Observation on therapeutic effect of plum-blossom needle therapy on peripheral facial neuritis at acute stage / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare difference between plum-blossom needle therapy and hormonotherapy in the The treatment group of 32 cases with periphtherapeutic effect on peripheral facial neuritis at acute stage.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>eral facial neuritis at acute stage were treated with plum-blossom needle therapy and the control group of 32 cases with oral administration or intravenous drip of dexamethasone. Their therapeutic effects were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 100.0% in the treatment group and 93.4% in the control group, with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The therapeutic effect of plum-blossom needle therapy on peripheral facial neuritis at acute stage is better than that of the hormonotherapy.</p>