Acupuncture at
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200720-0007
- Author:
Wen SHU
1
;
Jin-Chuan RAN
1
;
Bing-Li CHEN
1
;
Chao-Nan LI
1
;
Shuo-Quan RUAN
1
;
Wen-Guang HOU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 200437, China.
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
acupuncture;
back-shu point;
lower he-sea point;
shu-stream point;
type-2 diabetic peripheral neuropathy;
xing-spring point
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy*;
Diabetic Neuropathies/therapy*;
Humans;
Rivers;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2021;41(8):866-870
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of acupuncture at
METHODS:Sixty patients with type-2 diabetic peripheral neuropathy were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. Both groups were treated with basic treatment, and the observation group was additionally treated with acupuncture at Neiting (ST 44), Xiangu (ST 43), Dadu (SP 2), Taibai (SP 3), Zusanli (ST 36), etc. once every other day, 3 times a week for 4 weeks. The changes of TCM symptom score, Toronto clinical assessment (TCSS) score, visual analogue scale (VAS) score of pain and serum tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α) level were observed before and after treatment in the two groups, and the clinical effects of the two groups were evaluated.
RESULTS:Compared before treatment, the TCM syndrome score and the TCSS score in the two groups were reduced after treatment (
CONCLUSION:Acupuncture at
