Acupuncture Improves the Facial Muscular Function in a Case of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Acupuncture Improves the Facial Muscular Function in a Case of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jams.2018.11.001
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发表时间：
2019-04-01
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通讯作者：
Liang, Xibin
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作者：
Liu, Yutan;Xiao, Fei;Liang, Xibin
面肩肱型肌营养不良症（FSHD）是一种遗传性肌肉疾病，其中面部，肩胛骨和上臂的肌肉逐渐和进行性虚弱。目前尚无有效的药物治疗方法。我们有机会用针灸治疗一个FSHD患者。病人是一位62岁的女性，她向我们介绍了她的眼睛，嘴巴，肩膀和上下肢无力等症状。脸部、肩膀、手臂、胸部、下肢等多处肌肉萎缩。她的FSHD肌营养不良症的诊断是几年前建立的，后来被基因证实。经过约10个月的针灸治疗，该患者的面部肌肉功能明显恢复。然而，针灸并没有改善其他肌肉群的功能。针刺改善面部功能而不改善其他肌肉功能的可能机制有待进一步研究。
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a genetic muscle disorder in which muscles of the face, shoulder blades, and upper arms develop gradual and progressive weakness. There is no effective pharmacological treatment currently available for this disorder so far. We had an opportunity to treat a patient with FSHD using acupuncture. The patient was a 62-year-old female, who presented to us with symptoms such as weakness in her eyes, mouth, shoulder, and upper and lower limbs. Muscle atrophy could be found in multiple areas in her body including her face, shoulder, arm, chest, and lower limbs. Her diagnosis of FSHD muscular dystrophy was established a few years ago and was later genetically confirmed. After a long treatment course of about 10 months with acupuncture, this patient showed a significant restoration of her facial muscle function. However, acupuncture did not improve the function of other muscle groups. The potential mechanism that acupuncture improved the facial function but not the other muscles needs to be further investigated.