Effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for stroke and stroke complications: a protocol for meta-analysis and systematic review based on randomized, single-blind, controlled trials.

Introduction: The treatment and rehabilitation of stroke and its complications have become major global health issues. Acupuncture is widely used as a complementary and alternative treatment for stroke. Many clinical studies have evaluated the efficacy and safety of acupuncture, but the research results need to be more consistent.

Acupuncture for Hypertension in Animal Models: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to summarize and evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in hypertension animal study.

Methods: Studies were searched from six databases, including Medline, Embase, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, VIP information database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database. Study quality of each included study was evaluated according to the Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments (ARRIVE) guidelines, and the risk of bias was evaluated by the Systematic Review Centre for Laboratory Animal Experimentation (SYRCLE) tool.

[Theoretic analysis on twirling acupuncture manipulation for reinforcing and reducing in treatment of hypertension by academician -].

The paper explains academician -'s understanding on hypertension and the concrete application of twirling acupuncture technique for reinforcing and reducing in treatment of hypertension, and explores the theoretic basis of the first and second definitions of twirling acupuncture technique for reinforcing and reducing proposed by the academician -. It is believed that the dysfunction of the sea of and the disharmony of the liver and spleen are the etiologies of hypertension, thus, the treatment principles are suggested as "activating blood circulation, dispersing wind, smoothing liver and strengthening spleen functions". Renying (ST 9) is selected as the main acupoint, while Hegu (LI 4), Taichong (LR 3), Quchi (LI 11) and Zusanli (ST 36) are used as the adjuvant acupoints.

Manual Acupuncture or Combination with Vitamin B to Treat Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials on manual acupuncture treatment of DPN were retrieved from the Medline, Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CNKI, WanFang, and VIP databases. Extracted research data were summarized in the tables, and methodological assessment was performed using the risk-of-bias assessment tool of Cochrane. Meta-analysis was performed by Revman 5.

Acupuncture methods for diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A protocol for a Bayesian network meta-analysis.

Background: Many clinical trials and systematic reviews have suggested that acupuncture (include moxibustion) could be effective in the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). However, clinical practices vary greatly leads to different choices which are mainly based on personal experience. The aim of this Bayesian network meta-analysis is to compare the efficacy of different acupuncture methods for DPN.

[Professor -'s clinical experience for treating post-stroke distal limb dyskinesia].

Professor -'s experience for treating post-stroke distal limb dyskinesia is introduced from the aspects of syndrome differentiation principles, clinical acupoint selection and acupuncture manipulation. Professor proposes the original syndrome differentiation system of "ten factors" for stroke, and emphasizes the importance of spirit differentiation and syndrome differentiation. The syndrome differentiation focus on the three meridians and kidney meridian, as such, Quchi (LI 11), Shousanli (LI 10), Waiguan (TE 5), Hegu (LI 4), Zhongzhu (TE 3), Sidu (TE 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Tengyue point, Taichong (LR 3), Xiangu (ST 43), Zulinqi (GB 41), Dazhong (KI 4), Genjian point, Zhaohai (KI 6), Fuliu (KI 7) and Taixi (KI 3) are selected.

Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for posterior circulation ischemic vertigo: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Posterior circulation ischemic vertigo (PCIV) is one of the most complaint symptoms in clinical, and is associated with high risk of recurrence. Current studies show that acupuncture has therapeutic effect on releasing symptom as well as improving the blood flow of posterior circulation. In this review, we aim to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for PCIV.

Correction to: Efficacy of electro-acupuncture and manual acupuncture versus sham acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

After publication of the original article [1], the authors have notified us that the Trial registration number NCT03274713 should be replaced by NCT03366363 in the Abstract section of the paper.

Gene-Level Regulation of Acupuncture Therapy in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats: A Whole Transcriptome Analysis.

Hypertension is a global health problem. It has been reported that acupuncture at Taichong acupoints (LR3) decreases high blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. A transcriptome analysis can profile gene expression and its relationship with acupuncture.

Efficacy of electro-acupuncture and manual acupuncture versus sham acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. Although the available evidence for its efficacy is inconclusive, acupuncture is used as an alternative therapy for KOA. The aim of this trial is to determine the efficacy of electro-acupuncture and manual acupuncture versus sham acupuncture for KOA.

Acupuncture lowering blood pressure for secondary prevention of stroke: a study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

Background: Stroke is the prime cause of morbidity and mortality in the general population, and hypertension will increase the recurrence and mortality of stroke. We report a protocol of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) using blood pressure (BP)-lowering acupuncture add-on treatment to treat patients with hypertension and stroke.

Methods: This is a large-scale, multicenter, subject-, assessor- and analyst-blinded, pragmatic RCT.

[Effects of Blood Activating Wind Dissipating Acupuncture on Blood Pressure of Prehypertension Patients].

Objective: To observe the effects of blood activating wind dissipating acupuncture (BAWDA) on blood pressure (BP) of prehypertension (PHT) patients.

Methods: Totally 60 PHT patients were assigned to the control group and the acupuncture group according to random digit table, 30 in each group. All patients were intervened by life style.

[Treatment of hypertension by acupuncture method of "activating blood and dispersing wind, harmonizing Gan-Pi": an analysis of its principle of the circular motion of ancient Chinese medicine].

Hypertension is one of main risk factors for the occurrence and death of stroke and coronary heart disease. Its prevalence rate is rising year by year. It severely threatens the health of the human beings.

[Academician SHI Xue-min's clinical experience on treatment of hypertension with acupuncture].

Dr. SHI Xue-min, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, has an unique treatment of hy pertension with acupuncture. Aiming at preventing damages of the target organs, improving the living quality of patients, and avoiding cardio-cerebral accidents, Dr.

[Observation of anti-hypertensive effect on primary hypertension treated with acupuncture at Renying (ST 9) mainly].

Objective: To observe the immediate effect and the long-term effect on blood pressure (BP) in acupuncture for hypertension.

Methods: Seventy cases of primary hypertension were acupunctured at Renying (ST 9), Hegu (LI 4), Taichong (LR 3), Quchi (LI 11) and Zusanli (ST 36) at 2:00-4:00 pm. BP was recorded before treatment and 5 min, 15 min and 30 min after acupuncture separately every day.

[The academician SHI Xue-min 's research on "syncope" of Miraculous Pivot: Meridians].

Based on decades of research from Chinese ancient medical classics, with new understandings of the meridian differentiations, the academician SHI Xue-min made a further research on the original intention of the "syncope" of Miraculous) Pivot: Meridians. Furthermore, due to his clinical practice, the specific applications were summarized to guide the clinical treatment, such as the locations of acupoints and the techniques of acupuncture, which could be evidenced by favorable therapeutic improvements.

[SHI Xue-min's idea of acupuncture treatment on acute syndromes and intractable diseases].

Under the guidance of traditional acupuncture theory and modern medical knowledge, with long-term clinical practice, professor SHI Xue-min, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has made new recognitions on the concept of Shen (mind or vitality, a general term for life processes of the human body, referring to mentality, consciousness and thinking) and the brain, established the ideas of "Xingshen" (to cause resuscitation), "Tiaoshen" (to regulate the function of mental activity) and "Anshen" (to tranquilize the mind), promoted the application of the above ideas into acupuncture treatment on acute syndromes and intractable diseases, which is approved to have significant effect. The article dedicats to introduce professor SHI's experiences of using his idea of mental regulation with the combination of standard quantitative manipulations to treat acute, severe and intractable diseases such as stroke, central respiratory failure, angina pectoris, temporary syncope, pseudobular palsy, vascular dementia and dysuria.