Treatment of Post-herpetic Neuralgia with Acupuncture plus Cupping: A Report of 56 Cases / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

ABSTRACT

Fifty-six middle and aged post-herpetic neuralgia patients were treated with Jiaji (Ex- B 2) of the correspondingly affected segments plus Ashi points. The major points were treated with even reinforcing-reducing manipulation and the auxiliary points were treated by puncturing subcutaneously around the skin lesion with reducing manipulation. Afterward the three-edged needle was used to insert into the tenderness spots rapidly and remove immediately for 3-5 consecutive times around the spot plus flash-fire cupping. The result showed recovery in 36 cases; marked effect in 17 cases; no effect in 3 cases and the total effective rate was 94.6%.