ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of Du’s manipulative acupuncture with gold needles in treating intractable facial paralysis.Methods Two hundred and ten patients with intractable facial paralysis were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 105 cases each. The same acupoints were selected in the two groups. The treatment group received Du’s manipulative acupuncture with gold needles and the control group, conventional acupuncture. Facial nerve electroneurography (ENoG) was performed in the two groups before and after treatment to evaluate the therapeutic effects.Results There were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences in musculus frontalis and orbicularis oris ENoG amplitude values on the affected side in the two groups (P<0.05). There were statistically significant post-treatment differences in musculus frontalis and orbicularis oris ENoG amplitude values on the affected side between the treatment and control groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Du’s manipulative acupuncture with gold needles is an effective way to treat intractable facial paralysis.