Ma LX

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus · active 2014-2020

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  • dysmenorrhea 5
  • infertility 1
2020
Comparison of the immediate analgesic effect of perpendicular needling and transverse needling at SP6 in patients with primary dysmenorrhea: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Medicine ·doi:10.1097/md.0000000000018847

BackgroundAcupuncture has been widely used to treat primary dysmenorrhea (PD) with satisfactory outcomes. Sanyinjiao (SP6) is the most commonly used acupoint for PD. Different needling techniques may influence the effect of SP6, and its und…

2019
Immediate Analgesic Effect of Perpendicular Needling or Transverse Needling at SP 6 in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Pilot Study.
Medical acupuncture ·doi:10.1089/acu.2019.1362

Objective: Needling technique is an important factor contributing to the efficacy of an acupuncture point. In previous studies, Sanyinjiao (SP 6) had an immediate analgesic effect on primary dysmenorrhea (PD) with strengthened acupuncture s…

2019
Influence of the Intensity, Components, and Spreading of the Deqi Sensation on the Analgesic Effect of SP6 Needling in Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial.
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM ·doi:10.1155/2019/6462576

Although deqi, the phenomenon whereby excitation of Qi in the meridians occurs with needling, is critical to the practice of acupuncture and its efficacy, it is poorly understood. So we investigate the influence of the deqi sensation on the…

2018
Positive Effect of Acupuncture and Cupping in Infertility Treatment.
Medical acupuncture ·doi:10.1089/acu.2017.1265

Background: Infertility is clinically defined as the failure to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse. Organic disorders and lifestyle factors are highly associated with infertility. Generally, acupuncture and its relat…

2015
Influences of Deqi on Immediate Analgesia Effect of Needling SP6 (Sanyinjiao) in Patients with Primary Dysmenorrhea in Cold and Dampness Stagnation Pattern: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM ·doi:10.1155/2015/238790

Deqi, according to traditional Chinese medicine, is a specific needle sensation during the retention of needles at certain acupoints and is considered to be necessary to produce therapeutic effects from acupuncture. Although some modern res…

2014
Do changes in electrical skin resistance of acupuncture points reflect menstrual pain? A comparative study in healthy volunteers and primary dysmenorrhea patients.
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM ·doi:10.1155/2014/836026

Electrical skin resistance (ESR) measurements were performed with a four-electrode impedance detector at 10 points bilaterally on the first day of and the third day after menstruation in 48 healthy volunteers and 46 primary dysmenorrhea (PD…