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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at Conception Vessel points in treating generalized anxiety disorder.Method Sixty eligible subjects were divided into a treatment group and a control group by the random number table, 30 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at Conception Vessel points including Tiantu (CV22), Danzhong (CV17), Zhongwan (CV12) and Xiawan (CV10); in the control group, Shenmen (HT7), Daling (PC7), Neiguan (PC6), Qimen (LR14), Xinshu (BL15), Hegu (LI4) and Taichong (LR3) were selected. The treatments were given once a day, 6 sessions followed by 1-day interval as a treatment course, for successive 8 courses in total. The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) scores of the two groups were compared before and after the treatment and in the follow-up study; the clinical efficacies were also compared.Result The treatment protocols in the two groups were both effective in treating generalized anxiety disorder, while the markedly effective rate was significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). The HAMA scores after treatment and in the 1-month follow-up study were significantly different from the score before the treatment in both groups (P<0.01). There were significant differences in comparing the HAMA score between the two groups respectively after treatment and in the 1-month follow-up study (P<0.05). Conclusion Scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at Conception Vessel points shows significant advantage in treating generalized anxiety disorder compared to the ordinary acupuncture method.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of scalp cluster needling in treating essential tremor.Method Sixty patients with essential tremor were randomized into two groups, 30 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at the bilateral dancing tremor control zone; the control group was intervened by acupuncture at the dancing tremor control zone alone. The total effective rate and tremor score were observed after 30-day treatment, and the relapse rate was investigated 3 months after the intervention via telephone. Result The total effective rate was 96.7% in the treatment group, significantly higher than 73.3% in the control group (P<0.05); the tremor score of the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group at the end of the intervention (P<0.01); the 3-month telephone follow-up study showed that the relapse rate of the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at bilateral dancing tremor control zone can produce a more notable efficacy in treating essential tremor compared to acupuncture at the dancing tremor control zone alone.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at Conception Vessel points in treating generalized anxiety disorder.Method Sixty eligible subjects were divided into a treatment group and a control group by the random number table, 30 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at Conception Vessel points including Tiantu (CV22), Danzhong (CV17), Zhongwan (CV12) and Xiawan (CV10); in the control group, Shenmen (HT7), Daling (PC7), Neiguan (PC6), Qimen (LR14), Xinshu (BL15), Hegu (LI4) and Taichong (LR3) were selected. The treatments were given once a day, 6 sessions followed by 1-day interval as a treatment course, for successive 8 courses in total. The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) scores of the two groups were compared before and after the treatment and in the follow-up study; the clinical efficacies were also compared.Result The treatment protocols in the two groups were both effective in treating generalized anxiety disorder, while the markedly effective rate was significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). The HAMA scores after treatment and in the 1-month follow-up study were significantly different from the score before the treatment in both groups (P<0.01). There were significant differences in comparing the HAMA score between the two groups respectively after treatment and in the 1-month follow-up study (P<0.05). Conclusion Scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at Conception Vessel points shows significant advantage in treating generalized anxiety disorder compared to the ordinary acupuncture method.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of scalp cluster needling in treating essential tremor.Method Sixty patients with essential tremor were randomized into two groups, 30 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at the bilateral dancing tremor control zone; the control group was intervened by acupuncture at the dancing tremor control zone alone. The total effective rate and tremor score were observed after 30-day treatment, and the relapse rate was investigated 3 months after the intervention via telephone. Result The total effective rate was 96.7% in the treatment group, significantly higher than 73.3% in the control group (P<0.05); the tremor score of the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group at the end of the intervention (P<0.01); the 3-month telephone follow-up study showed that the relapse rate of the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at bilateral dancing tremor control zone can produce a more notable efficacy in treating essential tremor compared to acupuncture at the dancing tremor control zone alone.