Therapeutic Observation of Surround Needling plusHigh-energy Red Light for Herpes Zoster
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.04.0351
- VernacularTitle:毫针围刺配合高能红光治疗带状疱疹疗效观察
- Author:
Beizhen MAO
;
Haifeng ZHANG
;
Jianqing FENG
;
Likun ZHANG
;
Yixin WANG
;
Lihua ZHUANG
;
Yanhong LU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Surround needling;
Herpes zoster;
Visual analogue scale;
Light therapy;
Electroacupuncture
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2015;(4):351-352
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observethe clinical efficacy of surround needling plus high-energy red light in treating herpes zoster. MethodSixty patients with herpes zoster were randomized into a medication group, a control group and a united group. The medication group was intervened by oral administration of medication, the control group was by surround needling plus electroacupuncture in addition to the medication, and the united group was by the medication, surround needling plus electroacupuncture, and the high-energy red light radiation. The effect on pain and the comprehensive therapeutic efficacy were evaluated on treatment day 5 and day 10.ResultThe efficacies in releasing pain in the control group and united group were significantly superior to that in the medication group on treatment day 5 (P<0.05), while the difference between the control group and united group was statistically insignificant (P>0.05); on treatment day 10, the effects on releasing pain in the control group and united group were more significant than that in the medication group (P<0.01), and the effect in the united group was more significant than that in the control group (P<0.05). The comprehensive therapeutic efficacy in the united group was superior to that in the medication group on treatment day 5 (P<0.01); the difference between the control group and medication group was statistically insignificant (P>0.05); on treatment day 10, the efficacies in the control group and united group were significantly better than that in the medication group (P<0.01), and the efficacy in the united group was superior to that in the control group (P<0.05). ConclusionSurround needling plus high-energy red light can effectively reduce the neuralgia caused by herpes zoster, shorten the pain duration, improve the symptoms, andthus this combination is an effective and safe method.