A Survey of the Practice and Perspectives of Chinese Acupuncturists on<i>Deqi</i>

Ren, Yulan; Guo, Taipin; Du, Huai-bin; Zheng, Huabin; Ma, Tingting; Li, Fang; Gao, Yujie; Yang, Xuguang; Li, Xuezhi; Liang, Chaozhao; Liu, Yi-wei; Zhang, Ru-wen; Zheng, Hui; Li, Dehua; Wu, Xi; Liang, Fanrong

doi:10.1155/2015/684708

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“…This is based on the fact that this sensation has been clinically related to the effectiveness of the acupuncture. 36,37 In addition, the use of the GV20 and BL60 acupuncture points may have influenced the improvements obtained in dynamic balance. We consider that this may be due to the toning and strengthening effect of the energy's body and the spine and lower limbs.…”

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Effectiveness of acupuncture vs. core stability training in balance and functional capacity of women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial

et al. 2020

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Objective: This study investigated the effectiveness of a core stability training physiotherapy programme vs. acupuncture for the management of balance and functional capacity impairments of women with Fibromyalgia. Design: Single-blind randomized controlled trial. Setting: Outpatients setting. Subjects: Women with Fibromyalgia and balance impairment. Interventions: Participants were randomized to a core stability physiotherapy programme group ( n = 45), acupuncture treatment group ( n = 45) and control group ( n = 45) for 13 weeks. Main Measures: Measures were taken at baseline (week 0), postintervention (week 6) and follow-up (week 13). The primary outcome measures were static balance (posturography) and dynamic balance and functional mobility (Berg Balance Scale, timed up and go test and 10-m walk). The secondary outcome measure was functional capacity (Fibromyalgia Health Assessment Questionnaire and the physical function item from the Spanish Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire). Results: In all, 103 participants completed the study. The results showed statistically significant improvements in the acupuncture and physiotherapy groups vs. the control group at week 6 regarding Berg Balance Scale ( P = 0.00, both groups), timed up and go test ( P = 0.00 and P = 0.01, respectively) and 10-m walk test at comfortable speed ( P = 0.02 and P = 0.03, respectively). The 10-m walk test at maximum speed showed significance when comparing the physiotherapy and control group ( P = 0.03). However, no significant differences were found between the physiotherapy and the acupuncture groups. In relation to functional capacity, the improvements achieved after the treatments were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Core stability-based physiotherapy and acupuncture improve dynamic balance and postural control in women with Fibromyalgia.

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Effectiveness of acupuncture vs. core stability training in balance and functional capacity of women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial

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“…That means the needle must be inserted into the right depth (about 2 cm in lower limbs) and position ( π / ω cm around the acupoint in our simulation) to induce enough strain and stress. A survey showed that acupuncturists think deep insertion was easier to induce acupuncture sensations than shallow insertion [21].…”

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A Mathematical Model to Study the Mechanical Information Induced by Lifting-Thrusting Needle

Yao

Ding

2019

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Focusing on the mechanical effect of traditional Chinese acupuncture, this study builds a mathematical model that simulates the mechanical process of lifting-thrusting needle. Analytic and numerical solutions are obtained to explore the mechanical information (displacement, strain, stress, and energy) in the skin tissue. Our results show that (1) needle manipulation leads to tissue displacement and mechanical stress field, but the needle should be inserted into the right position (about π/ω cm around the acupoint, where ω is the angular frequency) and enough depth (about 2 cm in lower limbs) to achieve effective mechanical stimuli; (2) the tissue displacement decays with an increase of distance from the stimulus position, more rapidly at higher frequencies; (3) there is an inverse relationship between the area of the ‘effective influence region’ (where shear strain > 0.2) and the stimulus frequency, which means larger needle movement is needed at higher frequencies to achieve a better curative effect; (4) more energy is required to maintain high frequency manipulation. This study proposes a preliminary comprehension of the mechanical response around the needle during the acupuncture process.

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“…The acupuncture needles will be inserted straightly or obliquely at a depth of 10–30 mm to effectuate the desired sensation of “De qi” (Table 2 ) by reinforcing-reducing techniques of lifting, thrusting, twisting, and rotating the needles moderately. When the acupuncture doctor feels sinking, astringent, and tightness around the needle by his/her finger while the patient senses soreness, numbness, distension, and heaviness around the acu-point, this will be considered the arrival of the “De qi” sensation [ 22 ]. All the needles will be retained for 20 min.…”

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Augmentation effect of acupuncture on Bi’nao for hypophasis in patients with Bell’s palsy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Chen

Zhao

et al. 2018

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BackgroundHypophasis is one of the most frequently observed sequelae of patients with Bell’s palsy, who have not recovered completely, creating a clinical difficulty for physicians. Acupuncture therapy has been widely used to treat Bell’s palsy as a reasonable resolution for management of symptoms such as hypophasis. The number of acupuncture points (acu-points) is frequently selected in the approach of acupuncture therapy; however, whether these had high efficiency has not been proved. According to the literature review, Bi’nao was useful for treating eye and eye lipid diseases, which could be proved only by some successful cases. Thus, a randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the efficiency of the acu-point Bi’nao.Methods/DesignParticipants with hypophasis as the major symptom are selected among patients with Bell’s palsy and randomly allocated into one of the three groups at a 1:1:1 allocation ratio. All participants receive conventional acupuncture therapy; however, those assigned to the real acupuncture group will be given added acupuncture therapy on the acu-point Bi’nao, while those assigned to the sham acupuncture group were given extra acupuncture therapy on the sham Bi’nao as a placebo. The efficacy of the acupuncture therapy on the acu-point Bi’nao for hypophasis will be evaluated by Eye Crack Width Measurement (ECWM) and Eyelid Strength Assessment (ESA) before and after therapy.DiscussionThis is the first study assessing the safety and efficiency of Bi’nao in treating the hypophasis of patients with Bell’s palsy that might support the application of this acupuncture therapy. However, evaluating hypophasis is challenging, and, thus, ECWM and ESA were applied to measure the eyelid movement.Trial registrationChinese Clinical Trials Registry, ChiCTR-INR-17012955. Registered on 12 October 2017.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-018-2699-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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A Survey of the Practice and Perspectives of Chinese Acupuncturists onDeqi

Cited by 18 publications

References 28 publications

Effectiveness of acupuncture vs. core stability training in balance and functional capacity of women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness of acupuncture vs. core stability training in balance and functional capacity of women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial

A Mathematical Model to Study the Mechanical Information Induced by Lifting-Thrusting Needle

Augmentation effect of acupuncture on Bi’nao for hypophasis in patients with Bell’s palsy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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