Observations on the Efficacy of Plum Blossom Acupuncture plus Ultrasound in Treating Neurodermatitis / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of plum blossom acupuncture plus focused ultrasound therapy for neurodermatitis. Method Sixty neurodermatitis patients were randomized to a treatment group (30 cases) and a control group (30 cases). The treatment group received plum blossom acupuncture plus focused ultrasound therapy and the control group, conventional treatment with halometasone cream. The clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated. Result The total skin lesion score had no statistically significant post-treatment difference between the two groups of patients (P>0.05) and had a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference within the groups (P<0.01). The total efficacy rate was 96.7% in the treatment group and 86.7% in the control group. At three and six months after treatment the recurrence rate was lower in the treatment group than in the control group and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05, P<0.01). Conclusion Plum blossom acupuncture plus ultrasound has a marked therapeutic effect on neurodermatitis. It is a simple and ideal therapeutic method.