Clinical observation on therapeutic effect and instant analgestic effect of inhibitory-needling at Ashi point as major point for treatment of piriformis syndrome / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 550-552, 2009.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe therapeutic effect and analgesic eJfect of needling at Ashi point for treatment of piriformis syndrome.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty cases were randomly divided into an inhibitory-needling method group (INM) and a routine-needling method group (RNM), forty cases in each group. The acupuncture at Ashi point as major point with inhibitory-needling munipulation was applied in the INM group, the acupuncture at Huantiao (GB 30) ,Zhibian (BL 54) ,Yanglingquan (GB 34) with routine-needling method in the RNM group. The therapeutic effect, the instant analgesic effect and score of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were observed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, the effective rate of 92.5% in the INM group was better than that of 82.5% in the RNM group (P < 0.05); the instant analgesic effect rate of 75.0% in the INM group was better than that of 52.5% in the RNM group (P < 0.01); the score of VAS in both groups had decreased with a significant difference between two groups (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The treatment of inserting the needle at Ashi point as major point with inhibitory-needling method has excellent effectiveness and good instant analgesic effect, with fewer points selection and rapid effect.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Ciática
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Terapéutica
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Analgesia por Acupuntura
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Puntos de Acupuntura
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Año:
2009
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