Clinical Observation of Staging Treatment with Various Acupuncture Therapies Mainly on Yifeng Point for Peripheral Facial Paralysis
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2018.02.012
- VernacularTitle:不同针刺法针刺翳风穴为主分期治疗周围性面瘫临床观察
- Author:
Yu SUN
1
;
Jun GENG
;
Ke YANG
;
Xiao-Yan WANG
;
Wen-Wen JIANG
;
Ya ZHAO
Author Information
1. 安徽省淮北市中医医院针灸科
- Keywords:
peripheral facial paralysis;
staging treatment;
various acupuncture therapies;
Yifeng point(TE17);
Yang needling (plum-blossom needling);
Qi needling (concentrated triple-needling);
Bang needling(lateral needling )
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2018;35(2):256-260
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of staging treatment with various acupuncture therapies mainly on Yifeng (TE17) point for the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis. Methods One hundred and two peripheral facial paralysis patients were randomly divided into trial group and control group, 51 patients in each group. The trial group was given acupuncture mainly on Yifeng point, by Yang needling(plum-blossom needling) for acute stage, Qi needling(concentrated triple-needling) for resting stage and Bang needling(lateral needling) for recovery stage. The control group was given conventional acupuncture. The treatment for the two groups was performed once a day, 5 continuous days constituted a course, and the treatment lasted 3 courses. Before treatment and after treatment for 1, 2, 3 course (s), facial nerve function scores were evaluated with House-Brackmann Grading Scale (HB) and the scores of pain in head and face were evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). And the clinical efficacy of the two groups was assessed after treatment. Results (1) After treatment for 3 courses, the cure rate and total effective rate of the trial group were 82.35％, 100.00％, and those of the control group were 60.78％, 86.27％, respectively. The differences between the two groups were significant (P <0.05). (2) After treatment, HB scores and VSA scores of patients with facial pain and headache in the two groups were improved after treatment (P < 0.05 compared with those before treatment), and the improvement in the trial group was superior to that in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion Staging treatment with various acupuncture therapies mainly on Yifeng point is more effective for the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis than conventional acupuncture.
