Clinical observation on 136 cases of chilblains treated by acupuncture combined with massage / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture plus massage and medicine on chilblains.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Two hundred and sixty-four cases of chilblains were randomly divided into an acupuncture group of 136 cases and a medicine group of 128 cases. The acupuncture group were treated by acupuncture at 9 acupoints such as Yamen (GV 15), Laogong (PC 8), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), etc. plus massage, and the medicine group by dong chuang Plaster.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the acupuncture group, 111 cases were cured and 136 cases were effective, the effective rate being 100.0%; and in the medicine group, 55 cases were cured and 98 cases were effective, the effective rate being 76.6%, with a very significant difference between the two groups in the therapeutic effect (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture plus massage is superior to dong chuang plaster in therapeutic effect on chilblains.</p>