Observation on therapeutic effect of pricking blood therapy combined with acupuncture on herpes zoster / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
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(12): 729-730, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-292940
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the therapeutic effects of pricking blood therapy combined with acupuncture and routine western medicine on herpes zoster.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Two hundred and forty cases were randomly divided into 2 groups, 120 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with acupuncture combined with pricking blood therapy on the point with the most pain, and cupping and surround needling; the control group with external application and oral administration of Aciclovir plaster and Aciclovir tablets, respectively. Their therapeutic effects were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 92.5% in the treatment group and 55.8% in the control group with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01). The time of producing killing pain, stopping vesication and scabbing in the treatment group was shorter than that in the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The pricking blood therapy combined with acupuncture is an effective therapy for herpes zoster.</p>
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Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Phlebotomy
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Herpes Zoster
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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Methods
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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