The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect lumbar sacralization on level vertebral slip and disc degeneration in patients with L4 spondylolysis.

Abstract Background: Low back pain is a common clinical chronic disease with symptoms of soreness, numbness, and pain. The incidence low high, gradually increases age. It mainly middle-aged has high recurrence rate. considered to be one the diseases highest disability aim this systematic review assess effectiveness safety moxibustion therapy for Methods: Two reviewers will electronically search following databases: Cochrane Central Register Controlled Trials (CENTRAL);PubMed; EMBASE; China...

Ankylosing spondylitis is a complex and progressive autoimmune inflammatory disease with worldwide prevalence ranging up to 0.9%. Several systematic reviews meta-analyses of traditional Chinese medicine alternative therapies, such as acupuncture or moxibustion, have demonstrated the effectiveness moxibustion in treatment ankylosing spondylitis. However, there no relevant literature comprehensively evaluate evidence. The purpose this overview synthesize reliability evidence generated review...

Piriformis syndrome (PS) is a condition in which the sciatic nerve compressed when passing through inferior mouth of piriformis muscle, mainly caused by pain one hip and leg. In severe cases, patients may experience buttock lower limb pain, discomfort, difficulty walking, claudication. It estimated that annual incidence low back sciatica about 40 million 2.4 cases. The aim this systematic review to assess effectiveness safety Little needle-scalpel therapy for syndrome.Two reviewers will...

Ganglion cysts (GCs) are tumor-like lesions that often occur in the soft tissues, which mostly caused by degeneration of mucin produced joint capsule and tendon sheath on carpal dorsal joints extremities. GCs may appear asymptomatic as benign tumors, but some patients also seek treatment because pain these fluid-filled cysts. As a kind complementary alternative therapy, there have been studies published China proved fire needle has better therapeutic effect ganglion cyst. The purpose this...

Background: Peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) seriously affects patients' quality of life and work even causes psychological problems such as anxiety depression for them. Acupuncture (ACU) moxibustion have been widely used to treat the disease with satisfactory results. Several systematic reviews meta-analyses reported effectiveness acupuncture patients PFP. However, evidence has not systematically synthesized. This overview aims synthesize assess reliability generated from these (SRs) ACU...

Abstract Background: There is a lack of curative medical treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Acupuncture represents an important alternative therapy. In various forms acupuncture and moxibustion, the fire needle indispensable part. Knee (KOA) series symptoms signs joint caused by local injury inflammation chronic strain resulting in cartilage degeneration articular surface reactive bone loss subchondral plate. The results clinical trial indicated that therapy has obvious...

Myofascitis is a common disease in clinic. The main cause of the aseptic inflammation local muscles and connective tissues such as myofascial, which can be manifested paralysis, distension, other discomfort, muscle stiffness, spasm or palpable strain-like nodules. Chinese medicine ascribes it to "bi disease" "Arthralgia disease," while Western believes that mainly due fascia edema exudation caused by trauma long-term strain, forcing nerves jam producing pain abnormal feelings. Although not...

Background: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) occurs during menstrual cramps, and there is currently no pathological evidence. This disease severely affects the daily lives of young women. Acupuncture (ACU) moxibustion are an excellent way to relieve pain patients with PD. And it has been widely utilizing. However, effectiveness safety ACU in treating PD not confirmed by a high-quality meta-analysis. work aims evaluate ACU's efficacy or without management Methods: We will make comprehensive...

Alopecia areata (AA) is a common, inflammatory, nonscarring type of hair loss that characterized by depression, anxiety and social isolation. In recent years, Plum-blossom needle plus Chinese herbal medicine has gradually shown its clinical advantages been more widely used in China. Whereas, there no systematic review meta-analysis. The purpose this study to estimate the safety effectiveness AA treatment.Seven databases as following: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge...

Fire needle therapy has the double function of acupuncture and moxibustion, which both stimulation warm moxibustion. As an important part fire been widely used in clinical treatment since ancient times China. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a kind chronic solid neuropathic pain with persistent intense after skin lesion sores completely eliminated. The PHN mostly integrated therapy. In recent years, many literatures have reported that curative effect on accurate. purpose this protocol to...

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a major public health issue because it causes pain and functional limitation in patients. Many studies have reported that moxibustion, treatment traditional Chinese medicine, effective treating KOA. The aim of this protocol to develop standard advance for synthesize assess the efficacy safety thunder-fire moxibustion KOA from these randomized controlled trial.The 2 commentators will screen 7 databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, National Knowledge...

Abstract Background: Senile hypotension refers to those whose blood pressure (BP) is lower than 90/60 mm Hg. The consequences can not only cause insufficient cardio-cerebral perfusion, but severe cases may also angina pectoris and stroke. At present, Western medicine has no ideal therapeutic drugs for senile hypotension. aim of this systematic review assess the effectiveness safety traditional Chinese (TCM) therapy Methods: Two reviewers will electronically search following databases:...

Abstract Background: Facial spasm causes a lot of troubles to patients daily life and seriously affects their mental physical health. Relevant studies have shown that fire needle therapy has certain benefits for facial spasm, is an integral part acupuncture therapy. However, there no unanimous conclusion. The main purpose our study measure whether effective spasm. Methods: following electronic databases will be searched the collection fire-needle related randomized controlled trials (RCTS)...

Abstract Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) is a common chronic disease with an annual incidence of 25 per 10000 the population, which will result in severe joint damage,disability and death. It strongly supported by systematic reviews (SRs) as part treatment these patients. However, evidence has not been methodically integrated. This overview aims to describe,synthesize,evaluate reliability come from current acupuncture moxibustion therapy for RA. Methods: We search SRs meta-analyses...

Abstract Background: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a complex and progressive autoimmune inflammatory disease with worldwide prevalence ranging up to 0.9%. Several systematic reviews meta-analyses of traditional Chinese medicine alternative therapies, such as acupuncture or moxibustion, have demonstrated the effectiveness moxibustion in treatment ankylosing spondylitis. However, there no relevant literature comprehensively evaluate evidence.The purpose this overview synthesize reliability...

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect of percutaneous curved kyphoplasty (PCK) for osteoporosis vertebral compression fractures (OVCF). Methods: This is a prospective study.Patients with OVCF who underwent PCK at Department Orthopedics,Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University from June 2018 to 2019 were included.All operations performed by same surgeon.X-ray examination was before and after operation measure height Cobb angle.The visual analogue scale (VAS) Oswestry...