Clinical Observation of Anxiety after Earthquake by Acupuncture and Hydro-acupuncture / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

ABSTRACT

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture and hydro-acupuncture in treating anxiety. Methods: Compare between the therapeutic effect of 186 cases of Three Huang Points of DONG's extra points in treating anxiety and that of 139 cases by purely Western medicine buspirone. Results: The total effective rate of the treatment group was 91.4%, and the rate of the control group was 93.5%. There was statistical difference of Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) and Self Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) scores before and after treatment in both groups (P＜0.001), while there was no statistical difference between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture treatment compared favorably to anti-anxiety drug buspirone. Oral administration of buspirone had different degrees of side effects, such as dizziness, dry mouth, constipation, difficulty urinating and acidophilus, while there was basically no side effects of acupuncture and the effect of acupuncture was better than buspirone. This was especially suitable for patients who could not take medications for various reasons.