Clinical Study on Trigger Points Combined with Acupoints by Acupuncture for Subjective ;Tinnitus
10.3969/j.issn.1005-5304.2016.09.007
- VernacularTitle:激痛点联合穴位针刺治疗主观性耳鸣临床研究
- Author:
Tiantian ZHU
;
Chongbing MA
;
Xueyan SHENG
;
Xingke YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
trigger point acupuncture;
acupoint acupuncture;
subjective tinnitus;
infrared thermal spectrum;
clinical study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2016;23(9):28-31
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To assess the therapeutic efficacy of trigger points (TrPs) combined with acupoints by acupuncture for subjective tinnitus (ST);To discuss the correlation of TrPs acupuncture inactivation and the releasing of symptom. Methods Sixty patients with ST were randomly divided into trial group and control group, 30 cases in each group. Those in trial group were acupunctured by TrPs combined with acupoints, and those in control group received regular acupuncture treatment. The scores of tinnitus severity assessment were available for effect evaluation after 3 treatment course. The size and tenderness degree of TrPs contraction knots were checked, and TrPs local thermal infrared spectrum was compared by infrared camera. Results The post-treatment tinnitus severity scores had significant difference compared with pre-therapy in each group (P<0.01). The total effective percentage of trial group with 93.33%(28/30) was obviously higher than control group with 86.67%(26/30) (P<0.05). The post-treatment and pre-therapy contraction knots size, tenderness and temperature difference of TrPs within trial groups had a very significant difference (P<0.01), and difference of tenderness and temperature of patients’ TrPs had a positive correlation with the difference of tinnitus severity scores before and after treatment (P<0.01). The contraction knots area of TrPs had not significant correlation with the difference of tinnitus severity scores (P>0.05). Conclusion TrPs combined with acupoints by acupuncture for ST patients are better than conventional acupoints in improving clinical symptoms. The deactivation of TrPs is closely related to tinnitus symptoms, therefore, temperature and tenderness of TrPs can be employed to assist in the diagnosis, or evaluated the tinnitus severity and therapeutic efficacy.
