Chicken-claw needling at Xiaguan (ST 7) combined with intradermal needling on negative emotions in primary trigeminal neuralgia of phlegm obstruction and blood stasis: a randomized controlled trial.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220314-0004
- Author:
Wei-Wei ZHANG
1
;
Shu-Yi TIAN
1
;
Tian-Tian TANG
1
;
Ya-Xue LI
2
Author Information
1. Graduate School of Heilongjiang University of CM, Harbin 150040, China.
2. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of CM, Harbin 150040.
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
Point ST 7 (Xiaguan);
chicken-claw needling;
intradermal needling;
negative emotion;
pain;
primary trigeminal neuralgia
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Emotions;
Humans;
Pain;
Serotonin;
Syndrome;
Treatment Outcome;
Trigeminal Neuralgia/therapy*
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2022;42(9):999-1003
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To observe the clinical effect of chicken-claw needling at Xiaguan (ST 7) combined with intradermal needling on negative emotion in primary trigeminal neuralgia (PTN) of phlegm obstruction and blood stasis.
METHODS:Sixty cases of patients with PTN of phlegm obstruction and blood stasis were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with chicken-claw needling at Xiaguan (ST 7) combined with intradermal needling (acupoints Sibai [ST 2], Yuyao [EX-HN 4], Hegu [LI 4], Taichong [LR 3] and auricular points Xin [CO15], Shenmen [TF4], Pizhixia [AT4], etc.), once a day, 6 d as a course of treatment, rest 1 d between courses, a total of 2 courses of treatment; and the control group was given oral carbamazepine tablets for 13 days. Before and after treatment, the pain visual analogue scale (VAS), TCM syndromes, self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) scores and the contents of serum neurotransmitter (β-endorphin [β-EP], substance P [SP] and 5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) were compared, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated.
RESULTS:After treatment, the VAS, SAS, TCM syndrome scores and the contents of serum SP in the two groups were lower than those before treatment (P<0.05), and the above indexes in the observation group was lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). The contents of serum β-EP and 5-HT in the two groups were higher than those before treatment (P<0.05), and the above indexes in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate in the observation group was 93.3% (28/30), which was higher than 83.3% (25/30) in the control group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION:Chicken-claw needling at Xiaguan (ST 7) combined with intradermal needling can relieve pain symptoms and negative emotions in patients with primary trigeminal neuralgia of phlegm obstruction and blood stasis, which may be related to the regulation of serum neurotransmitter levels.
