[Therapeutic effect of acupoint catgut embedding on balance function and plantar pressure in hemiplegic patients].

Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of acupoint catgut embedding on balance function and plantar pressure in hemiplegic patients.

Methods: A total of 98 hemiplegic patients were equally randomly assigned to routine treatment group and acupoint catgut embedding group. The patients in the routine treatment group were given routine medical treatment, routine acupuncture and rehabilitation training.

[Comparative study on function and surface electromyograpgy in patients of lumbar disc herniation treated with acupunctrue and moxibustion].

Objective: To compare the differences in the clinical function and lumbar and abdominal myodynamia in patiants of lumbar disc herniation treated with moxibustion at Dazhui (GV 14) and Guanyuan (CV 4) and acupuncture.

Methods: Forty cases were randomized into a moxibustion group and an acupuncture group, 20 cases in each group. In the moxibustion group, the warm moxibustion was applied alternatively at Dazhui (GV 14) and Guanyuan (CV 4) once every other day, 1 h each time, once every day.