1.Effect of electronic moxibustion on activity of parapharyngeal wall in patients with achalasia of cricopharyngeus muscle after stroke based on musculoskeletal ultrasound.
Chuan-Liang RUAN ; Zi-Han LIN ; Mei HUANG ; Ruo-Lan CHEN
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2020;40(2):119-122
OBJECTIVE:
To observe the clinical effect of electronic moxibustion on dysphagia in patients with achalasia of cricopharyngeus muscle after stroke.
METHODS:
Sixty patients with dysphagia of achalasia of cricopharyngeus muscle were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. One patient in the observation group and 2 cases in the control group dropped off. The patients in the control group were treated with routine medical treatment, acupuncture treatment and swallowing rehabilitation training; the patients in the observation group were additionally treated with electronic moxibustion at Lianquan (CV 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Tianding (LI 17) and Futu (LI 18), 30 min each treatment. Both groups were treated 5 times a week for 4 weeks. The musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) was applied to test the activity of parapharyngeal wall and the dysphagia score of Ichiro Fujishima was compared before and after 4-week treatment.
RESULTS:
After treatment, the activity of the parapharyngeal wall and the dysphagia score of Ichiro Fujishima were increased in both groups (<0.01, <0.05). The changes of activity of parapharyngeal wall and dysphagia score of Ichiro Fujishima in the observation group were greater than the control group (<0.05, <0.01).
CONCLUSION
Electronic moxibustion can improve the impaired swallowing function and reconstruct the normal swallowing process.
2.Effect and Safety of Modified Buzhong Yiqitang on VEGF, IGF-1, TGF-β1, and Immune Function in Postoperative Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer After Chemotherapy
Wen LUO ; Tao WANG ; Guo-jiang XIONG ; Zong-wu LI ; Chao QIAN ; Chun-yin YANG ; Guo-yan FAN ; Zi-liang RUAN ; Xiao-wen YU ; Rui WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(16):90-95
Objective:To explore the application value of modified Buzhong Yiqitang (BZYQT) in the treatment of postoperative patients with non-small cell lung cancer (Qi deficiency in lung and spleen) after chemotherapy, and to observe its effect on tumor angiogenesis, immune function, tumor indicators, and lung function indicators. Method:Ninety-six patients who were treated in the Kunming municipal hospital of traditional Chinese medicine from March 2018 to February 2020 due to postoperative chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer were selected and assigned into a control group (