AP in residual herpes neuralgia

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See below re Tx of residual herpes neuralgia by Earpoint taping + pressing

at Shemen, Endocrine, Subcortex, LV, GB, LU + earpoints corresponding to

affected parts + point-injection of VitB12 at ST36, PC06, LI11, LV03.

 

 

Wu B, Jiang CH, Zhou QY, Chen QM, Shu Y, Li X, Lu YH. [Tx of residual

neuralgia of herpes zoster by ear point taping and pressing therapy

combined with acupoint-injection] [Article in Chinese] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu.

2007 Nov;27(11):807-9. Chengdu City Second People's Hospital, Sichuan

610017, China. wu731210 OBJECTIVE: To Assess Tx effect

of ear point taping and pressing therapy combined with acupoint-injection on

residual neuralgia of herpes zoster. METHODS: 116 cases were randomly

divided into a comprehensive group (n = 60) and a medication group (n =

56). The medication group were treated with rou\d pressing therapy

combined with acupoint-injection besides the routine western medicine.

Auricular points selected for ear point taping and pressing were Shemen

(Spirit Door), Endocrine (Neifenmi), Subcortex (Pizhixia), LV (Gan), GB

(Dan), LU (Fei) and corresponding earpoints to the lesion parts, with the two

ears alternatively used, pressing each day; points selected for point-injection

of VitB12 were ST36, PC06, LI11, LV03. The pain degrees, the time of pain

alleviation and pain ceasing of the patient were regularly recorded.

RESULTS: The average time of pain alleviation and pain ceasing of the

patient in the comprehensive group were significantly shorter than those in

the medication group (P < 0.01). The cured rate and the cured and markedly

effective rate were 60.0% and 83.3% in the comprehensive group, and

28.6% and 50.0% in the medication group, with significant difference

between the two groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Ear point taping and

pressing therapy combined with acupoint-injection is effective and safe for

treatment of residual neuralgia of herpes zoster. PMID: 18085141 [PubMed

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