[Clinical observation on 136 cases of chilblains treated by acupuncture combined with massage].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture plus massage and medicine on chilblains.

METHODS:

Two hundred and sixty-four cases of chilblains were randomly divided into an acupuncture group of 136 cases and a medicine group of 128 cases. The acupuncture group were treated by acupuncture at 9 acupoints such as Yamen (GV 15), Laogong (PC 8), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), etc. plus massage, and the medicine group by dong chuang Plaster.

RESULTS:

In the acupuncture group, 111 cases were cured and 136 cases were effective, the effective rate being 100.0%; and in the medicine group, 55 cases were cured and 98 cases were effective, the effective rate being 76.6%, with a very significant difference between the two groups in the therapeutic effect (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION:

Acupuncture plus massage is superior to dong chuang plaster in therapeutic effect on chilblains.

• Authors: Feng Xiang, Ying Wang, Yi-bin Xiao
• Journal: Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion (Zhongguo Zhen Jiu) Vol. 25 Issue 3 Pg. 171-2 (Mar 2005) ISSN: 0255-2930 [Print] China
• PMID: 16312923 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Acupuncture Points
• Acupuncture Therapy
• Chilblains
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Humans
• Massage