Liu Ximin, Peng Benli, Fang Siyu (Department of Neurology, Second Hospital of Wuhan Medical College)
In 1970 we began to use the intrathecal electro-acupuncture technique in subarachnoid space for treating non-traumatic paraplegia and have obtained satisfactory results ever since. This paper presents results of this treatment for acute transversalis myelitis. 60 patients were divided into two groups: Group A included 28 patients and group B, 32. In group A electro-acupuncture in subarachnoid space was applied, the other therapeutic measures of western medicine and of traditional Chinese medicine being the same for both groups. Patients age and sex, the duration of illness before the admission, the degree of paraplegia and disturbances of micturition in the two groups were closely comparable.
The results were as follows: Basically cured in group A, 50%; group B, 31.35%. Markedly improved in group A, 21.4%; group B, 12.5%.
The difference between these two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05).
The points applied were the interspinal spaces over and under the level of lesion, the L 2-5 interspinal spaces and canalis sacralis.
The acupuncture needles must be inserted into the subarachnoid space. Two points were chosen for each time and the treatments were taken once a day and repeatedly in a course of 15 days. The EMG changes of all 12 patients with spastic paraplegia proved that the intrathecal electro-acupuncture was capable of improving muscle power and of reducing the increased muscle tone without side-effects (P<0.01).
We also studied and compared EMG of the same muscle under the two conditions: with the needle inside and outside the subarachnoid space (the other conditions were held constant). The investigation was performed on 20 patients. All of them had both more intense sensation of needling and more marked EMB effects (P<0.01) when the needle was inside the subarachnoid space.
In 1970 we began to use the intrathecal electro-acupuncture technique in subarachnoid space for treating non-traumatic paraplegia and have obtained satisfactory results ever since. This paper presents results of this treatment for acute transversalis myelitis. 60 patients were divided into two groups: Group A included 28 patients and group B, 32. In group A electro-acupuncture in subarachnoid space was applied, the other therapeutic measures of western medicine and of traditional Chinese medicine being the same for both groups. Patients age and sex, the duration of illness before the admission, the degree of paraplegia and disturbances of micturition in the two groups were closely comparable.
The results were as follows: Basically cured in group A, 50%; group B, 31.35%. Markedly improved in group A, 21.4%; group B, 12.5%.
The difference between these two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05).
The points applied were the interspinal spaces over and under the level of lesion, the L 2-5 interspinal spaces and canalis sacralis.
The acupuncture needles must be inserted into the subarachnoid space. Two points were chosen for each time and the treatments were taken once a day and repeatedly in a course of 15 days. The EMG changes of all 12 patients with spastic paraplegia proved that the intrathecal electro-acupuncture was capable of improving muscle power and of reducing the increased muscle tone without side-effects (P<0.01).
We also studied and compared EMG of the same muscle under the two conditions: with the needle inside and outside the subarachnoid space (the other conditions were held constant). The investigation was performed on 20 patients. All of them had both more intense sensation of needling and more marked EMB effects (P<0.01) when the needle was inside the subarachnoid space.
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