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Thirty-eight cases of uterine bleeding of spleen deficiency treated with wheat-grain size cone moxibustion and herbal plaster on the umbilicus
ConclusionThe combined treatment with wheat-grain size cone moxibustion and herbal plaster on the umbilicus achieves significant effects on uterine bleeding of spleen deficiency. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - May 30, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Attention network function of insomniacs improved by manual acupuncture: avidence from Attention Network Task
ConclusionAcupuncture represents a safe and useful non-pharmacologic intervention option for primary insomniacs with impairments of attention network function (alertness and conflict processing/ executive control). (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - May 29, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Observation on promoting resuscitation in the patients with coma of acute carbon monoxide poisoning by acupuncture combined with hyperbaric oxygen
ConclusionAcupuncture combined with HBOT achieves the superior effect of promoting resuscitation and the clinical therapeutic effects as compared with the simple HBOT. Such combined treatment reduces the levels of serum IL-6 and IL-8, increases the level of serum BDNF in ACMP patients, as well as plays the active role in the prevention from delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - May 29, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

One case of shoulder soft tissue injury treated with cangguitanxue needling technique and cupping therapy
Publication date: Available online 29 May 2019Source: World Journal of Acupuncture - MoxibustionAuthor(s): Xi-qing XUE, Ping LIU, Xu-hao LI, Xin MA, Ji-guo YANGABSTRACTThe combined treatment of cangguitanxue (green turtle probing its cave) needling technique and cupping method achieved the significant therapeutic effects on 1 case of traumatic soft tissue injury. Such therapeutic method provides the reference for the clinical treatment of soft tissue swelling due to injury. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - May 29, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Analysis on the key factors of allergic rhinitis treated with acupuncture and moxibustion☆
Publication date: Available online 24 May 2019Source: World Journal of Acupuncture - MoxibustionAuthor(s): Shuang ZHAO, Meng-lu QIN, Wen-jia WANG, Jing LIAbstractAllergic rhinitis (AR) is the frequently-encountered disease and commonly seen in clinic. Acupuncture-moxibustion therapy brings the significant therapeutic effects on it. In order to achieve the significant effects on AR, the relevant key factors should be determined definitely in treatment with acupuncture-moxibustion therapy. In the combination of the theoretic study with clinical practice, the authors expounded the key factors in acupuncture-moxibustion treatm...
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - May 24, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Efficacy and safety of acupuncture on the treatment of functional constipation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
We describe the protocol for a randomized, patient-assessor-blinded, sham controlled trial. Seventy-two eligible patients will be randomly assigned to the intervention group (acupuncture) or the control group (sham acupuncture). All treatment will be given 26 sessions of acupuncture or sham acupuncture over 8 weeks (5 times per week in the first 2 weeks, 3 times per week during weeks 3-6, and 2 times per week during weeks7 and 8). Each treatment will last for 20 minutes. The primary outcome is the change in mean complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBMs) per week. The secondary outcomes are patient assessment of constipa...
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - May 18, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Combination of fire needle and filiform needle for frozen shoulder in different clinical stages
ConclusionsSingle filiform therapy and the therapy of filiform needle combined with fire needle were effective in treating frozen shoulder patients, and the effect of the filiform needle combined with fire needle was significantly better than single filiform needle. The effect of fire needle combined with filiform needle on the frozen shoulder in frozen stage was significantly better than single filiform needle. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - April 18, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Effect of moxibustion on long-term memory in vascular dementia model rats
ConclusionMoxibustion apparently improves the long-term memory in VD rats. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - April 17, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Preliminary optimization of acupuncture regimen at Nèiguān (PC 6) for gastroesophageal reflux disease
ConclusionIn the observation of five factors and two levels, the optimal regimen of acupuncture for GERD includes reducing technique by rotating needle at PC 6, the time of rotating needle for 60 s, Zúsānlĭ (足三里 ST 36) and Tàichōng (太冲 LR 3) as the supplementary acupoints, needle retention for 30 min and treatment interval of 24 h. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - April 11, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Effects of fuzhengbutu acupuncture–moxibustion therapy on walking function in the patients with post-stroke hemiplegia
ConclusionBased on rehabilitation treatment, Fuzhengbutu acupuncture–moxibustion therapy effectively improves the walking function of the patients with hemiplegia after ischemic stroke. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - April 10, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Preliminary optimization of acupuncture regimen at Nèiguān(PC 6) for gastroesophageal reflux disease
ConclusionIn the observation of five factors and two levels, the optimal regimen of acupuncture for GERD includes reducing technique by rotating needle at PC 6, the time of rotating needle for 60 s, Zúsānlĭ (足三里 ST 36) and Tàichōng (太冲 LR 3) as the supplementary acupoints, needle retention for 30 min and treatment interval of 24 h. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - April 5, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Cutaneous region bleeding drainage for 35 swollen boil patients
ConclusionsSignificant therapeutic effect of the cutaneous region drainage was found in curing swollen boil. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - April 5, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Effect of moxibustion on long-term memory in the rats with vascular dementia
ConclusionMoxibustion apparently improves the long-term memory in VD rats. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - April 5, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Two proved cases of treating herpes zoster pain by needling wei
Publication date: Available online 4 April 2019Source: World Journal of Acupuncture - MoxibustionAuthor(s): Xi-yan GAO, Jin XIE, Ling-yan MENGAbstractTwo cases of herpes zoster neuralgia treated by shallow needling combined with electroacupuncture were introduced. The literature basis and possible mechanisms were discussed. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - April 5, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Hidden correlation of the effect mechanism on chronic gastritis treated with ginger-isolated moxibustion at different single acupoints
ConclusionThe therapeutic effects of ginger-isolated moxibustion at single acupoint are correlated with the duration and severity of sickness. The therapeutic effects in ST 36 group were improved by the modulation of autonomic nerve activity and the effects in PC 6 group were negatively correlated with autonomic nerve activity. It is deduced that the effect mechanisms are different on single acupoint for chronic gastritis between the two points. (Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion)
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - April 5, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research