text: 30 cases of popliteal cyst treated by fire needling and cupping therapy
  Publication date: Available online 8 February 2020Source: World Journal of Acupuncture - MoxibustionAuthor(s): Wen-bao HAN, Xing WANG, Zhen-feng LIANG, Wei LI, Lei YU, Jin-na PEI, Xiao-ling WANG, Xiang-min MENG, Qing LI, Li LI, Li-jing PANG, Yan-chun GUO, Yi-zi ZHANG, Li-li ZHANG, Yang LIANGAbstractObjectiveTo explore the therapeutic effect of the fire needling with the three-edged needle and the cupping on popliteal cyst.MethodsA total of 60 patients of popliteal cyst were divided into two groups, 30 cases in each one according to the random number table. In the fire needling group, the burnt-red three-edged needle was inserted to the deep layer of the cyst. After the fluid was squeezed out, the cupping was exerted. The treatment was given 1 to 2 times a week, for 4 weeks totally. In the western medication group, prednisolone acetate 25mg was injected in the cyst capsule, once a week, for 4 weeks totally. The effective rate, recurrence rate and Rauschning-Lindgren grading were evaluated before and after treatment.ResultsThe total effective rate was 80.0% in the fire needling group and was 83.3% in the western medication group, without statistical significance in comparison (P> 0.05). The recurrence rate was 6.7% in the fire needling group and was 30% in the western medication group. The recurrence rate in the fire needling group was lower than that in the western medication group, indicating the statistical significance (P
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  Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - February 8, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
  Alternative treatment options for wound recovery
  Traditional wound healing consists of using gauze, lint, plasters and wadding to prevent bleeding, absorb fluids and protect the affected area from exposure to harmful elements. This treatment option has been trusted for centuries and continues to take precedence as an immediate and effective option in the event of an accident. But wound healing is complex, and it happens in phases: the inflammatory phase, proliferative phase and maturation phase, according to the School of Medical Sciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia. With the intricacies of the process, alternative routes to treatment may be considerable. Below, ...
  Source: Advanced Tissue - July 29, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: AdvancedTissue Tags: Wound Care wound care treatment healing wounds Source Type: news
  Effectiveness and safety of fire-needle moxibustion on insomnia: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis - Liu C, Chen Z, Li T, Yang Z, Zhang Q, Yin J, Zhou P, Fu W, Chen B.
  BACKGROUND: Fire-needle moxibustion (FNM) is an ancient method of external therapy that combines acupuncture with moxibustion, and has the property of high temperature resistance. Insomnia is a major public health problem and strongly associated with a hig...
  Source: SafetyLit - February 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
  Twenty cases of temporomandibular disorders with warming-needle moxibustion on ginger at Xiàguān (下关ST 7)
  Conclusion: The clinical efficacy of treatment for temporomandibular disorders with warming-needle moxibustion on ginger at ST 7 was ideal.
  Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - December 14, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
  Nocturnal polyuria after lumbar disc herniation surgery
  Publication date: Available online 28 November 2018Source: World Journal of Acupuncture - MoxibustionAuthor(s): Qiong-qiong ZHANG, Jin-lei ZHAO, Ping LIU, Yuan-xiang LIUABSTRACTA male patient with seventy-six years old, frequent urination at night, lassitude, aversion to cold, feeling tired easily on exertion, soreness and weakness in the lumbar region, dark and purplish tongue with white coating, deep, thread and rapid pulse. Diagnosis: nocturnal polyuria. Syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine: kidney yang deficiency. In treatment, the Du-moxibustion (moxibustion along the Governor vessel) was adopted i...
  Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - November 28, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
  Conclusion: The ATACS program provided a foundational template to increase CIM across the MHS and VHA. The lessons learned in the program's implementation will aid future CIM training programs and improve program evaluations. Future work is needed to determine the most efficient means of improving CIM credentialing and privileging procedures, standardizing and adopting uniform CIM EHR codes and documentation, and examining the effectiveness of CIM techniques in real-world settings. PMID: 29590483 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
  'We Made Little Spring Rolls With Their Feet.' These Bears Are Getting Special Treatment for Their Wildfire-Burned Paws
  (SAN FRANCISCO) — Veterinarians successfully used alternative medical treatments such as acupuncture on three wild animals burned in the Southern California wildfires, although one patient — a 5-month-old mountain lion — did keep eating his fish-skin and corn-husk bandages, vets at the University of California, Davis said Wednesday. Rescuers brought two adult bears, one of them pregnant, and the young mountain lion to veterinarians with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the university after the animals were hurt in the largest wildfire in state history. They were found in the Los Padres Nation...
  Source: TIME: Health - January 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ellen Knickmeyer / AP Tags: Uncategorized animals APH healthytime onetime Source Type: news
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