Publications by authors named "Tang-Fa Zhang"
Electroacupuncture stimulates remodeling of extracellular matrix by inhibiting apoptosis in a rabbit model of disc degeneration.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
March 2015
The present study was designed to determine whether EA stimulates remodeling of extracellular matrix by inhibiting apoptosis in degenerated disc. 40 rabbits were randomly assigned to one of the four groups. Animal model was established by a loading device.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To understand the distribution of diseases in inpatients from the department of acupuncture and moxibustion and to provide the references for the scientific research direction of acupuncture and moxibustion.
Methods: By use of information management system of the medical records, the first page of the medical record of 6435 cases from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2010 was extracted.
Results: It shows a clear upward trend in the department of acupuncture and moxibustion in 8 years.
Objective: To probe a better therapy for chronic persistent asthma.
Methods: Thirty-six cases of chronic persistent asthma were randomly divided into a beat-sensitive moxibustion group (17 cases) and a western medication group (19 cases). In heat-sensitive moxibustion group, the sensitization points between Feishu (BL 13) and Geshu (BL 17) were selected with heat-sensitive moxibustion; in western medication group, Seretide inhalant was applied.
Objective: To search for the best way to elevate the clinical therapeutic effect in the hemiplegic patient of cerebral thrombosis at convalescent period.
Methods: Adopting single-blind, randomized controlled method, 90 cases of cerebral thrombosis at convalescent period were assigned to 3 groups: a scalp acupuncture group (group A), a rehabilitation therapy group (group B) and a scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy group (group C). Group A were treated with scalp acupuncture at the anterior oblique line of vertex-temporal and the posterior oblique line of vertex-temporal on the healthy side; group B were treated with modern rehabilitation medical therapy, making limb function treatment; group C were treated with the scalp acupuncture in the group A combined with the rehabilitation therapy in the group B.
Objective: To compare therapeutic effects of acupoint-injection and Chinese herbs for treatment of lumbago-leg pain induced by primary osteoporosis.
Methods: Ninety cases of lumbago-leg pain induced by primary osteoporosis were randomly divided into a Jiaji point group, a reinforcing kidney and strengthening spleen point group and a medication group, 30 cases in each group. For the Jiaji point group, bilateral Jiaji points T11, L1, L3, L5 and S2 were selected; for the reinforcing kidney and strengthening spleen point group, Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Taixi (KI 3), Taibai (SP 3), Taichong (LR 3), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Xuehai (SP 10) were selected and the medication group were treated with oral administration of Qianggu Capsules.
Objective: To probe the regulative effect of electroacupuncture (EA) at "Fenglong" (ST 40) on blood lipids in hyperlipidemia (HLP) rats and the mechanism.
Methods: Eighty Wistar rats were randomly divided into a normal group (fed with basal forage), a model group (fed with high fat forage), an EA group (fed with high fat forage + EA treatment), a western medicine group (fed with high fat forage + Pravastatin sodium). Contents of serum total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TG), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), endothelin (ET), nitric oxide (NO) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) were determined before and after treatment.
Objective: To search for a new method for treatment of acute gouty arthritis.
Methods: Sixty cases of acute gouty arthritis were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with electroacupuncture combined with point-injection, and the control group with western medicine.
Objective: To observe effects of point injection at cervical Jiaji points on endothelin (ET) and calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) in the patient of ischemic stroke (IS).
Methods: Seventy cases of IS were randomly divided into a treatment group of 35 cases and a control group of 35 cases. The treatment group were treated with acupoint injection at cervical Jiaji points and routine acupuncture, and the control group only with routine acupuncture.
Comparative study on treatment of acute gouty arthritis by electroacupuncture with different frequency.
Chin J Integr Med
September 2006
Objective: To study the therapeutic effect of treatment of acute gouty arthritis (AGA) respectively by electroacupuncture (EA) with different frequency and oral intake of Western medicine.
Methods: Seventy-two patients of AGA were randomly assigned into three groups, 24 in each group. Group A was treated with EA 100 Hz; Group B with EA 2 Hz; and Group C with Western medicine.
Objective: To observe clinical therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture combined with medicine on acute gouty arthritis and effect on blood uric acid content.
Methods: One hundred cases of acute gouty arthritis were randomly divided into 3 groups, an electroacupuncture group treated by acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40) and Ashi points, a Western medicine group by oral administration of indometacin and benzbromarone, and a combined electroacupuncture and medicine group by electroacupuncture combined with the Western medicine. The changes of their blood uric acid levels before and after treatment were detected and their therapeutic effects were compared.