Clinical Study on Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture for Treatment of 30 Cases of Peripheral Neuritis Complicated by Diabetes / 中医杂志
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
;
(12)1993.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-673966
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To study on mechanisms of wrist-ankle acupuncture for prevention and treatment of peripheral neuritis complicated by diabetes.Methods:
Ninety cases of peripheral neuritis complicated by diabetes were treated respectively by wrist-ankle acupuncture and body acupuncture,with western medicine routine treatment used as control group,30 cases in each group.The therapeutic effects and laboratory results were compared.Results:
Therapeutic effects in wrist-ankle acupuncture group and body-acupuncture group were significantly superior to that in control group,with no significant difference between wrist-ankle acupuncture and body-acupuncture group.Conclusion:
Wrist-ankle acupuncture can improve blood glueose and metabolism blood lipids,decrease blood viscosity and recover function of peripheral nerve cells and it has a definite effect on diabetic peripheral neuritis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Year:
1993
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Article
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