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{"title":"Scalp acupuncture + dǎoyǐn to treat sudden deafness in a pregnant woman: A case report朱氏头皮针（针刺＋导引）治疗孕妇突发性耳聋","authors":"Xiao-Xiao WANG (王肖肖) ,&nbsp;Ren-zhong WANG (王仁忠)","doi":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.04.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wjam.2022.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>A 32-week pregnant woman experienced moderate-to-severe sensorineural deafness in the left ear, diagnosed by pure tone audiometry. She was treated with Zhu's scalp<span> acupuncture comprising one needle in the head-face area, two needles in the upper-</span></span><em>jiāo</em> area, three needles in the lower-<em>jiāo</em> area, and one needle puncturing the <em>Bǎihuì</em> (百会GV20). After <em>dǎoyǐn</em> (physical and breathing exercises), three needles were added to the auricular-temporal area, and the left Tīnggōng (听宫SI19), Tīnghuì (听会GB2), and Yīfēng (翳风TE17) were punctured. <em>Dǎoyǐn</em><span> was performed during each episode of needle puncture. After two sessions of scalp acupuncture treatment, the pure tone audiometry indicated that her hearing was normal. There was no recurrence of sensorineural deafness at the two-month follow-up, and her baby was born healthy.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":44648,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 188-190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49789372","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":"Bowls-unblocking and mind-regulating acupuncture therapy for constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: An exploratory randomized clinical trial 通腑调神针法治疗便秘型肠易激综合征:随机对照试验","authors":"Qiu-ping LUO (罗秋平) ,&nbsp;Sha-sha KUANG (况莎莎) ,&nbsp;Xiao-fang YANG (杨孝芳) ,&nbsp;Ling-min JIN (金灵敏) ,&nbsp;Pan-bi CHEN (陈盼碧) ,&nbsp;Yi CHEN (陈艺) ,&nbsp;Wen-rui FAN (范文睿)","doi":"10.1016/j.wjam.2023.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wjam.2023.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Objective&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;To observe the effects of bowls-unblocking and mind-regulating acupuncture therapy&lt;span&gt; on constipation, anxiety, depression and serum neuropeptide Y&lt;span&gt; (NPY) content for the patients with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Forty-two IBS-C patients were randomly assigned either into a bowls-unblocking and mind-regulating acupuncture group (acupuncture group) or a mosapride citrate&lt;span&gt; group (medication group) with 21 cases in each group. During the treatment, one patient in the medication group was excluded and 20 patients were included in final statistical analysis; while 21 patients completed the trial in the acupuncture group. Before treatment, after treatment and in follow-up (1 month after the whole treatment), the scores of the Cleveland clinical constipation scoring system (CCS), the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and the self-rating depression scale (SDS) were assessed in both groups. The changes in NPY content were compared before and after treatment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;① Total score of CCS: after treatment, the total score in the acupuncture group and the medication group were (4.76 ± 2.10) points and (5.60 ± 1.88) points, respectively, which were significantly lower than those before treatment in both groups (both &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05); and the difference in the score was not significant for the between-group comparison (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &gt; 0.05). In the follow-up, the total scores were (4.19 ± 1.69) points in the acupuncture group, and was (6.35 ± 2.06) points in the medication group. The score in the medication group was higher than that after treatment in the same group (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05), but there was no significant difference between acupuncture group and the medication group (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &gt; 0.05). ② SAS score: after treatment, the SAS scores were (50.24 ± 2.19) points and (53.45 ± 2.46) points in the acupuncture group and the medication group, respectively, which was lower than that before treatment in the two groups (both &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05); and the difference in the score was significant between two groups (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05). In the follow-up, the scores were (51.95 ± 2.27) points and (54.55 ± 1.67) points in the acupuncture group and the medication group, respectively; which was lower than that before treatment in the two groups (both &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05), and the difference in the score was significant between two groups (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05). ③SDS score: after treatment, the SDS scores were (50.71 ± 2.70) points and (53.15 ± 2.25) points in the acupuncture group and the medication group, respectively, which was significantly lower than that before treatment in the two groups (both &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05); and the difference in the score was significant between the two group (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05). In the follow-up, the score of the acupuncture group was (52.57 ± 3.72) points and it was (56.60","PeriodicalId":44648,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 90-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47587793","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":"Bibliometric characteristics of clinical studies on acupuncture for the management of cancer-related symptoms","authors":"Mei-ling YU (于美玲) ,&nbsp;Yi QIAN (钱熠) ,&nbsp;Yi-zhou LU (陆逸舟) ,&nbsp;Yu-xuan CHEN (陈雨萱) ,&nbsp;Yong-fei YU (俞涌飞) ,&nbsp;Yue WU (吴越) ,&nbsp;Yi PAN (潘一) ,&nbsp;Li QUAN (全力) ,&nbsp;Meng-jie LU (鲁梦捷) ,&nbsp;Jun YU (于君) ,&nbsp;Zi-qi ZHANG (张子祺) ,&nbsp;Sheng-feng LU (卢圣锋)","doi":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.07.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wjam.2022.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Acupuncture has been recommended as a nonpharmacological intervention for managing cancer-related symptoms. However, there are few bibliometric analysis-based studies concerning the overall trends and characteristics in acupuncture therapy for cancer management. This study aims to summarize the status and bibliometric characteristics of acupuncture as an intervention for cancer-related symptoms.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>All clinical research papers on acupuncture for the management of cancer-related symptoms published up to October 1, 2020 were collected from the PubMed and Web of Science databases. Data on the included studies were extracted to reflect the following items: publication year, journal, country or region, institution, clinical indications, and acupuncture prescriptions. Characteristics were analyzed using bibliometric methods.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 226 papers were included. The number of such publications has increased steadily since 2004. The 226 articles were published in 94 English journals, with <em>Integrative Cancer Therapies</em> (18 articles) and <em>Acupuncture in Medicine</em><span> (14 articles) being the most prolific. The included studies are distributed across 20 countries and regions, among which the top two are the United States of America (68 articles) and China (60 articles). The types of cancer the studies addressed include breast, gastric, head and neck, etc. Acupuncture is mainly employed in the treatment of complications<span><span><span> and side effects, among which nausea and vomiting, pain, hot flashes, and fatigue are the most frequently treated cancer-related symptoms. Acupuncture is the most commonly used </span>treatment therapy, and the four most frequently used </span>acupoints<span> used are Neiguan (内关 PC6), Sanyinjiao (三阴交 SP6), Zusanli (足三里 ST36), and Hegu (合谷 LI4). The specific acupuncture prescription depends on individual patients’ symptoms.</span></span></span></p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Research on acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for cancer-related symptoms is developing steadily, with results being reported in a growing number of mainstream medical journals. Hence, this field is expected to receive more attention in the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44648,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 72-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49790132","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":"Comparative analysis between New Acupuncture and Meridians and Acupoints using the complex network approach基于复杂网络的《新针灸学》与《经络腧穴学》比较分析研究","authors":"Ruo-Fan ZHANG(张若凡) ,&nbsp;Shu-Ni ZHOU (周姝妮) ,&nbsp;Yun-Fan BAO (鲍云帆) ,&nbsp;Xiang-Ning HUO (霍湘宁) ,&nbsp;Yi FANG (房艺) ,&nbsp;Tian-Cheng XU (徐天成)","doi":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.05.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wjam.2022.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The data relevant to acupoint<span> names and indications were extracted from two key textbooks on acupuncture, namely, </span></span><em>New Acupuncture</em> and <em>Meridians and Acupoints</em>. Based on the complex network approach, the acupoint-symptom network was established and changes based on the acupoint number were analyzed to highlight the agreement and congruence between these two textbooks, including indication rules. Using topological data, the reasons for the differences were explained to provide specific ideas and methods for the structural development and standardization of the traditional acupuncture knowledge system. In this study, 386 acupoints, 773 symptoms, and 152,163 acupoint-matched pairs from <em>New Acupuncture</em> and 403 acupoints, 253 symptoms, and 28,755 acupoint-matched pairs from <em>Meridians and Acupoints</em> were included. The results highlighted that there are numerous differences in the acupoint-symptom network between these two textbooks. The model of <em>New Acupuncture</em> displays a more typical small-world effect, which may reflect the advantage of classification by symptoms. Furthermore, many of the variations in acupoint locations and indications between these two textbooks reflect the discipline's development over time.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44648,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 150-154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49830627","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":"Effect of acupuncture on the endocrine axis in patients with perimenopausal insomnia: A case series study","authors":"Yi TANG (唐毅),&nbsp;Quan-cheng ZHENG (郑全成),&nbsp;Jian-fu HUANG (黄建福),&nbsp;Ying CHEN (陈颖)","doi":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.05.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.05.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To explore the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in perimenopausal insomnia and its impact on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Acupuncture was performed on 42 patients with perimenopausal insomnia in the prone position<span><span>. Acupoints<span> included Băihuì (百会BL20), Sìshéncōng (四神聪EX-HN1), Fēngfŭ (风府GV16), Ānmián (安眠EX-HN18), Shéndào (神道GV11), Gānshū(肝俞BL18), Píshū (脾俞BL20), Shènshū (肾俞BL23), Shénmén (神门HT7) and Sānyīnjiāo (三阴交SP6). Acupuncture was performed once every 2 days, three times weekly, and the needles were retained for 30 min each time. The duration of treatment was 4 weeks. The </span></span>Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score and HPA- and HPO-related hormones were evaluated before and after treatment.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The PSQI score was lower after treatment than before treatment. The score of each item (subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep maintenance, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, sleep medication, and daytime dysfunction) was also lower after treatment than before treatment. The levels of HPA-related hormones (cortisol, adrenocorticotrophin, and corticotropin-releasing hormone) and HPO-related hormones (follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone) all decreased after treatment. In contrast, the level of estrogen (E₂) increased. The differences before and after treatment for all the indicators were statistically significant (all <em>P</em> &lt; 0.05).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Acupuncture can alleviate clinical symptoms and improve hormone levels in patients with perimenopausal insomnia. Acupuncture is safe and should be considered in clinical practice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44648,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 97-101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41400101","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":"Effect of rostral ventrolateral medulla in electroacupuncture pretreatment for alleviating myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury 延髓头端腹外侧区在电针预处理减轻心肌缺血再灌注损伤中的作用","authors":"Qing YU (余情) ,&nbsp;Li-bin WU (吴立斌) ,&nbsp;Fan ZHANG (张帆) ,&nbsp;Xiao-tong WEI (魏小桐) ,&nbsp;Chun-mei YI (乙春梅) ,&nbsp;Rong-lin CAI (蔡荣林) ,&nbsp;Ling HU (胡玲)","doi":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p><span>To observe the effects of pretreatment with electroacupuncture (EA) on neuron activity in the </span>rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) of rats with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) and explore the central regulatory mechanism of EA in attenuating MIRI.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><span>Of 72 SD rats, 12 were randomly allocated into the group of EA pretreatment + RVLM nucleus damage (EA + RVLM lesion group). The other 60 rats were randomized (20 rats each) into a sham-operation group, a model group, and an EA pretreatment group (EA group). Except for the rats in the sham-operation group, the models of MIRI were prepared by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery<span><span><span> in the model, EA, and EA + RVLM lesion groups. The rats of the EA group were intervened with EA at “Shénmén (神门HT7)” and “Tōnglĭ (通里HT5), 1 mA in current intensity and 2 Hz in frequency, for 20 min each time per day. Before modeling, the intervention was given for seven consecutive days. In the EA + RVLM lesion group, 3 weeks after microinjection with the neuronal apoptotic </span>virus at bilateral RVLM, the same EA intervention as the EA group was provided. Afterward, the MIRI models were prepared. In the model group, no EA intervention was given. Using Powerlab electrophysiolograph, ST segment displacement value and arrhythmia score were recorded and analyzed before modeling, 30 min after ligation, and 120 min after reperfusion in each group. The concentration of </span>cardiac troponin (cTnl) was detected with an ELISA assay kit. Using </span></span>immunofluorescence staining, the expression level of c-fos protein of RVLM was detected in the sham-operation, model, and EA groups separately. Plexon multichannel acquisition processor was adopted to record the neuronal firing and field potential of RVLM in the sham-operation, model, and EA groups.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>ST segment displacement value, arrhythmia score, and cTnl concentration 30 min after ligation and 120 min after reperfusion were all elevated in the model group compared to the sham-operation group (all <em>P</em> &lt; 0.01). ST segment displacement value, arrhythmia score, and cTnl concentration were lower in the EA group compared to the model and EA + RVLM lesion groups (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.01). Compared with the sham-operation group, the expression level of c-fos and the total firing frequency in RVLM were significantly higher in the model group (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.01). However, the expression level of c-fos and the total firing frequency in RVLM were lower in the EA group compared with the model group (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.01).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Electroacupuncture pretreatment may induce changes in c-fos protein expression and neuronal activity in RVLM to mitigate myocardial lesions. RVLM plays an important role in electroacupuncture pretreatment for alleviating MIRI.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44648,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 142-149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42311226","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":"The efficacy of acupuncture for patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: A protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial","authors":"An-qi SHI (石安琪) ,&nbsp;Zi-chen WANG (王子辰) ,&nbsp;Xiao-huan QI (齐晓环) ,&nbsp;Ying DUAN (段莹) ,&nbsp;Xu WANG (王旭) ,&nbsp;Jian-wei HUO (霍建伟) ,&nbsp;Yi-chao CHEN (陈懿超) ,&nbsp;Zhi-yuan HUI (惠志远) ,&nbsp;Jun WANG (王军) ,&nbsp;Chao-qun YAN (闫超群)","doi":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p><span>Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is considered a major </span>public health<span> issue due to its high prevalence and severe consequences. Several published studies have revealed that electro-acupuncture may relieve OSAS symptoms. However, the mechanism of electro-acupuncture in the treatment of patients with OSAS remains unclear.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods and analysis</h3><p>We evaluated the efficacy and mechanism of electro-acupuncture in the treatment of patients with OSAS. This was a two-group parallel randomized controlled trial<span><span>. Sixty patients with OSAS will be randomly divided into an electro-acupuncture or shallow acupuncture<span> group in a proportion of 1:1, and the patients will be administered 36 sessions of electro/shallow acupuncture treatment (three times a week for 12 weeks, 20 min for each session). The </span></span>Epworth Sleepiness Scale<span> (ESS) will be used as the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes will include polysomnography (PSG), sleep quality, emotional state, and cognitive function. In addition, patients will receive neuroimaging scanning before and after the entire acupuncture treatment to evaluate neuroplasticity changes, including gray matter density, white matter integrity, and functional connections.</span></span></p></div><div><h3>Expected outcomes</h3><p>We believe that the use of electro-acupuncture will be more effective in patients with mild to moderate OSAS and that the cognitive and emotional status of patients will improve after acupuncture treatment. In addition, we aim to clarify which brain areas can be altered by acupuncture in patients with OSAS.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>This randomized clinical trial aims to explore the curative effect and central mechanism of acupuncture treatment for OSAS. We will explore gray matter density, white matter integrity, and functional connections of the brain using fMRI technology. The results of this study will be significant to the guidelines for clinical OSAS treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44648,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 176-183"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43467970","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":"Real-time cerebral response of two classic acupuncture manipulations: Protocol for a randomized crossover fNIRS trial 两种不同古典针刺手法的实时中枢整合特征研究:一项基于近红外光谱成像技术的随机交叉试验研究方案","authors":"Yu-zhu QU (瞿玉竹) ,&nbsp;Li CHEN (陈丽) ,&nbsp;Jing-ya CAO (曹静雅) ,&nbsp;Pan ZHANG (张攀) ,&nbsp;Yang-ke MAO (毛杨科) ,&nbsp;Zi-lei TIAN (田子雷) ,&nbsp;Yu-ke TENG (滕雨可) ,&nbsp;Jing XIONG (熊静) ,&nbsp;Tao YIN (尹涛) ,&nbsp;Fang ZENG (曾芳)","doi":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Reinforcing-reducing manipulations are a crucial part of acupuncture therapy. The reinforcing manipulation with heat sensation (RMHS) and the reducing manipulation by inducing cool sensation (RMCS) are two representative methods of reinforcing-reducing manipulations. This trial aims to investigate the characteristic of cerebral responses to these two typical acupuncture manipulations.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><span>A total of 35 healthy participants will be included and receive acupuncture stimulation with RMHS and RMCS in a random order. The psychology, cognition, and body constitution of participants will be measured by the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), the mindful attention awareness scale (MAAS), the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ), and the needle sensation will be evaluated after each acupuncture stimulation immediately. The cerebral activity changes elicited by RMHS and RMCS will be detected by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and analyzed with the general linear model-based activation and the channel-to-channel </span>functional connectivity.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>This trial will investigate the cerebral response induced by RMHS and RMCS by real-time fNIRS, so as to map the characteristics of the central responses’ patterns to these two manipulations and preliminarily explore the mechanism of traditional acupuncture manipulations.</p></div><div><h3>Trial registration</h3><p>Chinese Clinical Trials. gov Registry (ChiCTR2100051886).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44648,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 168-175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48280183","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":"Acute herpes zoster treated with surrounding fire needling combined with electroacupuncture at Jiājĭ (夹脊EX-B2): A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Jing PANG (逄静) ,&nbsp;Hong-Na YIN (尹洪娜) ,&nbsp;Zhong-Ren SUN (孙忠人) ,&nbsp;Kun-Peng XIA (夏昆鹏)","doi":"10.1016/j.wjam.2023.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wjam.2023.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Objectives&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;To investigate the clinical efficacy of surrounding fire needling combined with electroacupuncture (EA) at Jiājĭ (夹脊EX-B2) on acute &lt;/span&gt;herpes zoster&lt;span&gt;, and explore the potential mechanism of this combined treatment by measuring the changes of serum inflammatory cytokines and pain mediators.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sixty patients with acute herpes zoster were randomly assigned to either acupuncture plus western medicine group or western medicine group. In the western medicine group, the patients took orally &lt;/span&gt;mecobalamin and &lt;/span&gt;ganciclovir&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; for 14 consecutive days. In the acupuncture plus western medicine group, on the base of the western medicine, the surrounding fire needling (fire needling was operated swiftly toward the center of skin lesions.) combined with EA at EX-B2 was provided. &lt;/span&gt;Acupoints&lt;span&gt; of EX-B2 were selected based on the nerve ganglion&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; corresponding to the skin lesions, as well as two adjacent nerve ganglions(one level upwards and one downwards) to the lesions, and were stimulated with EA once daily for 14 days. The change of symptoms from the blister eruption to scabbing and decrustation were observed. The score of visual analogue scale (VAS), serum inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α) and pain mediators (calcitonin gene related peptide, substance P) before and after treatment, the scores of &lt;/span&gt;Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) before and after treatment as well as at 1 month of follow-up, and the overall effective rate and the incidence of post-hepatic &lt;/span&gt;neuralgia at 1 month of follow-up were assessed and compared between two groups, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;After treatment completion, the time of blister relief, scabbing and decrustation in the acupuncture plus western medicine group was significantly shorter when compared with that of the western medicine group (all &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05). After treatment, VAS score, PSQI score and HAMD score were all reduced significantly when compared with that before treatment within group (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05). These scores in the acupuncture plus western medicine were reduced significantly compared with the western medicine group at the same time point (all &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05). After treatment, the incidence of post-hepatic neuralgia was 6.89%, lower than that in western medicine group (50.00%, &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05). After treatment, the values of serum inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNT-a) and pain mediators (CGRP, SP) were reduced when compared with the those before treatment within group (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05), and the reduction in the acupuncture plus western medicine group was larger than that in the western medicine group (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05). The total effective rate was 96.67% in the acupuncture plus western med","PeriodicalId":44648,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 111-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49790134","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":"Moxibustion along the governor vessel and sliding cupping for treatment of 28 cases with allergic rhinitis","authors":"Ya-hui FU (付亚辉) ,&nbsp;Ruo-yu YU (于若愚) ,&nbsp;Shu-shu WANG (王舒舒) ,&nbsp;Yi HOU (侯艺) ,&nbsp;Ji-guo YANG (杨继国)","doi":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wjam.2022.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p><span>To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of combined treatment of </span>moxibustion<span> along the governor vessel and sliding cupping on allergic rhinitis.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A total of 28 patients with allergic rhinitis meeting the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. Sliding cupping was applied on the back, followed by moxibustion along the running course of the governor vessel. After 6 treatments, the symptoms and signs of patients were evaluated according to guideline and reported.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Compared with before treatment, the score of symptoms and sighs all decreased after treatment(7.64 ± 1.62 vs 1.86 ± 0.65 ,2.57 ± 1.26 vs 0.96 ± 0.57, both <em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). Among 28 patients, the treatment was remarkably effective in 14 patients, effective in 12 patients and no effect in 2 patients. The total effective rate was 92.86%. No severer adverse events happened during the treatment.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The combined treatment of moxibustion along the governor vessel and sliding cupping therapy could be effective for allergic rhinitis, and may require further investigation for its effectiveness.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44648,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 155-158"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41853124","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}