Controlled observation on electroacupuncture combined with cake-separated moxibustion for treatment of tennis elbow / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore an effective method for treatment of tennis elbow.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and twenty-eight cases were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 64 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated by electroacupuncture at Hegu (LI 4) and Taichong (LR 3), combined with cake-seperated moxibustion at Ashi points and Shousanli (LI 10) in the affected elbow, and the control group by routine block treatment of 1 mL lidocane and 25 mg prednisone.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The cured rate and the effective rate were 40.6% and 93.7% in the treatment group, and 25.0% and 78.1% in the control group, respectively, with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Electroacupuncture combined with cake-separated moxibustion is an effective method for tennis elbow.</p>