Treatment of herpes zoster with electroacupuncture plus collateral-pricking and cupping therapy
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Title
Treatment of herpes zoster with electroacupuncture plus collateral-pricking and cupping therapy
Description
J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2013), Liu, Yin-ni;Zhang, Hong-xing;Huang, Guo-fu;Zou, Ran;Wei, Wei
Abstract
Objective—To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture (EA) plus collateral-pricking and cupping therapy for herpes zoster. Methods—Fifty-three cases with herpes zoster were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-one cases in the treatment group were treated with EA at Jiaji (EX-B 2) points plus local collateral-pricking and cupping therapy. Twenty-two cases in the control group were treated with oral administration of Valaciclovir Hydrochloride and Indomethacin. Results—The curative and remarkable effective rate was 93.5% in the treatment group and 72.7% in the control group. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.01), indicating that EA plus collateral-pricking and cupping therapy is better than Western medications in the clinical effects for herpes zoster. Conclusion—The EA plus collateral-pricking and cupping method is an effective therapy for herpes zoster.
Alternative Title
J Acupunct Tuina Sci
Date
Language
English
issn
1672-3597
issue
5
page end
285
page start
282
volume
11