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{"title":"Electroacupuncture Pre-treatment Exerts an Anti-apoptotic Effect in Cerebral Ischaemia and Reperfusion Injury in Rats","authors":"Zhu Luwen, Ye Tao, Tang Qiang, Yan Wang, Liao Hongyu, Liang Biying, Zhang Jiyao, Liang Runyu","doi":"10.3727/036012921x16237619666067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921x16237619666067","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Electroacupuncture (EA) pre-treatment can play a significant neuroprotective role in rats with cerebral ischaemia and reperfusion (CIR) injury, but the specific mechanism needs to be further elucidated. Objective: To investigate the effects of EA pre-treatment on apoptosis-related proteins Bax, Bcl-2, Cytochrome c (cyt c), cleaved caspase-9 and -3 in rats with CIR injury. Methods: CIR injury was induced using middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) ischaemia-reperfusion. Thirty-six male Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: Sham (n=12), MCAO (n=12), and the EA+MCAO group (n=12). EA+MCAO group rats received electroacupuncture at DU20 for 2 consecutive weeks before MCAO model preparation. After 24 h of reperfusion, neurological deficits were evaluated by modified neurological severity scores. Brain infarct volumes were examined by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. Expression of Bax, Bcl-2, cyt c, cleaved caspase-9 and -3 in the ischaemic penumbra were detected by Western blotting, and apoptosis evaluated by TUNEL staining. Results: After perfusion for 24 h, compared with the MCAO group, the neurological deficit scores and brain infarct volumes in the EA+MCAO group were significantly decreased (P <0.05), as was the level of Bax (P <0.05) or the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio (P <0.05), levels of cyt c, cleaved caspase-9 and -3 also decreased (P <0.05), like the number of TUNEL-positive cells (P <0.05), in contrast, the level of Bcl-2. Conclusion: EA pre-treatment exerts an anti-apoptotic effect through Bax-to-Bcl-2 ratio downregulation, blockage of mitochondrial cyt c release to the cytosol, and reduction of caspase-9 and -3 expression in rats with CIR injury.","PeriodicalId":50881,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69698518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical Application of Scalp Cluster Needling Combined with Bobath Technique in Upper Limb Spastic Paralysis After Stroke of Vertebral Artery Type","authors":"Zhiquan Wu, Mengjie Zeng, Aimin Gong","doi":"10.3727/036012921x16287835103417","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921x16287835103417","url":null,"abstract":"To observe the difference in clinical effects of scalp-point cluster acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training in treating spastic paralysis of upper limbs after stroke. Using a randomized controlled design, 96 patients with upper limb spastic paralysis after stroke were randomly divided into two groups: treatment group (scalp acupuncture plus rehabilitation training group 48 cases), control group (rehabilitation training group 48 cases). After 2 courses of treatment, it was judged by observing clinical efficacy evaluation, Ashworth classification, and Fugl-Meyer (FMA) score. The total effective rate was 91.7% in the treatment group and 68.7% in the control group; the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P <0.05). Before treatment, the difference in Ashworth classification between the two groups was not statistically significant (P> 0.05); after treatment, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P <0.01). After treatment, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P＜0.05). The Fugl-Meyer (FMA) scores of the two groups of patients before treatment were comparable (P>0.05), and there were significant differences between the two groups after treatment (P <0.05). The difference of Fugl-Meyer (FMA) scores between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.01). Scalp cluster acupuncture therapy is more effective than traditional acupuncture therapy alone in treating vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis. Scalp cluster acupuncture combined with Bobath technique is effective in treating spastic paralysis of upper limbs after stroke, and it is worthy of clinical application.","PeriodicalId":50881,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69699304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Therapeutic Effect of Changqiang Acupoint Injection on Children with Functional Fecal Incontinence","authors":"Changying Yi, J Zhang, M. Fan","doi":"10.3727/036012921x16298112109466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921x16298112109466","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Functional fecal incontinence in children (FFIC), also known as functional fecal disorder in children, is a type of childhood diseases characterized by excretory dysfunction. In the study, we observed the clinical effect of Changqiang acupoint injection on functional fecal incontinence in children (FFIC) by randomized controlled clinical trials. Materials and methods: 140 children with functional fecal incontinence who met the screening criteria were respectively assigned into the treatment group (100 cases) and the control group (40 cases) according to the completely randomized controlled design. In the treatment group, Chuankezhi injection was administrated at the Changqiang acupoint once a week for three weeks (one course of treatment). In contrast, the subjects in the control group was instructed to receive sphincter exercise and defecation training, followed by an assessment on the therapeutic efficacy after one course of treatment. Results: The overall response rate of the two groups was 93.00% (93/100) and 57.50% (23/40), respectively, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.01). The treatment group showed a performance superior to the control group based on the Cleveland Clinic Florida Fecal Incontinence Score System (CCF-FI)—dry stool incontinence, liquid incontinence, gas incontinence, lifestyle change, necessity of using pads or antidiarrheals, the ability to delay defecation, and the total score. The inter-group comparison revealed a statistically significant difference (P<0.01). Conclusion:Changqiang acupoint injection has significant curative effect on FFIC as demonstrated by significant relief in the symptoms associated with fecal incontinence, and thus is considered as a useful approach to be widely applied in clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":50881,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69699390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Electroacupuncture Inhibits Inflammatory Response in Rats With Interstitial Cystitis","authors":"Ji-wei Feng, Wen Li, Jiandang Liu, Junsheng Hu, Zhi-hao Li, Xuehui Zhao, Yue-Lai Chen","doi":"10.3727/036012921x16258618048412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921x16258618048412","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVE: Electroacupuncture (EA) has been clinically utilized to manage interstitial cystitis (IC), but its related mechanism research is remained to be researched. This study aimed to explore the role of EA in inhibiting the inflammatory response of IC rats, and research the possible mechanism based on the changes of urodynamics, mast cell tryptase expression and the content of inflammatory substances. METHODS: EA (continuous wave, 30 Hz, 1 mA) was applied to stimulate the Ciliao point (BL32) and the Huiyang point (BL35) of rats. Changes of urodynamics, mast cell tryptase expression and the content of IL-6 and TNF-α were detected after 24 hours of the treatment. RESULTS: The results showed that after EA treatment, compared with the model group, the initial urination time of the rats was prolonged (3.23 ± 0.60 to 5.27 ± 0.27 min), the bladder capacity was increased (0.80 ± 0.15 to 1.31 ± 0.07 ml), and the degree of bladder mucosal damage was restored. The expression of mast cell tryptase, and the content of IL-6 and TNF-α in its bladder tissue and urine were reduced.CONCLUSION: These findings suggested that EA could suppress bladder overactivity and inhibit inflammatory response of IC rats, and its mechanism was proved to be related to the inhibition of mast cell degranulation and the down-regulation of inflammatory substances IL-6 and TNF-α in bladder tissue.","PeriodicalId":50881,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69698390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of HRV and Body Temperature Variation for Manual Acupuncture and PEMF (Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field) Acupuncture Stimulation","authors":"Ja-Woo Lee, Jun-Young Kim, Jaeho Hyun, Yong-Heum Lee","doi":"10.3727/036012921x16287835103390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921x16287835103390","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical therapeutic effectiveness and applicability of the PEMF (pulsed electro-magnetic field) acupuncture. To verify this, we observe autonomic nervous system (ANS; such as the HRV and body temperature) variation for the manual acupuncture and the PEMF acupuncture. Method: 56 voluntary participants were divided into three groups; non-stimulation group, manual acupuncture group (MAG), and PEMF acupuncture group (PAG). BL15 (Bladder Meridian) was selected as the stimulation area, the PEMF parameters were chosen at 2 Hz and 46mT. The HRV and body temperature were measured before and after each stimulation. The HRV at low frequency (LF; 0.04 - 0.15 Hz) and high frequency (HF; 0.15 - 0.4 Hz) were analyzed to acquire LF/HF ratio. Results: The LF and the LF/HF ratio were found to be lower in the MAG (p = 0.026) and the PAG (p = 0.011), but higher in the non-stimulation group (p = 0.778). The HF was found to be higher in the MAG (p = 0.011) and the PAG (p = 0.013). In BL15, the non-stimulation group had very low body temperature variation. The temperature difference in the MAG before and after the procedure was 0.37°C; there were no significant differences (p = 0.114). The temperature difference in the PAG was larger than that for the MAG, at 0.83°C; it was a significant difference (p = 0.001). Conclusion: We found that the manual acupuncture and the PEMF acupuncture at BL15 activated the parasympathetic nervous system. Therefore, we confirm that the PEMF acupuncture can be expected to have a similar effect as acupuncture and can be applied as a means of clinical acupuncture treatment","PeriodicalId":50881,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69699248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correlation Between Ion Contents in Acupuncture Points and Propagated Sensation a long with Channel","authors":"Fu-Shin Lee, Tai-An Chiang, Jou Ying Lee, Chen-I Lin","doi":"10.3727/036012921x16304136917636","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921x16304136917636","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Propagated sensation along with channels are phenomena that occur because of stimulations during acupuncture therapies and tend to transmit the stimulating signals along the meridians. From the Western medicine aspect, researchers consider the phenomena as neurotransmissions initiated by nerves, and various ions regulate the physiological functions of the nervous systems.Objective: The object of this research is to investigate the key characteristics of ions at acupoints and the mechanism of propagated sensation along with channels, which are crossing meridians in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).Methods: This research first conduct experiments by applying intense pulse light beams, which replace the traditional acupuncture treatments, on designated acupoints of studied human subjects, and employ a thermal infrared imager to monitor the temperature responses, which are induced by post sensation, in adjacent regions of the acupoints. Meanwhile, the research applies a synchrotron radiation technique on adult SD (Sprague Dawley) rats, and the study analyses the output responses with an X-ray Absorption Fine Spectroscopy (XAFS) to investigate the ion distributions in the relevant acupoints, which might trigger the propagated sensation crossing meridians.Results: Experimental results demonstrate that significant temperature increases simultaneously at the stimulated acupoints and certain other acupoints, whether in the same meridians. Moreover, XAFS experimental results indicate significantly high levels of calcium, potassium, and sulfide ions at the stimulated acupoint regions. On the contrary, the measured chloride ions level at the regions is correspondingly lower.Conclusions: The thermal infrared imager monitoring show significant temperature variations of crossing-meridian acupoints after implementing the intense pulse light beams on designated acupoints, and it implies the occurring of prolonged sensation along with channels using acupuncture therapies. The x-ray absorption spectrum demonstrates significant differences in ion amounts and distributions between the acupoints and non-acupoints, and acupuncture therapies result in ion concentrations in the correlated regions inducing propagated sensation crossing meridians in TCM. Hence, the stimulated acupoints operate as ion reservoirs to provide high-concentration of specific ions to trigger the crossing-meridian post sensation.","PeriodicalId":50881,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69699917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acupuncture Treatment of Non-inflammatory Chronic Prostatitis with","authors":"Zhang Aj, Y. He, F. Chen, H. Chen, B. Jiang, Zhang Gy, L. Guo, Shields Lh, Nielsen Lp","doi":"10.3727/036012921x16304136917609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921x16304136917609","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of \"Tiao Shen Jie Yu\" acupuncture, conventional acupuncture, and tamsulosin to treat non-inflammatory chronic prostatitis (type IIIB CP). Methods: 105 patients were randomly divided into the \"Tiao Shen Jie Yu\" acupuncture group, conventional acupuncture group, and tamsulosin group, 35 cases in each group. In the \"Tiao Shen Jie Yu\" acupuncture group, PC6 (Neiguan), PC7 (Daling), HT7 (Shenmen), RN6 (Qihai), RN4 (Guanyuan), ST28 (Shuidao), ST36 (Zusanli), SP9 (Yinlingquan), SP6 (Sanyinjiao), and LR3 (Taichong) were selected; In the conventional acupuncture group, RN4 (Guanyuan), RN3 (Zhongji), KI3 (Taixi), SP6 (Sanyinjiao), BL54 (Zhibian) through ST28 (Shuidao), BL20 (Pishu), and BL23 (Shenshu) were set. Acupuncture was given once every other day, 30 minutes each time, three times a week, 12 times in a row as a course of treatment. Tamsulosin group took tamsulosin 0.2mg orally, once a day for four weeks. The three groups were observed for two methods. The NIH-CPSI total score, NIH-CPSI pain symptom score, Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) score, and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) score were compared among the three groups. After one course of treatment and after two methods of treatment, and the recurrence rate and clinical efficacy were evaluated. Results: The NIH-CPSI total score, NIH-CPSI pain symptom score, HAMD and HAMA scores of the three groups after one course of treatment and two courses of treatment were lower than those before treatment (all P<0.01). After one course of treatment and two courses of treatment, the total NIH-CPSI score, NIH-CPSI pain score, HAMD, and HAMA score in the \"Tiao Shen Jie Yu\" acupuncture group decreased more than those in the conventional acupuncture group and tamsulosin group (all P<0.05). The recurrence rate of the \"Tiao Shen Jie Yu\" acupuncture group was lower than that of the conventional acupuncture group and tamsulosin group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The total effective rates of the conventional acupuncture group and tamsulosin group were 78.13% (25/32) and 69.70% (23/33), respectively, which were lower than 97.06% (33/34) of the \"Tiao Shen Jie Yu\" acupuncture group. No severe adverse reactions occurred in the safety evaluation.Conclusion: The therapeutic effect of \"Tiao Shen Jie Yu\" Acupuncture on type III BCP is better than that of conventional acupuncture and tamsulosin, and it is better than that of traditional acupuncture and tamsulosin in relieving prostatitis symptoms, anxiety, and depression.","PeriodicalId":50881,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69700305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Topical Ethanol Therapy for Human Papillomavirus in Atheroma","authors":"Etsuo Murata, K. Tokita, S. Tsurusaki, Hidetaka Murata","doi":"10.3727/036012921x16264625521763","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921x16264625521763","url":null,"abstract":"We have developed ethanol therapy for infectious atheroma based on the experience of two cases in which ethanol was injected into the liver cyst and the cyst shrank. For 64 infectious atheromas, atheroma contents were excreted and the cyst wall was contacted with 76% ethanol gauze for 5 minutes. Postoperatively, the cyst was washed daily as an open drainage. All cases were cured 10 days postoperatively, and no side effects. Postoperative follow up study results in 36 cases showed no recurrence in an average of 5 years. Pathological examination revealed koilocytosis in 14 of 25 cases (56%), which is considered to be an in direct finding of viral infection. The changes in human papillomavirus (HPV 16) before and after ethanol therapy in 25 cases using the Bi Digital O Ring Test (BDORT) decreased significantly from 10 26 ng (BDORT units) preoperatively to 1.6 ng (BDORT units) postoperatively. In also 12 cases follow up study without microscopy HPV 16 same decreased from 1064ng to 1.2 ng (BDORT unit) using BDORT with atheroma photographs. In total, HPV 16 could be demonstrated in 37 of 64 cases (57.8%) using BDOR T. Temporal changes of HPV 16 used for BDORT in 7 cases after contact with ethanol were inactivated after 3 minutes 30 seconds. The involvement of HPV 16 is suggested as the cause of atheroma. It is speculated that ethanol inactivated HPV 16 of atheroma, which stopped the turnover of the squamous epithelium and prevented recurrence. Ethanol therapy for infectious atheroma is useful as an original new one stage surgery because it is a simple procedure and has no side effects or recurrence.","PeriodicalId":50881,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69698466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Electro-Acupuncture Combined Methadone for Withdrawal Symptoms of Opioid Addiction: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","authors":"Tianyao Zhang, Xiaoyan He, Lijuan Wu, Xianrong Feng, Yu Yang, Lu Deng","doi":"10.3727/036012921x16237619666094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921x16237619666094","url":null,"abstract":"Background Opioid addiction is a chronic brain disorder characterized by a series of withdrawal symptoms in behavioral, psychological, and neurobiological manifestations. Withdrawal symptoms are the main cause of relapse after periods of abstinence; thus, the treatment is focused on abstinence symptoms. Due to most of all types of opioid agonist drugs carry a potential for addiction and exacerbation of withdrawal symptoms, nondrug methods have great potentials in clinical applications. Electro-acupuncture (EA), as a novel nonpharmacological approach, combined with methadone has a long-term positive efficacy on treating addiction. Therefore, we designed a protocol to evaluate the adjuvant effect of EA for treating withdrawal symptoms of opioid addiction. Method To review reports of relevant clinical trials, we will search English language databases (EMBASE, PubMed, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) and Chinese databases (Chinese Biomedical Literatures, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, and VIP). We will collect documents from the earliest possible date up to May 2020. We will also search online trial registries such as ClinicalTrials. gov (ClinicalTrials.gov/), the European Medicine Agency (www.ema.europa.eu/ema/), and WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (www.who.int/ictrp). We will select randomized controlled trials (RCT) for withdrawal from opioid addiction involving EA-methadone and methadone alone treatment. We will use psychological assessment scales to evaluate treatment major outcomes which include numerous components such as OWS, VAS, HAMD, HAMA; then urinalysis and methadone dosage also will be measure as the additional outcomes. Finally, RevMan5 software will be used for literature quality evaluation and data analysis. Result: To evaluate the efficacy of EA in combination therapy by observing the outcomes of corresponding scale, urinalysis and decreasing methadone. Conclusion: This protocol will be used to evaluate the efficacy and safety of EA in combination with methadone in treatment of opioid addiction withdrawal symptoms. Abbreviations: Opioid dependence, OWS=Opiate Withdrawal Scale, VAS=Craving Visual Analog Scale, PWSS=Post-withdrawal symptoms Scale, HAMD=Hamilton Depression Scale, HAMA=Hamilton Anxiety Scale, RCTs=Randomized Controlled Trials, EA=Electrical Acupuncture, PRISMA=Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.","PeriodicalId":50881,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69698817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Warming Acupuncture in the Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis","authors":"Wang Zuqing, Li Yan","doi":"10.3727/036012921x16273277361795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921x16273277361795","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Warming acupuncture (WA) is widely used in the management of Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR)in China and obtains desirable efficacy. Therefore, the aim of this study is to systematically assess the efficacy and safety whether using WA alone or combined with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy for the treatment of CSR. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Sinomed, the Cochrane Library, CNKI, VIP and Wangfang databases were searched from their inception through 30 September 2020. All the retrieved records were screened or excluded based on the criteria that were pre-established, and the results that meet the criteria were assessed by the Cochrane risk of bias tool and Meta-analysis was conducted by using RevMan5.3 software. Results: Fourteen RCTs (1021patients) were included in the meta-analysis. The effective rate of WA alone or combination with TCM therapy was analyzed in comparison with the treatment of regular therapy. The results indicated that compared with regular therapy, WA alone or in combination with TCM therapy increased clinical effective rate (Odds ratio (OR)=4.43,95%CI 2.85 to 6.90, P<0.01). Additionally decreased VAS score (mean difference (MD)=-1.21,95%CI -1.68 to -0.73, P<0.01), PPI (MD=-1.34, 95% CI -2.08 to -0.61) and PRI (MD=-0.55,95% CI -0.72 to -0.37, P<0.001). However, adverse events of WA were not specially reported in all studies. Conclusions: WA as the main treatment for CSR can improve the clinical effective rate and reduce the level of VAS score, PPI and PRI. Further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of WA for CSR treatment, rigorously and unambiguously.","PeriodicalId":50881,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69699049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}