OBJECTIVE: To observe the law of the meridian abnormal changes and the correlation with acupuncture efficacy based on the effectiveness study of electroacupuncture (EA) in treatment of severe functional @entity1142 . METHODS: Seventy @entity1 of severe functional @entity1142 were randomized into an EA group and a sham-EA group, 35 cases in each one. In the EA group, Tianshu (ST 25) and Fujie (SP 14) were punctured deeply and stimulated with EA (dense-disperse wave, 2Hz/15 Hz, 0. 1 to 1. 0 mA), and Shangjuxu (ST 37) was needled. In the sham-EA group, the sites lateral to Tianshu (ST 25) and Fujie (SP 14) were punctured shallowly and stimulated with electricity. The site lateral to Shangjuxu (ST 37) was punctured shallowly. The treatment was given continuously for 8 weeks in the two groups, 5 times weekly in the first 2 weeks and 3 times weekly in the rest 6 weeks. WANG Juyi's meridian examination method was applied to detect the abnormalities of the spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians before treatment, and in 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks among 70 @entity1 separately. The frequency of @entity717 ( @entity717 ) every two weeks, meridian abnormal value and the relativity with @entity717 change rate were compared in the @entity1 between two groups. RESULTS: Regarding the increase of @entity717 frequency, the effect started since the 2nd week in the EA group, with the treatment going on, @entity717 frequency was increased apparently (all P<0. 05). In the sham-EA group, after 6 and 8-weeks of treatment, @entity717 frequency was increased apparently as compared with that before treatment (all P<0. 05). The increase of @entity717 frequency in the EA group was remarkably as compared with the sham-EA group at every time point (all P<0. 05). The abnormal value of the large intestine meridian in 2 weeks of treatment and the values of the stomach and spleen meridians and the relevant meridians in 4 weeks of treatment were all reduced apparently as compared with those in the baseline in the EA group (all P<0. 05). With the treatment time going on, the abnormal reflections on the large intestine and stomach meridians were reduced gradually (all P<0. 05), and the total change rate of abnormalities on the large intestine, stomach and spleen meridians presented the negative correlation with the total change rate of @entity717 frequency (P<0. 01, P<0. 05). CONCLUSION: In the EA group, the efficacy on @entity717 frequency in severe functional @entity1142 is advantageous and stable as compared with the sham-EA group. Acupuncture at the relevant acupoints of the spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians achieves the definite regulation to the @entity854 . It is discovered that the abnormal changes in the spleen, stomach

[Law of the meridian abnormality based on the effectiveness of electroacupuncture for severe functional XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['complete spontaneous bowel movement', 'CSBM'] @entity854 :: ('MESH:D018376', 'Disease') :: ['meridian abnormalities'] @entity1142 :: ('MESH:D003248', 'Disease') :: ['constipation']
@entity1142 :: (MESH:D003248,Disease) :: ['constipation']
