Clinical study on tube moxibustion plus point-toward-point needling method in treating refractory facial paralysis / 针灸推拿医学(英文版)
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
;
(6): 399-405, 2022.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-958861
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate the clinical efficacy of tube moxibustion plus point-toward-point needling method for refractory facial paralysis.Methods:
A total of 100 patients with refractory facial paralysis who met the inclusion criteria were randomized into an observation group and a control group, with 50 cases in each group. Both groups were treated with acupuncture by point-toward-point needling method, mainly in the affected eye, cheek and mouth areas. The observation group was given additional tube moxibustion after receiving the point-toward-point needling method, which inserted a tube moxibustion device into the external acoustic meatus 1 cm on the affected side for 20 min. Both groups were treated once a day, 6 times a week, for 4 consecutive weeks. The House-Brackmann scale was scored before and after treatment, and the facial nerve electromyogram data were collected.Results:
The total effective rate of the observation group was 93.6%, which was higher than 64.6% of the control group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). The proportion of new-onset facial paralysis complications (facial synkinesis, facial spasm, facial paralysis perversion, and crocodile tears) in the observation group was 6.4%, which was lower than 35.4% in the control group. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). In the observation group, the numbers of cases after treatment with the ratio of action potential amplitude between the affected side and the healthy side increased by 10%-30% and over 30% were more than those in the control group. And the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion:
Tube moxibustion plus point-toward-point needling method has a better effect in improving symptoms of refractory facial paralysis, decreasing the incidence of sequelae, and increasing clinical efficacy than the point-toward- point needling method alone.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
Year:
2022
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Article
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