First Medical College of PLA
Extraction of upper and lower teeth with finger press of Xiaguan or Jiache point as a measure of analgesia was performed on 3,488 cases, with a success rate of 97.8%, and excellent and good results in 89.0%. Tonsillectory, maxillary sinus operations and so on with finger press of Xiaguan and Chiache points were performed on 776 cases with a success rate of 99.2% and excellent and good rate of 90.1%. Subtotal thyroidectomy with finger press of Taiyang and Jiache points or sometimes associated with Heku point was performed on 65 cases with success rate of 96.9%, and excellent and good rate of 89.2%. No thyrotoxic crisis occurred during or after operations. Subtotal gastrectomy was also performed on 175 cases with finger press of the same points as in thyroidectomy, the success rate was 90.2% with excellent and good rate of 72.6%. In the last two groups, luminal 0.1 gm (or diazepam 10 to 20 mg) and intravenous infusion of dolantin (1 to 1.5 mg/kg body weight) were given before operation. The basic manipulation of finger press was pressing before operation and firm massage during operation.
We compared several indices of patients under finger press anaesthesia with those of patients under epidural anaesthesia during subtotal gastrectomy. In the finger press group, patient's blood pressure increased by 20 mmHg on an average, returned to normal level spontaneously after operation; patient's gastrointestinal functions recovered 29 hours after operations on an average. In contrast, in the epidural anaesthesia group, the blood pressure fell by an average of 18 mm Hg, and remained so after operation, and pressor drugs were needed in half of the cases, their gastro-intestinal functions recovered 44 hours after operation on an average.
Animal models were established for the experimental study of finger press anaesthesia and acupuncture anaesthesia. Under the condition of finger press or electroacupuncture of cat's Taiyang or Jiache point, though the pyloric region was stretched or the greater splanchnic nerve was stimulated, the evoked discharges from the phenic nerve were very slight. This indicated that both finger press and electroacupuncture were able to inhibit visceral stretching reaction and stretching pain to some extent.
It was observed that when the Hegu or Neiguan point was finger-pressed for a certain time, the à waves of the EEG in human subject were intensified and the é waves became more numerous. This fact suggested that the afferent impulses evoked by the finger press of these points had some inhibitory effect on the cerebrum.
Extraction of upper and lower teeth with finger press of Xiaguan or Jiache point as a measure of analgesia was performed on 3,488 cases, with a success rate of 97.8%, and excellent and good results in 89.0%. Tonsillectory, maxillary sinus operations and so on with finger press of Xiaguan and Chiache points were performed on 776 cases with a success rate of 99.2% and excellent and good rate of 90.1%. Subtotal thyroidectomy with finger press of Taiyang and Jiache points or sometimes associated with Heku point was performed on 65 cases with success rate of 96.9%, and excellent and good rate of 89.2%. No thyrotoxic crisis occurred during or after operations. Subtotal gastrectomy was also performed on 175 cases with finger press of the same points as in thyroidectomy, the success rate was 90.2% with excellent and good rate of 72.6%. In the last two groups, luminal 0.1 gm (or diazepam 10 to 20 mg) and intravenous infusion of dolantin (1 to 1.5 mg/kg body weight) were given before operation. The basic manipulation of finger press was pressing before operation and firm massage during operation.
We compared several indices of patients under finger press anaesthesia with those of patients under epidural anaesthesia during subtotal gastrectomy. In the finger press group, patient's blood pressure increased by 20 mmHg on an average, returned to normal level spontaneously after operation; patient's gastrointestinal functions recovered 29 hours after operations on an average. In contrast, in the epidural anaesthesia group, the blood pressure fell by an average of 18 mm Hg, and remained so after operation, and pressor drugs were needed in half of the cases, their gastro-intestinal functions recovered 44 hours after operation on an average.
Animal models were established for the experimental study of finger press anaesthesia and acupuncture anaesthesia. Under the condition of finger press or electroacupuncture of cat's Taiyang or Jiache point, though the pyloric region was stretched or the greater splanchnic nerve was stimulated, the evoked discharges from the phenic nerve were very slight. This indicated that both finger press and electroacupuncture were able to inhibit visceral stretching reaction and stretching pain to some extent.
It was observed that when the Hegu or Neiguan point was finger-pressed for a certain time, the à waves of the EEG in human subject were intensified and the é waves became more numerous. This fact suggested that the afferent impulses evoked by the finger press of these points had some inhibitory effect on the cerebrum.
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