Therapeutic observation of thin-cotton moxibustion plus surround needling for herpes zoster
10.1007/s11726-016-0924-4
- VernacularTitle:薄棉灸配合围刺治疗带状疱疹疗效观察
- Author:
Haiyun SONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Moxibusiton Therapy;
Acupuncture-moxibustion Therapy;
Surround Needling;
Herpes Zoster;
Acyclovir
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2016;14(3):197-201
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To compare the clinical efficacies between thin-cotton moxibustion plus surround needling and Western medication in treating herpes zoster (HZ).
Methods:Eighty-three HZ patients were divided into two groups according to their admission sequence, 41 cases in the thin-cotton moxibustion group and 42 cases in the Western medication group. The thin-cotton moxibustion group received thin-cotton moxibustion on the surface of lesions plus surround needling around the lesions, once a day. The Western medication group was intervened by Acyclovir intravenous injection, 0.25 g per dose, once a day, along with external application of Acyclovir cream 3-5 times a day. After 10-day treatment, the blister-healing time, crusting time, pain-reducing time, onset time of action, lesion-healed time, and occurrence of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) were compared.
Results:During the study, a case dropped out in the thin-cotton moxibustion group, and 2 cases dropped out in the Western medication group. The recovery and markedly-effective rate was 92.5% and total effective rate was 97.5% in the thin-cotton moxibustion group, versus 72.5% and 87.5% in the Western medication group, and the between-group differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The blister-healing time, crusting time, pain-reducing time, onset time of action and lesion-healed time in the thin-cotton moxibustion group were significantly shorter than those in the Western medication group (P<0.05). The occurrence rate of PHN was 2.07% in the thin-cotton moxibustion group, significantly lower than 9.19% in the Western medication group (P<0.01).
Conclusion:Thin-cotton moxibustion plus surround needling can produce a more significant efficacy than Acyclovir in treating HZ, and it can markedly reduce the occurrence of PHN.
