Association between relative muscle strength and hypertension in middle-aged and older Chinese adults.

Background: The association between muscle defects and hypertension is well-established. However, the absence of pertinent and uncomplicated clinical indicators presents a challenge. Relative muscle strength (RMS) may offer a viable indicator.

Neuroprotective Effects of Electroacupuncture Preventive Treatment in Senescence-Accelerated Mouse Prone 8 Mice.

Objective: To investigate the preventive treatment effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on cognitive changes and brain damage in senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 (SAMP8) mice.

Methods: The 5-month-old male SAMP8 and age-matched homologous normal aging mice (SAMR1) were adopted in this study. EA stimulation at Baihui (GV 20) and Yintang (EX-HN 3) was performed every other day for 12 weeks, 4 weeks as a course.

Use acupuncture to treat functional constipation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Whether acupuncture is effective for patients with functional constipation is still unclear. Therefore, we report the protocol of a randomized controlled trial of using acupuncture to treat functional constipation.

Design: A randomized, controlled, four-arm design, large-scale trial is currently undergoing in China.

[Thinking on methodologies and problems existed in clinical study of acupuncture and moxibustion].

The modernization and internationalization of acupuncture and moxibustion is inevitable trends to develop acupuncture and moxibustion. However, the acupuncture research findings in China are not accepted by the mainstream medicine abroad. The major problems are that the study purposes are not specific and the modern scientific research methods are not rationally used in acupuncture clinical study.

[Influence of electroacupuncture of meridian acupoints on the related hormones of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis in rats with cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury].

Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on the related hormones of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CI-RI).

Methods: Ninety Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control, sham-operation (sham), model, EA acupoint and EA non-acupoint groups. CI-RI model was established by using modified middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and reperfusion.

[A preliminary study on the early diagnosis of sinus dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].

Objectives: To observe the characteristics of sinus dysfunction (SD) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAHS) and to explore the method for early detection of SD in these patients.

Methods: From January 2007 to June 2008, 119 snorers were recruited. All of them underwent polysomnography (PSG) examination and received atropine test under ultramicroelectrocardiogram (UMECG).

[Differences in thinking model of treatment based syndrome differentiation between acu-moxibustion and internal medicine of TCM].

The founding of clinical syndrome differentiation treatment system for acu-moxibustion is an important issue for the development of clinical acupuncture practices, and it has attracted extensive attention in the domestic and overseas circles in acu-moxibustion field. At present, the syndrome differentiation treatment system of internal medicine of TCM is literally carried out in clinical acu-moxibustion practices, syndrome differentiation according to zang-fu is used instead of syndrome differentiation according to meridian, hence, it is difficult to reflect the features and advantages of acupuncture and moxibustion. Although the goals of acu-moxibustion and Chinese herbal medicine treatments are consistent, but the methods and approaches of the treatment are different.

[Clinical study on acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy for treatment of poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome].

Objective: To observe therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy on poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome.

Methods: One hundred and twenty cases of poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly divided into an acupuncture-rehabilitation group, an acupuncture group and a rehabilitation group, 40 cases in each group. The acupuncture-rehabilitation group were treated with acupuncture at Jianyu (LI 15), Jianqian, Jianliao (TE 14), etc.

[Association between severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and sinus dysfunction].

Objective: To preliminarily investigate the association between severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and sinus dysfunction (SD).

Methods: From March of 2005 to June of 2006, 70 patients with severe OSAS and 36 simple snorers underwent electrocardiography by polysomnography. In order to compare their sinus function and analyse the risk factors of SD, atropine test with simultaneous monitoring of ultramicroelectrocardiogram (UMECG) was performed in those with the lowest heart rate < 40 pbm, or the highest sinus heart rate < 90 bpm, or the longest R-R interval > 2.

[Effects of head point-through-point electroacupuncture on SOD and LPO in the patient of Parkinson's disease].

Objective: To observe clinical therapeutic effect of head point-through-point electroacupuncture on Parkinson's disease and the mechanism.

Methods: Seventy-six cases of Parkinson's disease were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=37) treated with head point-through-point electroacupuncture and oral administration of madopa, and a control group (n=39) with only oral administration of madopa. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and lipids peroxides (LPO) were determined before and after treatment.

[Therapeutic effect of point-through-point acupuncture on migraine and its effects on brain blood flow velocity].

Objective: To study the clinical therapeutic effect of point-through-point acupuncture on migraine and its mechanisms.

Methods: Ninety cases of migraine were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 45 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with point-through-point acupuncture and the control group with normal needling method.

[Clinical observation on point-through-point acupuncture for treatment of cerebellar ataxia after apoplexy].

Objective: To observe therapeutic effect of point-through-point acupuncture on cerebellar ataxia after apoplexy and evaluate the safety.

Methods: Random, parallel control, single blind and multicentral study method was used and 224 cases from 4 hospitals were divided equally into a treatment group and a control group, 112 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with point-through-point acupuncture and the control group with general needling method.

[Observation on therapeutic effect of point-through-point acupunture on strephenopodia after apoplexy].

Objective: To observe clinical therapeutic effect of point-through-point acupuncture on strephenopodia after apoplexy.

Methods: Ninety-six cases of strephenopodia after apoplexy were divided into a treatment group (n=50) treated with point-through-point acupuncture and a control group (n=46) treated with normal acupuncture. Their clinical therapeutic effects and motor functions of lower limbs were investigated.