Comparative Study on Therapeutic Efficacies of Different Acupuncture Methods for Post-herpetic Neuralgia
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.07.0620
- VernacularTitle:不同针刺方法治疗带状疱疹后遗神经痛疗效比较
- Author:
Yuxia ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Fire-needle therapy;
Surround acupuncture;
Bloodletting therapy;
Cupping;
Neuralgia,postherpetic
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2015;(7):620-622
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of different acupuncture methods in treating post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). Method Eighty PHN patients were randomized into group A, B, C and D, 20 in each group. Group A was intervened by fire-needle acupuncture, group B was by surround acupuncture, group C by pricking and cupping, and group D was by oral administration of Pregabalin. The visual analogue scale (VAS) was observed before and after intervention, and the clinical efficacy was compared. Result Compared to the pre-treatment VAS scores, the VAS scores were significantly changed after intervention and at 30 d after intervention in the 4 groups (P<0.05). The recovery rate and markedly-effective rate were respectively 55.0%and 95.0%in group A, 45.0%and 90.0%in group B, 50.0%and 85.0%in group C, and 40.0%and 60.0%in group D. There were no significant inter-group differences in comparing the recovery rate (P>0.05). The markedly-effective rates of group A, B and C were significantly different from that of group D (P<0.05). Conclusion Fire-needle acupuncture, surround acupuncture, and pricking and cupping are all effective methods in treating PHN;they safe and reliable and can obviously reduce pain intensity.
