Therapeutic Observation of Fire-needle Acupuncture for Chronic Cough After A Cold / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of fire-needle acupuncture in treating chronic cough after a cold. Method Totally 120 eligible subjects with chronic cough after a cold were randomized into two groups 60 cases in the treatment group were intervened by acupuncture with fire-needles, while the other 60 cases in the control group were by acupuncture with ordinary filiform needles plus cupping. Result The recovery rate was 85.0% in the treatment group versus 65.0% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Fire-needle acupuncture can produce a significant efficacy in treating chronic cough after a cold, and it has a rapid onset of action, lower cost, and it’s easy-to-operate.