Therapeutic Observation of Scalp Cluster Needling in Treating Essential Tremor
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.10.1216
- VernacularTitle:头针丛刺法治疗特发性震颤疗效观察
- Author:
Chen WANG
1
;
yan Zu ZHENG
Author Information
1. 黑龙江中医药大学
- Keywords:
Essential tremor;
Acupuncture;
Scalp acupuncture;
Cluster needling;
Dancing tremor control zone of scalp acupuncture
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(10):1216-1219
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of scalp cluster needling in treating essential tremor.Method Sixty patients with essential tremor were randomized into two groups, 30 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at the bilateral dancing tremor control zone; the control group was intervened by acupuncture at the dancing tremor control zone alone. The total effective rate and tremor score were observed after 30-day treatment, and the relapse rate was investigated 3 months after the intervention via telephone. Result The total effective rate was 96.7% in the treatment group, significantly higher than 73.3% in the control group (P<0.05); the tremor score of the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group at the end of the intervention (P<0.01); the 3-month telephone follow-up study showed that the relapse rate of the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at bilateral dancing tremor control zone can produce a more notable efficacy in treating essential tremor compared to acupuncture at the dancing tremor control zone alone.
