Low-Frequency of Midnight-Noon Ebb-Flow Acupuncture-Opening Method in Treating Low Myopia in Children:A Retrospective Study
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.11.024
- VernacularTitle:子午流注开穴法低频治疗儿童低度近视的回顾性研究
- Author:
Xiang-Zhao SHI
1
;
Zhen-Ping LI
;
Zi-Man CHEN
;
Xiao-Yi YU
;
Long PANG
;
Cai-Xia ZHANG
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学,广东 广州 510006
- Keywords:
acupuncture;
midnight-noon ebb-flow acupuncture-opening method;
low-frequency treatment;
low myopia in children;
axis growth
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;41(11):2980-2984
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyse the clinical efficacy of low-frequency of midnight-noon ebb-flow acupuncture-opening method(also called Ziwu Liuzhu Acupuncture,referring to the needling method based on acupoints selection according to qi and blood movement following heavenly-stems and earthly-branches cycle)in treating low myopia in children.Methods A retrospective study was conducted to collect the clinical data of 84 cases(168 eyes)of children with low myopia who received treatment at the Outpatient Department of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine from January 2021 to December 2022.The children were divided into two groups according to the different treatment protocols:42 cases(84 eyes)treated with acupuncture combined with conventional optometry as the control group,and 42 cases(84 eyes)treated with low-frequency of midnight-noon ebb-flow acupuncture-opening method combined with conventional optometry as the observation group,and the treatment course of both groups was 24 weeks.The changes of refractive error and axial length before and after treatment were observed,and the clinical efficacy in the two groups of children were evaluated.Results(1)After treatment,there being statistically significant differences in the refractive error between the two groups of the children(P＜0.05),and the differential value of the refractive error of the children between the two groups before and after treatment was statistically significant(P＜0.05).(2)After treatment,there being statistically significant differences in the axial length of the children in both groups(P＜0.05).The differential value of axial lengths of the children between the two groups before and after treatment was statistically significant(P＜0.05).(3)The total effective rate of the observation group was 84.52%(71/84),and which of the control group was 63.10%(53/84),the efficacy of the observation group was significantly superior to that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion The low-frequency of midnight-noon ebb-flow acupuncture-opening method in treating low myopia in children can effectively postpone the degree of myopia,and decrease the growth of the axis,with exact therapeutic effect.
