AP: Peripheral facial paralysis aided by infrared thermography

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See this [old] abstract. I stumbled onto it today:

 

Zhang D; Wei Z; Wen B; Gao H; Peng Y; Wang F (1991) [

http://www.thermology.com/research.htm ] Peripheral facial paralysis

aided by infrared thermography. Journal of TCM, Jun, 11(2):139-45. We

have carried out clinical observations on 34 patients with peripheral

facial paralysis treated by acupuncture therapy prescribed according to

selection of treatment regimen on the basis of facial thermogram and

temperature. A comparison was made with a control group of 97

patients who received conventional AP therapy only. Results: The cure

rate in the group of selecting acupoints by thermogram (hereinafter

referred to as the thermography--aided treatment group) was 67.7%,

with a marked improvement rate of 26.4%; while the cure rate of the

conventional AP treatment group (hereinafter called the conventional

treatment group) was 46.4%, the marked improvement rate being

29.9%, indicating a significant difference (p<0.02) in therapeutic efficacy

between the two groups. The average duration of AP therapy for the

thermography aided treatment group was 6 weeks vs 24 weeks for the

conventional treatment group (significant at p<0.01). During the

therapeutic course, the thermography--aided treatment group received

an average of 25.2 treatment sessions vs 78.8 sessions in the

conventional treatment group (p<0.001). The present thermography--

aided method has advantages over the conventional one in enhancing

the cure rate and shortening the duration of treatment, which is worthy

to be popularized in clinical practice. It is also of certain significance in

standardization and scientification of AP therapy.

 

 

 

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