Clinical observation of the herpes zoster with electric acupuncture,surrounding acupuncture and moxibustion with cotton / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

ABSTRACT

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.