According to topographic anatomy, pathogenesis and by retrieving, summarizing and analyzing literature regarding needle-knife and needles with knife-edge for carotid cardiac syndrome, it is found out that clinical misdiagnosis rate of carotid cardiac syndrome is considerably high. Needle-knife and needles with knife-edge could significantly improve the clinical symptoms of carotid cardiac syndrome, showing characteristic and advantage in treatment, but it is deficient in technique standard and efficacy criteria that should be united and authoritative. Researches regarding pathogenesis of carotid cardiac syndrome are not systematic. Clinical observation regarding long-term efficacy and relapse of needle-knife and needles with knife-edge treatment is rare. It is believed that the awareness on carotid cardiac syndrome should be increased to reduce misdiagnosis; scientific and standardized technique standard and efficacy criteria should be established; systematic and comprehensive researches regarding mechanism of needle-knife and needles with knife-edge for carotid cardiac syndrome should be launched; besides, clinical discussion regarding its long-term efficacy should start to provide a better clinical guideline.
Acupuncture Therapy ; instrumentation ; methods ; Heart Diseases ; therapy ; Humans ; Needles ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To explore the effect of head and face manipulation combined with five elements music therapy on the vertigo patients with insomnia in order to improve their sleep quality .Methods Sixty-eight vertigo patients with insomnia were chosen and divided into the control group ( n=33) and the intervention group ( n=35) .The control group received the oral estazolam , and the intervention group received the head and face manipulation combined with five elements music therapy .The curative effect and sleep quality were compared between two groups .Results The total effective rate was 94.29%in the intervention group , and was 75.75%in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (U=3.88, P<0.01).Conclusions The head and face manipulation combined with five elements music therapy can significantly improve sleep quality of the vertigo patients with insomnia , and increase the clinical effect and life quality of patients .