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each course of therapy was equal to 15 seats bisettimanali and has not been detected significant differences in the
2 groups taken into consideration with regard to the duration of the cycle of therapy. These results indicate that the
group B, namely that the Treaty associating therapy pharmacology to a non-conventional approach has experienced
a greater pain relief compared to group A. The figure for SEA is increased from 6.9 (T0) to 5.5 (T1), 4.2 (T2) to the
final value of 3.6 (T3). As regards Group B instead the result of therapy was not significant with the values of VAS
registered T0 equal to 7.0, 6.5 = T1, T2 and T3 = 6.0 = 5.8. These results clearly indicate that the combination therapy
acupuncture and drug therapy is certainly a valid approach to a disease difficult to manage as the FBSS. The only
treatment with acupuncture has proved ineffective (placebo). 1) Failed back surgery syndrome: casuistic and
etiology. Rodrigues FF, Dozza DC, de Oliveira CR, de Castro RG. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2006 Sep 64 (3B) :757-61 2)
Etiologies of failed back surgery syndrome, Slipman CW et al. Pain Med 2002 Sep 3 (3) :200-14 discussion 214-7
3) Minimally invasive procedures for the treatment of failed back surgery syndrome. Mavrocordatos P, et al. Adv Tech
Stand Neurosurg. 2006 31:221-52
TREATMENT OF AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE FOR THE RELATED DISEASES WITH VAGUS NERVE
Pei-Jing Rong, Bing Zhu
Institute of Acu-Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Background: According to the theory of Chinese medicine, the ear has a close interrelation with the internal
organs via meridian-collateral system. Clinical practice has shown that acupuncture of otopoints can effectively treat
multiple types of disorders in the human body. Electrical stimulation of acoustic duct and auricle might induce cough
or vomiting, i.e., symptoms of parasympathetic nerve-excitation. Anatomical study revealed that a heterogeneous
distribution of two cranial branchial nerves and two somatic cervical nerves was found in the auricle region. At the
lateral as well as the medial surface the great auricular nerve prevails. But up to now the underlying mechanism of
acupuncture of auricular concha in the treatment of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and epilepsy remains unknown.
Objectives: To explore the underlying mechanism of acupuncture of auricular concha in the treatment of
hypertension, diabetes mellitus and epilepsy.
Methods: 1) Hypertension: Seventy-one male SD rats anesthetized with 10% urethane (1.0g/kg) were used for
observing the effect of acupuncture on blood pressure. Hypertension model was established by intravenous injection
of noradrenaline (NA, 0.09mg/kg). Glass micropipettes were used to record extracellular discharges of neurons of
nucleus of solitary tract (NTS, A -11.3- -14.3L 0-2.3 mmH 4.0-7.0 mm), simultaneously, cervico-arterial blood pressure
was observed. Auricular concha and Neiguan (PC6) were respectively stimulated with filiform needles for 30 sec. 2)
Diabetes mellitus (DM): Fifty-one SD rats anesthetized with 10% urethane (1.0g/kg) were used to establish DM model
by i.p. of 15% glucose (0.25ml/min). EA (2mA, pulse duration of 0.5ms) was applied to auricular concha region and
Zusanli (ST36) for 30 s. Discharges of NTS neurons were recorded, blood sugar and insulin contents were assayed.
3) Epilepsy: Sixty-seven male SD rats anesthetized with 10% urethane (1.0g/kg) were used to establish epilepsy
model by intraperitoneal injection of pentylenetetrazol (PTZ, 6mg/100g). Bipolar silver electrodes were recorded
cerebral (A: ±1.0 mmÕ: 1.0 mm) epidural electroencephalogram (EEG), and glass micropipettes were used to record
extracellular electrical activities of NTS at the same time. Electroacupuncture (EA, 1mA, 20Hz, pulse duration 500¼s)
was applied to the left auricular concha region for 30 s.
Results: 1. Lowering blood pressure: Following acupuncture of homonymy auricular concha area, blood pressure
was decreased by 11.89±1.11U'8P0.05. The effect of acupuncture
of auricular concha was considerably superior to that of PC6 in lowering BP (P