Controlled observation on Guan-moxibustion and suspended moxibustion for treatment of herpes simplex virus facial neuritis / 中国针灸
Zhongguo zhenjiu
; (12): 166-168, 2006.
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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>
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Main subject:
Acupuncture Therapy
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Simplexvirus
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Facial Nerve
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Facial Nerve Diseases
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Moxibustion
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Zhongguo zhenjiu
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article