Observations on 52 Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Treated by Needling Combined with Drug
- Author:
Huitian ZHENG
;
Yongfang LI
;
Shunxing YUAN
;
Chenguang ZHANG
;
Guomei CHEN
;
Lifang ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetic Neuropathies;
Peripheral Nerves;
Acupuncture Medication Combined
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2004;2(6):24-26
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) treated by needling combined with drug, 104 patients with DPN were randomly divided into acupuncture plus drug group and control group, and each group had 52 patients. After treatment of two months, the clinical effective rate in acupuncture plus drug group was 51.9%, and the total effective rate was 88.5%, both of them were better than those in control group (P＜0.05). The needling method of nourishing the kidney and dredging the meridian combined with drug had good clinic effect in the treatment of DPN.
