Bloodletting acupuncture of the engorged vein around Bl-40 (Wei-Chung) for acute lumbar sprain
Bloodletting acupuncture of the engorged vein around Bl-40 (Wei-Chung) for acute lumbar sprain
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DOI：
10.1142/s0192415x0100040x
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发表时间：
2001-01-01
影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Liu, HW
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作者：
Chen, CJ;Tsai, WC;Liu, HW
刺血疗法是针灸治疗急性腰扭伤的经典方法之一，至今在东方仍被广泛应用。然而，西方世界的大多数医生并不熟悉放血针灸，尽管他们可能很了解普通针灸。此外，根据文献综述，很少有研究探讨刺血针治疗急性腰扭伤的效果。在这项研究中，我们试图确定刺血针是否对急性腰扭伤有效。总共有12名患者入组进行分析。5例患者仅用普通针刺对侧后溪穴治疗。7例患者先用针刺同侧B1-40（卫冲）周围充血静脉放血，然后用普通针刺对侧SI-3。结果表明，针刺同侧B1-40周围充血静脉放血后再针刺对侧SI-3，比单纯针刺对侧SI-3疼痛缓解率高（83 ± 23% vs.44 ± 28%）（P < 0.01）。针刺同侧B1-40周围充血的静脉可使疼痛减轻56 ± 23%，与单纯针刺对侧SI-3（44 ± 28%）相似。提示针刺同侧B1-40（卫冲）周围充血静脉放血治疗急性腰扭伤有显著疗效。
Bloodletting acupuncture is one of the most classic methods of acupuncture therapy, and is still popularly used to treat acute lumbar sprain in the oriental world. However, most physicians in the western world are not familiar with bloodletting acupuncture, though they may know ordinary acupuncture well. Furthermore based on the literature reviewed, there have been few studies which have investigated the effect of bloodletting acupuncture upon acute lumbar sprain. In this study, we tried to determine if bloodletting acupuncture is effective for acute lumbar sprain. In total, twelve patients were enrolled for analysis. Five patients were treated with ordinary acupuncture upon the contralateral SI-3 (Hou-Hsi) point alone. Seven patients were first treated with bloodletting acupuncture to the engorged vein around the ipisilateral B1-40 (Wei-Chung), and then followed by ordinary acupuncture upon the contralateral SI-3. It was demonstrated that bloodletting acupuncture to the engorged vein around the ipisilateral B1-40 followed by ordinary acupuncture upon the contralateral SI-3 had more pain relief than ordinary acupuncture upon the contralateral SI-3 alone (83 +/- 23% vs. 44 +/- 28%) (P < 0.01). And bloodletting acupuncture to the engorged vein around the ipisilateral B1-40 decreased pain by 56 +/- 23%, similar to that of ordinary acupuncture upon the contralateral SI-3 alone (44 28%). These findings suggest that bloodletting acupuncture to the engorged vein around the ipisilateral B1-40 (Wei-Chung) has a substantial contribution for treatment of acute lumbar sprain.