Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture at Yanglingquan (GB 34) on sprain of external ankle joint / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the increasing effect of Yanglingquan (GB 34) on sprain of external ankle joint.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy-nine cases of sprain of external ankle joint were semi-randomly divided into a treatment group (n = 46) and a control group (n = 33). The treatment group were treated with acupuncture at Yanglingquan (GB 34) and electro-magnetic therapy at local acupoints, and the control group with electro-magnetic therapy.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The cured rate and the total effective rate were 67.4% and 91.3% in the treatment group, and 36.4% and 69.7% in the control group, respectively, with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.01, P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture at Yanglingquan (GB 34) has a better therapeutic effect on sprain of the external ankle joint.</p>