By analyzing the acupuncture taboos in Neijing (Internal Classic) on clinical application of mind conduction of acupuncture therapy in going against the actual situation, astronomy and others, it is found that the relevant acupuncture taboo implies many subtle mysteries of human body, qi, mind and astronomy, which have not been discovered yet in modern science and are very significant in qi protection. In Neijing, the acupuncture physicians have been highly required in the mind treatment, in which, accurately regulating qi circulation is the target in the treatment. The mind conduction is used for qi circulation to accomplish accurately the reinforcing or reducing in the deficiency or excess condition. All of the taboos are provided to normalize the accuracy of reinforcing and reducing technique of acupuncture therapy and avoid the damage of qi in human body. Hence, those taboos must be obeyed so as to prevent from serious consequence and ensure the safety of this acupuncture therapy.
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OBJECTIVETo compare the efficacy between the reducing technique with consciousness conduction involved and the reducing technique by needle rotation of acupuncture in the treatment of lunbar strain of cold damp pattern.

METHODSOne hundred and eight patients were randomized into group A and group B, 54 cases in each one. Ashi points were the main points in the two groups. In the group A, the reducing technique with consciousness conduction involved was applied to ashi points. In the group B, the reducing technique with needle rotation was adopted. Cupping and the irradiation specific electromagnetic wave apparatus (TDP) were used in the two groups as the adjuvant therapy. The treatment was given once every two days, and 10 treatments made one session. The treatment stopped till pain disappeared. The efficacy was evaluated in 1 session of treatment. The numerical rating scale (NRS) and the Oswestry disability index (ODI) were observed before and at the end of treatment. NRS of acupuncture itself was observed at the end of treatment. The recurrence rate was compared between the two groups.

RESULTSThe curative and remarkably effective rate was 87.0% (47/54) in the group A, better than 63.0% (34/54) in the group B (P < 0.01). After treatment, NRS and ODI scores were all reduced as compared with those before treatment in the two groups (both P < 0.01). The results in the group A were better than those in the group B (both P < 0.01). Three months after treatment, the recurrence rate was 3.8% (2/52) in the group A, better than 17.7% (9/51, P < 0.05) in the group B. Pain induced by acupuncture itself was mild in the two groups and NRS score in the group A was lower than that in the group B (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONAcupuncture with the consciousness conduction involved is superior to the reducing technique with needle rotation in the treatment of lumbar strain of cold damp pattern, in which, pain induced by acupuncture itself is much milder than that induced by the reducing technique with needle rotation.

Acupuncture Therapy ; methods ; psychology ; Adult ; Aged ; Back Muscles ; injuries ; Consciousness ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myalgia ; therapy ; Sprains and Strains ; therapy ; Young Adult

By analyzing the articles in Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor), combined with the verification of consciousness in vitro in clinic and modern science, it is found Huangdi Neijing has made special requirements of treating spirit for physicians using spirit-qi acupuncture. The physicians consciously use different methods to motivate the spirit of physician and patients, especially patients, to transform it to the physiological effect of patients, which could minimize the psychological factors that make negative influence on treatment; also the psychotherapy is considered as the most important principle of treating spirit. The reinforcing and reducing methods in later generations, mainly lifting-thrusting twirling method, unintentionally lead patients into a basic or strong status of treating spirit or keeping spirit during the process of achieving stimulation and needle sensation. To partially perform the special role of treating spirit for physicians in Huangdi Neijing on patients could cause the chages including patient-based using spirit to move qi. It not only inspires the body's natural resistance to disease and self-healing, but also motivates the self-protection mechanism of keeping spirit.
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Objective To understand the current situation and the main influencing factors of hospital staffs' scientific research work in a affiliated hospital of Xinjiang,so as to provide the basis for improving awareness and level of scientific research of hospital staffs.Methods Survey using stratified random sampling method,using self-questionnaire research capacity factors questionnaire, to investigate the status of project leaders' research capacity in a affiliated hospital of Xinjiang.Using frequencies and relative number described ability to research,using x2 to compare research level among the various metrics.Scientific research levels' multivariate analysis using Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis.Results regarding of scientific research,low level of 14 people,accounting for 4.9％,the middle level of 158 people,accounting for 55％,a high level of 115 people,accounting for 40.1％.Univariate analysis showed that age,length of service,education level,job title,whether master instructor it is,the research team,the situation of foreign training and learning opportunities,foreign academic session (times),support from leadership and family,non-working time for research,the total research funding (ten thousands yuan),discipline level have impact on the level of scientific research work.Ordinal Logistic regression analysis showed that age,length of service,educational level,whether master instructor it is,the total research funding (ten thousands yuan),discipline level are the main factors on level of scientific research work.Conclusions The scientific research level needs to be further improved,the level of scientific research is affected by many factors.

AIM: To study the protective effects of intravenous (iv) CGRP on myocardial injury in rat. METHODS: Establish a rat myocardial ischemic injury model by subcutaneous injection of single dose of isoproterenol (ISO), and treat the model with single dose of iv CGRP. Two hours later, serum CK, LDH, MDA and SOD levels were measured, MDA and SOD in myocardial tissue were tested, and myocardial tissue structures were observed. RESULTS:(1) Serum MDA and tissue MDA levels increased significantly and serum SOD and tissue SOD decreased significantly in injury group, in the CGRP treated group, the above changes were reversed (P

Objective To analyze youth talents' scientific research projects in research oriented hospital for recent five years,provide scientific basis for hospitals to strengthen the youth talents' capacity building of research innovation.Methods Identify those youth talents who have been funded in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University,and statistically analyze the demographic information,granted scientific research projects and hospital funding situations.Results There are 140 young talents who have got scientific research projects from 2011 to 2015 in the hospital.The national project number and the trend of approval rate has no obvious change;the provincial level project number and approval rate showed a trend of a significant increase in the last two years;Setting up the hospital fund promoted the youth talents' scientific research ability,but there are still spaces for further improvement in the funding field and founded group.Conclusions There has been a group of youth talents to stand out from the crowd during the construction and the development of the researchoriented hospital,but youth talents remains scarce for the national key projects and talent projects,and that will put forward new requirements for the hospital in the future to strengthen the youth talents' capacity building of research innovation,which needs to gradually establish a suitable cultivation mode and mechanism for youth talents' growth.

Objective To investigate the value of the dynamic susceptibility contrast enhanced MRI (DSC-MRI) in differential diagnosis of glioblastoma,solitary cerebral metastatic tumors and cerebral lymphoma.Methods Seventeen patients with glioblastoma,15 cases with solitary cerebral metastatic tumor and 17 cases with cerebral lymphoma were analyzed retrospectively.All patients underwent conventional MR imaging,contrast enhancement and DSC-MRI preoperatively.Pseudo color pictures of cerebral blood volume (CBV) and the time signal intensity curve were obtained from the raw data of DSC MRI.The relative CBV (rCBV)were measured from regions of enhanced solid parts of the tumors,peritumoral region and contralateral normal white matter regions respectively.The percentage of signal intensity recovery (PSR) of enhanced solid parts of the tumors were measured.ROC curve analysis was performed to determine optimum indicator in differential diagnosis of three types of tumors,and the sensitivity and specificity were calculated.Results Three types of tumors all showed enhancement of solid area with obvious peritumoral edema.Besides the no difference between glioblastoma and metastasis in rCBV of solid parts of the tumors,there were statistically significant differences in comparisons of two types of tumors (all P＜0.05).Besides the no difference between single brain metastases and lymphoma in rCBV of peritumoral regions,there were statistically significant differences in comparisons of two types of tumors (all P＜0.05).The PSR of the solid parts of the tumors had no difference between glioblastoma and single brain metastases,while there were statistically significant differences in comparisons of two types of tumors (all P＜0.05).ROC curve analysis showed sensitivity and specificity of the PSR values of solid parts of the tumors in differentiating lymphoma and non lymphoma were 100 ％and 81.3 ％.The rCBV of peritumoral regions was the optimum indicator for differentiating glioblastoma and solitary brain metastasis,the sensitivity and specificity were respectively 94.1％ and 86.7％.Conclusion The combination of rCBV and PSR can improve the efficiency for diagnosing the three types of brain tumors.

Objective: To investigate the classification, prognosis and causes of acute gastrointestinal injury(AGI) in PICU patients in our hospital. Methods: Patients were included if they had been hospitalized in PICU at least 24 h before the AGI diagnosis from January 2015 to April 2018.Patients were classified according to severity of gastrointestinal dysfunction.Clinical characteristics, pediatric critical illness scores, pediatric logistic organ dysfunction score 2 and 28-day mortality, as well as mechanical ventilation were recorded. Results: A total of 220 patients were enrolled.AGIⅠ-Ⅳ groups included 66(30.0%), 97(44.1%), 37(16.8%)and 20(9.1%) patients, respectively, while primary AGI and secondary AGI included 149(67.7%) and 71 (32.3%)patients, respectively.There was no significant difference among four groups in gender, hospitalization time in PICU and total hospitalization time (P>0.05), but there were significant differences in median age, pediatric critical illness scores, pediatric logistic organ dysfunction score 2 and proportion of mechanical ventilation(P<0.05). Median age(month) was 3 (1, 15), 11 (2, 24), 11 (2, 36), and 4 (0.5, 11.5), respectively in AGI Ⅰ-Ⅳ groups.The total 28-day mortality rate of AGI Ⅰ-Ⅳ groups accounted for 0, 0, 13.2% and 3.2%, respectively. Conclusion Patients in PICU are prone to AGI.AGIⅠand AGI Ⅱare common.The prognosis is associated with classification of AGI.The higher grades of AGI are, the worse prognosis is.The prognosis of AGI Ⅲ is the worst, because of different causes.

Objective To learn the training effect and main influencing factors for residents′ standardized training in Xinjiang.Methods In the convenience sampling principle, 220 trainees subject to training at 10 training centers in Xinjiang were surveyed with questionnaire.Measurement indicators were described with frequencies and relative number, and x2 test was used to compare overall training outcomes among individual measurement indicators.Results Significant gaps were found among the respondents in terms of training outcomes.A comparison of six level-1 indicators and 25 level-2 indicators found that the respondents gave average comment to teaching and research training.Logistic regression analysis identified education (x2=7.575,P=0.006) and hospital (employer) or school (x2=10.770,P=0.001) as the main influencing factors for training outcomes.Conclusions The standardized training of residents in Xinjiang calls for greater improvement, namely enhanced leadership and powerful assurance mechanism, scientific planning, appraisal regulations and motivation mechanism, as well as encouraging academic environment.

Objective To compare the efficiency of original neuromyelitis optica(NMO)-IgG assay of detecting NMO-IgG with a new anti-aquaporin-4(AQP4)assay of detecting AQP4,and to explore the accuracy of the method in the diagnosis of NMO and multiple sclerosis(MS).Methods The sera were obtained from 44 patients with NMO and 46 patients with MS and were tested by both NMO-IgG and antiAOP4 assays.NMO-IgG was identified by original NMO-IgG assay with a substrate from mouse brain.AntiAQIP4 was detected by anti-AQP4 antibody assay.The results from the two assays were statistically analyzed to compare accuracy and specificity of the methods.Results The results of the two assays were concordant in 45 testing negative cases and 36 positive cases(Kappa=0.798.P=0.000).The McNemar test showed that the positive rate of the two assays were not significantly different(P=1.000).The NMO-IgG assay showed 77.3% sensitivity,87% specificity,82.2% diagnosis accuracy,85%positive predictive value,87% negative predictive value.and 74.3%Younden index. The anti-AOP4 antibody assay showed 88.6% sensitivity,95.7%specificity,92.2% diagnosis accuracy,98.1% positive predictive value,89.8% negative predictive value.and 84.3% Younden index.Conclusions This study demonstrated that NMO-IgG and AQP4 antibody detection have high sensitivity and specificity to detect NMO and MS.Anti-AQP4 detected by anti-AQP4 antibody assay may be more useful for NMO diagnosis.