Clinical Therapeutic Observation of Pricking Cupping for Herpes Zoster at AcuteStage
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2014.12.1132
- VernacularTitle:刺络拔罐治疗急性期带状疱疹临床疗效观察
- Author:
Wei CHEN
;
Guizhen LIU
;
Qiuhong YAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Blood-letting puncturing and cupping;
Herpes zoster;
Acute stage;
Visual analogue scale (VAS);
Symptom and sign score
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2014;(12):1132-1134
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe the efficacy of pricking cupping in treating herpes zoster at acute stage.MethodSixty patients with herpes zoster at acute stage were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by pricking cupping, while the control group was by oral administration of Western medicine. The total effective rate and the improvement of symptoms and pain at different stages were observed afterintervention.ResultThe total effective rate was 90.0% in the treatment group versus 86.7% in the control group, and the difference was statistically insignificant (P>0.05); after the first treatment course, the decreases of symptom score and pain indexin the treatment group were significantly superior to that in the control group (P<0.05); after the second treatment course, there were no significant differences in comparing the decreases of symptom score and pain index between the two groups (P>0.05).ConclusionPricking cupping is an effective approach in treating herpes zoster of the acute stage, as it can produce a comparatively higher total effective rate and also significantly improve the symptoms and pain.
