Effect of traditional Chinese medicine Zhiyi decoction and acupuncture on serum ADH & inflammatory factors in patients of enuresis.

.This study was designed to investigate the curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine Zhiyi decoction combined with acupuncture in the treatment of enuresis and its influence on serum ADH and inflammatory factors. A total of 84 enuresis patients treated were selected as cases from September 2014 to January 2017, randomly divided into study and control group with 42 cases each. The control group was treated with traditional Chinese medicine Zhiyi decoction while the study group was treated with traditional Chinese medicine Zhiyi decoction combined with acupuncture. The clinical efficacy and levels of serum ADH, serum inflammatory factors (TNF-α and IL-6) were compared between two groups before and after treatment. In study group, there were 34 cases cured and 5 cases were improved. Total effective rate was 92.9% and recurrence rate was 4%. In control group, there were 23 and 7 cases cured and improved respectively. Total effective rate was 71.4% and recurrence rate was 14.3%. The total efficiency of study group was significantly higher than that of control group (P<0.05), and the recurrence rate was significantly lower than control group (P<0.05). After treatment, there was no significant change in ADH level of study group at 10am and 11pm (P>0.05). In control group, the level of ADH at 11pm before treatment was lower than that after treatment (P<0.05) and the level of ADH at 10am before treatment was not significantly different from that after treatment (P>0.05). The levels of serum TNF-α and IL-6 in study group and control group decreased at 10am and 11pm after treatment (P<0.05) There was no significant difference in serum TNF-α and IL-6 levels between study group and control group before treatment (P>0.05). Compared with simple acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine Zhiyi decoction combined with acupuncture of children had more exact effect, changed enuresis symptoms effectively.

Therapeutic Observation of Acupuncture, Chiropractic plus Functional Exercise for Postpartum Sacroiliac Malposition / 上海针灸杂志

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture, chiropractic plus functional exercise of lumbar and gluteal muscles in treating postpartum sacroiliac malposition.Method Forty patients with postpartum sacroiliac malposition were randomized into group A, group B, group C and group D, 10 cases in each group. Group A was intervened by acupuncture, chiropractic plus functional exercise of lumbar and gluteal muscles, group B by acupuncture plus chiropractic, group C by acupuncture plus functional exercise of lumbar and gluteal muscles, and group D by chiropractic plus functional exercise of lumbar and gluteal muscles. The four groups were intervened once every other day. The modified Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score was observed before and after 5 treatment sessions, and the clinical efficacies in the four groups were compared.Result The total effective rates were 100.0% in the four groups, and the inter-group differences were statistically insignificant (P>0.05). The ODI scores in the four groups were significantly changed after treatment and in the 3-month follow-up study compared with those before the treatment (P<0.05). After the treatment, the ODI score in group B was significantly different from that in the other groups (P<0.05). The ODI scores in group A and B in the 3-month follow-up study were significantly different from those after the treatment in the same group (P<0.05). The ODI score in group A was significantly different from that in the other groups in the 3-month follow-up study (P<0.05). The ODI score in group B in the 3-month follow-up study was significantly different from that in group C and D (P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture, chiropractic plus functional exercise of lumbar and gluteal muscles is definitely effective in treating postpartum sacroiliac malposition, acupuncture plus chiropractic can produce a significant short-term efficacy and alleviate the symptoms, and functional exercise of lumbar and gluteal muscle can produce an obvious long-term efficacy.

Clinical observation on acupuncture plus chiropractic treatment for cervical spondylosis / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of Governor Vessel-unblocking and yang-regulating acupuncture plus chiropractic treatment on upper cervical spondylosis. Methods:A total of 64 eligible cases were randomly allocated into an observation group (n=32) and a control group (n=32) according to the random digital table. Cases in the observation group were treated with Governor Vessel-unblocking and Yang-regulating needling method, fine adjustment of the upper cervical spine and lumbosacral Ban-pulling manipulation; cases in the control group were treated with routine acupuncture and same spinal adjustment as the observation group. The treatment was done once a day in both groups. The therapeutic efficacies were observed after 10 times of treatment. Results:The total effective rate was 78.1% in the observation group and 67.5% in the control group. The difference in the total effective rate between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion:Governor Vessel-unblocking and yang-regulating acupuncture and regulate yang plus chiropractic therapy is better than routine acupuncture plus chiropractic therapy in the therapeutic effect in the treatment of upper cervical spondylosis.