Clinical Observation of Jian Huan Tong Tiao Needling for Peripheral Facial Paralysis in Acute Stage
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.02.0150
- VernacularTitle:健患侧同调针法治疗急性期周围性面瘫临床观察
- Author:
Ruichao LI
;
Lei WU
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Facial paralysis;
Acute stage;
Jian Huan Tong Tiao;
House-Brackmann facial nerve grading system
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(2):150-153
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To compare the clinical efficacy between Jian Huan Tong Tiao needling (acupuncture at both healthy and affected sides) and acupuncture at the affected side alone in treating peripheral facial paralysis (FP) in acute stage, and to provide evidences for the acupuncture treatment of peripheral FP in acute stage.Method Fifty patients were randomized into a Jian Huan Tong Tiao needling group (25 cases) and an affected side needling group (25 cases). By selecting the same acupoints, the Jian Huan Tong Tiao needling group received acupuncture at both sides, while the affected side needling group received acupuncture only at the affected side, once every other day, successively for 4 weeks. House-Brackmann (H-B) facial nerve grading system was used to score the facial nerve function before and after the treatment, and the therapeutic efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result The facial nerve function was improved in both groups, while the therapeutic efficacy was superior in the Jian Huan Tong Tiao needling group to that in the affected side needling group (P<0.05); after 2-week treatment, the H-B score was higher in the Jian Huan Tong Tiao needling group than in the affected side needling group (P<0.05); of the recovered cases, the relapse rate was lower in theJian Huan Tong Tiao needling group than in the affected side needling group (P<0.05). Conclusion Jian Huan Tong Tiao needling can boost the recovery of the facial nerve function in peripheral FP, reduce the relapse rate, and produce a higher therapeutic efficacy than needling the affected side alone.
