Treatment of 49 Cases of Restless Legs Syndrome by Acupuncture plus Acupoint Injection

Author: Guilin LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Restless Legs Syndrome; Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy; Hydro-acupuncture
From: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2006;4(1):50-51
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy was used to treat 49 cases of restless legs syndrome. Yanglingquan (GB 34), Jinggu(BL 64), Chengshan (BL 57), Chengjin (BL 56) and Shangqiu (SP 5) were the main acupoints; Ganshu (BL 18), Shenshu (BL 23) and Taixi ( KI 3)were matched to the type of deficiency of liver and kidney yin; Xuehai (SP 10) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) were matched to the type of cold-dampness entering interior. Chengshan (BL 57) and Chengjin (BL 56) were needled. After the arrival of qi, warm needling was done. Bilateral cases disappeared and the clinical symptoms of 1 case disappeared partly.