rats.Forty-eight SD rats were randomized into sham-operation (sham), model, NGF, EA, NGF + EA, and NGF + H7 + EA groups. CI model was established by repeated occlusion of the bilateral carotid arteries and reperfusion. NGF (10 microg/kg) was administrated by intravenous injection (vena caudalis); while H 7 [1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-mehtylpoperazine, an inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC), 1 mg/kg] was given by intraperitoneal injection. EA (100 Hz, 2 mA) was applied to "Baihui" (GV 20) and "Yamen" (GV 15) for 20 min. NGF content in the brain tissue was assayed by enzyme-labeled immunosorbent assay (ELISA).In comparison with sham group, cerebral NGF content had no apparent change in model group (P0.05). Comparison among the abovementioned 6 groups showed that cerebral NGF level in NGF + EA group was significantly higher than those in sham, model, EA and NGF groups (P0.01). No significant differences were found among sham, model, NGF, EA and NGF+ H7 + EA groups and between NGF + EA and NGF + H7 + EA groups in cerebral NGF contents (P0.05).EA of GV 20 and GV 15 can raise the permeability of blood-brain barrier for NGF to increase its level in the cerebral tissue in CI rats, favoring the regeneration and repair of nerves, which has no clear relevance to PKC pathway.