Clinical Observation of Warm Needling plus Herbal Medicine for Ocular Myasthenia Gravis

VernacularTitle:温针灸配合中药治疗眼肌型重症肌无力临床观察
Author: Zhaoyuan SHENG ; Gang CHEN ; Zhihai HU ; Rujiong YING ; Miaoqing YU ; Genghe LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Myasthenia gravis; Needle warming therapy; Acupuncture medication combined
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(6):540-542
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To compare the therapeutic efficacy between warm needling and Pyridostigmine bromide in treating ocular myasthenia gravis, for seeking the optimal treatment method. Method Seventy patients with ocular myasthenia gravis were randomized into a treatment group intervened by warm needling and control group intervened by Pyridostingmine bromide, 35 in each group; meanwhile, fortified Yi Qi Tang decoction was given to both groups. The observation lasted 6 weeks and a 3-month follow-up was conducted. The clinical absolute and relative scoring system for myasthenia gravis, and the Chinese medicine syndrome scale for spleen-qi deficiency were adopted for quantitative comparison and efficacy evaluation. Result The total effective rate was 85.7% in the treatment group, higher than that in the control group. Conclusion Warm needling plus herbal medicine is effective in treating ocular myasthenia gravis.