Clinical Observation of Centro-square Needling at Shangxing (GV23) for Anxiety After Cerebral Stroke
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.02.0142
- VernacularTitle:头部扬刺鬼堂穴治疗脑卒中后焦虑临床观察
- Author:
Guobin SHENG
;
Jinling LI
;
Ying TANG
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Point;
Shangxing (GV23);
Stroke complications;
Anxiety;
Centro-square needling
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(2):142-145
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of centro-square needling at Shangxing (GV23) (so called Ghost Hall point) in treating anxiety after cerebral stroke as a major treatment.Method Sixty patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group. The two groups were both given Flupentixol and Melitracen tablets (Deanxit). In addition, the treatment group received centro-square needling as the major treatment, and the control group received ordinary needling. Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), Zung's Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Barthel Index (BI) of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) were observed before and after the treatment for evaluating the therapeutic efficacy.Result There was a significant difference in comparing the HAMA score between the treatment group and control group after the treatment (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in comparing the total effective rate and recovery rate between the two groups (P>0.05).Conclusion The treatment group shows a significant efficacy in improving the anxiety symptoms; the effect in improving the anxiety symptoms is insignificant in the control group; the recoveryrate and total effective rate are equivalent between the two groups.
