[Analysis on the channel state in 45 patients with acute sport injury of external malleolus joint].

Objective: To observe the channel state in patients with acute sport injury of external malleolus joint from the cutaneous electrical conductance quantity (ECQ) of Jing (Well)-points, Yuan (Source)-points and Luo (Collateral)-points of the twelve regular channels.

Methods: Forty-five patients with acute sport injury of external malleolus joint were chosen to be used as the observation group, and 30 healthy people as the control group. The ECQ of the cutaneous tissue of Jing-points, Yuan-points and Luo-points of the twelve regular channels was detected by using HB-DET Acupoint Diagnosis-Therapeutic Apparatus under room temperature.

[Analysis on literature about syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians in clinical acupuncture and moxibustion in recent 3 years].

Objective: To understand clinical application of syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians in acupuncture and moxibustion.

Methods: Collect and collate the literature about syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians in Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Acupuncture Research, Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture & Moxibustion (Clinic edition B in 2003) and Clinical Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion from 2001 to 2003.

Results: Less literature about syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians are involved, only accounting for 5.