ABSTRACT
Objective To study the relative specificity of Yanglingquan on relieving spastic gastrocnemius. Methods According to evidence-based medicine/DME principle, the effect of Yanglingquan in relieving gastrocnemius spasm of old women was studied and evaluated by standard diagnostic and efficacy criteria in random blind multi-center clinical test, with Yanglingquan as the observation group and non-related acupoint Quchi as control group. The effect was investigated by muscle spasm rehabilitation assessment methods. Results There were significant differences in the grade integral of symptoms of both groups between before and after treatment (P 0.05). Conclusion The effect of Yanglingquan in relieving gastrocnemius spasm was better than Quchi, and gastrocnemius spasm isn’t relevant to the content of K+, Na+, Cl-, Ca2+ in blood.
