CEREBROVASCULAR HEMIPLEGIA BY NEEDLING BAIHUI THROUGH QUBIN

Sun Shengtian, Li Shurong, Zhu Yongzhi Cheng Shoulong. Wan Guozhi, Sun Yuan-zheng, Hou Guanwu Director: Yu Zhishun.

(Department of Acupuncture, The Hospital of Heilongjiang College of TCM, Harbin)

On the basis of meridian theory, this paper reported treating 500 cases of cerebrovascular hemiplegia with needling "Baihui through Qubin". The changes of symptom, sign, blood pressure (BP), rheoencephalogram, hemorheology and other parameters were separately recorded during the time of 5-30 minutes (short term effect) and 30-45 days (long term effect) after acupuncture.

The effective rates of cerebralgia and vertigo were 94% and 89% separately. 478 cases got a recovery of muscular energy to different degree (96%) in which 151 cases got up to help themselves (31%) and 87 cases returned to work (17%), the total curative rate was 47%. The mean arteriotony was lowered 17.83 mmHg (systolic)/3.43 mmHg (diastolic), P<0.001. Hemorheology showed the viscosity of blood was greatly improved. The average amplitude of rheoencephalogram rose and the time for flow gin shortened (P<0.01). There was no significant difference of changes of parameters above between the group of "Baihui through Qubin" and that of the "motor area" in head-acupuncture (P>0.05). Compared with dextran group on immediate effect, "Baihui through Qubin" group was better (P< 0.001).

It is evident that this method has effects of improving vascular elasticity, reducing the viscosity of blood and regulating the arteriotony as well as increasing the cerebral blood circulation and flow, etc. The correctness was proved again of "needling lower for treating upper disease" and "puncturing the right (left) to treat the left (right)" in meridian theory. Thus, the method for treating hemiplegia not only has its theoretical basis of traditional Chinese medicine and meridians, but also is true in clinic.