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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus TDP in treating stageⅡ-Ⅲ pressure sore.Methods Thirty-three patients with pressure sore meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 17 cases each. Both groups were first given routine clean care. The control group received routine surgical asepsis dressing change and the treatment group, fire needling, surrounding electroacupuncture and TDP irradiation to the affected part. The pressure sore area was observed and the PUSH score was recorded in the two groups before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups of patients. Results The total efficacy rate was 88.0% in the treatment group and 71.0% in the control group; there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The total efficacy rate was 88.0% in the treatment group and 71.0% in the control group; there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The cure and marked efficacy rate was 58.8% in the treatment group and 23.5% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). There was a statistically significant pre-/post- treatment difference in the pressure sore area in the two groups at one, two and three weeks after treatment (allP<0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the pressure sore area between the two groups at two and three weeksafter treatment (bothP<0.05). There was a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the PUSH score in the two groups at two and three weeks after treatment (bothP<0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the PUSH score between the two groups at three weeks after treatment (P<0.01).Conclusions Acupuncture plus TDP can markedly relieve the clinical symptoms and accelerate the sore healing in treating stageⅡ-Ⅲ pressure sore.
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Objective To observe the clinical effect of electric acupuncture,surrounding acupuncture and cotton moxibustion in the treatment of herpes zoster.Methods Forty cases with herpes zoster were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group,with 20 patients in each group.The treatment group was treated with electric acupuncture,surrounding acupuncture and cotton moxibustion,while the control group was treated with valaciclovir and vitamin B1.In the two groups severity of pain and the time of pain beginning to ease,pain lasting blisters disappearing,incrustation and decrustation during treatment were observed and recorded,referring to the People's Republic of China Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Standard(Chinese disease diagnosis and efficacy standard)for efficacy evaluation.Results There was significant difference between the treatment group and the control group with regard to the cure rate(75% versus 35%,P＜0.05);however,the total effective rates of two groups had no significant difference(P＞0.05).After treatment VAS score in treatment group was significantly lower than that in control group(P＜0.05);in treatment group the time of pain beginning to ease and pain lasting were significantly less than those in control group(P＜0.05);the time of blister disappearing in treatment group was significantly faster than that in control group(P＜0.01);the time of incrustation and decrustation in treatment group were significantly less than those in control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion The advantages of electric acupuncture,surrounding acupuncture and cotton moxibustion in the treatment of herpes zoster were shown as faster pain easing,shorter pain lasting,shorter duration of blister and incrustation.This treatment for herpes zoster is safe,effective and affordable.