Elseify Magda Y, Mohammed Nagwa Hassan, Alsharkawy Asmaa A, Elseoudy Mai E
Ain Shams University, Al Waili, Cairo Governorate, Egypt.
J Complement Integr Med. 2013 Jul 9;10:/j/jcim.2013.10.issue-1/jcim-2012-0006/jcim-2012-0006.xml. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2012-0006.
Laser acupuncture is widely used as an alternative treatment for chronic illnesses.
to evaluate the effect of biostimulation by low-level power laser on the traditional Chinese acupuncture points for Egyptian asthmatic children.
Thirty asthmatic boys and 20 asthmatic girls 7-18 years (10.6±2.8) were randomly selected from the outpatient chest clinic of Ain Shams University, Children hospitals, and National Research Center outpatient Clinic of Acupuncture, from April 2009 to March 2010. Patients' symptoms, medications, asthma control questionnaire (ACQ), and spirometric values were recorded before and 1 month after completion of 10 laser acupuncture sessions. Each patient received 10 laser sessions (3 sessions/week) on traditional Chinese acupoints.
Started with 36 patients suffering daytime and nocturnal symptoms, ended with two patients suffering nocturnal symptoms (p < 0.001). Also, 48 patients reported better exercise tolerance (p < 0.001). Forced expiratory volume in the first second, forced vital capacity, and peak expiratory flow % increased from 81.8±25.2, 85.4±21.5, and 71.8±22.9 to 98.5±28.1, 104.3±26.2, and 84.3±24.1, respectively (p < 0.001). ACQ improved from 13.9±3.8 to 23.3±3.6 (p < 0.001), 92% of patients became well controlled. Inhaled steroids dose decreased from 200-450 to 0-200 μg/day and all patients stopped short acting B2 agonist (SABA) rescue (p < 0.01, 0.001).
low-intensity laser acupuncture can be safe and effective treatment in asthmatic children.
激光针灸作为慢性病的替代治疗方法被广泛应用。
评估低强度激光对埃及哮喘儿童中医穴位的生物刺激效果。
2009年4月至2010年3月，从艾因夏姆斯大学儿童医院门诊胸科诊所、儿童医院以及国家研究中心针灸门诊随机选取30名7 - 18岁（平均10.6±2.8岁）哮喘男孩和20名哮喘女孩。在完成10次激光针灸疗程前及疗程结束1个月后记录患者症状、用药情况、哮喘控制问卷（ACQ）及肺功能测定值。每位患者在中医穴位接受10次激光治疗（每周3次）。
开始时有36名患者有白天和夜间症状，结束时只有2名患者有夜间症状（p < 0.001）。此外，48名患者报告运动耐量改善（p < 0.001）。第一秒用力呼气量、用力肺活量和呼气峰值流量百分比分别从81.8±25.2、85.4±21.5和71.8±22.9增加到98.5±28.1、104.3±26.2和84.3±24.1（p < 0.001）。ACQ从13.9±3.8改善到23.3±3.6（p < 0.001），92%的患者病情得到良好控制。吸入性类固醇剂量从200 - 450微克/天降至0 - 200微克/天，所有患者停止使用短效β2激动剂（SABA）急救（p < 0.01，0.001）。
低强度激光针灸对哮喘儿童可能是一种安全有效的治疗方法。
