[From the body-mind holism to psychosomatic medicine: theory and practice of acupuncture and moxibustion].

The traditional life concept of "body-mind holism" in Chinese medicine has drawn a special attention with the development of modern psychosomatic medicine. The "body-mind holism" is valuable in the guidance for clinical acupuncture practice, but, it is only remained on the theoretical significance by the medical masters in the past dynasties. In the paper, based on the understanding of (), the similarities and differences are compared between the body-mind theory and psychosomatic medicine.

[Effect of acupuncture combined with low frequency rTMS on comorbid mild-to-moderate depressive disorder and insomnia: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the impacts of acupuncture on depressive mood and sleep quality in patients with comorbid mild-to-moderate depressive disorder and insomnia, and explore its effect mechanism.

Methods: A total of 60 patients with comorbid mild-to-moderate depressive disorder and insomnia were randomly divided into an observation group (30 cases, 1 case dropped off) and a control group (30 cases, 2 cases dropped off). In the observation group, acupuncture and low frequency repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) were combined for the intervention.

[Discussion on "sugar needle - comfortable acupuncture and moxibustion"].

The cases of feeling comfort during acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in literature were summarized and its biological basis was explored. A simple classification of comfort was made, and the importance of obtaining comfort in acupuncture treatment was pointed out. Considering the pursuit of less pain and harmlessness in modern clinical treatment, sugar needle should be advocated and popularized in current clinical practice of acupuncture and moxibustion.

[Effect of acupuncture combined with western medication on depression-insomnia comorbidity due to COVID-19 quarantine: a multi-central randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture (acupuncture for soothing the liver and regulating the mentality) combined with western medication on depression and sleep quality in the patients with depression-insomnia comorbidity due to COVID-19 quarantine, and investigate the potential mechanism from the perspective of cortical excitability.

Methods: Sixty patients with depression-insomnia comorbidity due to COVID-19 quarantine were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a sham-acupuncture group, 30 cases in each one. The patients of both groups were treated with oral administration of sertraline hydrochloride tablets.

[Empirical analysis on lumbar disc herniation treated with "sinew-bone three needling technique" of Chinese medicine].

The paper presents professor 's experience in treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) with "sinew-bone three needling technique" of Chinese medicine. Based on the theory of meridian sinew, the points are located by "three-pass method" in terms of the distribution of meridian sinew and syndrome/pattern differentiation. The cord-like muscles and adhesion are relieved by relaxing technique to work directly on the affected sites and alleviate the local compression to the nerve root.

[Standardized 's three-needle therapy for stroke: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the effect of standardized 's three-needle therapy on limb motor function and nerve function defect in stroke patients, and to evaluate the placebo control method.

Methods: A total of 66 patients with stroke were randomly divided into a Jin's three-needle group (33 cases, 3 cases dropped off) and a placebo needle group (33 cases, 4 cases dropped off). All the patients were treated with conventional medication and rehabilitation treatment.

[Improving acupuncture research: progress, guidance, and future directions].

This paper makes an interpretation of the collection published by . Studies show that the quality of randomized controlled trial (RCT) of acupuncture is low, and multivariable Meta-regression analysis fails to confirm most factors commonly believed to influence the effect of acupuncture. The methodological challenges in design and conduct of RCT in acupuncture were analyzed, and a consensus on how to design high-quality acupuncture RCT was developed.

[Analysis of acupuncture characteristics in 's annotation of ].

: of (annotated by ) was written by . In 's annotation of , based on the elucidation of 's acupuncture thoughts, it embodies 's acupuncture thoughts, including the importance of the spleen and stomach, treatment by both acupuncture and herbal medicines on the root cause of disease, as well as the mind regulation with acupuncture. Besides, it displays the characteristics of acupuncture techniques and the experience in diagnosis and treatment, e.

[Visualization and application method of acupuncture-moxibustion knowledge of senile dementia in ancient books based on partial order structure].

Acupuncture-moxibustion has affirmative curative effect in the prevention and treatment of senile dementia. Starting from the literature research, a visualization and application method of acupuncture-moxibustion knowledge of senile dementia in ancient books based on partial order structure is proposed. This method could extract and integrate the acupuncture-moxibustion knowledge of senile dementia contained in ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine, and establish a standardized, structured and visual knowledge graph.

['s theory and clinical application of "three regions, nine needles and twelve methods"].

The paper introduces the theory and the clinical application of "three regions, nine needles and twelve methods" summarized by professor . On the basis of traditional nine needles and in association with needling technique handed down from family generations, innovated "three regions, nine needles and twelve methods". According to the treating location and anatomical structure, the needling techniques are classified in terms of three regions, i.

[ acupotomy for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupotomy (acupotomy for regulating and harmonizing and ) for knee osteoarthritis (KOA).

Methods: A total of 88 patients with KOA were randomized into a acupotomy group and a sham-acupotomy group, 44 cases in each group. In the acupotomy group, acupotomy was applied at side (4-5 high stress points i.

[Professor -'s experience in the clinical application of "Dayingxiang"].

The paper introduces professor -'s experience in treatment with acupuncture-moxibustion at "Dayingxiang". Based on the application of Neiyingxiang (internal LI 20), professor defines the entire nasal cavity and its adjacent nasopharynx as "Dayingxiang", of which, "Neiyingxiang" and "Biyandian" (nasopharynx point) are commonly stimulated with acupuncture-moxibustion. "Dayingxiang" may regulate lung and promote the circulation of the marrow sea in treatment of the disorders of lung system and the marrow.

[Clinical observation on acupuncture for symptom burden in gastric cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy after gastrectomy].

Objective: To observe the efficacy of acupuncture on symptom burden in patients with gastric cancer during adjuvant chemotherapy after gastrectomy.

Methods: A total of 58 patients were randomized into a high-dose acupuncture group (19 cases, 5 cases dropped off), a low-dose acupuncture group (20 cases, 6 cases dropped off) and a control group (19 cases, 2 cases dropped off). Conventional chemotherapy and antiemetic treatment were adopted in the control group.

[Effect of electroacupuncture at back- points of five on fatigue status and cortical excitability in chronic fatigue syndrome].

Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) at back- points of five on fatigue status, quality of life and motor cortical excitability in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), so as to explore the possible mechanism of EA for CFS.

Methods: A total of 72 patients with CFS were randomized into an EA group (36 cases, 4 cases dropped off) and a sham EA group (36 cases, 3 cases dropped off). In the EA group, EA at Ganshu (BL 18), Xinshu (BL 15), Pishu (BL 20), Feishu (BL 13) and Shenshu (BL 23) was adopted, with continuous wave, 2 Hz in frequency.

['s experience in treatment of vertigo with "regulating the middle , opening gate and relaxing tendon" method of acupuncture].

The paper introduces professor -'s theoretic ideas and experience in treatment of vertigo. Professor believes that this disease is closely related to the blockage of movement in the middle , opening-closing disarrangement in the pivot, "gate" obstruction, malnutrition of brain orifice and decreased blood flow in the nape. Based on the holistic idea of movement in traditional Chinese medicine and the circulatory theory of western medicine, the characteristics of the specific acupuncture therapy for "regulating the middle , opening gate and relaxing tendon" are summarized.

[Effect of acupuncture intervention at different time points on the pregnancy rate of frozen embryo transfer].

Objective: To observe the difference in the efficacy of acupuncture intervention at different time points on the pregnancy rate of in vitro fertilization-frozen embryo transfer (IVF-FET).

Methods: Ninety-nine patients with secondary infertility who were going to receive IVF-FET were divided into a transplantation-day acupuncture group, a transplantation cycle acupuncture group, and a non-acupuncture group according to their wishes, with 33 cases in each group. All three groups of patients received conventional IVF-FET treatment.

[Application of acupuncture in inhibiting intestinal peristalsis in colonoscopy].

Acupuncture regulating gastrointestinal motility has the characteristics of bidirectional benign regulation, acupoint specificity and immediacy. And its regulation is mainly achieved through the "neuro-endocrine-immune" network system. Acupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) and Hegu (LI 4) to inhibit intestinal peristalsis may have good application value in colonoscopy.

[Lateral needling at Lianquan (CV 23) for post-stroke dysphagia: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the effect of lateral needling at Lianquan (CV 23) for post-stroke dysphagia, and explore its mechanism.

Methods: A total of 64 patients with post-stroke dysphagia were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 32 cases in each group. Both groups were treated with conventional basic treatment.

Loss of SST and PV positive interneurons in the ventral hippocampus results in anxiety-like behavior in 5xFAD mice.

Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as anxiety and depression often appear early in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and a comorbid, anxiety-like phenotype is also found in rodents with AD. However, the underlying mechanisms behind these conditions and potential therapeutic targets to treat them remain unclear. In this study, we used 5 familial AD mutations (5xFAD) mice that developed early amyloid β-amyloid deposition and related synaptic loss and memory deficits to identify a potential mechanism behind abnormally high anxiety levels observed in these subjects.

[Technical recommendations for pragmatic randomized controlled trials of heat-sensitive moxibustion in community (Ⅱ): organization, implementation and follow-up visits].

Based on the community research experience of heat-sensitive moxibustion, this study explained technical recommendations for pragmatic randomized controlled trials (pRCTs) of heat-sensitive moxibustion in community from 7 aspects: selection of community research sites, ethical approval and registration, patient recruitment, training of standard operating procedures, ensuring patient compliance, quality control of follow-up visits and patient safety, which aimed to reduce the difficulty of research execution and improve the quality of pRCTs implementation and follow-up visits of heat-sensitive moxibustion.

[Effect of needling method on intra-uterine residue after drug abortion from the perspectives of Hegu (LI 4) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6)].

The paper introduces professor 's clinical experience in treatment of intra-uterine residue and lochia after drug abortion. Professor believes that this disorder is related to "dysfunction of the thoroughfare vessel and the conception vessel, deficiency and blood stagnation, and retention of turbid in the uterus" in pathogenesis. The treating principle should focus on "regulating the functions of the thoroughfare vessel and the conception vessel, tonifying and eliminating stasis, as well as promoting movement".

[Effect of 's scalp acupuncture on perceived stress and sleep structure in insomnia patients: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To compare the efficacy on insomnia between 's scalp acupuncture combined with conventional acupuncture and the simple conventional acupuncture.

Methods: A total of 66 patients with insomnia were randomly divided into an observation group (33 cases, 1 case dropped off) and a control group (33 cases, 2 cases dropped off). In the control group, the routine acupuncture therapy was applied to Shenmen (HT 7), Baihui (GV 20), Zhaohai (KI 6) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), etc.

[An auxiliary device for double-blind placebo acupuncture research].

This device is an auxiliary device with reasonable design for placebo acupuncture research, so as to make double-blind placebo acupuncture control possible. This new auxiliary acupuncture device includes an acupuncture device and a placebo acupuncture device with exactly the same appearance. Both of them are composed of a hemispherical base and a telescopic tube.

['s experience in treatment of depression complicated with obsessive-compulsive disorder from perspective of heart and gallbladder].

Based on the thinking of integrative and holistic acupuncture and moxibustion, - proposes to treat depression complicated with obsessive-compulsive disorder from perspective of heart and gallbladder. In clinical practice, the treatment pattern of "acupuncture at the top priority, followed by moxibustion, and consolidation at the end" is applied, acupuncture, refined moxibustion, intradermal needle and other therapies are comprehensively adopted, acupoints on the heart meridian, pericardium meridian and gallbladder meridian are selected or back- points and front- points of the heart, gallbladder and pericardium are matched, and the acupoints on the conception vessel and governor vessel and with the functions of tonifying kidney and regulating are added to calm the heart and tranquilize the mind, so as the symptoms of depression and obsessive-compulsive can be effectively relieved.

[Technical recommendation for pragmatic randomized controlled trial of heat-sensitive moxibustion in community (Ⅰ): randomization with consideration of patient preference].

Heat-sensitive moxibustion is the appropriate technique of the external treatment in traditional Chinese medicine and it is widely used in community because of its "easy learning, simple operation and clear curative effect". Pragmatic randomized controlled trial is a main intervention design in the real world study, which provides a high-level evidence for the effectiveness assessment of heat-sensitive moxibustion in community management. Focusing on the key links of randomization, e.