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[Study on clinical effectiveness of acupuncture and moxibustion on acute Bell's facial paralysis: randomized controlled clinical observation].

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
To investigate the adverse effects of acupuncture on the prognosis, and effectiveness of acupuncture combined with far infrared ray in the patient of acute Bell's facial paralysis within 48 h.
METHODS:
Clinically randomized controlled trial was used, and the patients were divided into 3 groups: group A (early acupuncture group), group B (acupuncture combined with far infrared ray) and group C (acupuncture after 7 days). The facial nerve functional classification at the attack, 7 days after the attack and after treatment, the clinically cured rate of following-up of 6 months, and the average cured time, the cured time of complete facial paralysis were observed in the 3 groups.
RESULTS:
There were no significant differences among the 3 groups in the facial nerve functional classification 7 days after the attack, the clinically cured rate of following-up of 6 months and the average cured time (P > 0.05), but the cured time of complete facial paralysis in the group A and the group B were shorter than that in the group C (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION:
The patient of acute Bell's facial paralysis can be treated with acupuncture and moxibustion, and traditional moxibustion can be replaced by far infrared way.
AuthorsBin Wu, Ning Li, Yi Liu, Chang-qiong Huang, Yong-ling Zhang
JournalZhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion (Zhongguo Zhen Jiu) Vol. 26 Issue 3 Pg. 157-60 (Mar 2006) ISSN: 0255-2930 [Print] China
PMID16570431 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Topics
  • Acupuncture Therapy
  • Bell Palsy (therapy)
  • Facial Paralysis (therapy)
  • Humans
  • Moxibustion
  • Treatment Outcome

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