Controlled observation on Guan-moxibustion and suspended moxibustion for treatment of herpes simplex virus facial neuritis / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 166-168, 2006.
Artigo
em Chinês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-267253
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate clinical therapeutic effect of Guan-moxibustion on herpes simplex virus facial neuritis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and sixty cases were enrolled in 3 centers and 157 cases were completed the study. All he patients were randomly divided into 2 groups, a Guan-moxibustion group and a suspended moxibustion plus acupuncture group. All of them were treated with basic acupuncture, and the Guan-moxibustion group were added with Guan-moxibustion and the suspended moxibustion group with suspended moxibustion. They were treated for 8 weeks, and facial disability index (FDI) and House-Brackmann facial nerve grading system were used to assess therapeutic effects.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The effective rate was 91.0% in the Guan-moxibustion group and 72.2% in the suspended moxibustion group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05), the Guan-moxibustion being better than the suspended moxibustion group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The therapeutic effect of Guan-moxibustion plus acupuncture on herpes simplex virus facial neuritis is better than that of suspended moxibustion plus acupuncture.</p>
Texto completo:
Disponível
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Terapia por Acupuntura
/
Simplexvirus
/
Nervo Facial
/
Doenças do Nervo Facial
/
Moxibustão
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo