[Clinical effect of different schemes of mild moxibustion for treatment of knee osteoarthritis].

Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of different schemes of mild moxibustion for treatment of (yang-deficiency induced cold-accumulation type)knee osteoarthritis (KOA).

Methods: Fifty-nine KOA patients were chosen and randomly divided into control group (n =30) and test group (n =29). Patients of the control group were treated by mild moxi- bustion of Neixiyan (EX-HE4) and Waixiyan (ST 35) for 30 min, once daily for 14 days (two courses), and those of the test group were treated by mild moxibustion of EX-HE 4 and ST 35 for 30 mini once daily for 7 days (the same to control group), followed by moxibustion of Yaoyangguan (GV 3) and Mingmen (GV 4) once daily for next 7 days more.

[Relationship between patients' sensitivity to moxibustion stimulation and clinical effect in the treatment of peripheral facial palsy].

Objective: To compare the outcome difference between the heat-sensitive and non-sensitive moxibustion stimulation of Yifeng (TE 17) in the treatment of peripheral facial palsy.

Methods: A total of 43 patients with peripheral facial paralysis were divided into heat-sensitive moxibustion (n = 21) and non-sensitive moxibustion (n = 22) groups in accordance with their reactions to moxa-heat stimulation. Mild moxibustion was applied to bilateral Yifeng (TE 17) for 45 minutes, followed by mild acupuncture stimulation of Cuanzhu (BL 2), Yangbai (GB 14), Sibai (ST 2), Hegu (LI 4), etc.