Warm-Needling Technique for Peripheral Facial Paralysis
- Author:
Chuannian WANG
;
Jing ZHOU
;
Minghai SHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Facial Paralysis;
Electroacupuncture
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2007;5(2):95-96
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To observe the therapeutic effects of warm-needling technique on peripheral facial paralysis. Methods: Warm-needling technique and electroacupuncture were employed to treat 30 cases of facial paralysis, respectively. The same acupoints, Cuanzhu(BL 2)towards Yuyao(Ex-HN 4), Yingxiang(LI 20) towards Xiaguan(ST 7), Taiyang(Ex-HN 5)towards Xuanlu(GB 5), Dicang(ST 4) towards Jiache(ST 6), and Chengjiang(CV 24) towards Daying(ST 5), were used. Results: After 33 treatments, the warm-needling technique has an effective rate of 83.3%, while the electroacupuncture 67.7%. Conclusion: The therapeutic effect of warm-needling technique was better than that of electroacupuncture method.
