Clinical Observation of Pricking Jing-well Points in Treating Acute Bell’s Palsy / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of pricking and bleeding the Jing-well points with three-edge needle in treating acute Bell’s palsy.Method Sixty patients with Bell’s palsy were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 30 in each group. In addition to the regular Chinese and Western medicine treatment for Bell’s palsy, the observation group also received pricking and bleeding treatment with three-edge needle at the Jing-well points. The House-Brackman (H-B) Scale and R wave in blink reflex (BR) were observed.Result The total effective rate was 93.0% in the observation group, significantly higher than 90.0% in the control group (P＜0.05). The H-B score significantly increased in both groups after intervention (P＜0.05). The observation group was significantly higher than the control group in comparing H-B score at the end of first and second treatment course (P＜0.05). The R1 and R2 waves in BR increased markedly after intervention in both groups (P＜0.05); the observation group was significantly higher than the control group in comparing R1 wave (P＜0.05), and R2 wave only at the end of the first course (P＜0.05) but not at the end of the second course (P>0.05).Conclusion Combining pricking and bleeding the Jing-well points with three-edge needle in the treatment of Bell’s palsy can enhance the therapeutic efficacy and promote the recovery of the facial nerve function.