Observation on therapeutic effect of plum-blossom needle therapy on peripheral facial neuritis at acute stage / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
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(12): 851-852, 2005.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-267311
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare difference between plum-blossom needle therapy and hormonotherapy in the The treatment group of 32 cases with periphtherapeutic effect on peripheral facial neuritis at acute stage.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>eral facial neuritis at acute stage were treated with plum-blossom needle therapy and the control group of 32 cases with oral administration or intravenous drip of dexamethasone. Their therapeutic effects were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 100.0% in the treatment group and 93.4% in the control group, with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The therapeutic effect of plum-blossom needle therapy on peripheral facial neuritis at acute stage is better than that of the hormonotherapy.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Acupuncture Therapy
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Flowers
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Facial Nerve Diseases
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Prunus domestica
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Needles
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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