Treatment of Hand-foot Itch in Old People with Acupuncture
- Author:
Tian XU
;
Yan LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pruritus;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Electromagnetic Spectrum Therapeutic Device
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2004;2(1):26-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Old patients with hand-foot itch were treated by acupuncture combined with the irradiation of TDP. For hand itch, selected acupoints Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Shousanli (LI 10), Hegu (LI 4), and Zhongzhu (TE 3); for foot itch, selected acupoints Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Jiexi (ST 41),Rangu (KI 2), Taichong (LR 3) and Zulinqi (GB 4). OF 33 patients, the symptom were cured in 26 cases and improved in 7 cases after 2-course's treatment.
