[Clinical experience in treatment of refractory tinnitus with 's therapy of acupuncture].

This article summarizes the clinical experience in treatment of refractory tinnitus with 's therapy of acupuncture (three techniques of acupuncture to remove the blockage and promote circulation). Refractory tinnitus is characterized by a mixture of deficiency and excess, which is implicated in the dysfunction of organs, resulting in physical and mental injuries. In association with the complicated conditions of the diseases and etiology, 's therapy of acupuncture is adopted.

[Development of clinical questions and outcomes on ].

Objective: To develop the clinical questions and outcomes of based on released by World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies.

Methods: Combined the investigation with expert consultation and consensus method, and taken clinicians (members) of Chinese Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion as the subjects, the clinical questions concerned were collected and the two-round consultation was conducted among expert group by letter. In the first round questionnaire, using the voting method, the relevant clinical questions in intervention measures were collected; and in the second round, with the Delphi method adopted, the importance of clinical questions and outcomes in the investigation was scored.

Visual analysis on clinical randomized controlled trial of fire needle based on VOSviewer and CiteSpace.

To analyze the research hotspots, frontiers and trends of fire needle clinical randomized controlled trial (RCT) literature in the past 10 years by using bibliometrics and knowledge mapping methods. Six Chinese and English databases including CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, SinoMed, PubMed and Web of Science ( WOS ) were searched for RCT research literature on fire needle. CiteSpace V6.

Exploring acupuncture treatment strategies for snoring based on meridian theory.

Starting from the perspective of meridian theory, this article briefly analyzes the meridian pathophysiology of snoring and the relationship between snoring and meridian theory. It proposes that acupuncture treatment for snoring should focus on regulating from the meridians, harmonizing the spirit by the governor vessel, resolving phlegm through the three meridians, and harmonizing and blood from the meridians. Additionally, attention is placed on both the root cause and the symptoms, the theory of "four seas".

[ acupuncture for primary insomnia: a pilot randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the effects of (regulating the spirit) acupuncture on cognitive function and sleep quality in patients with primary insomnia (PI).

Methods: Sixty patients with PI were randomly divided into an observation group (30 cases, 2 cases dropped off) and a control group (30 cases, 2 cases dropped off, 1 case was excluded). The patients in the observation group were treated with acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20), Shenting (GV 24), Sishencong (EX-HN 1), and bilateral Benshen (GB 13), Shenmen (HT 7), Neiguan (PC 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6).

[Clinical thinking of acupuncture for snoring based on "disharmony leads to restlessness"].

This study summarizes the clinical thinking of acupuncture for snoring based on "disharmony leads to restlessness". According to the pathological characteristics of stagnation and blood stasis, phlegm dampness and internal obstruction in snoring patients, combined with the etiology, pathogenesis and location of the disease, the innovative viewpoint of "disharmony leads to restlessness" is proposed. It is believed that the key to snoring treatment lies in "regulating ".

[Application and thinking of acupuncture therapy in comprehensive management of hypertension].

The theory of disease prevention with traditional Chinese medicine is introduced into the prevention of chronic diseases such as hypertension. In order to fully implement the advantages of acupuncture, the three-level prevention strategy is strengthened on the whole-process intervention with acupuncture for hypertension, including prevention before disease onset, starting intervention at the early phase, and prevention disease from exacerbating. Moreover, the comprehensive management scheme, multidisciplinary coordination and participation mechanism are investigated in the field of traditional Chinese medicine for preventive treatment of hypertension.

[Overview on the modern development of fire needling device: from tradition to innovation].

The appropriate needle device is crucial for obtaining the curative effect of fire needling therapy. The article introduces the material specification, clinical operation, indications, characteristics and advantages of the contemporary traditional fire needling devices (e.g.

[Observation on clinical effect of fire needling for mild to moderate benign prostatic hyperplasia with kidney deficiency].

Objective: To observe the effect of fire needling on prostate symptoms, quality of life, average daily number of nightly urination, urine flow rate and prostat volume in patients with mild to moderate benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) of kidney deficiency.

Methods: A total of 60 patients with mild to moderate BPH of kidney deficiency were randomly divided into an observation group (30 cases, 3 cases dropped off) and a control group (30 cases, 4 cases dropped off). The observation group was treated with fire needling at Guanyuan (CV 4), Shuidao (ST 28) and Qugu (CV 2) twice a week (2-3 d interval between each treatment), continuous treatment for 4 weeks.

[Innovation, development and application of contemporary fire needling].

Physicians in the past dynasties have improved the theory of fire needling from the aspects of fire needling instruments, clinical efficacy, application scope, operation, precautions, etc., which promoted the clinical application of fire needling. Modern fire needling breaks through the traditional clinical taboos such as heat syndrome, face, forbidden acupoints, and no needle retention.

[Constructing of clinical thinking of acupuncture and moxibustion, improving the medical record writing ability of standardized training physicians: teaching experience of the standardized training textbook for national TCM resident physicians].

To explore the methods of cultivating the clinical thinking ability of acupuncture and moxibustion in the standardized training of resident physicians, so as to improve the medical record writing ability of the regular training physicians. The clinical diagnosis and treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion has its own characteristics and can't copy the syndrome differentiation and treatment mode of TCM internal medicine. In the treatment section, , a standardized training textbook for national TCM resident physicians, takes clinical cases as the breakthrough point and uses the problem as the guide, guides the training physicians to cultivate acupuncture and moxibustion clinical diagnosis and treatment from three aspects: disease diagnosis, syndrome diagnosis, and treatment ideas, forms a complete understanding of the disease, and improves the standardization, logicality and systematicness of medical record writing through repeated practical training.

[Characteristics of Xin'an medical masters in treatment of syndrome with acupuncture and moxibustion based on consolidating the root and cultivating the primary].

Based on the theory of consolidating the root and cultivating the primary, the paper collates and reviews the theoretical evidences and the characteristics of Xin'an medical masters in treatment of syndrome with acupuncture and moxibustion so as to provide the ideas for further research. Xin'an medical masters thoroughly acquainted with the theory of consolidating the root and cultivating the primary in treatment of syndrome with acupuncture and moxibustion, emphasizing the regulation of and blood, and , the nutrient and the defensive ; and replenishing the middle (spleen and stomach) and the lower (kidney). The acupoint selection was distinctive, in which, the acupoints were selected and stimulated in terms of the etiology and the pathogenesis of diseases, as well as the properties of special points.

[Experience of 's three-clear method by stages for herpes zoster on the head and face].

The clinical experience of 's three-clear method by stages for herpes zoster on the head and face is summarized. The strong-clear method (blood-letting therapy) combined with mild-clear method (acupuncture with filiform needle) are applied for the acute pain period and subacute pain period of herpes zoster on the head and face. For acute pain period, the bleeding volume should be large (more than 10 mL), and treatment is given once every other day; for the subacute pain period, the bleeding volume should be 5-10 mL, and treatment is given 2-3 times a week.

[Effect and mechanism of acupoint injection on influenza A virus induced pneumonia in mice].

Objective: To investigate the effect and mechanism of acupoint injection with 0.1% vitamin C+vitamin B complex solution (V+VCo) at "Tiantu" (CV 22), "Quchi" (LI 11) and "Zusanli" (ST 36) in mouse model of pneumonia induced by influenza A virus (A/PR/8/34 [H1N1], PR8).

Methods: Sixty male ICR mice were randomized into 6 groups, i.

[Effect of fire needling on imiquimod induced psoriasis-like lesion and STAT3 pathway in mice].

Objective: To observe the effect of fire needling on psoriasis-like lesion and the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) pathway in mice and compare the therapeutic effect between different interventions of fire needling therapy (surrounding technique of fire needling, fire needling at "Dazhui" [GV 14] and "Zusanli" [ST 36]).

Methods: Thirty male BALB/c mice were randomized into a blank group, a model group, a dexamthasone group, a surrounding technique group and an acupoint group, 6 mice in each one. Except the blank group, the mice in the rest groups were established as psoriasis-like lesion model by topical application with imiquimod cream, once daily, consecutively for 8 days.

[Discussion on the classification of acupoints].

This paper discusses the existing classification of acupoints and puts forward a new classification method of acupoints. Through the definition of 3 kinds of acupoints and the analysis of the original meaning of points, it is pointed out that the existing classification of acupoints has overlapping among different categories. The acupoints are reclassified based on the characteristics of acupoints in reflecting and treating disease as well as the application of acupoints in clinic.

Emerging role of HMGB1 in lung diseases: friend or foe.

Lung diseases remain a serious problem for public health. The immune status of the body is considered to be the main influencing factor for the progression of lung diseases. HMGB1 (high-mobility group box 1) emerges as an important molecule of the body immune network.

[Randomized and controlled study on effect of acupuncture on sleep quality in the patient of primary insomnia].

Objective: To observe characteristics of acupuncture in improvement of sleep quality in the patient of insomnia.

Methods: Forty-six cases of primary insomnia were randomly divided into an observation group (n = 24) and a control group (n = 22). The observation group were treated by the needling method for regulating mental activity, with Baihui (GV 20), Shenting (GV 24), Shenmen (HT 7) selected as main points; the control group were treated with oral administration of Estazolam.

[Clinical observation on penetration needling combined with electroacupuncture for treatment of post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome].

Objective: To probe a method for increasing clinical therapeutic effect of poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome.

Methods: Eighty cases of poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated by penetration needling combined with electroacupuncture, and the control group with routine acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture, once daily, 5 sessions each week, for 4 weeks.