Acupuncture and moxibustion for primary osteoporosis

Xu, Guixing; Xiao, Qiwei; Zhou, Jun; Wang, Xu; Zheng, Qianhua; Cheng, Ying; Sun, Mingsheng; Li, Juan; Liang, Fanrong

doi:10.1097/md.0000000000019334

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“…However, acupuncture and moxibustion of TCM repair inflammatory damage in RA through thermal conduction and mechanical stimulation of acupoints [21]. On the other hand, acupuncture is shown to interfere with cholinergic nerve function at the central level and affects the release of glucocorticoid receptors and melatonin, thus effectively repairing tissue inflammatory injury [22]. Alonso et al found enhanced release levels of preproopiomelanocortin and preprodynorphin in the hypothalamus of mice by acupuncture; preproopiomelanocortin and preprodynorphin have positive effects on anti-inflammatory pain and a strengthening analgesic effect in the human body [23], which also explained the excellent effect of acupuncture and moxibustion of TCM on relieving RA pain.…”

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Needle-Warming Moxibustion plus Multirehabilitation Training to Improve Quality of Life and Functional Mobility of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Medication

Huang

Zeng

et al. 2022

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Objective. Patients treated with medication for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often improve but continue to have active diseases. The study aims to investigate whether needle-warming moxibustion (NWM) plus multirehabilitation training can improve quality of life (QoL) and functional mobility of RA patients after medication. Methods. Eighty-four RA patients were selected as study participants, including 42 patients receiving medication (medication group) and 42 patients receiving NWM plus multirehabilitation training (NWM + MRT group). The scores of disease symptoms, pain (visual analogue scale (VAS)), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)), functional mobility (Fugl–Meyer assessment scale (FMAS)), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), and QoL (SF-36) were compared before and after treatment. When patients were discharged from the hospital, they were given a questionnaire for treatment satisfaction. Results. After treatment, decreases in the scores of the VAS, PSQI, SAS, and SDS were observed in both cohorts, especially in the NWM + MRT group ( P < 0.05 ). The FMAS scores of upper limbs and lower limbs were increased after treatment, which were higher in the NWM + MRT group in comparison with the medication group ( P < 0.05 ). Of note, patients in the NWM + MRT group scored higher in various dimensions of the SF-36 scale ( P < 0.05 ), showing better QoL. The satisfaction survey showed that the NWM + MRT group had a higher proportion of patients being satisfied and a lower proportion of patients being dissatisfied ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion. NWM plus multirehabilitation training could significantly attenuate disease symptoms, improve QoL, recover functional mobility, and reduce the risk of anxiety and depression in RA patients.

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Needle-Warming Moxibustion plus Multirehabilitation Training to Improve Quality of Life and Functional Mobility of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Medication

Huang

Zeng

et al. 2022

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…Moxibustion, as a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine therapy, has a wide range of adaptation, clinical indications in all branches, and is simple, easy to learn, and timely. Moxibustion therapy is not only used in hospitals but also can be used in families for self-therapy and mutual therapy, which is attached to the medical viewpoint of "early treatment is the most important" of Traditional Chinese medicine [6][7][8]. Moxibustion combines the properties of moxa leaves to promote the flow of Qi blood, warm the middle, and expel cold with the warm stimulation of moxibustion fire, which has the effect of warming the meridians, promoting the movement of Qi blood and the transportation of water and fluids [9,10].…”

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Application of Refined Nursing Combined with Comprehensive Treatment of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Gastrointestinal Dysfunction after Tumor Operation

Wen

Kang

2022

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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After surgical treatment, the gastrointestinal function of tumor patients is inhibited for a short time. Refined nursing is beneficial to the recovery of gastrointestinal function of tumor patients after operation. Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine have their own advantages in the treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction after tumor operation and the combined application of the two is more ideal. Therefore, on the premise of refined nursing, we should carefully study the efficacy of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction in tumor patients. Fifty patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction after tumor surgery admitted to Xiamen University Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital from June 2021 to August 2022 were retrospectively selected. Twenty two of them received refined care + Western medicine (control group, CG) and the other 28 received refined care + Western medicine + moxibustion and thumb-tack needle Chinese medicine (observation group, OG). We compared the recovery of gastrointestinal function, inflammatory factors, negative emotions, sleep quality, length of stay, medical expenses, and adverse reactions. The postoperative recovery effect of gastrointestinal function in the OG was better than that in the CG. The IL-8 level and TNF -α level in OG were lower than those in CG. Relative to CG, the OG had significantly low SDS scores, SAS scores, PSQ1 scores, length of hospital stay, and medical expenses. The OG incidence of adverse reactions was 28.57%; it was significantly lower than 59.09% in the CG. Refined nursing with integrated Chinese and Western medicine therapeutic interventions can promote the recovery of gastrointestinal tract function, relieve anxiety and depression, and improve sleep quality in patients with postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction after tumor surgery.

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“…Application of acupuncture in the treatment of osteoporosis was described in Huangdi Neijing, the ancient classical text of acupuncture. In recent years, many studies have investigated the efficacy of acupuncture for the treatment of primary osteoporosis in clinical practice, and the findings have shown that acupuncture is effective in improving osteoporosis (17)(18)(19)(20). Moreover, a previous study on secondary osteoporosis in patients with spinal cord injuries has reported an increase in BMD after 3 months of adjunctive acupuncture treatment, but the difference is not statistically significant (21).…”

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Overall adjustment acupuncture improves osteoporosis and exerts an endocrine-modulating effect in ovariectomized rats

Wu²,

Dong³

et al. 2022

Front. Endocrinol.

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BackgroundAcupuncture is a widely practiced, convenient, and safe treatment modality within complementary and integrative medicine. Increasing studies have revealed the efficacy of acupuncture for the treatment of osteoporosis in both human and non-human subjects. The aim of the present study was to assess the improvement of osteoporosis after overall adjustment acupuncture (OA) as well as its endocrine-modulating effect in an ovariectomized rat model.MethodsIn total, 32 female Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into the sham, model, ovariectomy+estrogen (OVX+E), and OVX+OA (OVX+A) groups with eight rats in each group. The postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) rat model was induced by bilateral ovariectomy. At 12 weeks after surgery, rats in the OVX+E group received estradiol (0.2 mg/kg/i.g./qod) for 12 weeks, and rats in the OVX+A group were treated with acupuncture at Zusanli (ST36), Shenshu (BL23), and Dazhu (BL11) points (qod) for 12 weeks. At the end of the treatment, all rats were sacrificed, and the body weight, uterus index, bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC), bone trabeculae structural parameters, femoral biomechanical properties, femoral histomorphology, and several hormone levels were examined.ResultsIn OVX rats, OA abrogated the body weight gain and improved osteoporosis in terms of BMD, BMC, bone trabeculae structural parameters, bone strength, and bone tissue histomorphology. Moreover, OA modulated the serum levels of estradiol, corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and corticosterone (CORT).ConclusionsOA improves osteoporosis and exerts an endocrine-modulating effect in ovariectomized rats.

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Acupuncture and moxibustion for primary osteoporosis

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Cited by 17 publications

References 31 publications

Needle-Warming Moxibustion plus Multirehabilitation Training to Improve Quality of Life and Functional Mobility of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Medication

Needle-Warming Moxibustion plus Multirehabilitation Training to Improve Quality of Life and Functional Mobility of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Medication

Application of Refined Nursing Combined with Comprehensive Treatment of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Gastrointestinal Dysfunction after Tumor Operation

Overall adjustment acupuncture improves osteoporosis and exerts an endocrine-modulating effect in ovariectomized rats

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