[Hotspots and trends in acupuncture-assisted tumor chemotherapy: a bibliometric analysis based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer].

Objective: To review the current research status and hotspots of acupuncture-assisted tumor chemotherapy and provide references for clinical and basic research in this field.

Methods: The relevant literature on acupuncture-assisted tumor chemotherapy from the inception of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science (WoS) databases to December 10, 2023, was retrieved. CiteSpace6.

['s clinical experience in treatment of tic disorder].

The paper introduces Professor 's experience in treatment of tic disorder with 's manual flying needling therapy by both hands. This therapy is characterized by the integration of regulation and the painless technique of manual flying needling. It is especially applicable to pediatric encephalopathy.

[Effect of electroacupuncture on neurological function in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury based on AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 signaling pathway].

Objective: To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on neurological function in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) by regulating adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/Unc-51-like kinase 1 (ULK1) signaling pathway.

Methods: Thirty-three male SD rats were randomly divided into a sham-operation group, a model group and an EA group, with 11 rats in each group. The right middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) model was prepared by thread occlusion method in the model group and the EA group.

[Interpretation of the CDISC therapeutic area user guide for traditional Chinese medicine- acupuncture].

Improving research data quality is a crucial aspect of high-quality clinical research of acupuncture and moxibustion. The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) has developed a series of standards to support the collection, tabulation, and analysis of clinical research data. To enhance the efficiency and quality of clinical research in acupuncture, as well as to facilitate the integration, sharing, and secondary analysis of data from multiple similar studies, CDISC has developed and released the CDISC therapeutic area user guide for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture (TAUG-TCM-Acupuncture).

A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effect of Tongmai Yangxin pill on ventricular remodeling in acute anterior STEMI patients after primary PCI.

Background: Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a severe form of coronary heart disease and a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. This can mainly be ascribed to adverse ventricular remodeling (VR). However, the efficacy of existing treatment strategies for STEMI is not entirely satisfactory.

[Thumbtack needle at front- points for abnormal behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders].

Objective: To compare the clinical effect of thumbtack needle at front- points combined with conventional rehabilitation training and simple conventional rehabilitation training in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Methods: A total of 40 children with ASD were randomly divided into a combination group (20 cases, 3 cases dropped out) and a conventional rehabilitation group (20 cases, 3 cases dropped out). Conventional rehabilitation training i.

[Evaluation of the reporting quality of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for depression based on CONSORT statement, STRICTA criteria and SHARE checklist].

Objective: To evaluate the reporting quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture for depression.

Methods: Systematic searches were performed in PubMed, the Cochrane Library, EMbase, CNKI, Wanfang, SinoMed and VIP Database for RCTs of acupuncture in treatment of depression. The search time was from the establishment of database to December 1, 2023, and the language restriction was Chinese and English.

[Professor 's experience of integrated acupuncture and medication approach to treat motor complications in Parkinson's disease based on the alternation of "movement and stillness"].

This paper introduces Professor 's experience in treating motor complications of Parkinson's disease (PD) with acupuncture combined with medication. Based on the characteristics of the alternation of "movement and stillness" in PD motor complications, Professor divides these complications into three distinct periods: "movement" stage, "stillness" stage and "alternation" stage, and proposes an integrated approach of acupuncture and medication, with staged treatment tailored to each period. The main acupoints include Jin's three needles to regulate spirit (four spirit needles, Shenting [GV 24], Yintang [GV 24], Shenmen [HT 7], Sanyinjiao [SP 6]), along with hand tremor three needles (Hegu [LI 4], Quchi [LI 11], Dingchan), foot tremor three needles (Yinlingquan [SP 9], Yanglingquan [GB 34], Taichong [LR 3]), and 's three needles (Dazhui [GV 14], Jinsuo [GV 8], Mingmen [GV 4]).

[Effects of intradermal needling intervention on attentional networks in subthreshold depression: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To analyze the effects of (regulating liver and harmonizing spirit) intradermal needling protocol on the attentional networks of patients with subthreshold depression using the attention network test (ANT).

Methods: Eighty patients with subthreshold depression were randomly divided into an intradermal needling group (40 cases) and a sham needling group (40 cases, 2 cases dropped out), with an additional 43 healthy subjects as a normal group. The intradermal needling group received intradermal needling treatment, while the sham needling group received sham intradermal needling, with the needle tip not penetrating the skin.

[Interaction between depression and insomnia under acupuncture treatment: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To explore the interaction between emotional and insomnia symptom improvement in comorbid depression and insomnia patients treated with optimized acupuncture.

Methods: A secondary analysis was conducted on a multicenter randomized controlled trial of acupuncture treatment for comorbid depression and insomnia. One hundred and forty patients with comorbid depression and insomnia were randomly assigned to an optimized acupuncture group (70 cases, 8 cases dropped out) and a conventional acupuncture group (70 cases, 8 cases dropped out).

Pseudomyopia treated with auricular point sticking combined with periocular needle-embedding therapy and prevention of true myopia: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To observe the clinical effect and safety of auricular point sticking combined with periocular needle-embedding therapy for pseudomyopia and prevention of true myopia.

Methods: A total of 269 children with pseudomyopia were randomized into an observation group (134 cases, 2 cases dropped out) and a control group (135 cases, 5 cases dropped out). In the control group, the healthy education was provided.

Observation of the therapeutic effect of needling combined with herb-separated moxibustion on recurrent implantation failure of kidney deficiency and blood stasis.

Objectives: To observe the therapeutic effect of needling combined with herb-separated moxibustion on the patients with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) of kidney deficiency and blood stasis undergoing frozen embryo transfer of the conventional hormone replacement therapy cycle.

Methods: Sixty RIF of kidney deficiency and blood stasis patients who planned for frozen embryo transfer were randomly divided into a combined treatment group (30 cases) and a western medication group (30 cases). In the western medication group, the conventional hormone replacement therapy was performed for endometrial preparation during transfer cycle.

Professor 's experience in treating "five delays and five weaknesses" in children with -oriented approach.

Professor , based on the concept of the "-oriented approach", identifies " deficiency with excess " as the underlying pathological mechanism of "five delays and five weaknesses" in children. He recommends a treatment model that included acupuncture, moxibustion, and rehabilitation, integrating various therapeutic methods of acupuncture, refined moxibustion, and auricular point sticking. Specific acupoints along the conception vessel, governor vessel, and bladder meridian, as well as related acupoints with tonifying effects on spleen and kidney, are selected to achieve the therapeutic goal of "promoting and nourishing simultaneously".

[Re-evaluation of systematic reviews of acupuncture and moxibustion for children with cerebral palsy].

Objective: To assess the methodological quality, report quality and evidence quality of the Meta-analysis and systematic reviews of acupuncture and moxibustion for children with cerebral palsy, aiming to provide decision-making basis for clinical treatment.

Methods: The systematic reviews and Meta-analysis of acupuncture and moxibustion for children with cerebral palsy were searched in CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, SinoMed, Cochrane Library, PubMed and EMbase. The retrieval time was from the database establishment to June 30th, 2022.

[The objectification of point diagnosis and treatment].

points play a significant role in the clinical localization and qualitative diagnosis of acupuncture, as well as in selecting acupoints along the meridians and applying tonifying or reducing techniques. This paper introduces the theoretical basis and existing technical methods of objectification of point diagnosis and treatment. It proposes that using sensory quantitative testing to determine the temperature and tenderness thresholds of points could help to identify the pathological characteristics of "cold" "heat" "deficiency" or "excess" of points.

['s experience in treatment of dyskinesia of Parkinson's disease with acupuncture at triple-acupoint prescription].

The paper introduces professor 's clinical experience in treatment of dyskinesia of Parkinson's disease with acupuncture at triple-acupoint prescription. In pathogenesis, dyskinesia of Parkinson's disease refers to deficiency and disturbing wind. In treatment, acupuncture focuses on warming , promoting the circulation of the governor vessel, regulating the spirit and stopping trembling; and Baihui (GV 20), Suliao (GV 25) and Dingchanxue (Extra) are selected to be "trembling relief needling".

[Clinical efficacy of fire needling combined with cupping therapy on herpes zoster of acute stage and the effect on Th17/Treg cellular immune balance].

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy between the combined therapy of fire needling and cupping, and western medication on herpes zoster of acute stage, as well as the effects on Th17 and Treg cells and inflammatory factors, i.e. IL-10 and IL-17 in the peripheral blood.

[Application characteristics and modern research progress of "bone-approaching" acupuncture].

The paper explores the evolution of "bone-approaching" acupuncture, its effect target and mechanism. The concrete operation procedure of "bone-approaching" method is recorded originally in (Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor) as short needling and needling (referring to the category of the five needling technique). The periosteum is the most effective stimulation target of "bone-approaching" acupuncture for analgesia, regaining consciousness and regulating spirit.

[Analysis on status quo of outcomes and measurement instruments of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia].

Objective: To analyze the report status of outcomes and measurement instruments of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia, so as to provide a basis for designing clinical trials and developing the core outcome set in acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia.

Methods: RCTs of acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia were searched in databases i.e.

[Theory and application of pulse diagnosis at and regions].

and pulse diagnostic method is one of the important parts of the pulse diagnosis in () and has been controversial since its proposal. This article takes diagnostic operation as the evidence, and is in reference of the statement, " region (the region ahead of region of ) determines the human life, that on the left hand refers to , while on the right hand is ". The pulse conditions on the left and right hands represent and .

[Study on positive reaction of foot three -meridians in patients with typeⅢ chronic prostatitis based on meridian diagnosis].

Objective: To explore the relationship between typeⅢ chronic prostatitis and the positive reaction of foot three -meridians based on meridian diagnosis.

Methods: Using the traditional meridian diagnosis combined with tenderness meter detection, the positive reaction rate of meridians and acupoints of crural foot three -meridians and tenderness pain threshold of standard acupoint location were compared in the typeⅢ chronic prostatitis patients (prostatitis group, 32 cases) and healthy subjects (health group, 30 cases).

Results: The positive reaction rate of the spleen meridian was higher than those in the kidney meridian and the liver meridian in the prostatitis group (<0.

[Professor 's experience of mind-regulation acupuncture for psychosomatic disorders].

Professor 's diagnosis and treatment method and manipulation key points of mind-regulation acupuncture for psychosomatic disorders are summarized. Professor proposes that psychosomatic disorders can be subdivided into "mind-body disorder" and "body-mind disorder". The former requires treatment aimed at regulating the mind.